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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] |
Evening Standard
The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after being purchased by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of paid circulation and became a free newspaper, doubling its circulation as part of a change in its business plan. Emily Sheffield became editor in July 2020 but resigned in October 2021. History From 1827 to 2009 The newspaper was founded by barrister Stanley Lees Giffard on 21 May 1827 as ''The Standard''. The early owner of the paper was Charles Baldwin. Under the ownership of James Johnstone, ''The Standard'' became a morning paper from 29 June 1857. ''The Evening Standard'' was published from 11 June 1859. ''The Standard'' gained eminence for its detailed foreign news, notably its reporting of events of the American Civil War (1861–1865 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere
Vere Harold Esmond Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere (27 April 1925 – 1 September 1998), known as Vere Harmsworth until 1978, was a British newspaper magnate. He controlled large media interests in the United Kingdom and United States. Business life Rothermere became the Chairman of Associated Newspapers in 1970, taking over from his father Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere, who had Alzheimer's disease. He was responsible for the relaunch of the ''Daily Mail'' as a tabloid, after which its circulation increased greatly under editor Sir David English. He may also be considered the founder of ''The Mail on Sunday''. After the death of his father in 1978, he also became chairman of parent company Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT). He attempted to combine the companies in a manner calculated to avoid taxation. An artefact of this plan was the ownership of Associated Newspapers being vested in Associated Newspapers Holdings (ANH), ownership of which was spli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 64th ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2017–18 London Theatre season on 18 November 2018 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Nominations were announced in November 2018. The ceremony was presented by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and co-hosted by Idris Elba, Claire Foy, Evgeny Lebedev and Anna Wintour. Eligibility and nominators All new productions and performances on the London stage between 20 October 2017 and 16 October 2018 were eligible for consideration. The Advisory Judging Panel consisted of ''Evening Standard'' chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, ''Daily Mail'' columnist Baz Bamigboye, ''The Guardian'' culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, ''WhatsOnStage'' theatre critic Sarah Crompton, ''The New York Times International'' theatre critic Matt Wolf and ''Evening Standard'' editor George Osborne. Ceremony Presenters * Claire Foy presented Best Actor * Richard Madden presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
63rd Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 63rd ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2016–17 London Theatre season on 3 December 2017 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The shortlist for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical was announced in October 2017, and the full list of nominees was announced in November 2017. The ceremony was presented by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and co-hosted by Cate Blanchett, Evgeny Lebedev, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anna Wintour. Eligibility and nominators The advisory judging panel consisted of ''Daily Mail'' columnist Baz Bamigboye, ''WhatsOnStage'' theatre critic Sarah Crompton, ''Evening Standard'' chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, ''The Guardian'' culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, ''The New York Times International'' theatre critic Matt Wolf and ''Evening Standard'' editor George Osborne. Ceremony Presenters * Cate Blanchett presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress * Sarah Burton presented Best Design * Jez Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
62nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 62nd ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards were awarded, on 13 November 2016 at The Old Vic, in recognition of the 2016–17 London Theatre season. Nominations for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical were announced in October 2016, followed by the full list of nominations in November 2016. The ceremony was presented by Rob Brydon and co-hosted by Elton John and Evgeny Lebedev. Eligibility and nominators Shows were eligible if they opened in London between 22 November 2015 and 30 September 2016. The advisory judging panel comprised ''Daily Mail'' columnist Baz Bamigboye, WhatsOnStage.com, ''WhatsOnStage'' writer Sarah Crompton, ''Evening Standard'' chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, ''The Guardian'' culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, ''Evening Standard'' editor Sarah Sands and The New York Times International Edition, ''New York Times International'' London theatre critic Matt Wolf. Ceremony Presenters * Eileen Atkins presented Best Revival * Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 61st ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards were awarded on Sunday 22 November 2015 at the Old Vic Theatre in London. Nominations were announced on 2 November 2015. The ceremony was presented by Rob Brydon and co-hosted by ''Evening Standard'' owner Evgeny