The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards ("Drama Theatre Awards" in 1989 and 1990) are presented annually for the year's theatrical achievements. The winners are selected by vote by members of the Circle's drama section who are all professional theatre critics.

Winners have been as follows:

Best New Play

2006 – Rock'n'Roll by Tom Stoppard Rock n Roll is a play by Tom Stoppard that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2006. ... Tom Stoppard in a 1985 documentary for the film Brazil Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE (born Tomáš Straussler on July 3, 1937) is an Academy Award winning British playwright. ...

2005 – Harvest by Richard Bean

2004 – The History Boys by Alan Bennett The History Boys is a play by English playwright Alan Bennett. ... Published by Faber/Profile Books in 2005 Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934) is an English author and actor famous for his work, schoolboy-like appearance and his sonorous Yorkshire accent. ...

2003 – Democracy by Michael Frayn Michael Frayn (born 8 September 1933) is an English playwright and novelist. ...

2002 – The York Realist by Peter Gill

2001 – Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones

2000 – Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall In a London psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an African dictator - a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. ... Joe Penhall is a writer. ...

1999 – Mnemonic by Simon McBurney Simon Montagu McBurney (born August 25, 1957 in Cambridge) is a British actor and director. ...

1998 – Copenhagen by Michael Frayn Copenhagen is a play by Michael Frayn, based around an event that occurred in Copenhagen in 1941, a meeting between the physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. ... Michael Frayn (born 8 September 1933) is an English playwright and novelist. ...

1997 – Closer by Patrick Marber Closer is the second play written by Patrick Marber. ... Patrick Marber (born 19 September 1964) is an English playwright, director, actor and Academy Award nominated screenwriter. ...

1996 – Blinded by the Sun by Stephen Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff (born December 1, 1952) is an acclaimed British playwright, director and scriptwriter, widely judged amongst Britains foremost television dramatists. ...

1995 – The Steward of Christendom by Sebastian Barry Story about one Thomas Dunne, which happened to be the name of author Sebastian Barrys great-grandfather, who is loyal to the British Crown during the Anglo-Irish War (1919-1921), and suffers accordingly. ... Sebastian Barry (born 1955 in Dublin) is an Irish playwright and novelist. ...

1994 – Dead Funny by Terry Johnson

1993 – Arcadia by Tom Stoppard Arcadia is a play by Tom Stoppard which first opened at the Royal National Theatre in London on 13 April 1993 and has played at many theatres since. ... Tom Stoppard in a 1985 documentary for the film Brazil Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE (born Tomáš Straussler on July 3, 1937) is an Academy Award winning British playwright. ...

1992 – Angels in America by Tony Kushner Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is an award winning play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. ... Tony Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an award-winning American playwright most famous for his play Angels in America, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. ...

1991 – Three Birds Alighting on a Field by Timberlake Wertenbaker Three Birds Alighting on a Field is a 1992 play by Timberlake Wertenbaker. ... Timberlake Wertenbaker ) is a British playwright and translator who was born in New York City and was raised in France. ...

1990 – Racing Demon by David Hare Racing Demon is a 1990 play by British playwright David Hare. ... Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English dramatist and director. ...

1989 – Ghetto by Joshua Sobol Yehoshua Sobol (Born Israel, Tel Aviv, 1939) is an Israeli playwright, writer and director at theatres in Israel and abroad. ...

Best Actor

2006 – Rufus Sewell for Rock'n'Roll Rufus Frederik Sewell (born October 29, 1967) is an English actor. ... Rock n Roll is a play by Tom Stoppard that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2006. ...

2005 – Simon Russell Beale for The Philanthropist Simon Russell Beale (born January 12, 1961, in Penang, Malaya) is an accomplished British actor. ...

2004 – Richard Griffiths for The History Boys Richard Griffiths as Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Richard Griffiths (born 31 July 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England) is a Tony-award winning English actor who has appeared on stage, film and television. ... The History Boys is a play by English playwright Alan Bennett. ...

2003 – Michael Sheen for Caligula Michael Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is an award-winning Welsh actor, known for his work on stage and film. ... Caligula is a play by Albert Camus. ...

2002 – Simon Russell Beale for Uncle Vanya Simon Russell Beale (born January 12, 1961, in Penang, Malaya) is an accomplished British actor. ... Anton Chekhov (left) and Maxim Gorky in Yalta. ...

2001 – Ian McDiarmid for Faith Healer Ian McDiarmid (born August 11, 1944) is a Tony Award-winning Scottish actor born in Carnoustie. ... Faith healing is the use of solely spiritual means in treating disease, which, in some cases, is accompanied with the refusal of modern medical techniques. ...

2000 – Michael Gambon for The Caretaker Michael Gambon in Charlotte Gray, (2001) Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE (born October 19, 1940), is an acclaimed Irish-born actor who has worked in television, film and theatre. ... The Caretaker is a play by the Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter, first published in 1959. ...

1999 – Henry Goodman for The Merchant of Venice Henry Goodman is a theatre actor. ... Title page of the first quarto (1600) The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeares best-known plays, written sometime between 1596 and 1598. ...

1998 – Kevin Spacey for The Iceman Cometh Kevin Spacey (born Kevin Spacey Fowler[1] on July 26, 1959) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor (film and stage) and director. ... The Iceman Cometh is a play by Eugene ONeill, which was later made into a TV movie in 1960 as well as a big screen motion picture in 1973, both by the same name. ...

1997 – Ian Holm for King Lear Sir Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September 1931), born as Ian Holm Cuthbert, is an English actor. ... Title page of the first quarto edition, published in 1608 King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ...

1996 – David Suchet for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? David Suchet OBE (born May 2, 1946) is an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christies Poirot. ... Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, 1962. ...

1995 – Daniel Massey for Taking Sides Daniel Raymond Massey (October 10, 1933 - March 25, 1998) was a British-Canadian actor; he was educated at Eton College and Kings College, Cambridge. ... Taking Sides is a 1995 play by British playwright Ronald Harwood, about U.S. accusations against German conductor and composer Wilhelm Furtwängler of having served the Nazi regime. ...

1994 – Tom Courtenay for Moscow Stations Tom Courtenay (pronounced Courtney) (born February 25, 1937) is a British actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of critically-acclaimed films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Billy Liar (1963) and Dr. Zhivago (1965). ...

1993 – Ian Holm for Moonlight Sir Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September 1931), born as Ian Holm Cuthbert, is an English actor. ... Moonlight is a 1993 play by Harold Pinter. ...

1992 – Paul Eddington for No Man's Land Paul Eddington playing Jim Hacker in Yes, Prime Minister. ... No Mans Land is the name of a 1974 play by the English dramatist Harold Pinter. ...

1991 – Nigel Hawthorne for The Madness of George III Sir Nigel Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was a renowned English actor. ... The Madness of King George is a 1994 film which tells the story of King George IIIs deteriorating mental health, and the equally declining relationship between him and his son, the Prince of Wales, particularly focusing on the period around the Regency Crisis of 1788. ...

1990 – Michael Gambon for Man of the Moment Michael Gambon in Charlotte Gray, (2001) Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE (born October 19, 1940), is an acclaimed Irish-born actor who has worked in television, film and theatre. ...

1989 – Ian McKellen for Othello Sir Ian Murray McKellen CBE, (born May 25, 1939) is a veteran English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... Title page of the first quarto edition of Othello, published in 1622 The Tragedy of Othello, The Moore of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written around 1603. ...

Best Actress

2006 – Kathleen Turner for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an Academy Award nominated American actress. ... Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, 1962. ...

2005 – Eve Best for Hedda Gabler Eve Best (born Emily Best, born July 1971), is a British actress best known for her stage work. ... Actress Cate Blanchett in the title role of Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler is both a play and a fictional character created by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ...

2004 – Victoria Hamilton for Suddenly Last Summer Victoria Hamilton (born 5 April 1971) is a British actress. ... Suddenly, Last Summer is a play by Tennessee Williams. ...

2003 – Eve Best for Mourning Becomes Electra Eve Best (born Emily Best, born July 1971), is a British actress best known for her stage work. ... Mourning Becomes Electra is the title for a trilogy of plays by Eugene ONeill, first performed in 1931. ...

2002 – Claire Higgins for Vincent in Brixton Vincent in Brixton is a play about Vincent Van Gogh written by Nicholas Wright. ...

2001 – Lindsay Duncan for Mouth to Mouth and Private Lives Lindsay Duncan (born on 7 November 1950 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish actress. ... Private Lives is a play written by Noel Coward in 1930. ...

2000 – Victoria Hamilton for As You Like It Victoria Hamilton (born 5 April 1971) is a British actress. ... Scene from As you like it, Francis Hayman, c. ...

1999 – Janie Dee for Comic Potential

1998 – Sinéad Cusack for Our Lady of Sligo Actress Sinéad Cusack with husband Jeremy Irons. ...

1997 – Judi Dench for Amy's View Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December 1934), usually known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, three-time BAFTA, and six-time Laurence Olivier Award-winning English actress. ...

1996 – Janet McTeer for A Doll's House Janet McTeer (8 May 1961-) is a British actor. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: A Dolls House A Dolls House (original Norwegian title: Et dukkehjem) is an 1879 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ...

1995 – Claire Skinner for The Glass Menagerie Claire Skinner (born 1965) is an English actress who works in Film, TV, Theatre, Radio and voice-overs. ... The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams. ...

1994 – Clare Higgins for The Children's Hour and Sweet Bird of Youth The Childrens Hour is a 1934 stage play written by Lillian Hellman. ... Sweet Bird of Youth is a play by Tennessee Williams which tells the story of a drifter, Chance Wayne, who returns to his home town with a faded movie star, Princess Kosmonopolis, hoping she can help him to break into the movies. ...

1993 – Penelope Wilton for The Deep Blue Sea Penelope Wilton (born June 3, 1946 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British actress. ... The Deep Blue Sea (1952) is a play by Terence Rattigan. ...

1992 – Eileen Atkins for The Night of the Iguana Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born June 16, 1934 in London, England) is a British writer and an award-winning film and theatre actress. ... The Casa Iguana hotel in Mismaloya The Night of the Iguana is a play by Tennessee Williams about American tourists in Mexico. ...

1991 – Fiona Shaw for Hedda Gabler Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... Actress Cate Blanchett in the title role of Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler is both a play and a fictional character created by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ...

1990 – Josette Simon for After the Fall Josette Simon is a British actress, best known for her portrayal of Dayna Mellanby in the third and fourth seasons of the sci-fi series Blakes 7. ... After the Fall is a play by American dramatist Arthur Miller. ...

1989 – Fiona Shaw for Electra and The Good Person of Sichuan Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... Electra or Elektra is a Greek tragic play by Sophocles. ...

The John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance

2006 – Tamsin Greig for Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing Tamsin Greig is a British actress. ... Title page of the first quarto (1600) Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ...

2005 – Kevin Spacey for Richard II Kevin Spacey (born Kevin Spacey Fowler[1] on July 26, 1959) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor (film and stage) and director. ... Richard II may refer to: King Richard II of England Richard II, a play by William Shakespeare about the king Richard II of Normandy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

2004 – Paul Rhys for Measure for Measure Paul Rhys (December 19, 1963), is a Welsh actor, best known for his television work. ... Claudio and Isabella (1850) by William Holman Hunt Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, written in 1603. ...

2003 – Greg Hicks for Coriolanus Greg Hicks is a British actor, born 27 May 1953 in Leicester, England. ... Gaius Marcius Coriolanus is widely believed to be a legendary figure who is said to have lived during the 5th century BC. He was given the agnomen Coriolanus as a result of his action in capturing the Volscian town of Corioli in 493 BC. Venturia at the Feet of Coriolanus...

