Elton John, Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Hiddleston: The best dressed stars at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards

A red carpet flurry lit up Mayfair’s Brook Street on Sunday evening, as the West End's great and good descended on Claridge's for the Evening Standard’s Theatre Awards 2023.

The hotel’s revolving ballroom door started spinning at 6pm, and an A-list crowd which counted Nicole Scherzinger, Elton John, Taylor Russell, Tom Hiddleston and Ruth Wilson made their way to the awards ceremony.

Boy George, who was thrilled to be seated at a three-course-dinner far from the Jungle he found himself in this time last year, was unmissable in his oversized purple bowler hat, and David Tennant was a strong contender for best dressed man in a dazzling Mithridate embellished blazer and velvet trousers.

Zawe Ashton sparkled as she danced until the lights came up in a sequin caped Erdem gown, while Hayley Atwell said she wanted to bring cape energy with her floor length sleeved black gown by Roland Mouret. It was a sea of sparkle, champagne and celebration.

Here were the best dressed on the night:

Tom Hiddleston in Ralph Lauren and Zawe Ashton in Erdem

Evgeny Lebedev in Dolce & Gabbana and Nicole Scherzinger in The Atelier

David Tennant in Mithridate

Sir Elton John in Gucci, Boy George and Jake Shears in J Lindeberg

Jenna Coleman in Mithridate

Taylor Russell in Loewe

Sir Ian McKellen in Dolce & Gabbana and Nicole Scherzinger in The Atelier

Hayley Atwell in Roland Mouret

Sheila Atim in Emilia Wickstead

Asa Butterfield in Mithridate

Rosa Robson and Paapa Essiedu in Prada

Ruth Wilson in Armani Privé vintage

Omari Douglas in Dior

Billy Porter in Rick Owens and Arun Blair-Mangat

Layton Williams and Susie Wokoma

Marisha Wallace in Rick Owens

Tuppence Middleton in Zimmermann and Bulgari jewellery

Paloma Faith in Shushu/Tong and Fifi Chachnil

Vangelis Polydorou and Boy George

Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem in Stella McCartney

Alison Balsom and Sir Sam Mendes in Spencer Hart

Ben Cobb in Tiger of Sweden

Daniel Mays in Leonard Jay and Celinde Schoenmaker in Suzannah London

Sheila Atim and Erdem Moralıoğlu