Andrew Scott made his first public appearance since the death of his mother at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards yesterday. The Fleabag star picked up the Best Actor award and gave a tearful tribute to mother Nora, who died earlier this month after a sudden illness. “She was my real hero, my absolute best friend and she was the most compassionate and generous and discerning of all the critics in my eyes,” he said. “The arts really were her lifeblood.”
Scott received his award for playing eight different characters in Vanya, the West End play based on Chekhov. His mother watched a National Theatre live showing of the play just three days before she died. “She sent me her review on a voice note. And, with respect to everybody here,” the actor said to the roomful of critics, “her review is the one I listen to the most — even though she might have been somewhat biased.”
