Ian Charleson Awards
Awards for young British actors
The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30. The awards are named in memory of the British actor Ian Charleson , and are run by the Sunday Times National Theatre . The awards were established in 1990 after Charleson's death, and have been awarded annually since then. Sunday Times theatre critic John Peter (1938–2020) initiated the creation of the awards, particularly in memory of Charleson's extraordinary Hamlet,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The awards' current definition of a classical play is one written before 1918. The awards for the previous year's performances are presented in the spring of the following year. The winners for 2023 were announced 26 May 2024, and first prize went to Francesca Mills .[ 5]
Background and description
The Sunday Times John Peter saw and reviewed Ian Charleson 's extraordinary Hamlet at the National Theatre in late 1989.[ 6] [ 1] [ 7] [ 1] The Sunday Times and the National Theatre, where they are held.[ 1] [ 8]
Upon founding the awards, Peter noted:
Classical work is the solid bedrock of all acting. It is classical acting, with its twin demands of psychological perception and formal excellence, which truly tests and proves the actor's ability and stamina, both physical and mental.[ 7]
The first annual Ian Charleson Award was presented in January 1991.[ 9] [ 7] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 2] Alec Guinness , Paul Scofield , Ian McKellen , and Prince Charles .[ 13]
Recipients receive a cash prize, as do runners-up and third-place winners. All shortlist nominees who are not cash-prize recipients receive a "commendation". Winners and commendees receive a plaque signed by the judges, who usually number four (a theatre critic, an actor, a casting director, and an artistic director) and until the awards for 2016 always included John Peter.[ 13]
The awards for the previous year's performances are presented the following year, generally in the spring. The prize money is as follows: 1st prize £5,000;[ 2] [ 11]
1990s
1990
First prize
Second prize
Special commendation
Commendation
1991
First prize
Second prize
Special commendation
Commendations
1992
First prize
Second prize
Special commendation
Commendations
1993
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
1994
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
1995
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
1996
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Special commendation
Commendations
1997
First prize
Second prize
Special commendations
Commendations
Kate Ashfield , for Marie in Woyzeck Gate Theatre )Toby Cockerell, for Katherine and the Boy in Henry V Shakespeare's Globe )
Dominic Curtis, for Orlando in As You Like It Perth Theatre )
Anne-Marie Duff , for Cordelia in King Lear National Theatre )Ray Fearon , for Romeo in Romeo and Juliet Royal Shakespeare Company )Zoe Waites, for Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Company)
Victoria Hamilton , for Lady Brute in The Provok'd Wife Peter Hall Company )Andrew Howard , for Orestes in Electra Minerva Theatre, Chichester ; Donmar Warehouse )Jason Hughes , for Pleribo, Adraste, and Prince Florilame in The Illusion Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)Julia Sawalha , for Melibea, Isabelle, and Hippolyta in The Illusion Paul McEneany, for Mustardseed and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream Lyric Theatre , Belfast )
Lise Stevenson, for Isabella in Measure for Measure (Nottingham Playhouse )
1998
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Kathy Kiera Clarke, for Medea in Medea Citizens Theatre , Glasgow)
Hermione Gulliford , for Olivia in Twelfth Night Crucible Theatre , Sheffield)Thusitha Jayasundera , for Viola in Twelfth Night Young Vic )Susan Lynch , for Katerina in The Storm Almeida Theatre )Stephen Mangan , for Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing Cheek by Jowl ), and Sir Benjamin Backbite in The School for Scandal Royal Shakespeare Company )[ 22] Matthew Macfadyen , for Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing Cheek by Jowl ), and Charles Surface in The School for Scandal [ 22] Jo McInnes, for Sonya in Uncle Vanya [ 22]
David Oyelowo , for the King in The Suppliants Gate Theatre )Kelly Reilly , for Peggy Riley in The London Cuckolds National Theatre )
1999
