Clybourne Park, Passion & More Honored at London's Evening Standard Awards

Clybourne Park, a dark comedy by American actor-turned-playwright Bruce Norris, and a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Passion at the Donmar Warehouse were named Best Play and Best Musical, respectively, at London’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards, presented on November 28 at the Savoy Hotel. Clybourne Park (first produced by Playwrights Horizons in spring 2010) will transfer to Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End in January 2011 for a commercial run. Passion, starring Elena Roger as Fosca, closed on November 27.

The Best Actor prize went to Rory Kinnear for the playing the title role in Hamlet and Angelo in Measure for Measure. Best Actress went to Nancy Carroll for After the Dance. A complete list of winners follows:

Best Play: Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris at the Royal Court

The Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical: Passion at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor: Rory Kinnear for Hamlet at the National and Measure For Measure at the Almeida

The Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress: Nancy Carroll for After the Dance at the National

Best Director: Howard Davies for The White Guard at the National and All My Sons at the Apollo

Best Design: Miriam Buether for Sucker Punch at the Royal Court and Earthquakes in London at the National

The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright: Anya Reiss for Spur of the Moment at the Royal Court

The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer: You Me Bum Bum Train created by Kate Bond and Morgan Lloyd

Editor's Award for a Shooting Star: Daniel Kaluuya for Sucker Punch at the Royal Court

Golden Seagull Special Award: Peter Hall

Lebedev Special Award: Michael Gambon