A ceremony at the Prince of Wales Theatre today presented the annual awards voted for by the members of the Critics' Circle Theatre Section.
The recipients were:
- Best New Play
Hangmen by Martin McDonagh - The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical
Bend It Like Beckham The Musical - Best Actor
Kenneth Cranham in The Father - Best Actress
Denise Gough in People, Places and Things - The Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance
Judi Dench in The Winter’s Tale - Best Director
Robert Icke for Oresteia - Best Designer
Anna Fleischle for Hangmen - Most Promising Playwright
James Fritz for Four minutes twelve seconds - The Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer (other than a playwright)
David Moorst in Violence and Son
The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards are presented in association with Nyman Libson Paul and supported by Delfont Mackintosh Theatres and the Hilary and Stuart Williams Foundation for the Arts.