The Stage

Shulman and Wintour commemorated in Evening Standard theatre awards

Published Wednesday 17 November 2004 at 14:55 by Jeremy Austin

Reviewer Milton Shulman and former editor Charles Wintour are remembered by the Evening Standard in its London theatre awards.

Now in its 50th year, the ceremony now includes the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer. Standard reviewer Nicholas De Jongh said the award honoured the fact that Shulman had been a member of the judging panel since its inception 50 years ago until the mid-nineties.

Wintour instigated the awards and his name is attached to a new writing bursary of £30,000, half of which has been provided by his daughter Anna Wintour and the other half by Associated Newspapers owner Lord Rothermere. The award ceremony will be held at the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre on December 13.

The nominees are:

Best Play: The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee, The History Boys by Alan Bennett, The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh.

Best Actor: Richard Griffiths - The History Boys, Douglas Hodge - Dumb Show, Stanley Townsend - Shining City.

Best Actress: Pam Ferris - Notes on Falling Leaves, Victorian Hamilton - Suddenly Last Summer, Kelly Reilly - After Miss Julie.

The Sydney Edwards Awards for Best Director: Luc Bondy - Cruel and Tender, Simon McBurney - Measure for Measure, Rufus Norris - Festen.

Best Designer: Hildegard Bechtler - Iphigenia at Aulis, Paul Brown - False Servant, Ian MacNeil, Jean Kalman and Paul Arditti - Festen.

ITV London Best Musical: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Producers, Sweeney Todd.

The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer: Dominic Cooper - His Dark Materials and The History Boys, Romola Garai - Calico, Eddie Redmayne - The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, Ben Wishaw - Hamlet.

The Charles Wintour Award and £30,000 bursary for new playwriting: David Eldridge, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Owen McCafferty.