Gielgud Award

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The Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts, initially referred to as the Golden Quill, is a prize established in 1994 which is presented by the America-based Shakespeare Guild, founded by John F. Andrews, OBE. The award is named in honor of the English actor Sir John Gielgud.

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Background

The Gielgud Award was created in April 1994 at a ceremony [1] at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The ceremony contained speeches by Robert MacNeil, Tony Randall, and Susan Stamberg, who read a letter that Sir John had written for the occasion. It was announced that the award would, according to the Shakespeare Guild website, "preserve the heritage of Sir John Gielgud and pay tribute to the actors, directors, producers, and writers who are doing the most to perpetuate his legacy and that of the poet whose work he did so much to convey to succeeding generations of Shakespeare enthusiasts." [2] The award was first presented in 1996 and has been given sporadically ever since.

Recipients

YearRecipientLocation
1996 Sir Ian McKellen Folger Shakespeare Library [3]
1997 Sir Derek Jacobi Folger Shakespeare Library [4]
1998 Zoe Caldwell Folger Shakespeare Library [5]
1999 Dame Judi Dench Ethel Barrymore Theatre [6]
2000 Sir Kenneth Branagh Middle Temple, London [7]
2001No Award
2002 Kevin Kline Lincoln Center [8]
2003 Lynn Redgrave National Arts Club [9]
2004No Award
2005No Award
2006 Christopher Plummer National Arts Club [10]
2007 Michael Kahn British Embassy, Washington, D.C. [11]
2008 Sir Patrick Stewart National Arts Club [12]
2009No Award
2010 F. Murray Abraham National Arts Club [13]
2011No Award
2012No Award
2013No Award
2014 Sir Donald Sinden (posthumously)
received by Marc Sinden 		Guildhall, London [14]
2015 Dame Eileen Atkins Guildhall, London [15]
2016 Vanessa Redgrave Guildhall, London [16]
2017 Sir David Hare Guildhall, London [17]
2018 Sir Richard Eyre Guildhall, London [18]
2019 Sir Cameron Mackintosh Gielgud Theater [19]

References

  1. ↑ Andrews, John F. "Gielgud Award Festivities" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ Andrews, John F. "Gielgud Award Festivities". The Shakespeare Guild.
  3. ↑ "At the Folger, Knights to Remember". May 20, 1996.
  4. ↑ "REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY DURING 65TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY". April 22, 1997.
  5. ↑ "Actress Zoe Caldwell Wins Gielgud Award". November 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Night for the Love of Shakespeare: A Festive Salute to Dame Judi Dench". May 17, 1999. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ McKellen, Ian (January 16, 2000). "Ian McKellen Writings | Tribute | The Golden Quill to Kenneth Branagh".
  8. ↑ Van Gelder, Lawrence (June 17, 2002). "This Week - The New York Times" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Golden Quill" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Gardner, David (March 28, 2012). "Christopher Plummer | The Canadian Encyclopedia" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ Andrews, John F. (June 7, 2007). "Michael Kahn Receives the 2007 Gielgud Award" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ Andrews, John F. (March 7, 2008). "2008 Gielgud Award" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  13. ↑ Sierra, Gabrielle (September 13, 2010). "THE 2010 GIELGUD AWARD GALA A Salute to F. Murray Abraham Held 9/20" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse do the double at UK Theatre Awards | WhatsOnStage".
  15. ↑ Cole, Emily (October 8, 2015). "Eileen Atkins wins The Gielgud Award at the UK Theatre Awards".
  16. ↑ Shenton, Mark (September 27, 2016). "Vanessa Redgrave to Receive Gielgud Award at U.K. Theatre Awards".
  17. ↑ "David Hare wins the Gielgud Award at UK Theatre Awards 2017". October 12, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  18. ↑ Andrews, John F. (April 30, 1999). "1999 Gielgud Award Festivities" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  19. ↑ Andrews, John F. "Gielgud Award Festivities" . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
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