April 7, 2019 was no ordinary Sunday. At the Royal Albert Hall in London, British theater artists gathered to recognize the best theater of the year.
This year, among the nominees, we find big names such as Gillian Anderson, David Suchet and Sir Ian McKellen.
It is the actor Jason Manford who presents this evening (position he had already held in 2017).
Without further ado, here are the big winners:
Best New Play
- The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez, based on the original text by EM Forster - Young Vic and Noël Coward Theater
- The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini - National Theater Lyttelton
- Misty d'Arinzé Kene - Trafalgar Studios 1
- Lynn Nottage sweatshirt - Donmar Warehouse
Best New Musical
- Come from away - Phoenix Theater
- Fun home - Young Vic
- Six - Arts Theater
- Tina - Aldwych Theater
Best comedy
- Home, I'm Darling by Laura Wade - National Theater Dorfman and Duke of York's Theater
- Nine-Night by Natasha Gordon - National Theater Dorfman and Trafalgar Studios 1
- Quizz by James Graham - Noël Coward Theater
Best cover (play)
- Summer and Smoke - Almeida Theater and Duke of York's Theater
- King Lear - Duke of York's Theater
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore - Noël Coward Theater
- The Price - Wyndham's Theater
Best cover (musical)
- Company - Gielgud Theater
- Carolina, or Change - Playhouse Theater
- The King and I - London Palladium
Best entertainment
- A Monster Calls - Old Vic
- Snow White - London Palladium
- Songs for Nobodies - Ambassadors Theater
- The Wider Earth - Jerwood Gallery, Natural History Museum
Best actor in a play
- Kyle Soller in The Inheritance - Young Vic and Noël Coward Theater
- Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles in The lehman trilogy - National Theater Lyttelton
- Arinzé Kene in Misty - Trafalgar Studios 1
- Ian McKellen in King Lear - Duke of York's Theater
- David Suchet in The Price - Wyndham's Theater
Best actress in a play
- Patsy Ferran in Summer and Smoke - Almeida Theater and Duke of York's Theater
- Gillian Anderson in All about Eve - Noël Coward Theater
- Eileen Atkins in The Height of the Storm - Wyndham's Theater
- Sophie Okonedo in Antony and Cleopatra - National Theater Olivier
- Katherine Parkinson in Home, I'm Darling - National Theater Dorfman and Duke of York's Theater
Best Actor in a Musical
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith in Tina - Aldwych Theater
- Marc Antolin in Little Shop of Horrors - Regent's Park Open Air Theater
- Zubin Varla in Fun home - Young Vic
- Ken Watanabe in The King and I - London Palladium
Best Actress in a Musical
- Sharon D. Clarke in Carolina, or Change - Playhouse Theater
- Rosalie Craig in Company - Gielgud Theater
- Kelli O'Hara in The King and I - London Palladium
- Adrienne Warren in Tina - Aldwych Theater
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
- Chris Walley in The Lieutenant of Inishmore - Noël Coward Theater
- Keir Charles in Quizz - Noël Coward Theater
- Adam Gillen in K - Trafalgar Studios 1
- Adrian Lukis in The Price - Wyndham's Theater
- Malcolm Sinclair in Pressure - Ambassadors Theater
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
- Monica Dolan in All about Eve - Noël Coward Theater
- Susan Brown in Home, I'm Darling - National Theater Dorfman and Duke of York's Theater
- Cecilia Noble in Nine-Night - National Theater Dorfman and Trafalgar Studios 1
- Vanessa Redgrave in The Inheritance - Young Vic and Noël Coward Theater
Best Supporting Actor in Musical
- Jonathan Bailey in Company - Gielgud Theater
- Clive Carter in Come from away - Phoenix Theater
- Richard Fleeshman in Company - Gielgud Theater
- Robert Hands in Come from away - Phoenix Theater
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
- Patti LuPone in Company - Gielgud Theater
- Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Maiya Quansah-Breed and Jarneia Richard-Noel in Six - Arts Theater
- Ruthie Ann Miles in The King and I - London Palladium
- Rachel Tucker in Come from away - Phoenix Theater
