The longlist for the 59th Annual London Evening Standard Theatre Awards have been announced, and the potential nominees include two dames, a recent Tony nominee, a Mormon and more. Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Tom Sturridge, Gavin Creel, Douglas Hodge, James McAvoy are just a few of the stars selected—find out if they make the nominee shortlist on November 8. The awards will take place on November 17 at the Savoy Hotel in London, featuring Homeland star Damian Lewis as the master of ceremonies. Check out the longlist below!
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, A Season in the Congo (Young Vic)
Henry Goodman, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Chichester & Duchess)
Harry Hadden-Paton, The Pride (Trafalgar Studios)
John Heffernan, Edward II (National’s Olivier)
Lenny Henry, Fences (Theatre Royal Bath & Duchess)
Rory Kinnear, Othello (National’s Olivier)
Adrian Lester, Othello National (Olivier)
James McAvoy, Macbeth (Trafalgar Studios)
Jonjo O’Neill, The Effect (National’s Cottesloe)
Clarke Peters, Race (Hampstead)
Toby Stephens, Private Lives (Chichester & Gielgud)
Tom Sturridge, No Quarter (Royal Court)
Dominic West, The River (Royal Court)
Benedict Wong, Chimerica (Almeida & Harold Pinter)
Natasha Richardson Award For Best Actress
Linda Bassett, Roots (Donmar Warehouse)
Anna Calder-Marshall, The Herd (Bush)
Anna Chancellor ...