2002 – Mark Rylance for Twelfth Night Mark Rylance (born January 18, 1960) is an internationally well-known actor and theatre director. ... Twelfth Night has at least three meanings: Twelfth Night (holiday), celebrated by some Christians Twelfth Night, or What You Will, a comedic play by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night (band), a progressive rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...

2001 – Samuel West for Hamlet Samuel West, sometimes billed as Sam West, (born June 19, 1966) is a British actor, the son of Prunella Scales and Timothy West. ... Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, one of his best-known works and the most-quoted play in the English language. ...

2000 – Simon Russell Beale for Hamlet Simon Russell Beale (born January 12, 1961, in Penang, Malaya) is an accomplished British actor. ... Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, one of his best-known works and the most-quoted play in the English language. ...

Best Director

2006 – John Tiffany for Black Watch (National Theatre of Scotland at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe) The National Theatre of Scotland was set up in 2004 and launched in February 2006. ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ...

2005 – Michael Grandage for The Wild Duck Michael Grandage is a British theatre director who is currently Artistic Director at the Donmar Warehouse in London, England. ... The Wild Duck (original Norwegian title: Vildanden) is a 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ...

2004 – Rufus Norris for Festen The Celebration is the English translation of the the title of Danish writer and director Thomas Vinterbergs 1998 movie Festen. ...

2003 – Howard Davies for Mourning Becomes Electra Howard Davies is a noted British theatre director. ... Mourning Becomes Electra is the title for a trilogy of plays by Eugene ONeill, first performed in 1931. ...

2002 – Sam Mendes for Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes, CBE (born August 1, 1965) is an English stage and film director born in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... Twelfth Night has at least three meanings: Twelfth Night (holiday), celebrated by some Christians Twelfth Night, or What You Will, a comedic play by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night (band), a progressive rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Anton Chekhov (left) and Maxim Gorky in Yalta. ...

2001 – Robert Lepage for The Far Side of the Moon Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957 in Quebec City) is a playwright, actor and film director from Quebec City, Quebec, and is one of Canadas most honoured theatre artists. ...

2000 – Michael Grandage for As You Like It, Passion Play and Merrily We Roll Along Michael Grandage is a British theatre director who is currently Artistic Director at the Donmar Warehouse in London, England. ... Scene from As you like it, Francis Hayman, c. ... A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the suffering and death of Jesus. ... Merrily We Roll Along is a play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and a musical loosely based on it by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. ...

1999 – Trevor Nunn for The Merchant of Venice and Summerfolk Sir Trevor King (born 14 January 1940) is a loser and film director. ... Title page of the first quarto (1600) The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeares best-known plays, written sometime between 1596 and 1598. ... Summerfolk (Russian: ) is theatre play written in 1903 by Maxim Gorky. ...

1998 – Howard Davies for The Iceman Cometh and Flight Howard Davies is a noted British theatre director. ... The Iceman Cometh is a play by Eugene ONeill, which was later made into a TV movie in 1960 as well as a big screen motion picture in 1973, both by the same name. ... Written by Mikhail Bulgakov, a writer during the Soviet era, Flight was a political satire of the Soviet regime ...

1997 – Richard Eyre for King Lear and The Invention of Love Sir Richard Eyre, (born 28 March 1943), is a British film and theatre director. ... Title page of the first quarto edition, published in 1608 King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ... The Invention of Love is a play by Tom Stoppard portraying the life of poet A.E. Housman, focusing specifically on his homosexuality and love for a college roommate. ...

1996 – Richard Eyre for John Gabriel Borkman and his revived Guys and Dolls Sir Richard Eyre, (born 28 March 1943), is a British film and theatre director. ... John Gabriel Borkman is the penultimate composition of the great Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen, written in 1896. ... Guys and Dolls Original Broadway Cast recording (1950) Guys And Dolls is a hit 1950 musical. ...

1995 – Sam Mendes for The Glass Menagerie Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes, CBE (born August 1, 1965) is an English stage and film director born in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams. ...

1994 – Sean Mathias for Design for Living and Les Parents Terribles Design for Living is a black comedy written by Noel Coward which premiered in 1932. ...

