Critics vs Theatregoers' Choice: The Final Tallies...Date: 31 January 2006
The 17th annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards Ceremony is now at the party stage at the West End’s Prince of Wales Theatre, as the final results have been announced and the winners have collected their awards. The event was hosted by Drama Section chair Charles Spencer (of the Daily Telegraph) with comedian and guest speaker Arthur Smith. The results from the Critics’ Circle were announced simultaneously with our own Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards live at today’s event.
The Critics’ Circle Awards cover Most Promising Newcomer, Most Promising Playwright, Best Designer, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Shakespearean Performance, Best Director, Best New Play and Best Musical – and are announced in that order, along with the equivalent Theatregoers’ Choice category.
This coverage will be followed later today by a separate story featuring winners’ photos and acceptance speech highlights from the Critics’ Circle Awards. Full results across all other categories in the sixth annual Theatregoers’ Choice Awards – and analysis - will also be published on the site this afternoon.
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| THE CRITICS' CIRCLE | | THEATREGOERS' CHOICE |
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- MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER - |
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Mariah Gale
’Tis Pity She’s a Whore
at Southwark Playhouse | | George Maguire, James Lomas
& Liam Mower
Billy Elliot
at the Victoria Palace |
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- MOST PROMISING PLAYWRIGHT - |
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Laura Wade
Breathing Corpses
& Colder Than Here
at the Royal Court & Soho Theatres | |
(There is no equivalent category in the Theatregoer’s Choice Awards.)
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Timothy Bird & David Farley
Sunday in the Park with George
at the Menier Chocolate Factory | | Bob Crowley
Mary Poppins
at the Prince Edward |
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Simon Russell Beale
The Philanthropist
at the Donmar Warehouse | | Kevin Spacey
Richard II
at the Old Vic |
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Eve Best
Hedda Gabler
at Almeida & Duke of York’s | | Kristin Scott Thomas
As You Desire Me
at the Playhouse |
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- BEST SHAKESPEARE -
The critics’ award a single Shakespearean performance,
our award is for the whole production. |
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Kevin Spacey
Richard II
at the Old Vic | |
Richard II
at the Old Vic
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Michael Grandage
The Wild Duck
at the Donmar Warehouse | | Alan Rickman
My Name Is Rachel Corrie
at the Royal Court |
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Harvest
by Richard Bean
at the Royal Court | | My Name Is Rachel Corrie
by Alan Rickman & Katharine Viner
at the Royal Court |
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- BEST MUSICAL -
In our awards, there is a separate category
for Best Musical Revival, which goes to Guys & Dolls. |
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Billy Elliot
by Elton John & Lee Hall
at the Victoria Palace | | Billy Elliot
by Elton John & Lee Hall
at the Victoria Palace |
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For head-to-head results from the Critics’ Circle vs the Theatregoers’ Choice Awards, click here For speech highlights from the Critics’ Circle Awards, click here For photos from the Critics’ Circle Awards, click here For a full list of Theatregoers’ Choice winners, click here For further analysis of the Theatregoers’ Choice winners, click here For a final voting percentages for all winners & nominees in the Theatregoers’ Choice winners, click here
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