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63rd Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 63rd ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2016–17 London Theatre season on 3 December 2017 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The shortlist for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical was announced in October 2017, and the full list of nominees was announced in November 2017. The ceremony was presented by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and co-hosted by Cate Blanchett, Evgeny Lebedev, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anna Wintour. Eligibility and nominators The advisory judging panel consisted of ''Daily Mail'' columnist Baz Bamigboye, ''WhatsOnStage'' theatre critic Sarah Crompton, ''Evening Standard'' chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, ''The Guardian'' culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, ''The New York Times International'' theatre critic Matt Wolf and ''Evening Standard'' editor George Osborne. Ceremony Presenters * Cate Blanchett presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress * Sarah Burton presented Best Design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and listed building, Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. The building faces Catherine Street (earlier named Bridges or Brydges Street) and backs onto Drury Lane. The present building, opened in 1812, is the most recent of four theatres that stood at the location since 1663, making it the oldest theatre site in London still in use. According to the author Peter Thomson, for its first two centuries, Drury Lane could "reasonably have claimed to be London's leading theatre". For most of that time, it was one of a handful of patent theatres, granted monopoly rights to the production of Legitimate theater, "legitimate" drama English drama, in London (meaning spoken plays, rather than opera, dance, concerts, or plays with music). The first theatre on the site was built at the behest of Thomas Killigrew in the early 1660s, when theatres were allowed to reopen during the Stuart Rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Lawson
Mark Gerard Lawson is an English journalist, broadcaster and author. Specialising in culture and the arts, he is best known for presenting the flagship BBC Radio 4 arts programme '' Front Row'' between 1998 and 2014. He is also a '' Guardian'' columnist, and presented ''Mark Lawson Talks To...'' on BBC Four from 2006 to 2015. Life and career Born in Hendon, north London,"Mark Lawson to leave BBC's Front Row" BBC News, 5 March 2014 Lawson was raised in Leeds, where his father was a marketing director for the and British Telecom. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zendaya
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( ; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. List of awards and nominations received by Zendaya, Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award. In 2022, ''Time (magazine), Time'' named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Zendaya began her career as a child model and backup dancer. She made her television debut as Rocky Blue in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Shake It Up (American TV series), Shake It Up'' (2010–2013) and starred as K.C. in the channel's sitcom ''K.C. Undercover'' (2015–2018). Her feature film debut came in 2017 as MJ (Marvel Cinematic Universe), MJ in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Spider-Man: Homecoming''; she later reprised her role in its sequels ''Spider-Man: Far from Home, Far from Home'' (2019) and ''Spider-Man: No Way Home, No Way Home'' (2021). Zendaya's performance as Rue Bennett, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard Theatre Award For Best Actor
Evening is the period of a day that begins at the end of daylight and overlaps with the beginning of night. It generally indicates the period of time when the sun is close to the horizon and comprises the periods of civil, nautical and astronomical twilight. The exact times when evening begins and ends are subjective and depend on location and time of year. It may be used colloquially to include the last waning daytime shortly before sunset. Etymology The word is derived from the Old English ''ǣfnung'', meaning 'the coming of evening, sunset, time around sunset', which originated from ''æfnian'', meaning "become evening, grow toward evening". The Old English ''æfnian'' originated from ''æfen'' (eve), which meant "the time between sunset and darkness", and was synonymous with even (Old English ''æfen''), which meant the end of the day. The use of "evening" dates from the mid 15th century. Start time The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' defines evening as varying according to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga ( ; born 4 May 1981) is an Irish actress known for her roles in the AMC television series ''Preacher'' (2016–2019) and the film '' Loving'' (2016). For her portrayal of Mildred Loving in the latter, Negga received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. For her Broadway debut in 2022 as Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth'', she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Negga has also appeared in the films '' Isolation'' (2005), '' Breakfast on Pluto'' (2005), ''Warcraft'' (2016), '' Ad Astra'' (2019) and '' Passing'' (2021). Other television projects include the BBC mini-series ''Criminal Justice'' (2008–2019), RTÉ's '' Love/Hate'' (2010–2011), E4's '' Misfits'' (2010), ABC's '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2015), and Apple TV+'s '' Presumed Innocent'' (2024). Early life and education Negga was born in 1981 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Irish mother, Nora, and an Ethiopian father. Her parents met while working at a hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen McCrory
Helen Elizabeth McCrory (17 August 1968 – 16 April 2021) was an English actress. After studying at the Drama Centre London, she made her professional stage debut in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' in 1990. Other theatre roles include playing Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth'' at Shakespeare's Globe, Olivia in ''Twelfth Night'', Rosalind in ''As You Like It'' in the West End for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and Medea in the eponymous play at the Royal National Theatre. McCrory is known for her film roles as Françoise in '' Charlotte Gray'' (2001); Cherie Blair in both '' The Queen'' (2006) and '' The Special Relationship'' (2010), alongside Michael Sheen, who portrayed husband and Prime Minister Tony Blair in both; Narcissa Malfoy in the final three ''Harry Potter'' films (2009, 2010, 2011); Mama Jeanne in '' Hugo'' (2011); and Clair Dowar in the James Bond film ''Skyfall'' (2012). She was also known for her television roles as Polly Gray in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cush Jumbo