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Ariyon Bakare , for Florindo in The Servant of Two Masters Royal Shakespeare Company , Young Vic )Emma Cunniffe , for Hilde in The Master Builder (English Touring Theatre )Jude Law , for Giovanni in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Young Vic )Aidan McArdle , for Rodrigo in Othello A Midsummer Night's Dream Patrick Moy, for Malcolm in Macbeth Royal Lyceum Theatre , Edinburgh)
Kirsten Parker, for Viola in Twelfth Night Theatr Clwyd )
Claire Price , for Princess Eboli in Don Carlos Iain Robertson , for Adam/Isaac/Shepherd in The Mysteries
2000s
2000
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Nancy Carroll , for Lady Percy in Henry VI, Part 1 James O'Donnell, for Page and Ostler in Henry VI
Joe Renton, for Peto in Henry VI
Chiwetel Ejiofor , for Romeo in Romeo and Juliet National Theatre )Martin Hutson, for Silvius in As You Like It (Crucible Theatre , Sheffield)
Molly Innes, for Electra in Electra
Justine Waddell , for Nina in The Seagull David Tennant , for Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors Sam Troughton , for Young Talbot in Henry VI, Part 1
2001
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Claire Cox , for Portia in Julius Caesar Benedict Cumberbatch , for the King of Navarre in Love's Labour's Lost Regent's Park Open Air Theatre )August Diehl , for Konstantin The Seagull Edinburgh Festival )John Hopkins , for Octavius in Julius Caesar Johanna Wokalek , for Nina in The Seagull Edinburgh Festival )Martin Hutson, for Oswald in Ghosts Comedy Theatre )
Gerald Kyd , for the King of Bavarre in Love's Labour's Lost English Touring Theatre )Kevin Lennon, for Giovanni in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Kirsten Parker, for the Princess in Love's Labour's Lost English Touring Theatre )
Sam Troughton , for Richmond in Richard III Zubin Varla , for Caliban in The Tempest Kaye Wragg , for Sonya in Uncle Vanya Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)
2002
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Nonso Anozie , for King Lear in King Lear Royal Shakespeare Company )Justin Avoth, for Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)
Lucy Black, for Olivia in Twelfth Night Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory , Bristol)
Nancy Carroll , for Cordelia in King Lear Almeida Theatre )Dan Fredenburgh, for the Prince in The Prince of Homburg
Naomi Frederick , for Irina in Three Sisters Ryan Kiggell, for Gloucester in King Lear
Kananu Kirimi , for Marina in Pericles Claire Price , for Miranda in The Tempest Crucible Theatre , Sheffield)Sam Troughton , for Valère in Tartuffe National Theatre )
2003
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Special commendations
Commendations
Jamie Beamish, for Sir Thurio in Two Gentlemen of Verona Regent's Park Open Air Theatre )
Kellie Bright , for Masha in The Seagull Royal Exchange Theatre )Nancy Carroll , for Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream Crucible Theatre , Sheffield)Rory Kinnear , for Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew Royal Shakespeare Company )Emma Lowndes , for Nina in The Seagull Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)Tobias Menzies , for Tusenbach in Three Sisters Playhouse Theatre )Joseph Millson , for Orlando in As You Like It Peter Hall Company )Paul Ready , for Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors Bristol Old Vic )Steven Robertson , for Konstantin in The Seagull Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)
2004
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Nikki Amuka-Bird , for Viola in Twelfth Night Bristol Old Vic )Elliot Cowan , for Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa in Don Carlos Crucible Theatre , Sheffield)Richard Glaves, for Marchbanks in Candida Oxford Stage Company )
Jake Harders , for Reverend Alexander Mill in Candida Caroline Martin, for Desdemona in Othello Cheek by Jowl )
David Nicolle, for Ion in Ion Mercury Theatre, Colchester )
Matthew Rhys , for Edmund in King Lear Royal Shakespeare Company )Dan Stevens , for Orlando in As You Like It Peter Hall Company )
2005
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
2006
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Bryan Dick , for Dapper in The Alchemist National Theatre )Trystan Gravelle , for Young Shepherd in A Winter's Tale Royal Shakespeare Company )Tom Hiddleston , for Alsemero in The Changeling Cheek by Jowl )Sally Leonard, for Lipochka in A Family Affair (Arcola Theatre )
Laura Rees , for Lavinia in Titus Andronicus Shakespeare's Globe )Amit Shah, for Abel Drugger in The Alchemist National Theatre )
Lex Shrapnel , for John, Talbot's son; Ghost of John Talbot; Henry, Earl of Richmond; and Son that killed his father in Henry VI Ony Uhiara , for Marina in Pericles Jodie Whittaker , for Nadya in Enemies (Almeida Theatre )
2007
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Edward Bennett , for Dick Gurvil in Nan , Victor Bretherton in Diana of Dobson's Orange Tree Theatre ); Freddy in Pygmalion (Peter Hall Company ); and Roderigo in Othello Donmar Warehouse )Sam Crane , for Oswald in Ghosts Bristol Old Vic ), and Roderigo in Othello Shakespeare's Globe )Gabriel Fleary, for Alonso in The Changling (English Touring Theatre )
Harry Hadden-Paton , for Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet Battersea Arts Centre ), and John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest Theatre Royal Bath )Daniel Hawksford , for Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing National Theatre )John Heffernan , for Oswald in King Lear Royal Shakespeare Company )Richard Madden , for Romeo in Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare's Globe touring)Carey Mulligan , for Nina in The Seagull Royal Court Theatre )Pippa Nixon, for Jessica in The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare's Globe )
Amy Noble, for Lily Wilson in Chains Orange Tree Theatre )
Claudia Renton, for Mabel Chiltern in An Ideal Husband Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)
Dominic Tighe, for the Tailor and the Widow in The Taming of the Shrew Propeller at the Watermill)
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor , for the Dauphin in Henry V Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)[ 36]
2008
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Special commendations
Commendations
Charles Aitken, for Iago in Othello
David Ajala , for Reynaldo in Hamlet A Midsummer Night's Dream Royal Shakespeare Company )Hayley Atwell , for Barbara in Major Barbara National Theatre )Beth Cooke, for Irina in Three Sisters Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)
Tom Davey, for Laertes in Hamlet
Natalie Dew , for Viola in Twelfth Night Regent's Park Open Air Theatre )Ryan Gage , for Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream Oliver Le Sueur, for Lucentio The Taming of the Shrew Hamlet Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory , Bristol)
Gwilym Lee , for the Messenger in Oedipus National Theatre )Ella Smith , for Jaquenetta in Loves Labour's Lost Rose Theatre )Alex Waldmann , for Sebastian in Twelfth Night Donmar West End at Wyndhams Theatre )
2009
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Special commendations as previous winners
Commendations
Hedydd Dylan, for Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion Clwyd Theatr Cymru )
Tracy Ifeachor , for Rosalind in As You Like It Max Irons , for Max Piccolomini in Wallenstein Chichester Festival Theatre )Tunji Kasim, for Lucius and Romulus in Julius Caesar Royal Shakespeare Company )
Vanessa Kirby , for Regina in Ghosts Octagon Theatre, Bolton )Keira Knightley , for Jennifer in The Misanthrope Comedy Theatre )Jack Laskey , for Orlando in As You Like It Shakespeare's Globe )Harry Lloyd , for Oswald in Ghosts Arcola Theatre )John MacMillan , for Malcolm in Macbeth Royal Exchange Theatre ), and Rosencrantz in Hamlet Wyndhams Theatre )David Ononokpono, for Orlando in As You Like It
Henry Pettigrew, for Marcellus and Second Gravedigger in Hamlet Wyndhams Theatre )
Prasanna Puwanarajah , for Messenger in Thyestes Arcola Theatre )George Rainsford , for Bertram in All's Well That Ends Well National Theatre )Sam Swainsbury, for Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice Propeller )
Ellie Turner, for Agnes in The School for Wives Upstairs at the Gatehouse )
2010s
2010
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Pippa Bennett-Warner , for Cordelia in King Lear Donmar Warehouse )Natalie Dormer , for Mitzi in Sweet Nothings Young Vic )Susannah Fielding , for Petra in An Enemy of the People Crucible Theatre , Sheffield)Melody Grove, for Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest Royal Lyceum Theatre , Edinburgh)
Cush Jumbo , for Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)Ferdinand Kingsley , for Rosencrantz in Hamlet National Theatre )James McArdle , for Malcolm in Macbeth Shakespeare's Globe ), and Aleksey in A Month in the Country Chichester Festival Theatre )Jessica Raine , for Regina in Ghosts Duchess Theatre )Catrin Stewart , for Hilde in The Lady from the Sea Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester)Joseph Timms, for John of Lancaster in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2Shakespeare's Globe )
Charity Wakefield , for Lydio Languish in The Rivals Southwark Playhouse )Ashley Zhangazha, for the King of France in King Lear Donmar Warehouse )[ 40]
2011
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Hiran Abeysekera, for Valère in Tartuffe English Touring Theatre )
Jade Anouka , for Ophelia in Hamlet Shakespeare's Globe )Mark Arends, for Malcolm in Macbeth Liverpool Everyman )
Sebastian Armesto , for Wendoll in A Woman Killed with Kindness National Theatre )John Heffernan , for Richard II in Richard II Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory )Ffion Jolly, for Luciana in The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory )
Ben Mansfield , for Sebastian in Twelfth Night National Theatre )Sam Marks, for Friar Peter, Froth, and Gentleman 2 in Measure for Measure Royal Shakespeare Company )
Matthew Needham , for Nero in Britannicus Wilton's Music Hall )Eddie Redmayne , for Richard II in Richard II Donmar Warehouse )Lara Rossi, for Myrrha and Macrina in Emperor and Galilean National Theatre )
Sara Vickers , for Annabella in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore West Yorkshire Playhouse )
2012
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Jade Anouka , for Calpurnia, Metellus Cimber, and Pindarus in Julius Caesar Donmar Warehouse )[ 44] [ 45] [ 46] Alys Daroy, for Yelena in The Wood Demon
Holly Earl , for Bertha in The Father Belgrade Theatre , Coventry)Kurt Egyiawan, for Arsace in Berenice Donmar Warehouse )
Paapa Essiedu , for Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor Royal Shakespeare Company )Johnny Flynn , for Viola in Twelfth Night Shakespeare's Globe and West End )Aysha Kala , for Maid in Much Ado About Nothing Vanessa Kirby , for Masha in Three Sisters Young Vic )Simon Manyonda , for Lucius in Julius Caesar Royal Shakespeare Company )Luke Norris, for The Soldier in Antigone National Theatre )
Ailish Symons, for Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest Lyric Theatre , Belfast)
Ellie Turner, for Fanny Hawthorn in Hindle Wakes Finborough Theatre )
2013
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Fisayo Akinade , for Adam, Silvius, and William in As You Like It Elliot Barnes-Worrell, for the Groom in Richard II Royal Shakespeare Company )
Nari Blair-Mangat, for Caithness in Macbeth Manchester International Festival )
Gavin Fowler, for Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream Noël Coward Theatre ) and Florizel in The Winter's Tale
Kim Hardy, for Konstantin in The Seagull
Brian Markey, for Hugh in Mixed Marriage Lyric Theatre , Belfast)
Charlene McKenna , for Regina in Ghosts Almeida Theatre )Rose Reynolds , for Lavinia in Titus Andronicus Gemma Soul, for Rose in The Recruiting Officer Salisbury Playhouse )
Luke Thompson , for Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare's Globe )Olivia Vinall , for Desdemona in Othello National Theatre )
2014
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Stefano Braschi, for Soranzo in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Sam Wanamaker Playhouse , Shakespeare's Globe )
Rebecca Collingwood, for Blanche in Widowers' Houses Orange Tree Theatre )
Ncuti Gatwa , for Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet HOME , Manchester )Emma Hall, for Phaedra, Aphrodite, and Artemis in Hippolytos
Jennifer Kirby , for Lady Percy in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 Royal Shakespeare Company )Daisy May, for Celia in As You Like It Tobacco Factory Theatre , Bristol )
Frances McNamee, for Finea in A Lady of Little Sense Theatre Royal , Bath )
Ekow Quartey, for Hans in Spring Awakening Headlong /West Yorkshire Playhouse /Nuffield Theatre )
Michael Shelford, for Willie Mossop in Hobson's Choice Octagon Theatre , Bolton )
Thalissa Teixeira , for Chorus in Electra Old Vic )
2015
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
2016
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
James Corrigan, for Palamon in The Two Noble Kinsmen Royal Shakespeare Company )
Emma Curtis, for The Lady in Comus Shakespeare's Globe )
Marcus Griffiths, for Laertes in Hamlet Royal Shakespeare Company )
Felicity Huxley-Miners, for Elena Popova in The Bear
