The Donmar Warehouse came out on top at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2008. In a ceremony that took place at the Prince of Wales Theatre on January 27, the theater company took home awards in the major categories of Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director. Among other honorees were Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning
August: Osage County, which was awarded Best New Play and the Menier Chocolate Factory's revival of
La Cage aux Folles, which was honored as Best Musical.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best New Play
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
National Theatre presentation of the Steppenwolf Company, Lyttelton Theatre
Best Musical New or Revival
La Cage aux Folles
Menier Chocolate Factory followed by transfer to Playhouse Theatre
Best Actor
Kenneth Branagh,
Ivanov
Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's Theatre
Best Actress
Margaret Tyzack,
The Chalk Garden
Donmar Warehouse
The John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance joint award
Derek Jacobi,
Twelfth Night
Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's Theatre
David Tennant,
Hamlet
Royal Shakespeare Company followed by transfer to Novello Theatre
Best Director
Michael Grandage,
Ivanov and
The Chalk Garden
Donmar Warehouse at Wyndham's Theatre and Donmar Warehouse
Best Designer
Neil Murray,
Brief Encounter
Kneehigh Theatre at Cinema Haymarket
Most Promising Playwright
Alexi Kaye Campbell,
The Pride
Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
The Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer
Ella Smith,
Fat Pig
Trafalgar Studios followed by transfer to Comedy Theatre
The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards are awarded annually based on votes of Drama Section members.