The Evening Standard Awards are presented annually for oustanding achievements in London Theatre. They are sponsored by the Evening Standard newspaper.

The recent winners in the principal categories have been as follows.

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1 Best Play 2 Best Actor 3 Best Actress 4 Best Musical 5 Other London Theatre Awards

Best Play

2004 - The History Boys by Alan Bennett

2003 - Democracy by Michael Frayn

2002 - A Number by Caryl Churchill

2001 - The Far Side of the Moon by Robert Lepage

2000 - Blue Orange by Joe Penhall

Best Actor

2004 - Richard Griffiths for The History Boys

2003 - Michael Sheen for Caligula

2002 - Simon Russell Beale for Uncle Vanya and Twelfth Night

2001 - Alex Jennings for The Winter's Tale and The Relapse

2000 - Simon Russell Beale for Hamlet

Best Actress

2004 - Victoria Hamilton for Suddenly Last Summer

2003 - Sandy McDade for Iron

2002 - Claire Higgins for Vincent in Brixton

2001 - Fiona Shaw for Medea

2000 - Paola Dionisotti for Further Than the Furthest Thing

Best Musical

2004 - The Producers

2003 -

2002 - The Full Monty

2001 - Kiss me Kate (a revival)

2000 - The Car Man

Other London Theatre Awards

Laurence Olivier Awards

London Critics' Circle Theatre Awards