Today, the Evening Standard announces the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards will take place at Claridge’s on Sunday 19th November. The annual awards return following last year’s intimate celebration and are hosted by the newspaper’s proprietor Lord Lebedev, alongside co-hosts David Harewood, Vanessa Kirby, Ian McKellen and Sienna Miller, with the ceremony presented by Susan Wokoma.
Launched in 1955, the Evening Standard Theatre Awards have helped shape the course of London’s theatrical history and continue to reinforce the West End’s rightful place on the global stage.
The ceremony will be presented by London born and RADA trained Susan Wokoma. Susan is an actress, writer and director and has recently finished starring on stage at Chichester Festival in Never Have I Ever, the debut play by Deborah Frances-White. Her theatre work also includes productions at the Royal Court, Bush Theatre, Almeida, Regent’s Park Theatre and the National Theatre. Susan will begin shooting her first feature for BBC Films in 2024, Three Weeks, which she will both direct and star in.
The 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards include:
Best Play
Milton Shulman Award for Best Director
Best Actor
Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in association with Mithridate
Best Design
Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright
Emerging Talent Award
Best Musical
Best Musical Performance
Lebedev Award
Editor’s Award
The shortlist for the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards will be announced later in the month.
Sponsorship for this year’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards includes Award Category sponsor, Mithridate.
This year’s Judging Panel is made up of London’s leading theatre critics; Baz Bamigboye of Deadline Hollywood; Sarah Crompton of Whatsonstage and The Observer; Evening Standard’s Chief Theatre Critic Nick Curtis; freelance critic and playwright Farah Najib; Alive Saville culture writer for Exeunt, Time Out and Financial Times; and Matt Wolf of New York Times. The judging is chaired by Evening Standard Culture Editor, Nancy Durrant.
