Best Actor in a Play
Hans Kesting, Who Killed My Father
In a 12 months of some mighty solo performances, Kesting ranks as one of many very best along with his blistering work right here. Highly theatrical however fully true, it was a deeply affecting masterclass.
Honourable point out: Shubham Saraf, The Father and the Assassin
As Gandhi’s murderer, Saraf was close to omnipresent on the huge Olivier stage however held it easy in along with his blackly humorous efficiency and his fourth-wall-shattering unreliable narration as comedian because it was illuminating.
Mohand Hasb Alrosol Abdalrahem & Peter Pearson, Mohand & Peter
Jack Holden, Cruise
Victor IJdens, Jesse Mensah, Felix Schellekens and Romijn Scholten, The End of Eddy
Ramsey Nasr, A Little Life
Daniel Ryan, Middle
8-10
John Heffernan, Much Ado About Nothing; Lennie James, A Number; Giles Terera, Blues for an Alabama Sky
Best Actor in a Musical
Callum Scott Howells, Cabaret
Eddie Redmayne could have taken this title final 12 months for originating this function and as we transfer onto the second set of substitute leads, I couldn’t have imagined anybody matching his efficiency. But Callum Scott Howell’s interpretation of the Emcee is wickedly good – queerer, sexier, extra haunting, I used to be merely mesmerised.
Honourable point out: Charlie Stemp, Crazy For You
An instance of the near-perfect match of actor and function, Charlie Stemp’s main man chops are completely suited to this traditional musical and the function of charmer Bobby.
Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Legally Blonde
Sam Harrison, Love is Only Love
George Maguire, The Wicker Husband
Alon Moni Aboutboul, The Band’s Visit
Jamie Muscato, Moulin Rouge
8-10
Arthur Darvill, Oklahoma!; Damian Humbley, The Great British Bake Off – The Musical; Andrew Rannells, Tammy Faye