The 66th Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2021–2022 London Theatre season on 11 December 2022 at a ceremony at The Ivy, London.^[1][2][3][4] Nominations were announced on 17 October 2022.^[5][6] The awards ceremony was compered by Sheridan Smith and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, proprietor of the London Evening Standard.^[1]

Eligibility and nomination process

All new productions and performances on the London stage between 20 May 2021 and 13 October 2022 were eligible for consideration.^[1]

On this year's judging panel were Baz Bamigboye, Sarah Crompton, Nick Curtis, Farah Najib, Alice Saville and Matt Wolf; chaired by the Evening Standard's Culture Editor Nancy Durrant.^[2]

Ceremony

Presenters

• Stephen Graham presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
• Josie Rourke and Martha Plimpton presented the award for Best Director
• Ana Wintour presented the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright^[2]
• Evgeny Lebedev presented the special awards^[2]

Sponsors

The headline sponsor was Garrard.

Non-competitive awards

Special awards were given to Nica Burns and Dame Vanessa Redgrave for their outstanding contribution to and support of London theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Multiple awards

2 awards

• Oklahoma! (Young Vic Theatre)

Multiple nominations

5 nominations

• Oklahoma! (Young Vic Theatre)

4 nominations

• Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre)
• Blues for an Alabama Sky (Royal National Theatre)

3 nominations

• A Number (The Old Vic)
• Red Pitch (Bush Theatre)

2 nominations

• Get Up Stand Up! (Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue)
• Anything Goes (Barbican Theatre)
• Cyrano de Bergerac (Harold Pinter Theatre)
• The Seagull (Harold Pinter Theatre)
• The Father and the Assassin (Royal National Theatre)