Best Performance by an Actor – PAUL SCOFIELD
Best Performance by an Actress – DAME PEGGY ASHCROFT
Most Promising British Playwright – JOHN OSBORNE
Best Musical Entertainment – CRANKS
Best New Play – ROMANOFF AND JULIET
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Main photo: EVENING STANDARD THEATRE AWARDS 1956
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