Drama

Chairman: Charles Spencer

Hon Secretary: Ian Shuttleworth

Contact: shutters@cix.co.uk or editor@theatrerecord.com

The Drama Section of the Critics' Circle is the oldest of the Circle's sections. The section's Theatre Awards have been in existence since 1989 and have included since 1996 the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer. In 2001 a new award was instituted in memory of the husband and wife critical partnership of John and Wendy Trewin. It takes the form of a medal for the Best Shakespearian Performance of the year. In 2006, the award for best new or revived musical, which until 1994 had been the award for best new musical, was renamed the Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical in honour of the late Peter Hepple's outstanding contribution to the Critics' Circle.

Click here to view a selection of pictures taken at The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2006 ceremony, held at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on Tuesday 30 January 2007.

The section is also affiliated to the International Association of Theatre Critics, a body with similar aims on an international scale. The IATC holds a congress every two years. The Association's current President is Ian Herbert, former editor of Theatre Record and former Secretary of the Drama Section. Details of IATC aims and activities can be found at www.aict-iatc.

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