Francesca Mills , for Maria in The Government Inspector Birmingham Repertory Theatre )Marc Rhys , for Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac Theatr Clwyd )Natalie Simpson, for Cordelia in King Lear Hamlet Cymbeline Royal Shakespeare Company )
Ewan Somers, for Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing Dundee Repertory Theatre )
Marli Siu , for Hero in Much Ado About Nothing Dundee Repertory Theatre )Joanna Vanderham , for Queen Anne in Richard III Almeida Theatre )Paksie Vernon, for Sylvia Craven in The Philanderer Orange Tree Theatre )
2017
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
2018
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Daniel Burke, for Diomed in Troilus and Cressida Royal Shakespeare Company )[ 63] [ 64] [ 65]
Heledd Gwynn, for Katharine and Dauphin in Henry V Tobacco Factory Theatre , Bristol)
Tyrone Huntley , for Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream Watermill Theatre , Newbury )Martins Imhangbe , for Bagot and Aumerle in Richard II Almeida Theatre )Toheeb Jimoh , for Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream Crucible Theatre , Sheffield)Aaron Pierre , for Cassio in Othello Shakespeare's Globe )Ellora Torchia , for Emilia in Two Noble Kinsmen Shakespeare's Globe )Helena Wilson, for Mariana in Measure for Measure Donmar Warehouse )
2019
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Kitty Archer, for Mariane in Tartuffe National Theatre )[ 68] [ 67]
Eben Figueiredo, for Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac Jamie Lloyd Company at the Playhouse Theatre )
Isis Hainsworth , for Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream Bridge Theatre )Ebony Jonelle, for Rosalind in As You Like It National Theatre Public Acts at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch )
Ioanna Kimbook , for Cariola in The Duchess of Malfi Almeida Theatre )Racheal Ofori, for Udo in Three Sisters National Theatre )
Billy Postlethwaite, for Macbeth in Macbeth Watermill Theatre )
Ekow Quartey, for Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare's Globe )
Kit Young , for Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream Bridge Theatre )
2020s
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
2022
First prize
Second prize
Third Prize
Commendations
Rose Ayling-Ellis , for Celia in As You Like It @sohoplace )[ 73] [ 74] [ 75] [ 71] [ 72] Ralph Davis, for Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare's Globe )
Eben Figueiredo, for Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing National Theatre )
Conor Glean, for Dick the Butcher in Henry VI: Rebellion Henry VI: War of the Roses Richard III Royal Shakespeare Company )
Phoebe Horn, for Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing National Theatre )
Mirren Mack , for Ophelia in Hamlet Bristol Old Vic )Daniel Rock, for King Richard II in Richard II
Rosie Sheehy, for Lady Anne Neville in Richard III All's Well That Ends Well Royal Shakespeare Company )
Chanel Waddock, for Desdemona in Othello Frantic Assembly )
Claire Wetherall, for Hero in Much Ado About Nothing Sheffield Theatres /Ramps on the Moon)
Benjamin Wilson, for Borachio in Much Ado About Nothing Sheffield Theatres /Ramps on the Moon)
2023
First prize
Second prize
Third prize
Commendations
Shyvonne Ahmmad, for Malcolm in Macbeth Royal Shakespeare Company )[ 5] [ 77] [ 76] [ 78]
Jonathan Case, for Seyton in Macbeth
Joséphine Callies, for Katherine and Boy in Henry V Shakespeare's Globe and Headlong )
Samuel Creasey, for Young Shepherd in The Winter's Tale Shakespeare's Globe , Sam Wanamaker Playhouse )
Amber James, for Imogen in Cymbeline The Fair Maid of the West Royal Shakespeare Company )
Shalisha James-Davis, for Juliet in Romeo & Juliet Royal Exchange Theatre )
Tyreke Leslie, for Player in As You Like It Royal Shakespeare Company )
Taheen Modak , for Freddy in Pygmalion Old Vic )Danielle Phillips, for Luce / Second Merchant / Messenger in The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare’s Globe )
Anna Russell-Martin, for Banquo in Macbeth Royal Shakespeare Company )
Kibong Tanji, for Aaron in Titus Andronicus Shakespeare's Globe , Sam Wanamaker Playhouse )
Judges
1990s
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
(unpublished)
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
(unpublished)
2005
2006
2007
2008
(unpublished)
2009
2010s
2010
2011
(unpublished)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020s
2022
2023
See also
References
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