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Live Tweeting: The 2011 Evening Standard Awards

The 57th Evening Standard Awards are presented in a ceremony being held tonight (20 November 2011) at London’s Savoy Hotel. The ceremony is this year hosted by Dame Edna Everage, alter-ego of comedian Barry Humphries, with Awards being presented by a host of stage and screen stars.

Winners from the recently announced shortlist – which was dominated by productions from the Royal Court and National Theatre (eight and nine nominations respectively) – will be presented with their statues by stars including Karen Gillan, Gemma Arterton, Olivia Williams, Dan Stevens and Tom Hollander.

Whatsonstage.com editorial and managing director Terri Paddock will be tweeting live from the 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards ceremony. Follow the coverage live below or follow @Whatsonstage.