2009 evening standard theatre awards

23rd November 2009 - the royal court dominates with four awards from its 11 nominations, including best actor for mark rylance, while lenny henry picks up best newcomer

royal opera house

Aden Gillett Alison Steadman Allan Corduner Andrew Marr Anna Friel Barry Rutter Bel Powley Ben Miles Benedict Cumberbatch Boris Johnson Chris New Claire van Kampen Clare Higgins Dawn French Dominic West Ed Stoppard Eddie Redmayne Evgeny Lebedev Fenella Woolgar Fiona Shaw Frances Barber Gabriel Bisset-Smith Gawn Grainger Harry Treadaway Hayley Atwell Hilton McRae Howard Davies Iain Glen Ian McKellen Janie Dee Jessica de Rothschild Jez Butterworth Josie Rourke Kate Fleetwood Katori Hall Kenneth Cranham Kevin Spacey Laura Wade Lenny Henry Lindsay Duncan Lucy Prebble Mackenzie Crook Mark Rylance Miriam Margolyes Naana Agyei-Ampadu Natascha McElhone Olivia Poulet Patrick Stewart Penny Downie Peter Hall Polly Stenham Richard Wilson Rory Kinnear Roy Williams Rupert Goold Ruth Wilson Samantha Spiro Samuel West Sonia Friedman Stephen Mear Suzanne Bertish Tim Pigott-Smith Timothy Sheader Tom Sturridge Vanessa Redgrave William Village Zoe Wanamaker

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Barry Rutter and lenny henry, with the milton shulman award for outstanding newcomer,

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William Village, allan corduner, timothy sheader, samantha spiro and stephen mear, with the award for best musical,

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Lenny Henry, with the milton shulman award for outstanding newcomer, and mark rylance, with the award for best actor,

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Mamoru Iriguchi, with the award for Best Design,

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mark rylance, Jez Butterworth, alia bano, mamoru iriguchi, rupert goold, lenny henry and sir ian mckellen

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mark rylance, with the award for best actor, and Jez Butterworth, with the award for best play,

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Alia Bano, The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright,

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sir Ian McKellen, with the lebedev special award, and mark rylance, with the award for best actor,

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mark rylance, with the award for best actor, and Rupert Goold, with the award for best director,

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Kate Fleetwood and dominic west

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Mark Rylance, with the award for best actor,

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sir Ian McKellen, with the lebedev special award

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kevin spacey and Evgeny Lebedev

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dawn french and Lenny Henry, with the milton shulman award for outstanding newcomer,

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clare higgins and Fiona Shaw

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frances barber and Iain Glen

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Frances Barber, zoe wanamaker and kate fleetwood

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josie rourke, richard wilson and Jessica de Rothschild

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suzanne bertish and Clare Higgins

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Kevin Spacey and sir ian mckellen

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mark rylance and Claire van Kampen

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hayley atwell and Gabriel Bisset-Smith

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lindsay duncan and Hilton McRae

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Naana Agyei-Ampadu

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Naana Agyei-Ampadu

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fenella woolgar, Miriam Margolyes and tim pigott-smith

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lenny henry and Anna Friel

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Natascha McElhone

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tom sturridge and Harry Treadaway

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Laura Wade and samuel west

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samuel west, Lucy Prebble and rupert goold

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Alison Steadman

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sonia friedman and Ben Miles

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sir Peter Hall and lady hall

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Mackenzie Crook

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suzanne bertish, Dawn French and frances barber

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Patrick Stewart, penny downie and sir ian mckellen

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Olivia Poulet and benedict cumberbatch

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dawn french and Lenny Henry

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sir ian mckellen and Patrick Stewart

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Gawn Grainger and zoe wanamaker

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ruth wilson and Chris New

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Evgeny Lebedev and sir ian mckellen

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boris johnson and Andrew Marr

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boris johnson and Andrew Marr

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evgeny lebedev, Vanessa Redgrave and franco nero

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Vanessa Redgrave and franco nero

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janie dee and Aden Gillett

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Andrew Marr and evgeny lebedev

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Bel Powley and polly stenham

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kenneth cranham and Howard Davies

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