1993 – Terry Hands for Tamburlaine the Great Terence David (Terry) Hands (born 9 January 1941) is a leading British stage director. ... An anonymous portrait, often believed to show Christopher Marlowe. ...

1992 – Stephen Daldry for An Inspector Calls Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2, 1961 in Dorset, England, United Kingdom) is a British movie director and producer. ... An Inspector Calls is a play written in one week of 1945 by the British dramatist; J. B. Priestley. ...

1991 – Trevor Nunn for Timon of Athens Sir Trevor King (born 14 January 1940) is a loser and film director. ... Timon of Athens is a play by William Shakespeare written around 1607. ...

1990 – Sir Peter Hall for The Wild Duck; Robert Lepage for Tectonic Plates Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall (born 22 November 1930) is a British theatre and film director. ... The Wild Duck (original Norwegian title: Vildanden) is a 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957 in Quebec City) is a playwright, actor and film director from Quebec City, Quebec, and is one of Canadas most honoured theatre artists. ...

1989 РNicholas Hytner for Ghetto and Miss Saigon Nicholas Hytner (born May 7, 1956) is an award-winning British theatrical and opera producer and director. ... Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Sch̦nberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. ...

Best Musical - from 2006 The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical

2006 – Caroline, or Change Caroline, Or Change is a through-composed Broadway musical with book and lyrics by Tony Kushner and score by Jeanine Tesori, originally directed by George C. Wolfe. ...

2005 – Billy Elliot the Musical Link title Matthew Koon, Billy Elliot, 2006, The Billy Elliot Fansite Billy Elliot the Musical is an award-winning musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. ...

2004 – The Producers The 1968 film The Producers was adapted as a critically acclaimed Broadway musical by Mel Brooks in 2001. ...

2003 – Jerry Springer – The Opera David Soul stars as Jerry Springer. ...

2002 – Anything Goes (a revival) For the song by Guns N Roses, see Anything Goes (song) Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. ...

2001 – Kiss Me, Kate (a revival) Kiss Me, Kate is a stage musical by Samuel and Bella Spewack (book) and Cole Porter (music and lyrics) that ran for 1,077 performances and was first performed in New York on December 30, 1948. ...

2000 – The Beautiful Game The Beautiful Game is also a term used to describe the game of football. ...

1999 – Spend Spend Spend Spend Spend Spend is a musical with a book and lyrics by Steve Brown and Justin Greene and music by Brown. ...

1998 – Oklahoma! Oklahoma! (1943) was the first musical play written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (see Rodgers and Hammerstein). ...

1997 – Chicago Chicago is a musical, based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. ...

1996 – Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls Original Broadway Cast recording (1950) Guys And Dolls is a hit 1950 musical. ...

1995 – Company Company is a musical with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ...

1994 – She Loves Me She Loves Me is a Broadway musical. ...

1993 – City of Angels The City of Angels Broadway Playbill, courtesy of broadwayman. ...

1992 – Assassins Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman and was based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. ...

1991 – Carmen Jones Carmen Jones was a 1943 Broadway musical, later also performed a 1954 musical film; the play also ran for a season in 1991 at Londons Old Vic. ...

1990 – Into the Woods Into the Woods is an award-winning musical featuring a score by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. ...

1989 РMiss Saigon Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Sch̦nberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. ...

Most Promising Playwright

2006 – Nina Raine for Rabbit

2005 – Laura Wade for Breathing Corpses and Colder Than Here

2004 – Rebecca Lenkiewicz for The Night Season Rebecca Lenkiewicz is a UK theatre writer and actor. ...

2003 – Lucy Prebble for The Sugar Syndrome

2002 – Charlotte Eilenberg for The Lucky Ones

2001 – Gregory Burke for Gagarin Way

2000 – Joanna Laurens for The Three Birds

1999 – Charlotte Jones for Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis

1998 – Rebecca Prichard for Yard Gal

1997 – Conor McPherson for The Weir Conor McPherson (born August 6, 1971) is an Irish playwright and director. ...