Cush Jumbo (born 23 September 1985) is a British actress and writer. She is best known for her leading role as attorney Lucca Quinn in the CBS drama series ''The Good Wife'' (2015–2016) and the Paramount Plus spin-off series ''The Good Fight'' (2017–2021) and most recently June Lenker in the Apple TV+ series ''Criminal Record'' (2024). Jumbo starred as DC Bethany Whelan in the ITV crime drama series ''Vera'' (2012, 2015–16) and as Lois Habiba in the third series of ''Doctor Who'' spin-off '' Torchwood'' in 2009. In theatre, Jumbo received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Mark Antony in ''Julius Caesar'' in 2013, and also wrote and performed in the play ''Josephine and I''. She was awarded an ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for her one-woman show, and reprised her performance Off-Broadway in 2015. Jumbo made her Broadway debut in Jez Butterworth's ''The River'' in 2014, and received her second Olivier nomination upon her 2021 return to the London st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Williams (actress)
Allison Howell Williams (born April 13, 1988) is an American actress. She first received attention on YouTube and as a member of the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water. She then played Marnie Michaels in the HBO comedy-drama series '' Girls'' (2012–2017), receiving a Critics' Choice Award nomination. Her continued television roles include the Netflix black comedy ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (2018–2019) and the Showtime miniseries ''Fellow Travelers'' (2023). Williams' film breakthrough came with Jordan Peele's psychological horror ''Get Out'' (2017), earning nominations at the MTV Movie Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. She then starred in and produced the comedy horror films '' M3GAN'' (2022) and ''M3GAN 2.0'' (2025). For her work in the horror genre, Williams has been deemed a scream queen. Early life Allison Howell Williams was born on April 13, 1988, in Hartford, Connecticut, and raised in New Canaan, Connecticut. She is the daughter of former '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Irvine
Jeremy William Fredric Smith (born 18 June 1990), known professionally as Jeremy Irvine, is an English actor. He made his film debut when Steven Spielberg chose him to star in the epic war film '' War Horse'' (2011) and has since starred in films such as ''Great Expectations'' (2012), ''The Railway Man (film), The Railway Man'' (2013), and ''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' (2018), as well as the television series ''Treadstone'' (2019). He is set to portray James Sunderland (Silent Hill), James Sunderland in the upcoming horror film ''Return to Silent Hill''. Irvine has earned a reputation as a Method acting, method actor. For ''War Horse'', he began lifting weights and gained of muscle, underwent two months of intensive horseback training, and spent so much time recreating the Battle of Somme scene in the film that he got trench foot; for ''The Railway Man'', he lost around by starving himself for two months and performed his own torture scenes. Early life Irvine was born Jerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jez Butterworth
Jeremy Butterworth (born March 4, 1969) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He has gained recognition for his unique voice in contemporary theater, often blending themes of myth, folklore, and realism. He has received a Tony Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Butterworth started his career with his play, a comedic dark crime drama ''Mojo'' (1995) which earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. He found acclaim with his play ''Jerusalem'' which has been described as "the greatest British play of the 21st century". He wrote the play '' The Ferryman'' (2017) about a former IRA volunteer set in The Troubles, which won both the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Tony Award for Best Play. His latest play '' The Hills of California'' (2024) debuted in London and made its Broadway transfer in the same year. He made his directorial film debut with ''Mojo'' (1997) based on his own play of the same name. He has since written the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Burton
Sarah Jane Burton (née Heard; born 1974) is an English fashion designer. She worked at the Alexander McQueen (brand), Alexander McQueen fashion house from 1997 through 2023, spending her last 13 years at the company as its creative director. She is currently the creative director of Givenchy. Burton designed the wedding dress of Catherine Middleton for her Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, wedding to Prince William in 2011. In 2012, she was named in Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world according to ''Time (magazine), Time''. Early life Burton was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, one of five children of Anthony and Diana Heard. She attended Withington Girls' School in Manchester. After completing an Foundation course, art foundation course at Manchester Polytechnic, and opting to pursue fashion over studies in fine art, she studied Print Fashion at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. During her thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard Theatre Award For Best Actress
Evening is the period of a day that begins at the end of daylight and overlaps with the beginning of night. It generally indicates the period of time when the sun is close to the horizon and comprises the periods of civil, nautical and astronomical twilight. The exact times when evening begins and ends are subjective and depend on location and time of year. It may be used colloquially to include the last waning daytime shortly before sunset. Etymology The word is derived from the Old English ''ǣfnung'', meaning 'the coming of evening, sunset, time around sunset', which originated from ''æfnian'', meaning "become evening, grow toward evening". The Old English ''æfnian'' originated from ''æfen'' (eve), which meant "the time between sunset and darkness", and was synonymous with even (Old English ''æfen''), which meant the end of the day. The use of "evening" dates from the mid 15th century. Start time The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' defines evening as varying according to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
