The Ian Charleson Award is a British theatrical award that rewards the best classical stage performance in Britain by an actor under age 30. The award's current definition of a classical play is one written before 1918.
The Ian Charleson Award is named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, and is run by the Sunday Times newspaper and the National Theatre.[1] The award was established in 1990 after Charleson's death, and has been presented annually since then.[2][3] Recipients receive a cash prize.
The award for the previous year's performance is presented the following year. The first annual Ian Charleson Award, for a 1990 performance, was presented in January 1991.[4]
1990s
edit- Ian Hughes (1990), for Torquato Tasso in Torquato Tasso (Actors Touring Company)[4]
- Joe Dixon (1991), for Jacques in an all-male production of As You Like It (Cheek by Jowl)[5]
- Tom Hollander (1992), for Witwoud in The Way of the World (Lyric Hammersmith)[6]
- Emma Fielding (1993), for Agnes in The School for Wives (Almeida Theatre)[7]
- Toby Stephens (1994), for Coriolanus in Coriolanus (Royal Shakespeare Company)[8]
- Lucy Whybrow (1995), for Eleanora in Easter (Royal Shakespeare Company)[9]
- Alexandra Gilbreath (1996), for Hedda in Hedda Gabler (English Touring Theatre)[10]
- Mark Bazeley (1997) (tie), for Konstantin in The Seagull (English Touring Theatre)[3]
- Dominic West (1997) (tie), for Konstantin in The Seagull (Peter Hall Company, Old Vic Theatre)[3]
- Claudie Blakley (1998), for Nina in The Seagull (West Yorkshire Playhouse)[11]
- Rupert Penry-Jones (1999), for Don Carlos in Don Carlos (Royal Shakespeare Company)[12]
2000s
edit- David Oyelowo (2000), for Henry VI in Henry VI (Royal Shakespeare Company)[13]
- Claire Price (2001), for Berinthia in The Relapse (National Theatre)[14]
- Rebecca Hall (2002), for Vivvie in Mrs Warren's Profession (Strand Theatre)[15][16]
- Lisa Dillon (2003), for Hilda Wangel in The Master Builder (Almeida Theatre)[17]
- Nonso Anozie (2004), for Othello in Othello (Cheek by Jowl)[18]
- Mariah Gale (2005), for Viola in Twelfth Night (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), Annabella in Tis Pity She's a Whore (Southwark Playhouse), and Nurse Ludmilla and Klara in The Last Waltz (Arcola Theatre)[19]
- Andrea Riseborough (2006), for Isabella in Measure for Measure and Miss Julie in Miss Julie (Peter Hall Company)[20]
- Rory Kinnear (2007), for Pytor in Philistines and Sir Fopling Flutter in The Man of Mode (National Theatre)[21][22]
- Tom Burke (2008), for Adolph in Creditors (Donmar Warehouse)[23]
- Ruth Negga (2009), for Aricia in Phèdre (National Theatre)[24]
2010s
edit- Gwilym Lee (2010), for Edgar in King Lear (Donmar Warehouse)[25]
- Cush Jumbo (2011), for Rosalind in As You Like It (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester)[26]
- Ashley Zhangazha (2012), for Ross in Macbeth (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield)[27]
- Jack Lowden (2013), for Oswald in Ghosts (Almeida Theatre)[28][29]
- Susannah Fielding (2014), for Portia in The Merchant of Venice (Almeida Theatre)[30][31]
- James McArdle (2015), for Platonov in Platonov (Chichester Festival Theatre)[32][33]
- Paapa Essiedu (2016), for in Hamlet in Hamlet and Edmund in King Lear (Royal Shakespeare Company)[34][35][36]
- Natalie Simpson (2017), for Duchess Rosaura in The Cardinal (Southwark Playhouse)[37][38]
- Bally Gill (2018), for Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Company)[39][40]
- Heledd Gwynn (2019), for Hedda in Hedda Gabler (Sherman Theatre, Cardiff) and Hastings and Ratcliffe in Richard III (Headlong)[41]
2020s
edit- Gloria Obianyo (2020/2021), for Neoptolemus in Kae Tempest's Paradise (National Theatre)[42]
- Rilwan Abiola Owokoniran (2022), for Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest (English Touring Theatre)[43][44]
- Francesca Mills (2023), for Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare's Globe)[45][46]
References
edit- ^ Rosenthal, Daniel. The National Theatre Story. Oberon Books, 2013. GoogleBooks "pr. 398".