1996 – Martin McDonagh for The Beauty Queen of Leenane Martin McDonagh (born 26 March 1970) is a contemporary Irish playwright. ... The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a drama by Martin McDonagh. ...

1995 – Jez Butterworth for Mojo This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

1994 – Kevin Elyot for My Night With Reg My Night with Reg is a play by British playwright Kevin Elyot (born 1951) which was produced in 1994 by the Royal Court Theatre, London (directed by Roger Michell) and which later transferred to the West End (playscript: ISBN 1854592726); and a British film (1996) based on Elyots play...

1993 – Simon Donald for Theatre of Stuff

1992 – Philip Ridley for The Fastest Clock in the Universe Philip Ridley is a multi-talented artist born in London, England. ...

1991 – Rona Munro for Bold Girls Rona Munro is a prize-winning British writer. ...

1990 – Clare McIntyre for My Heart's a Suitcase

1989 – Stephen Jeffreys for Valued Friends

Best Designer

2006 – Punchdrunk Faust Company for Faust Faust depicted in an etching by Rembrandt van Rijn (circa 1650) Faust or Faustus is the protagonist of a popular German legend in which a mediæval scholar makes a pact with the Devil. ...

2005 – Timothy Bird and David Farley for Sunday in the Park with George Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. ...

2004 – Christopher Oram for Suddenly Last Summer Suddenly, Last Summer is a play by Tennessee Williams. ...

2003 – Bob Crowley for Mourning Becomes Electra R. T. Crowley (born March 2, 1948) is a pioneer in the development and practice of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), an early component of electronic commerce. ... Mourning Becomes Electra is the title for a trilogy of plays by Eugene ONeill, first performed in 1931. ...

2002 – William Dudley for The Coast of Utopia trilogy Cover of the trilogy The Coast of Utopia is a 2002 trilogy of plays by Tom Stoppard, focused on the philosophical debates in pre-revolutionary Russia between 1833 and 1866. ...

2001 – Paul Brown  for Platonov

2000 – Paul Brown for Coriolanus, Richard II and The Tempest Gaius Marcius Coriolanus is widely believed to be a legendary figure who is said to have lived during the 5th century BC. He was given the agnomen Coriolanus as a result of his action in capturing the Volscian town of Corioli in 493 BC. Venturia at the Feet of Coriolanus... Richard II may refer to: King Richard II of England Richard II, a play by William Shakespeare about the king Richard II of Normandy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Tempest is a play written by William Shakespeare. ...

1999 – Julie Taymor and Richard Hudson  for The Lion King Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1953) is a critically acclaimed American director on Broadway and in film: she is known for her visual flair and brilliantly colorful costuming choices. ... Richard Hudson (usually known as Dick Hudson) is a British linguist. ... The Lion King is an award-winning Broadway stage musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name and is directed by Julie Taymor, featuring actors in animal costumes as well as giant, hollow puppets. ...

1998 – Richard Hoover  for Not About Nightingales

1998 – Phelim McDermott, Julian Crouch and Graeme Gilmour  for Shockheaded Peter Struwwelpeter in a childrens book from 1917. ...

1997 – John Napier  for Peter Pan Statue of Peter Pan in Bowring Park, St. ...

1996 – Robert Innes Hopkins  for The Comedy of Errors and The Weavers The Comedy of Errors is an early play by William Shakespeare, written between 1592 and 1594. ...

1995 – Robin Don  for The Winter Guest The Winter Guest (1997) was British actor Alan Rickmans debut as a director, and stars Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law. ...

1994 – Mark Thompson  for The Kitchen

1993 – Ian MacNeil for Machinal Machinal (1928) was a play written by early 20th Century playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell. ...

1992 – Ian MacNeil  for An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls is a play written in one week of 1945 by the British dramatist; J. B. Priestley. ...

1991 – Bob Crowley  for Murmuring Judges R. T. Crowley (born March 2, 1948) is a pioneer in the development and practice of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), an early component of electronic commerce. ...

