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28 November 2010
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Theatre veterans Sir Peter Hall and Sir Michael Gambon have been hailed at this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Sir Peter, who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company, was presented with the Golden Seagull award for his contribution to world theatre.
Sir Michael, whose career spans stage and film, received the Lebedev Special Award for his work in British theatre.
Anya Reiss won the most promising playwright award for a play she wrote as a schoolgirl aged 17.
Her play, Spur of the Moment, was written while she was on a young writers' course at the Royal Court, and it was the first time the theatre has staged a play by someone still at school.
Veteran stars After founding the RSC, Sir Peter was its artistic director for eight years. He went on to spend 11 years as director of the National Theatre, and was named best director at the Evening Standard awards twice during this period.
He has also helped develop The Rose Theatre in Kingston, where he is now Director Emeritus.
Sir Michael, who plays Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, a role he took over from the late Richard Harris, also won best actor at the Evening Standard awards in 1987 for his role in A View from the Bridge.
His stage appearances include works by Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, David Hare and Samuel Beckett.
The ceremony was hosted by Stephen Fry and was attended by guests including Tom Hollander, Martin Freeman, Adrian Lester, Miriam Margolyes, Rebecca Hall, Diana Vickers, Damian Lewis, and Sir Ian McKellen.
Bruce Norris's play Clybourne Park, a study of racial prejudice in America, was named best play. It began at London's Royal Court and is to transfer to the West End next year.
But although the play will continue with Sophie Thompson, it will have to recast the role of actor Martin Freeman, who will be working on Peter Jackson's film The Hobbit.
The Natasha Richardson award for best actress was presented by the late star's husband, Liam Neeson. It went to Nancy Carroll for her role as Joan in Terence Rattigan's After the Dance.
Rory Kinnear won the best actor prize for two Shakespearean roles, as Hamlet and Angelo in Measure for Measure.
Stephen Sondheim's Passion, staged at London's Donmar to mark his 80th birthday, beat Legally Blonde and Les Miserables to win the Ned Sherrin award for best musical.
Best director went to Howard Davies for The White Guard, a new version of Mikhail Bulgakov's Russian work and Arthur Miller drama, All My Sons. He previously won the award in 1998 for Flight and The Iceman Cometh.
Boxing ring design The editor's award for a shooting star was won by Daniel Kaluuya, 21, for his performance in Roy Williams' boxing drama Sucker Punch.
The fastest-selling show ever produced at the Barbican, You Me Bum Bum Train, won the Milton Shulman award for outstanding newcomer. The production puts individual audience members right at the heart of the action.
Miriam Buether won the award for best design, for creating a boxing ring in the middle of the Royal Court for Sucker Punch, and Earthquakes in London, where she transformed the entire Cottesloe Theatre.
Sarah Sands, Deputy Editor of the London Evening Standard said: "This year's winners illustrate the astonishing range of talent drawn to the stage.
"London theatre is, by far, the best in the world, and the Evening Standard is proud of its deep associations with it."
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Sir Peter, who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company, was presented with the Golden Seagull award for his contribution to world theatre.
Sir Michael, whose career spans stage and film, received the Lebedev Special Award for his work in British theatre.
Anya Reiss won the most promising playwright award for a play she wrote as a schoolgirl aged 17.
Her play, Spur of the Moment, was written while she was on a young writers' course at the Royal Court, and it was the first time the theatre has staged a play by someone still at school.
Veteran stars After founding the RSC, Sir Peter was its artistic director for eight years. He went on to spend 11 years as director of the National Theatre, and was named best director at the Evening Standard awards twice during this period.
He has also helped develop The Rose Theatre in Kingston, where he is now Director Emeritus.
Sir Michael, who plays Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, a role he took over from the late Richard Harris, also won best actor at the Evening Standard awards in 1987 for his role in A View from the Bridge.
His stage appearances include works by Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, David Hare and Samuel Beckett.
The ceremony was hosted by Stephen Fry and was attended by guests including Tom Hollander, Martin Freeman, Adrian Lester, Miriam Margolyes, Rebecca Hall, Diana Vickers, Damian Lewis, and Sir Ian McKellen.
Bruce Norris's play Clybourne Park, a study of racial prejudice in America, was named best play. It began at London's Royal Court and is to transfer to the West End next year.
But although the play will continue with Sophie Thompson, it will have to recast the role of actor Martin Freeman, who will be working on Peter Jackson's film The Hobbit.
The Natasha Richardson award for best actress was presented by the late star's husband, Liam Neeson. It went to Nancy Carroll for her role as Joan in Terence Rattigan's After the Dance.
Rory Kinnear won the best actor prize for two Shakespearean roles, as Hamlet and Angelo in Measure for Measure.
Stephen Sondheim's Passion, staged at London's Donmar to mark his 80th birthday, beat Legally Blonde and Les Miserables to win the Ned Sherrin award for best musical.
Best director went to Howard Davies for The White Guard, a new version of Mikhail Bulgakov's Russian work and Arthur Miller drama, All My Sons. He previously won the award in 1998 for Flight and The Iceman Cometh.
Boxing ring design The editor's award for a shooting star was won by Daniel Kaluuya, 21, for his performance in Roy Williams' boxing drama Sucker Punch.
The fastest-selling show ever produced at the Barbican, You Me Bum Bum Train, won the Milton Shulman award for outstanding newcomer. The production puts individual audience members right at the heart of the action.
Miriam Buether won the award for best design, for creating a boxing ring in the middle of the Royal Court for Sucker Punch, and Earthquakes in London, where she transformed the entire Cottesloe Theatre.
Sarah Sands, Deputy Editor of the London Evening Standard said: "This year's winners illustrate the astonishing range of talent drawn to the stage.
"London theatre is, by far, the best in the world, and the Evening Standard is proud of its deep associations with it."
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