67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards

The 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2022–2023 London theatre season on 19 November 2023 at a ceremony at Claridge's, London. Nominations were announced on 19 October 2023. The awards were hosted by Ian McKellen alongside Evgeny Lebedev, proprietor of the London Evening Standard, with Susan Wokoma presenting the ceremony.

Eligibility and nomination process
All new productions and performances on the London stage between 14 October 2022 and 13 October 2023 were eligible for consideration.

Once again the judging panel was comprised Baz Bamigboye (Deadline Hollywood), Sarah Crompton (WhatsOnStage and The Observer), the Evening Standard’s chief theatre critic Nick Curtis, freelance critic and playwright Farah Najib, Alice Saville, culture writer for Exeunt, Time Out and Financial Times and Matt Wolf (The New York Times); chaired by the Evening Standard 's culture editor Nancy Durrant.

Presenters
Other presenters included Sheila Atim, Tuppence Middleton, Layton Williams, Paloma Faith, Omari Douglas, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Lucy Taylor.
 * David Tennant presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
 * Boy George and Jake Shears presented the Editor's Award to Elton John
 * Tom Hiddleston presented the Editor's Award to Ruth Wilson

Sponsors
Sponsors included luxury ready-to-wear brand Mithridate and electric vehicle manufacturer, Polestar.

Non-competitive awards
Special Editor's Awards from the Evening Standard 's new Editor-in-Chief, Dylan Jones, were given to Ruth Wilson for her marathon 24-hour show The Second Woman, and to Sir Elton John in recognition of his collaborative approach to musical theatre. The Lebedev Award was presented to Sir Sam Mendes for his dedication and contribution to theatre over four decades.

Multiple awards
2 awards


 * Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre)
 * A Streetcar Named Desire (Almeida Theatre)

Multiple nominations
5 nominations


 * Guys and Dolls (Bridge Theatre)

4 nominations


 * A Streetcar Named Desire (Almeida Theatre)

2 nominations


 * The Motive and the Cue (National Theatre)
 * Dear England (National Theatre)
 * The Effect (National Theatre)
 * A Strange Loop (Barbican Theatre)
 * Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre)