The Evening Standard Awards are presented annually for oustanding achievements in London Theatre. They are sponsored by the Evening Standard newspaper.
The recent winners in the principal categories have been as follows.
Best Play
2004 - The History Boys by Alan Bennett
2003 - Democracy by Michael Frayn
2002 - A Number by Caryl Churchill
2001 - The Far Side of the Moon by Robert Lepage
2000 - Blue Orange by Joe Penhall
Best Actor
2004 - Richard Griffiths for The History Boys
2003 - Michael Sheen for Caligula
2002 - Simon Russell Beale for Uncle Vanya and Twelfth Night
2001 - Alex Jennings for The Winter's Tale and The Relapse
2000 - Simon Russell Beale for Hamlet
Best Actress
2004 - Victoria Hamilton for Suddenly Last Summer
2003 - Sandy McDade for Iron
2002 - Claire Higgins for Vincent in Brixton
2001 - Fiona Shaw for Medea
2000 - Paola Dionisotti for Further Than the Furthest Thing
Best Musical
2004 - The Producers
2003 -
2002 - The Full Monty
2001 - Kiss me Kate (a revival)
2000 - The Car Man
Other London Theatre Awards
Laurence Olivier Awards
London Critics' Circle Theatre Awards
