EVENING STANDARD THEATRE AWARDS 2023 shortlist announced
The Evening Standard have announced the 2023 shortlist for the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
The shortlist features the biggest names and brightest emerging talents from the London stage over the last twelve months. Recognised across nine award categories, globally-renowned actors, actresses and hit shows including Guys & Dolls, Dear England, A Strange Loop and A Mirror, will compete to win one of the coveted awards.
The winners will be announced on 19 November at an awards ceremony, held at Claridge’s. The Evening Standard Theatre Awards are hosted by the newspaper’s proprietor Lord Lebedev, alongside new co-hosts this year: David Harewood, Vanessa Kirby, Ian McKellen, Sienna Miller and this year’s presenter Susan Wokoma.
The full shortlist includes:
Best Design:
Bunny Christie, Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Robert Jones, Dancing at Lughnasa, National Theatre
Georgia Lowe, The Good Person of Szechwan, Lyric Hammersmith
Tom Pye, My Neighbour Totoro, Royal Shakespeare Company/Barbican Theatre
Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright :
Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini, Sleepova, Bush Theatre
Kimber Lee, Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play, Young Vic Theatre
Anoushka Lucas, Elephant, Bush Theatre
Isley Lynn, The Swell, Orange Tree Theatre
Emerging Talent:
Andrew Richardson, Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Taylor Russell, The Effect, National Theatre
Tatenda Shamiso, NO I.D, Royal Court
Jack Wolfe, Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse
Milton Shulman Award for Best Director:
Rebecca Frecknall, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre
Rupert Goold, Dear England, National Theatre
Nicholas Hytner, Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre
Best Musical:
Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Standing at the Sky’s Edge, National Theatre
A Strange Loop, Barbican Theatre
Tammy Faye, Almeida Theatre
Best Musical Performance:
Kyle Ramar Freeman, A Strange Loop, Barbican Theatre
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre
Charlie Stemp, Crazy For You, Gillian Lynne Theatre
Marisha Wallace, Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre
Best Actor:
Paapa Essiedu, The Effect, National Theatre
Mark Gatiss, The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre
Paul Mescal, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre
Andrew Scott, Vanya, Duke of York’s Theatre
Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in association with Mithridate:
Patsy Ferran, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre
Sophie Okonedo, Medea, @sohoplace
Rachael Stirling, Private Lives, Donmar Warehouse
Anjana Vasan, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre
Best Play:
Dear England, James Graham, National Theatre
A Mirror, Sam Holcroft, Almeida Theatre
The Motive and the Cue, Jack Thorne, National Theatre
Retrograde, Ryan Calais Cameron, Kiln Theatre