The 66th ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2021–2022 London Theatre season on 11 December 2022 at a ceremony at

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, London. Nominations were announced on 17 October 2022. The awards ceremony was compered by

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and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, proprietor of the

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Eligibility and nomination process

All new productions and performances on the London stage between 20 May 2021 and 13 October 2022 were eligible for consideration. On this year's judging panel were

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, Sarah Crompton, Nick Curtis, Farah Najib, Alice Saville and Matt Wolf; chaired by the Evening Standard's Culture Editor

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Ceremony

Presenters

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presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress * Josie Rourke and

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presented the award for Best Director * Ana Wintour presented the

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Award for Most Promising Playwright * Evgeny Lebedev presented the special awards

Non-competitive awards

Special awards were given to

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and Dame Vanessa Redgrave for their outstanding contribution to and support of London theatre during the

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Winners and nominees

Multiple awards

2 awards * '' Oklahoma!'' (

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)

Multiple nominations

5 nominations * '' Oklahoma!'' (

) 4 nominations * ''

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'' at the Kit Kat Club ( Playhouse Theatre) * ''Blues for an Alabama Sky'' (

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) 3 nominations * ''

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'' ( The Old Vic) * ''Red Pitch'' (

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) 2 nominations * '' Get Up Stand Up!'' ( Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue) * '' Anything Goes'' ( Barbican Theatre) * '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' ( Harold Pinter Theatre) * ''

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'' (Harold Pinter Theatre) * ''

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'' (

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References

{{reflist Evening Standard Theatre Awards ceremonies 2022 theatre awards 2022 awards in the United Kingdom December 2022 events in the United Kingdom