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64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards

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64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Date18 November 2018
LocationTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Hosted byPhoebe Waller-Bridge
Most awardsAntony and Cleopatra, Company and Hamilton (2)
Most nominationsCompany (4)
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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.[1][2][3][4] Nominations were announced in November 2018.[5] The ceremony was presented by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and co-hosted by Idris Elba, Claire Foy, Evgeny Lebedev and Anna Wintour.

Eligibility and nominators

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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

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Presenters

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Performances

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Sponsors

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The 'Official Platinum Partner' 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
  • Emerging Talent was awarded in partnership with Access Entertainment
  • The tribute to theatre dressers was presented in partnership with Maison Margiela

Audi, Laurent-Perrier, Monica Vinader and Tommy Hilfiger were also event partners.

Non-competitive awards

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The Lebedev Award went to Cameron Mackintosh in recognition for his contribution to musical theatre.

Winners and nominees

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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 awards

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2 awards

Multiple nominations

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4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Jessie (19 November 2018). "Find out the winners of this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo win at Evening Standard theatre awards". the Guardian. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Hamilton wins top prizes at Evening Standard Awards 2018". The Independent. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ Williams, Stacey (19 November 2018). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 winners list in full". mirror. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Read the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.