Evening Standard Theatre Award Winners 2003

Evening Standard Theatre Award Winners 2003

The Winners of the 49th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been announced today at the Savoy Hotel

( The awards will be broadcast by Carlton Television Wed 26 Nov 03 at 11.30pm)

The Winners are....

BEST ACTOR:
Michael Sheen - Caligula (Donmar Warehouse)

BEST ACTRESS:
Sandy Mcdade - Iron (Royal Court)

BEST PLAY:
Democracy - Michael Frayn (National Theatre)

SYDNEY EDWARDS AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR:
Polly Teale - After Mrs Rochester (Lyric Hammersmith/The Duke of York's)

BEST STAGE DESIGNER:
Christopher Oram - Caligula (Donmar Warehouse)

CARLTON TELEVISION BEST MUSICAL:
Jerry Springer - The Opera (National Theatre/Cambridge Theatre)

CHARLES WINTOUR AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING PLAYWRIGHT :
Kwame Kwei-armah - Elmina's Kitchen (National Theatre)

OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER:
Tom Hardy - Blood/In Arabia We'd All Be Kings (Royal Court/Hampstead Theatre)

SPECIAL AWARD FOR A LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO THEATRE
Max Stafford-Clarke

PATRICIA ROTHERMERE AWARD
Lord Attenborough, chairman of Rada for 32 years, for supporting and encouraging young actors.