Dan is nominated for theatre award

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A dazzling year of performances on the London stage will be honoured at the 2007 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Lindsay, John Simm, Jessica Lange, Billie Piper, Rosamund Pike and Kristin Scott Thomas are among the dozens who are under consideration for prizes.

With so many in the running, the judges made a plea that the longlist and not just the eventual shortlist should be released.

So today, for the first time, we list every person and production put forward by the judges - theatre critics Nicholas de Jongh of the Evening Standard, Georgina Brown of the Mail on Sunday, Susannah Clapp of The Observer, Benedict Nightingale of The Times and Charles Spencer of the Daily Telegraph.

De Jongh said: "The whole notion of introducing the longlist is to draw attention to the very high quality which we regularly enjoy across the full gamut of theatre.

"There has been this past six months a considerable range of fine acting and directing. Often as many as four or five people could be worthy winners in the closest-run categories, such as best actor and actress."

He said the full list would give a stronger appreciation of the work the judges got to enjoy, adding:"Everyone on the longlist deserves their moment of glory."

The shortlist will be announced next week and Richard Wilson, the actor and director, will compere the lunchtime prize ceremony at the Savoy on 27 November.

He takes over from Ned Sherrin, the much-loved broadcaster, writer and director, who died earlier this month, aged 76.

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