Best Director
- Stephen Daldry for The Inheritance - Young Vic and Noël Coward Theater
- Christopher Ashley for Come from away - Phoenix Theater
- Marianne Elliott for Company - Gielgud Theater
- Rebecca Frecknall for Summer and Smoke - Almeida Theater and Duke of York's Theater
- Sam Mendes for The lehman trilogy - National Theater Lyttelton
Best Choreographer
- Kelly Devine for Come from away - Phoenix Theater
- Christopher Gattelli (based on original choreographies by Jerome Robbins) for The King and I - London Palladium
- Carrie-Anne Ingrouille for Six - Arts Theater
- Liam Steel for Company - Gielgud Theater
Best decorations
- Bunny Christie for Company - Gielgud Theater
- Bob Crowley for The Inheritance - Young Vic and Noël Coward Theater
- Es Devlin for The lehman trilogy - National Theater Lyttelton
- Anna Fleischle for Home, I'm Darling - National Theater Dorfman and Duke of York's Theater
Best Costume Design
- Catherine Zuber for The King and I - London Palladium
- Fly Davis for Carolina, or Change - Playhouse Theater
- Anna Fleischle for Home, I'm Darling - National Theater Dorfman and Duke of York's Theater
- Gabriella Slade for Six - Arts Theater
Better lighting
- Jon Clark for The Inheritance - Young Vic and Noël Coward Theater
- Neil Austin for Company - Gielgud Theater
- Howell Binkley for Come from away - Phoenix Theater
- Lee Curran for Summer and Smoke - Almeida Theater and Duke of York's Theater
Best sound
- Gareth Owen for Come from away - Phoenix Theater
- Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid for The Inheritance - Young Vic and Noël Coward Theater
- Mike Beer for A Monster Calls - Old Vic
- Carolyn Downing for Summer and Smoke - Almeida Theater and Duke of York's Theater
- Nick Powell for The lehman trilogy - National Theater Lyttelton
Notable musical performance
- David Hein and Irene Sankoff for their music, lyrics and booklet; Ian Eisendrath for his arrangements and musical supervision; August Eriksmoen for his orchestration; Alan Berry for his supervision and musical direction and the musicians for their performances in Come from away - Phoenix Theater
- Lisa Kron for her lyrics and booklet and Jeanine Tesori for her score of Fun home - Young Vic
- Paul Englishby for his score of The Inheritance - Young Vic and Noël Coward Theater
- Benji Bower for his score and performance and Will Bower for his performance in A Monster Calls - Old Vic
- Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss for their orchestration, score and vocal arrangements by Six - Arts Theater
Best Dance Production
- blackdog by Botis Seva - Sadler's Wells
- 16 + A Room / Solo Echo / Bill from the Ballet British Columbia - Sadler's Wells
- Playlist (Track 1, 2) by William Forsythe - English National Ballet at Sadler's Wells
- The Unknown Soldier by Alastair Marriott - Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
Best Dance Performance
- Akram Khan for his performance in Xenos - Sadler's Wells
- John MacFarlane for his sets of Swan Lake - Royal Opera House
- Dimitris Papaioannou for his choreography by The Great Tamer - Sadler's Wells
Best Opera Production
- Katya kabanova - Royal Opera House
- Lessons in Love and Violence - Royal Opera House
- The Turn of the Screw - Regent's Park Open Air Theater
Best Opera Performance
- The Ensemble for its performance in Porgy and Bess - London Coliseum
- David Butt Philip and Roderick Williams for their performances in War Requiem - London Coliseum
- The English National Opera Choir for its performance in Paul bunyan - Wilton's Music Hall
- Andris Nelsons for his conductor of Lohengrin - Royal Opera House
Best performance in an affiliated theater
- Flesh and Bone - Soho Theater
- Moe Bar-El in Every Day I Make Greatness Happen - Hampstead Theater Downstairs
- Jonathan Hyde in Gently Down the Stream - Park Theater
- The Phlebotomist - Hampstead Theater Downstairs
- Athena Stevens for writing Schism - Park Theater
The Special Society Award is awarded to Matthew bourne for his choreography and his contribution to the influence of British theater.