Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019: the winners in full

Actors Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen and playwright Lynn Nottage were among the winners of this year’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

The 2019 awards, now in their 65th year, were announced at a ceremony at the London Coliseum on November 24.

The winners in full:

Best actor

Andrew Scott for Present Laughter (Old Vic Theatre)

Also nominated:
K Todd Freeman for Downstate (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Francis Guinan for Downstate (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Tom Hiddleston for Betrayal (Harold Pinter Theatre)
Wendell Pierce for Death of a Salesman (Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre)

Best actress

Maggie Smith for A German Life (Bridge Theatre)

Also nominated:
Hayley Atwell for Rosmersholm (Duke of York’s Theatre)
Cecilia Noble for Downstate (National Theatre, Dorfman) and Faith, Hope and Charity (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Juliet Stevenson for The Doctor (Almeida Theatre)
Anjana Vasan for A Doll’s House (Lyric Hammersmith)

Best play

Sweat by Lynn Nottage (Donmar Warehouse and Gielgud Theatre)

Also nominated:
Downstate by Bruce Norris (National Theatre, Dorfman)
Ear for Eye by Debbie Tucker Green (Royal Court Theatre)
Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. by Caryl Churchill (Royal Court Theatre)

Best director

Robert Icke for The Doctor (Almeida) and The Wild Duck (Almeida)

Also nominated:
Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell for Death of a Salesman (Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre)
Jamie Lloyd for Betrayal (Harold Pinter Theatre)

Best musical

Evita (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre)

Also nominated:
Come from Away (Phoenix Theatre)
Fiddler on the Roof (Menier Chocolate Factory and Playhouse Theatre)
Sweet Charity (Donmar Warehouse)

Best musical performance

Anne-Marie Duff for Sweet Charity (Donmar Warehouse)

Also nominated:
Andy Nyman for Fiddler on the Roof (Menier Chocolate Factory and Playhouse Theatre)
Sheridan Smith for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium)

Best design

Bunny Christie for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bridge Theatre)

Also nominated:
Fly Davis for Appropriate (Donmar Warehouse)
Tom Scutt for A Very Expensive Poison (Old Vic Theatre)

Most promising playwright

Jasmine Lee-Jones for Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner (Royal Court Theatre)

Also nominated:
Zoe Cooper for Out of Water (Orange Tree Theatre)
Yasmin Joseph for J’Ouvert (Theatre503)
Ross Willis for Wolfie (Theatre503)

Emerging talent award

Laurie Kynaston for The Son (Kiln Theatre and Gielgud Theatre)

Also nominated:
Shiloh Coke for Chiaroscuro (Bush Theatre)
Grace Molony for The Watsons (Chichester Festival Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory)
Bobby Stallwood for Faith, Hope and Charity (National Theatre, Dorfman)

Editor’s award

Ian McKellen for his On Stage tour

Lebedev Award

Peter Brook for his contribution to theatre