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==Best New Play== |
==Best New Play== |
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2005 – ''[[ |
2005 – ''[[Harvest]]'' by [[Richard Bean]] |
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2004 – ''[[The History Boys]]'' by [[Alan Bennett]] |
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2003 – ''[[Democracy]]'' by [[Michael Frayn]] |
2003 – ''[[Democracy]]'' by [[Michael Frayn]] |
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2000 – ''[[Blue Orange]]'' by [[Joe Penhall]] |
2000 – ''[[Blue Orange]]'' by [[Joe Penhall]] |
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1999 – ''Mnemonic'' by Simon McBurney |
1999 – ''[[Mnemonic]]'' by [[Simon McBurney]] |
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1998 – ''[[Copenhagen (play)|Copenhagen]]'' by [[Michael Frayn ]] |
1998 – ''[[Copenhagen (play)|Copenhagen]]'' by [[Michael Frayn ]] |
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1997 – ''[[Closer (play)|Closer]]'' by [[Patrick Marber]] |
1997 – ''[[Closer (play)|Closer]]'' by [[Patrick Marber]] |
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1996 – ''Blinded by the Sun'' by [[Stephen Poliakoff]] |
1996 – ''[[Blinded by the Sun]]'' by [[Stephen Poliakoff]] |
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==Best Actor== |
==Best Actor== |
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2005 – [[Simon Russell Beale]] for ''[[The Philanthropist]]'' |
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2004 – [[Richard Griffiths]] for ''[[The History Boys]]'' |
2004 – [[Richard Griffiths]] for ''[[The History Boys]]'' |
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==Best Actress== |
==Best Actress== |
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2005 – [[Eve Best]] for ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' |
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2004 – [[Victoria Hamilton]] for ''[[Suddenly Last Summer]]'' |
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2003 – [[Eve Best]] for ''[[Mourning Becomes Electra]]'' |
2003 – [[Eve Best]] for ''[[Mourning Becomes Electra]]'' |
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==Best Shakespearean Performance== |
==Best Shakespearean Performance== |
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2005 – [[Kevin Spacey]] for ''[[Richard II]]'' |
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2004 – [[Paul Rhys]] for ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' |
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2003 – [[Greg Hicks]] for ''[[Coriolanus]]'' |
2003 – [[Greg Hicks]] for ''[[Coriolanus]]'' |
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==Best Musical== |
==Best Musical== |
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2005 – ''[[Billy Elliot The Musical]]'' |
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2004 – ''[[The Producers]]'' |
2004 – ''[[The Producers]]'' |
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==Most promising playwright== |
==Most promising playwright== |
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2005 – [[Laura Wade]] for ''[[Breathing Corpses]]'' and ''[[Colder Than Here]]'' |
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2004 – [[Rebecca Lenkiewicz]] for ''[[The Night Season]]'' |
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2000 – Joanna Laurens for ''The Three Birds'' |
2000 – [[Joanna Laurens]] for ''[[The Three Birds]]'' |
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1999 – Charlotte Jones for ''Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis'' |
1999 – [[Charlotte Jones]] for ''[[Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis]]'' |
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1998 – Rebecca Prichard for ''Yard Gal'' |
1998 – [[Rebecca Prichard]] for ''[[Yard Gal]]'' |
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1997 – [[Conor McPherson]] for ''The Weir'' |
1997 – [[Conor McPherson]] for ''[[The Weir]]'' |
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1996 – [[Martin McDonagh]] for ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'' |
1996 – [[Martin McDonagh]] for ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'' |
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Revision as of 18:18, 28 March 2006
The London Critics' Circle Theatre Awards ("Drama Theatre Awards" until 1990) are presented annually for achievements in London Theatre. The winners are selected by vote by newspaper and magazine theatre critics. Recent winners in the principal categories have been as follows.
Best New Play
2005 – Harvest by Richard Bean
2004 – The History Boys by Alan Bennett
2003 – Democracy by Michael Frayn
2002 – The York Realist by Peter Gill
2001 – Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones
2000 – Blue Orange by Joe Penhall
1999 – Mnemonic by Simon McBurney
1998 – Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
1997 – Closer by Patrick Marber
1996 – Blinded by the Sun by Stephen Poliakoff
Best Actor
2005 – Simon Russell Beale for The Philanthropist
2004 – Richard Griffiths for The History Boys
2003 – Michael Sheen for Caligula
2002 – Simon Russell Beale for Uncle Vanya
2001 – Ian McDiarmid for Faith Healer
2000 – Michael Gambon for The Caretaker
Best Actress
2005 – Eve Best for Hedda Gabler
2004 – Victoria Hamilton for Suddenly Last Summer
2003 – Eve Best for Mourning Becomes Electra
2002 – Claire Higgins for Vincent in Brixton
2001 – Lindsay Duncan for Mouth to Mouth and Private Lives
2000 – Victoria Hamilton for As You Like It
Best Shakespearean Performance
2005 – Kevin Spacey for Richard II
2004 – Paul Rhys for Measure for Measure
2003 – Greg Hicks for Coriolanus
2002 – Mark Rylance for Twelfth Night
2001 – Samuel West for Hamlet
2000 – Simon Russell Beale for Hamlet
Best Musical
2005 – Billy Elliot The Musical
2004 – The Producers
2003 – Jerry Springer – The Opera
2002 – Anything Goes (a revival)
2001 – Kiss Me, Kate (a revival)
2000 – The Beautiful Game
Most promising playwright
2005 – Laura Wade for Breathing Corpses and Colder Than Here
2004 – Rebecca Lenkiewicz for The Night Season
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
1996 – Martin McDonagh for The Beauty Queen of Leenane