Gillian Anderson wins UK theatre award

LONDON – Gillian Anderson has gone from science fiction to stage acclaim, winning the best-actress trophy at London’s Evening Standard Theater Awards.

Judges rewarded the former X-Files star for her role in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire as faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois.

Get breaking National news

For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.

Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Tom Hiddleston was named best actor for the title role in William Shakespeare’s blood-soaked tragedy Coriolanus.

Jeremy Herrin took the best-director trophy for adaptations of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall novels, while 15th-century saga The James Plays was named best play. The Scottsboro Boys took the best-musical prize.

Sunday’s ceremony was attended by David and Victoria Beckham, Naomi Campbell, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ian McKellen.

Tom Stoppard was named “greatest living playwright” for a body of work that includes Arcadia and The Real Thing.