Actors Sir Derek Jacobi and Kristin Scott Thomas, director Mike Leigh and the musical Mary Poppins are all in the running for the 51st Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Here's the full shortlist...
BEST PLAY
2,000 Years Mike Leigh (National Theatre)
Bloody Sunday Richard Norton-Taylor (Tricycle)
Harvest Richard Bean (Royal Court)
The Home Place Brian Friel (Gate Theatre, Dublin/Comedy Theatre)
BEST ACTOR
Brian Dennehy Death Of A Salesman (Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave)
Derek Jacobi Don Carlos (Sheffield Theatres/Gielgud Theatre)
Simon Russell Beale The Philanthropist (Donmar Warehouse)
BEST ACTRESS
Eve Best Hedda Gabler (Almeida/Duke of York's)
Clare Higgins Death Of A Salesman (Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave)
Kristin Scott Thomas As You Desire Me (Playhouse Theatre)
Harriet Walter Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse/Apollo)
BEST MUSICAL
The Big Life (Theatre Royal Stratford East/Apollo)
Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace Theatre)
Mary Poppins (Prince Edward)
BEST DESIGNER
Paul Brown for As You Desire Me (Playhouse Theatre)
Bob Crowley for Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre)
Christopher Oram (designer) and Paule Constable (lighting designer) for Don Carlos (Sheffield Theatres/Gielgud)
MILTON SHULMAN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER
Daniel Kramer for his direction of Hair and Woyzeck (Gate Theatre)
Menier Chocolate Factory,co-directors David Babani and Danielle Tarento
Ben Silverstone for his performance in Man And Boy (Duchess Theatre)
SYDNEY EDWARDS AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Eyre Hedda Gabler (Almeida/Duke of York's) and Mary Poppins (Prince Edward)
Michael GrandageDon Carlos (Sheffield Theatres/Gielgud) and Grand Hotel (Donmar Warehouse)
Jonathan Kent As You Desire Me (Playhouse)
CHARLES WINTOUR AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING PLAYWRIGHT
Ryan Craig What We Did to Weinstein (Menier Chocolate Factory)
Nell Leyshon Comfort Me With Apples (Hampstead Theatre)
Simon Mendes da Costa Losing Louis (Hampstead Theatre/ Trafalgar Studios)