- ^ Peter, John. "Stairway to success". Sunday Times. 20 June 2010.
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- ^ Lees, Caroline. "Classic recipes for success". Sunday Times. 9 February 1992
- ^ "Prized Performances". Sunday Times. 21 February 1993.
- ^ Fowler, Rebecca. "Triumphant first acts". Sunday Times. 13 March 1994.
- ^ Fowler, Rebecca. "Ribands in the cap of youth". Sunday Times. 12 March 1995.
- ^ Connors, Adrienne. "Applause for these 'rare' young talents". Sunday Times. 28 April 1996.
- ^ Wright, Michael. "Old guard, young guns". Sunday Times. 4 May 1997
- ^ Brooke, Richard. "Carrying the torch forward". Sunday Times. 25 April 1999.
- ^ Wright, Michael. "And the winner is...." Sunday Times. 13 August 2000.
- ^ Peter, John. "Crowning glories". Sunday Times. 25 March 2001.
- ^ Connors, Adrienne. "Young, gifted and actors". Sunday Times. 19 May 2002.
- ^ Nicol, Patricia. "Welcome to the Hall of fame". Sunday Times. 20 April 2003.
- ^ Lathan, P. "Another Hall Hits the Heights" Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine The British Theatre Guide, April 20, 2003, retrieved November 9, 2006.
- ^ Nicol, Patricia. "Do put your daughter on the stage". Sunday Times. 4 April 2004.
- ^ "Ian Charleson award-winners". Sunday Times. 22 May 2005.
- ^ Nicol, Patricia. "The world's a stage". Sunday Times. 21 May 2006.
- ^ Nicol, Patricia. "Move to centre stage". Sunday Times. 29 April 2007.
- ^ Connors, Adrienne. "Rory Kinnear: the son also rises". Sunday Times. 27 April 2008.
- ^ Kinnear Follows Olivier With Ian Charleson Award Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Groom, Holly. "Tom Burke scoops Ian Charleson award". Sunday Times. 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Bright young thing". Sunday Times. 20 June 2010.
- ^ Wise, Louis. "Award for young actors". Sunday Times. 19 June 2011.
- ^ Wise, Louis. "Here's to a Jumbo talent". Sunday Times. 27 May 2012.
- ^ "National recognition: Ashley Zhangazha’s Charleson Award shows the classics thriving in regional productions". The Sunday Times 2 June 2013. (paywall)
- ^ Wise, Louis. "Haunting brilliance". Sunday Times. 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Jack Lowden Wins Ian Charleson Award". WestEndTheatre.com. 27 April 2014.
- ^ "2015 Ian Charleson Awards". Sunday Times. 28 June 2015.
- ^ Snow, Georgia. "Susannah Fielding wins Ian Charleson award". The Stage. 19 June 2015.
- ^ Hawkins, Helen. "Next steppe to greatness". Sunday Times. 3 July 2016.
- ^ Snow, Georgia. "James McArdle wins 2015 Ian Charleson award". The Stage. 24 June 2016.
- ^ Hawkins, Helen. "Paapa Essiedu wins the Ian Charleson award 2016". Sunday Times. 11 June 2017.
- ^ Snow, Georgia. "Paapa Essiedu wins 2016 Ian Charleson award". The Stage. 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Ian Charleson Awards 2016". WestEndTheatre.com. 6 June 2017.
- ^ "And the winners are... Find out who triumphed at the Ian Charleson Awards". The Sunday Times. The Times. 27 May 2018.
- ^ Masso, Giverny. "Natalie Simpson wins 2017 Ian Charleson Award". The Stage. 18 May 2018
- ^ "And the winner of the Ian Charleson Awards is". The Times. 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Bally Gill wins 2018 Ian Charleson Award".
- ^ "Winners announced of 30th Ian Charleson awards | WhatsOnStage". 29 March 2021.
- ^ Dillon, Luke (22 May 2022). "Ian Charleson Awards 2022 winner announced". WestEndTheatre.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Helm, Jake (28 May 2023). "Ian Charleson awards — meet the young actors to watch". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Raven, Simon (28 May 2023). "Ian Charleson Awards 2023 – Rilwan Abiola Owokoniran wins first prize". WestEndTheatre.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Helm, Jake; Schofield, Blanca (26 May 2024). "Revealed: the best young stage actors of the year". Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Wood, Alex (28 May 2024). "Ian Charleson Award winners revealed". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 28 June 2024.