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2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on 20 November 2011. The shortlist was revealed on 7 November 2011 and the longlist on 19 October 2011. Winners, shortlist and longlist = winner Best Play * '' The Heretic'' by Richard Bean (Royal Court) * ''One Man, Two Guvnors'' by Richard Bean (National's Lyttelton) * ''Becky Shaw'' by Gina Gionfriddo (Almeida) * ''Tribes'' by Nina Raine (Royal Court) Longlisted * ''Wittenberg'' by David Davalos (Gate) * '' The Knot of the Heart'' by David Eldridge (Almeida) * ''Remembrance Day'' by Aleksey Scherbak (Royal Court) Best Director * Mike Leigh for ''Grief'' (National's Cottesloe) * Rob Ashford for ''Anna Christie'' (Donmar) * Dominic Cooke for ''Chicken Soup with Barley'' (Royal Court) * Edward Hall for ''Richard III'' & ''The Comedy of Errors'' (Propeller at Hampstead) Longlisted * Lucy Bailey for ''The Beggar's Opera'' (Open Air Theatre) & '' Kingdom of Earth'' (Print Room) & ''Fabrication'' (Print Room) * Danny Boyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. They are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre, and are organised by the ''Evening Standard'' newspaper. They are the West End's equivalent to Broadway's Drama Desk Awards. Trophies The trophies take the form of a modelled statuette, a figure representing Drama, designed by Frank Dobson RA, a former Professor of Sculpture at the Royal College of Art. Categories Three of the awards are given in the names of former ''Evening Standard'' notables: *Arts editor Sydney Edwards (who conceived the awards, and died suddenly in July 1979) for the Best Director category. *Editor Charles Wintour (who as deputy-editor in 1955, launched the awards after a nod from the proprietor, Lord Beaverbrook') for Most Promising Playwright. *Long-serving theatre critic Milton Shulman (for several years a key member of the judging panel) for the Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |