Carl Roberts 
The 33rd Annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards take place on Monday, March 25th at London’s SohoPlace Theatre.
As previously announced, the 32nd Annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards ceremony will be taking place on the afternoon of Monday 25th March at the same venue as 2023 – @sohoplace theatre in London.
The event will unite critics and creatives alike in a celebration of the very best British theatre has had to offer over the past year. The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards allows the country’s most senior theatre critics a chance to celebrate the work which has impressed them most. With critics making citations from their most positive reviews. The Critics’ Circle has a long history of spotting talent early, with previous winners of the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer including Oscar winners Eddie Redmayne, Rachel Weisz, Sam Mendes and Daniel Kaluuya.
PRESENTERS
Faith Omole and Akiya Henry, who are currently performing in the Almeida’s King Lear, are among the stars of current London shows who will take to the stage to present the evening’s winners with their awards. They’ll be joined by Giles Terera (Hamilton, Othello), and Isabella Pappas (Stranger Things). Arthur Hughes (Shardlake) and Tracy-Ann Oberman (The Merchant of Venice 1936) to name only a few.
GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE
Guests in attendance at the ceremony will include Andrew Scott (Vanya), Sophie Okonedo (Medea), and Zadie Smith (The Wife of Willesden). Marisha Wallace (Guys and Dolls, Celebrity Big Brother), John McCrea (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Gethin Antony (Game of Thrones). Hammed Animashaun (Black Ops) and Patrick Vail (Oklahoma!) among others.
WHY AM I SO SINGLE?
Guests will be treated to an exclusive preview of Why Am I So Single? The forthcoming new musical from Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, creators of SIX. The preview is a return full circle for Marlow and Moss. Before it went on to break records on Broadway, SIX initially previewed to critics as an unknown show at the 2017 Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards.
EMPTY SPACE PETER BROOK AWARD
The winner of the Empty Space Peter Brook Award will be among those revealed. Launched last year in partnership with critic and producer Blanche Marvin MBE, the award recognises a theatre space that embodies the spirit of the late theatre director Peter Brook both in its use of space and in its relationship to its locality.
The nominees for the 2024 Empty Space Peter Brook Award are:
Soho Theatre
Southwark Playhouse
The Orange Tree, Richmond
Theatre Royal Windsor
Finborough Theatre
SPONSORS
The Critics’ Circle is also delighted to announce the growth of its sponsorship partnerships for the Theatre Awards. Nyman Libson Paul, the theatre accountants, continue as headline sponsors. Finitio: The Employability Experts will again sponsor the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
Joining them as sponsors this year are Overtures Piano Bar. The media and communications law specialists 5RB and the arts streaming platform Marquee TV. Overtures will sponsor the Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical. 5RB will sponsor the award for Best Actor. And Marquee TV will sponsor the award for Best Director.
EDWARD HUMPHREY
Edward Humphrey, CEO of Marquee TV, said
‘At Marquee TV we are committed to showcasing the best quality theatrical productions for our international audiences, opening up the world of theatre to everyone, no matter their location. Our theatre-loving audiences particularly enjoy new and ground-breaking work which we strive to provide on the platform alongside our dance, opera, music and visual arts content. We are proud to be sponsoring the Best Director award this year, which recognises some of the leading creatives in this field.’
ADAM WOLANSKI
Adam Wolanski, KC of 5RB, said
‘5RB is a leading set of media and communications law barristers, providing advice on defamation, breach of confidence, privacy law and related issues within the theatre, film and publishing industries, amongst others. The natural overlap between 5RB’s work and the creative industries makes this an exciting new partnership for 5RB, and we are proud to partner with the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards to sponsor 2024’s Best Actor Award.’
The 33rd Annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards will be held on March 25th. Get more info on the awards here.
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