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Critics' Circle Award
The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, originally called ''Drama'' Theatre Awards up to 1990, are British theatrical awards presented annually for the closing year's theatrical achievements. The winners, from theatre throughout the United Kingdom, are selected via vote by the professional theatre critics of The Critics' Circle. Winners, 1982 to present Best New Play 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Best Actor 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Best Actress 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s The Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance 2000s 2010s 2020s Best Director 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Most Promising Playwright 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Best Designer 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s The Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer (other than a playwright) Award dedicated to Jack Tinker from 1996 onwards. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Special Awards for S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Critics' Circle
The Critics' Circle is the national professional body of British critics for dance, drama, film, music, books and visual arts. It was established in 1913 as a successor to the Society of Dramatic Critics, which was formed in 1906 but had become inactive. The association is the equivalent of the American Theatre Critics Association, but older. For many years the Circle gave no awards. In 1980 the members of the Film Section, known also as the London Film Critics' Circle, established the Critics' Circle Film Awards to acknowledge special achievements in the cinema. In 1989 the Drama section organized the first of its Critics' Circle Theatre Awards ceremonies, but it was not until 2002 that Dance awards were presented, followed from 2011 with annual awards by the Music and the Visual Arts and Architecture sections. In addition to these specific annual awards, since 1988 the Circle has presented the Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, voted for by all mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |