Nominations for the annual Evening Standard Drama Awards have now been made. The annual awards will be presented at the Savoy on Monday, Nov. 26, with a televised broadcast the following day.
Among the nominations are:
Best Actor:
William Houston: Henry IV and Henry V
Alex Jennings: The Winter's Tale and The Relapse
Alan Rickman: Private Lives
Best Actress:
Lindsay Duncan: Mouth to Mouth and Private Lives
Fiona Shaw: Medea
Penelope Wilton: The Little Foxes
Best Play:
The Far Side of the Moon by Robert Lepage
Mouth to Mouth by Kevin Elyot
The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute
Best Comedy:
Caught in the Net by Ray Cooney
Feelgood by Alistair Beaton
Life X 3 by Yasmina Reza
Sydney Edwards Award for Best Director:
Michael Boyd: Henry IV parts 1-3 and Richard III
Howard Davies: Private Lives
Jonathan Kent: The Tempest
Deborah Warner: Medea
Best Stage Designer:
Paul Brown: Platanov and The Tempest
Ian MacNeil: Afore Night Come
Carlton Television Best Musical:
Kiss Me, Kate
Merrily We Roll Along
My Fair Lady
Outstanding Newcomer:
The Almeida at King's Cross
Lyndsey Marshal: Boston Marriage and Redundant
Rufus Norris: Afore Night Come
—by Paul Webb Theatrenow