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Article: Rachel and Lenny join stage giants in battle for Standard's theatre awards
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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STARS of the British stage including Rachel Weisz, Samuel West
and Lenny Henry will battle it out at the 55th London Evening
Standard Theatre Awards.
The Royal Court has emerged as the stand-out venue with 11
chances of a win. Two of its productions, Enron and Jerusalem, go
head-to-head for best play, director and actor.
Weisz's return to the London stage, as Blanche DuBois in the
Donmar's A Streetcar Named Desire, puts her in the running for best
actress. She is up against Juliet Stevenson, who put in the
performance of her career as a multiple sclerosis sufferer in Duet
for One.
American Deanna Dunagan -- who already has a Tony award for her
performance in August: Osage County -- and Penny ...