The 64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2017–18 London Theatre season on 18 November 2018 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
[5] The ceremony was presented by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and co-hosted by Idris Elba, Claire Foy, Evgeny Lebedev and Anna Wintour.
The Advisory Judging Panel consisted of Evening Standard chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye, The Guardian culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, WhatsOnStage theatre critic Sarah Crompton, The New York Times International theatre critic Matt Wolf and Evening Standard editor George Osborne.
The 'Official Platinum Partner' was Michael Kors, and the following awards were presented in partnership: Audi, Laurent-Perrier, Monica Vinader and Tommy Hilfiger were also event partners.
The Lebedev Award went to Cameron Mackintosh in recognition for his contribution to musical theatre.