The final nominees of the 2016 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced by the publication on Monday, and the West End production of
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was recognised in the Best Play, Best Director and Emerging Talent categories.
Scene-stealer Anthony Boyle, who portrays Scorpius Malfoy in the
Cursed Child production, was the sole acting shortlisted recognition from the entire play. J.K. Rowling, playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany would be nominated in the Best Play category.
In addition to the
Cursed Child, several
Harry Potter film actors nominated as well, including Sir Kenneth Branagh (Lockhart), Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), and Helen McCrory (Narcissa Malfoy). Noma Dumezweni, who plays Hermione Granger in the Cursed Child plays, got a potential nod for her performance in
Linda.
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Best actor
• Sir Kenneth Branagh The Entertainer, Garrick Theatre
• O-T Fagbenle Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, National Theatre, Lyttelton
• Ralph Fiennes The Master Builder/Richard III, Old Vic/Almeida Theatre
• James McArdle Platonov, Chichester Festival Theatre/National Theatre, Olivier
• Sir Ian McKellen No Man’s Land, Wyndham’s Theatre
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Natasha Richardson Award for best actress
• Noma Dumezweni Linda, Royal Court, Jerwood Downstairs
• Helen McCrory The Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre, Lyttelton
• Sophie Melville Iphigenia In Splott, National Theatre, Temporary Theatre
• Billie Piper Yerma, Young Vic
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Best play with Hiscox, official arts partner of the Evening Standard
• Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Suzan-Lori Parks, Royal Court, Jerwood Downstairs
• The Flick by Annie Baker, National Theatre, Dorfman
• Harry Potter And The Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, J K Rowling and John Tiffany, Palace Theatre
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Milton Shulman Award for best director
• Dominic Cooke Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, National Theatre, Lyttelton
• John Malkovich Good Canary, Rose Theatre Kingston
• John Tiffany Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Palace Theatre
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Emerging talent award in partnership with Burberry
• Jaygann Ayeh The Flick, National Theatre, Dorfman
• Anthony Boyle Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Palace Theatre
• Aoife Duffin A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing/The Taming Of The Shrew, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin and Old Vic/Shakespeare’s Globe
• Tyrone Huntley Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
The awards ceremony will take place on November 13, 2016 in London. Many congratulations to all those nominated.
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Cursed Child, Harry Potter film actors nominated for Evening Standard Theatre Awards 
