Kristin Scott Thomas, Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Tom Hiddleston are among the stars who will vie for honours at the 60th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

The ceremony, to be presented by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon at the London Palladium, will see some of the biggest names in Britain battle it out with newcomers and other unsung heroes and heroines of the stage.

Headline-grabbing performances by Scott Thomas in Electra and Piper in Richard Bean’s hacking scandal drama, Great Britain, are joined by Helen McCrory in Medea and Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire for the coveted best actress award.

Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the Evening Standard, Anna Wintour, Condé Nast artistic director, and Christopher Bailey, chief executive officer of Burberry, will co-host the awards on November 30, with full coverage in the Standard the next day.

NATASHA RICHARDSON AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS

Gillian Anderson, A Streetcar Named Desire, Young Vic

Helen McCrory, Medea, National Theatre’s Olivier

Tanya Moodie, Intimate Apparel, Ustinov Bath and Park Theatre

Billie Piper, Great Britain, National Theatre’s Lyttelton

Kristin Scott Thomas, Electra, Old Vic

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