The Civil Shortlist

The Contenders

Well the plays have been revisited, the little grey cells put back into action and the oracle consulted. In short and without further ado, Civilian Theatre is proud to present the runners and riders in the inaugural shortlist for The Civil Awards. [Cue much fanfare, fireworks and underhand, dirty trick campaigns].

Bribes, whilst having little effect on the outcome, will still be gratefully received. Your comments and opinions are also welcomed.

Winners will revealed next week following a countdown of the Top 10 plays of 2013.

Best Actor – Male

• James McAvoy          Macbeth (Macbeth)
• David Tennant          Richard II (Richard II)
• Serge Maggiani        Berenger (Rhinoceros)
• Henry Goodman       Arturo Ui (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui)
• Rory Kinnear            Iago (Othello)

Best Actor – Female

• Phoebe Waller-Bridge   Marion / Fleabag (Mydidae / Fleabag)
• Harriet Walter                Brutus (Julius Caesar)
• Hannah Waddingham    Kate (Kiss Me, Kate)
• Neve McIntosh               Claire (The Events)
• Ruth Wilson                   Monologue (The El Train)

Best Supporting Actor

• Kyle Soller                     Gaveston (Edward II)
• Vanessa Kirby               Isabella (Edward II)
• Jonathan Slinger           Parolles (All’s Well That Ends Well)
• Ben Whishaw                Baby (Mojo)
• William Gaunt                Dogsborough (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui)

Best Director

• Susan Stroman              The Scottsboro Boys
• Katie Mitchell                  Fraulein Julie
• Jamie Lloyd                    Macbeth
• Declan Donnellan           Ubu Roi
• Gregory Doran               Richard II

Theatre / Theatre Company of the Year

• Young Vic
• Barbican Centre
• Trafalgar Transformed
• Harold Pinter Theatre

Surprise of the Year

• The Scottsboro Boys
• The Events
• Hamlet de los Andes

Best thing to happen in theatre in 2013

• The amount of £10 seats for the Michael Grandage season
• Rupert Goold appointed as the next artistic director of the Almeida
• The opening of The Shed

Biggest disappointment of the year

• Not going to see Chimerica
• The general flat direction and conservative productions in the Michael Grandage season
• Ben Whishaw and Judi Dench in Peter and Alice 

Worse thing to happen in theatre in 2013

• The growing trend to not allow people to book seats so that there is only one left on its own
• The continuing upward creep of top-end theatre ticket prices
• The cull of theatre critics across the mainstream press