The structure of the day was also changed, moving the prize-giving ceremony to 11am (directly following the priory service), and having lunch after this.
It's sometimes said of theatre reviewers that we couldn't organise a booze-up in a brewery and our annual prize-giving tends to confirm that harsh view.
Channel 4, an independent television channel, stepped in for 1991, doubling the prize money to 20,000, and supporting the event with documentaries and live broadcasts of the prize-giving.