65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Date24 November 2019
LocationLondon Coliseum
Hosted byCush Jumbo
Most nominationsDownstate (4)

The 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2018–19 London Theatre season on 24 November 2019 at the London Coliseum.[1][2][3] Nominations were announced on 4 November 2019.[4][5][6] The ceremony was presented by Cush Jumbo and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory and Anna Wintour.[3]

Eligibility and nomination process

All new productions and performances on the London stage between 20 October 2018 and 10 October 2019 were eligible for consideration.[3]

Ceremony

Presenters

Performances

Sponsors

The headline sponsor was Michael Kors, and the following awards were presented in partnership:

  • Best Play was awarded in partnership with Chanel
  • Best Actor was awarded in partnership with the Ambassador Theatre Group
  • The Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress was awarded in partnership with Christian Louboutin
  • Best Design was awarded in partnership with Michael Kors
  • Emerging Talent was awarded in partnership with Access Entertainment

Bottega Veneta and Burberry were also partners of the event.

Non-competitive awards

The Lebedev Award went to Peter Brook for his contribution to theatre, accepted by his daughter Irina Brook.

The Editor’s Award went to Ian McKellen for his On Stage tour.

Winners and nominees

Best Play Best Musical
Best Actor Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
Best Musical Performance Milton Shulman Award for Best Director
Best Design Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright
Emerging Talent Award

Multiple nominations

4 nominations

  • Downstate

2 nominations

See also

References

  1. "Full list of Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019 winners as Andrew Scott scoops best actor". The Independent. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. "All the Photos and Details From Inside the 2019 Evening Standard Awards". Vogue. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Paskett, Zoe (25 November 2019). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. "Shortlist announced for the 65th Evening Standard Theatre Awards | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. "Maggie Smith up for fifth Evening Standard best actress award". the Guardian. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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