Andrew Scott, David Tennant, Sophie Okonedo Win Acting Prizes at U.K. Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Andrew Scott, David Tennant and Sophie Okonedo took home the acting prizes at the 33rd U.K. Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards.
Scott won best actor for “Vanya,” a one-man Chekov adaptation which saw him play eight different characters in conversation with each other.
In February, Scott won best actor at the Critics’ Circle film awards. The theater win makes Scott the inaugural double winner at the Critics’ Circle, winning the same prize at both the Film Awards and the Theatre Awards, both of which are run by umbrella group the U.K.
Critics’ Circle. Sophie Okonedo won best actress for her role as the titular character in @sohoplace’s “Medea.” The Trewin Award for best Shakespearean performance went to David Tennant for his turn in the Donmar Warehouse’s staging of “Macbeth.” Rupert Goold won best director for the James Graham-penned production “Dear England” at the National Theatre.
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