Lebedev, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen. Non-competitive awards The Lebedev award went to American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The Editor’s award, awarded in partnership with The Ivy, went to Vanessa Redgrave. The Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A’s exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty won the Beyond Theatre award. Winners and nominees * The Best Musical award was awarded in partnership with BBC Radio 2 and voted for by the public. * The Emerging Talent Award was awarded in partnership with Burberry. See also * 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards References {{reflist Evening Standard Theatre Awards ceremonies 2015 theatre awards 2015 awards in the United Kingdom November 2015 events in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 2012 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on 25 November 2012. The shortlist was revealed on 12 November 2012 and the longlist on 29 October 2012. Winners, shortlist and longlist = winner Best Play * ''Constellations'' by Nick Payne (Royal Court Upstairs) * ''Love and Information'' by Caryl Churchill (Royal Court Downstairs) * ''This House (play), This House'' by James Graham (playwright), James Graham (National's Cottesloe) Longlisted * ''Choir Boy'' by Tarell Alvin McCraney (Royal Court Upstairs) * ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' by Simon Stephens (National's Cottesloe) * ''Jumpy (play), Jumpy'' by April De Angelis (Royal Court Downstairs and Duke of York) * ''The Last of the Duchess'' by Nicholas Wright (playwright), Nicholas Wright (Hampstead) * ''Love, Love, Love (play), Love, Love, Love'' by Mike Bartlett (playwright), Mike Bartlett (Royal Court Downstairs) * ''Reasons to Be Pretty'' by Neil LaBute (Almeida) * ''South Downs'' by David Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
2010 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 2010 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on 29 November 2010. The shortlist was revealed on 22 November 2010 and the longlist on 25 October 2010. Winners, shortlist and longlist = winner Best Play * ''Clybourne Park'' by Bruce Norris (playwright), Bruce Norris (Royal Court) * ''Cock (play), Cock'' by Mike Bartlett (playwright), Mike Bartlett (Royal Court) * ''Sucker Punch (play), Sucker Punch'' by Roy Williams (playwright), Roy Williams (Royal Court) Longlisted * ''The Big Fellah'' by Richard Bean (Lyric Hammersmith) * ''The Habit of Art'' by Alan Bennett (National's Lyttelton) * ''Beautiful Burnout (play), Beautiful Burnout'' by Bryony Lavery (York Hall) * ''Ruined (play), Ruined'' by Lynn Nottage (Almeida) * ''Posh (play), Posh'' by Laura Wade (Royal Court) Best Director * Howard Davies (director), Howard Davies for ''The White Guard'' (National's Lyttelton) & ''All My Sons'' (Apollo) * Nicholas Hytner for ''The Habit of Art'' (National's Lyttelton) & ''London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on 2009. The shortlist was revealed on 2009 and the longlist on 2 November 2009. Winners, shortlist and longlist = winner Best Play * ''Jerusalem'' by Jez Butterworth (Royal Court) Longlisted * '' August: Osage County'' by Tracy Letts (Steppenwolf/National) * ''England People Very Nice'' by Richard Bean (National) * ''Enron'' by Lucy Prebble (Royal Court) * '' Our Class'' by Tadeusz Slobodzianek/ Ryan Craig (National) * ''Pornography'' by Simon Stephens (Tricycle) * '' Punk Rock'' by Simon Stephens (Lyric Hammersmith) * '' Tusk Tusk'' by Polly Stenham (Royal Court) * ''When The Rain Stops Falling'' by Andrew Bovell (Almeida) Best Director * Rupert Goold for ''Enron'' (Royal Court) Longlisted * Howard Davies for ''Burnt by the Sun'' (National) * Marianne Elliott for ''All's Well That Ends Well'' (National) * Richard Eyre for ''The Last Cigarette'' (Trafalgar Studios) and ''The Observer'' (National) * Jeremy Herrin for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on November 24, 2008. The longlist was revealed on November 4, 2008 and the shortlist on November 7, 2008. Winners, shortlist and longlist = winner Best Play Shortlisted * ''Black Watch'' by Gregory Burke (National Theatre of Scotland at the Barbican Theatre) * '' Now Or Later'' by Christopher Shinn (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) * '' The Pitmen Painters'' by Lee Hall (Live Theatre and National Theatre co-production) Longlisted * ''Black Watch'' by Gregory Burke (National Theatre of Scotland at the Barbican Theatre) * '' Days Of Significance'' by Roy Williams (Royal Shakespeare Company at the Tricycle Theatre) * ''Her Naked Skin'' by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (National Theatre Olivier) * '' Never So Good'' by Howard Brenton (National Theatre Lyttelton) * '' Now Or Later'' by Christopher Shinn (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) * '' The Pitmen Painters'' by Lee Hall (Live Theatre and National Theatre co-production) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. The first theatre on the site, the Theatre Royal (1732), served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. In 1734, the first ballet was presented. A year later, the first season of operas, by George Frideric Handel, began. Many of his operas and oratorios were specifically written for Covent Garden and had their premieres there. The current building is the third theatre on the site, following disastrous fires in 1808 and 1856 to previous buildings. The façade, foyer, and auditorium date from 1858, but almost every other element of the present complex dates from an extensive reconstruction in the 1990s. The main auditorium seats 2,256 people, mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
