London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2013: the winners and shortlist

Othello co-stars Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear won the best actor award jointly, while Helen Mirren was crowned best actress

The winners were revealed at a ceremony presented by Damian Lewis at the Savoy Hotel on Sunday November 17.

Best actor

CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, A Season in the Congo (Young Vic)

WINNER RORY KINNEAR, Othello, National (Olivier)

WINNER ADRIAN LESTER, Othello, National (Olivier)

P36-37 Othello ©Alastair Muir
©Alastair Muir

Natasha Richardson award for best actress

LINDA BASSETT, Roots (Donmar Warehouse)

LESLEY MANVILLE, Ghosts (Almeida)

WINNER HELEN MIRREN, The Audience (Gielgud)

BILLIE PIPER, The Effect, National (Cottesloe)

KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS, Old Times (Harold Pinter)

Best play

WINNER LUCY KIRKWOOD, Chimerica (Almeida)

NICK DEAR, The Dark Earth and the Light Sky (Almeida)

LUCY PREBBLE, The Effect (National, Cottesloe)

Editorial Use Only. No Merchandising Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alastair Muir/REX (1973289a) Billie Piper as Connie, Jonjo O'Neill as Tristan 'The Effect' play by Lucy Prebble performed at the Cottesloe Theatre, London, Britain - 12 Nov 2012
Alastair Muir/REX

Ned Sherrin award for best musical

THE BOOK OF MORMON (Prince of Wales)

THE LIGHT PRINCESS (National, Lyttlelton)

WINNER MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Menier Chocolate Factory & Harold Pinter)

Best director

WINNER RICHARD EYRE, Ghosts (Almeida)

NICHOLAS HYTNER, Othello (National, Olivier)

RUFUS NORRIS, The Amen Corner (National, Olivier)

LYNDSEY TURNER, Chimerica (Almeida & Harold Pinter)

Best design

WINNER BOB CROWLEY, People (National, Lyttelton); The Audience (Gielgud); Once (Phoenix)

ES DEVLIN, Chimerica (Almeida & Harold Pinter)

TIM HATLEY (Design); PETER MUMFORD (Lighting), Ghosts (Almeida)

Chimerica at the Harold Pinter Theatre Benedict Wong as Lin, Elizabeth Chan as Liuli, Andrew Leung as Young Lin
Alastair Muir

Charles Wintour award for most promising playwright

WINNER RACHEL DE-LAHAY, Routes (Royal Court)

RORY KINNEAR, The Herd (Bush)

PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, Fleabag (Soho)

Routes at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs Fiston Barek as Bashir, Calvin Demba as Kola
Alastair Muir

Milton Shulman award for outstanding newcomer

CAOILFHIONN DUNNE, The Night Alive (Donmar Warehouse)

WINNER SETH NUMRICH, Sweet Bird of Youth (Old Vic)

LUKE THOMPSON, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare’s Globe)

OLIVIA VINALL, Othello (National, Olivier)

Luke Thomspon in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Best musical performance

WINNER ROSALIE CRAIG, The Light Princess (National, Lyttelton)

CYNTHIA ERIVO, The Color Purple (Menier Chocolate Factory)

CHARLOTTE WAKEFIELD, The Sound of Music (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)

Curtain call at the National Theatre for the production of The Light Princess starring Rosalie Craig.
NIGEL HOWARD

Special awards

EMERGING TALENT AWARD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BURBERRY

Cush Jumbo (Josephine and I, Bush)

AWARD FOR COMEDY

David Walliams (for his performance as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

BEYOND THEATRE AWARD

BBC Proms 2013

EDITOR’S AWARD

Kevin Spacey (for his contribution to British theatre)

LEBEDEV SPECIAL AWARD

Lord Lloyd-Webber (for his contribution to musical theatre)

LONDON EVENING STANDARD THEATRE ICON AWARD

Dame Maggie Smith (for her contribution to the world stage)

The judging panel for the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2013 includes Henry Hitchings (London Evening Standard), Georgina Brown (Mail on Sunday), Susannah Clapp (The Observer), Libby Purves (formerly The Times), Charles Spencer (The Daily Telegraph), Matt Wolf (The International New York Times) and the London Evening Standard’s Editor, Sarah Sands.

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