1990 – Mark Thompson for The Wind in the Willows Ratty and Mole, as interpreted by E. H. Shepard The Wind in the Willows is a classic of childrens literature written in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. ...

1989 – John Napier for Miss Saigon Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. ...

The Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer (other than a playwright)

2006 – Connie Fisher for The Sound of Music Connie Fisher (born in 1983) is an actress and singer, who won the BBC One reality show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Fisher was delighted to be named Maria: [1] On 15 November 2006, she opened to good reviews in the part of Maria von Trapp in... The Sound of Music is a Broadway musical based on the book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. ...

2006 – joint award for Andrew Garfield for Citizenship and The Overwhelming Andrew Garfield is a British actor who appeared in the first series of teen Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush. ...

2005 – Mariah Gale for 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Extract from Act V - Scene VI. Tis Pity Shes A Whore was written by John Ford in the early 17th century. ...

2004 – Eddie Redmayne for The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? Eddie Redmayne (born January 6, 1982[1]) is an English actor. ...

2003 – Lisa Dillon for Iphigenia and The Master Builder Lisa Dillon was born in Coventry, England to a Polish father and English mother. ... 112 Iphigenia is an asteroid. ... The Master Builder (Norwegian: Bygmester Solness) is a play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. ...

2002 – Alison Pargeter for Damsels in Distress As Sarah in EastEnders. ...

2001 – Lyndsey Marshal for Redundant and Boston Marriage Lyndsey Marshal began her career as a theatrical performer. ...

2000 – Chiwetel Ejiofor for Blue/Orange Ejiofor in Four Brothers Chiwetel Ejiofor (born 10 July 1974) is an award-winning British film and stage actor. ... In a London psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an African dictator - a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. ...

1999 – Eve Best for 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Eve Best (born Emily Best, born July 1971), is a British actress best known for her stage work. ... Extract from Act V - Scene VI. Tis Pity Shes A Whore was written by John Ford in the early 17th century. ...

1998 – Mick Gordon, Gate Theatre, London

1997 – Liza Walker for Closer Liza Walker Liza Walker (born September 28, 1971) is an English actress. ... Closer is the second play written by Patrick Marber. ...

1996 – James Callis for Old Wicked Songs James Callis. ...

Most Promising Newcomer (other than a playwright)

1995 – Victoria Hamilton for The Master Builder and Retreat Victoria Hamilton (born 5 April 1971) is a British actress. ... The Master Builder (Norwegian: Bygmester Solness) is a play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. ...

1994 – Rachel Weisz for Design for Living Rachel Weisz (born March 7, 1971) is an Academy Award-winning English actress with Austrian and Hungarian origin. ... Design for Living is a black comedy written by Noel Coward which premiered in 1932. ...

1993 РEmma Fielding for Arcadia and The School for Wives Emma Fielding is a British actress born in Yorkshire in 1970. ... Arcadia is a play by Tom Stoppard which first opened at the Royal National Theatre in London on 13 April 1993 and has played at many theatres since. ... L̩cole des femmes (The School for Wives) is a theatrical comedy written by Moli̬re. ...

1992 – Rufus Sewell for Making It Better Rufus Frederik Sewell (born October 29, 1967) is an English actor. ...

1991 – Lia Williams for The Revengers' Comedies

1990 – Sara Crowe for Private Lives Private Lives is a play written by Noel Coward in 1930. ...

1989 – Sam Mendes as director of the Minerva Studio, Chichester; joint winner with Julia Ormond for Faith, Hope and Charity Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes, CBE (born August 1, 1965) is an English stage and film director born in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... Julia Ormond (born on 4 January 1965 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a British actress with many stage and screen credits to her name. ... Faith, Hope and Charity (Latin: Spes, Fides est Caritas) were two groups of Roman Catholic martyred saints, around whom a considerable amount of legendary lore has gathered. ...

Other London Theatre Awards

• Laurence Oliver Awards
• Evening Standard Awards

The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... The Evening Standard Awards are presented annually for oustanding achievements in London Theatre. ...

External link

Critics' Circle drama section website [1]