The Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play is an annual award presented by the Evening Standard since 1955, in recognition of achievement in British theatre.
Winners and nominees
1950s CeremonyPlayWriter1stTiger at the GatesChristopher Fry2ndRomanoff and JulietPeter Ustinov3rdSummer of the Seventeenth DollRay Lawler4thCat on a Hot Tin RoofTennessee Williams5thThe Long and the Short and the TallWillis Hall
1960s CeremonyPlayWriter6thThe CaretakerHarold Pinter7thBecketJean Anouilh (play) and Lucienne Hill (translation)8thThe Caucasian Chalk CircleBertolt Brecht and Eric Bentley9thPoor BitosJean Anouilh (play) and Lucienne Hill (translation)10thWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward Albee11thThe Killing of Sister GeorgeFrank MarcusA Patriot for MeJohn Osborne12thLootJoe Orton13thA Day in the Death of Joe EggPeter Nichols14thThe Hotel in AmsterdamJohn Osborne15thThe National HealthPeter Nichols
1970s CeremonyPlayWriter16thHomeDavid Storey17thButleySimon Gray18thJumpersTom Stoppard19thSaturday, Sunday, MondayEduardo De Filippo (play), Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall (translation)20thThe Norman ConquestsAlan Ayckbourn21stOtherwise EngagedSimon Gray22ndWeapons of HappinessHoward Brenton23rdJust Between OurselvesAlan Ayckbourn24thNight and DayTom Stoppard25thAmadeusPeter Shaffer
1980s CeremonyPlayWriter26thThe DresserRonald Harwood27thPassion PlayPeter Nichols28thThe Real ThingTom Stoppard29th"Master Harold"...and the BoysAthol Fugard30thBenefactorsMichael Frayn31stPravdaDavid Hare and Howard Brenton32ndLes Liaisons DangereusesChristopher Hampton33rdA Small Family BusinessAlan Ayckbourn34thAristocratsBrian Friel35thGhettoJoshua Sobol (play) and David Lan (translation)
1990s CeremonyPlayWriter36thShadowlandsWilliam Nicholson37thDancing at LughnasaBrian Friel38thAngels in AmericaTony Kushner39thArcadiaTom Stoppard40thThree Tall WomenEdward Albee41stPentecostDavid Edgar42ndStanleyPam Gems43rdThe Invention of LoveTom Stoppard44thCopenhagenMichael Frayn45thN/A
2000s CeremonyPlayWriter46thBlue/OrangeJoe Penhall47thThe Far Side of the MoonRobert LepageMouth To MouthKevin ElyotThe Shape Of ThingsNeil LaBute48thA NumberCaryl ChurchillThe Lieutenant Of InishmoreMartin McDonaghThe York RealistPeter Gill49thDemocracyMichael FraynAfter Mrs RochesterPolly TealeFalloutRoy Williams50thThe History BoysAlan BennettThe Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?Edward AlbeeThe PillowmanMartin McDonagh51stThe Home PlaceBrian Friel2,000 YearsMike LeighBloody SundayRichard Norton-TaylorHarvestRichard Bean52ndRock 'n' RollTom StoppardFrost/NixonPeter MorganThe SeafarerConor McPherson53rdA Disappearing NumberComplicité and Simon McBurneyRafta, Rafta...Ayub Khan-DinThe ReporterNicholas Wright54thThe Pitmen PaintersLee HallBlack WatchGregory BurkeNow or LaterChristopher Shinn55thJerusalemJez ButterworthAugust: Osage CountyTracy LettsENRONLucy PrebblePunk RockSimon Stephens
2010s CeremonyPlayWriter56thClybourne ParkBruce NorrisCockMike BartlettSucker PunchRoy Williams57thThe HereticRichard BeanOne Man, Two GuvnorsBecky ShawGina GionfriddoTribesNina Raine58thConstellationsNick PayneThis HouseJames GrahamLove and InformationCaryl Churchill59thChimericaLucy KirkwoodThe Dark Earth and the Light SkyNick DearThe EffectLucy Prebble60thThe James PlaysRona MunroIntimate ApparelLynn NottageKing Charles IIIMike BartlettThe NetherJennifer Haley61stThe Motherfucker with the HatStephen Adly GuirgisHangmenMartin McDonaghThe FatherFlorian Zeller (play) and Christopher Hampton (translation)62ndHarry Potter and the Cursed ChildJ. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John TiffanyFather Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 and 3)Suzan-Lori ParksThe FlickAnnie Baker63rdThe FerrymanJez ButterworthThe ChildrenLucy KirkwoodInkJames GrahamOsloJ. T. Rogers64thThe InheritanceMatthew LopezHome, I’m DarlingLaura WadeJohnAnnie BakerThe Lehman TrilogyStefano Massini (play) and Ben Power (translation)The WriterElla Hickson65thSweatLynn NottageDownstateBruce Norrisear for eyedebbie tucker greenGlass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.Caryl Churchill
2020s CeremonyPlayWriter66thBest of EnemiesJames GrahamIndecentPaula VogelRed PitchTyrell WilliamsThe Father and the AssassinAnupama ChandrasekharThe Mirror and the LightHilary Mantel and Ben Miles67thThe Motive and the CueJack ThorneDear EnglandJames Graham A MirrorSam HolcroftRetrogradeRyan Calais Cameron
Multiple awards 6 awards
Tom Stoppard
3 awards
Alan Ayckbourn Michael Frayn Peter Nichols
2 awards
Edward Albee Howard Brenton Jez Butterworth Simon Gray Willis Hall Lucienne Hill John Osborne Jack Thorne
See also
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play Tony Award for Best Play
References
External links
Evening Standard Theatre Award Winners 1980-2003 Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1955-2000