The nominees for the 2025 Ian Charleson Award have been announced. The annual prize, named in memory of the acclaimed actor who died in 1990, recognises outstanding performances by actors under the ...

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers and Francesca Mills are among the nominees for this year’s Ian Charleson Awards, which celebrate performances by actors under the age of 30 in a classical role.

Essiedu won the first prize at the 2016 Ian Charleson Awards for both plays. He portrayed the titular character in Hamlet and played Edmund in King Lear. Besides his theater accolades, Paapa ...