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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
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
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
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
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