Huge congratulations to all United Agents clients recognised in the shortlist for this year’s Standard Theatre Awards!

EMERGING TALENT
• Gracie Oddie-James — The Lady from the Sea, Bridge
• Lucy Karczewski — Stereophonic, Duke of York’s

BEST DIRECTOR
• Nicholas Hytner — Richard II, Bridge

BEST MUSICAL
• Evita, Palladium — Children’s Casting: Harry Blumenau; cast includes Harrison Wilde
• The Producers, Menier/Garrick — Director: Patrick Marber; Associate Director Martha Geelan; cast includes Joanna Woodward and Raj Ghatak
• Here We Are, National — cast includes Jack Butterworth
• Oliver!, Gielgud — Designer: Lez Brotherston
• Shucked, Regent’s Park Open Air — cast includes Stevie Webb

BEST ACTOR
• David Shields — Punch, Young Vic

BEST ACTRESS
• Rosamund Pike — Inter Alia, Lyttelton

BEST PLAY
• Till the Stars Come Down by Beth Steel, Dorfman — cast includes Adrian Bower, Ruby Thompson & Elodie Blomfield; Intimacy Direction: Asha Jennings-Grant
• Punch by James Graham, Young Vic — cast includes David Shields; Composition & Sound Design: Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
• Stereophonic by David Adjmi, Duke of York’s — cast includes Lucy Karczewski; Associate Director: Emma Baggott
• Romans: A Novel by Alice Birch, Almeida — written by Alice Birch; cast includes Declan Conlon
• The Brightening Air by Conor McPherson, Old Vic — Sound Design: Gregory Clarke