Nominees have been revealed for this year’s Ian Charleson Awards - supported by the National Theatre & Sunday Times.
The annual awards celebrate actors under 30 who have performed in a classical role, which is defined as a play written before 1918.
The awards are in memory of actor Ian Charleson who died of AIDS in 1990, aged only 40.
This year’s judges for the Ian Charleson Awards are: Robert Hastie, artistic director of Sheffield Theatres, Alastair Coomer, head of casting at the National Theatre, and actors Emma Fielding and Ashley Zhangazha.