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Full 2010 Olivier Winners by Announcement Order

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21 March 2010

Winners of the 34th annual Laurence Olivier Awards, London’s equivalent of the Tonys and the UK’s most prestigious stage awards, are now being announced (Sunday 21 March 2010) at a star-studded ceremony at Grosvenor House, Park Lane in London. This year’s awards, run by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), are sponsored once again by the hotel group Hilton UK and Ireland.
Whatsonstage.com is reporting live from the event, announcing the winners across all 26 categories to you, as they’re announced to the VIP and industry guests.

We’ve red-bolded the names of the winners for announced categories below, in the order of presentation. Check back shortly for more winners, as well as exclusive photos, videos, reports on speeches and further analysis.

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BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

BURNT BY THE SUN designed by Mark Henderson at the Lyttelton

ENRON designed by Mark Henderson the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
SPRING AWAKENING designed by Kevin Adams at the Novello
THREE DAYS OF RAIN designed by Jon Clark at the Apollo

BEST SOUND DESIGN

EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR designed by Christopher Shutt at the Olivier
JERUSALEM designed by Ian Dickinson for Autograph at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN designed by Andrew Bruce and Nick Lidster for Autograph at the Olivier
SPRING AWAKENING designed by Brian Ronan at the Novello

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

HELLO DOLLY! designed by Peter McKintosh at the Open Air
MADAME DE SADE designed by Christopher Oram, Donmar at Wyndham’s
THE MISANTHROPE designed by Amy Roberts at the Comedy
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT- THE MUSICAL designed by Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner at the Palace

BEST SET DESIGN

ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE designed by Mark Thompson with animation by Pete Bishop
ENRON designed by Anthony Ward at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
JERUSALEM designed by Ultz at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
RED designed by Christopher Oram at the Donmar Warehouse

BEST NEW COMEDY

CALENDAR GIRLS by Tim Firth at the Noël Coward
ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE by Richard Bean at the Olivier
PARLOUR SONG by Jez Butterworth at the Almeida
THE PRIORY by Michael Wynne at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION

Russell Maliphant’s AFTERLIGHT at Sadler’s Wells
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s E=MC² at Sadler’s Wells
Goldberg: The Brandstrup Rojo Project, ROH2 at the Royal Opera House
Rambert Dance Company’s A LINHA CURVA at Sadler’s Wells
Fabulous Beast Dance’s THE RITE OF SPRING at the London Coliseum

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE

Colin Dunne for his performance in OUT OF TIME at The Pit
Michael Hulls for his lighting designs for Russell Maliphant’s TWO:FOUR:TEN at the London Coliseum; and for Russell Maliphant’s AFTERLIGHT and for Ex Machina & Sylvie Guillem’s EONNAGATA at Sadler’s Wells
Rambert Dance Company for an outstanding year of new work

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER

Matthew Bourne for OLIVER! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Bill T Jones for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello
Anthony Van Laast for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium
Stephen Mear for HELLY DOLLY! at the Open Air

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE

Soho Theatre/ Tiata Fahodzi for IYA ILE (THE FIRST WIFE)
The Tricycle Theatre for THE GREAT GAME
The Royal Court for COCK at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Hayley Atwell for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s
Michelle Dockery for BURNT BY THE SUN at the Lyttelton
Alexandra Gilbreath for TWELFTH NIGHT at the Duke of York’s
Keira Knightley for THE MISANTHROPE at the Comedy
Rachael Stirling for THE PRIORY at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court
Ruth Wilson for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Mackenzie Crook for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
Rory Kinnear for BURNT BY THE SUN at the Lyttelton
Tim Pigott-Smith for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
Eddie Redmayne for RED at the Donmar

BEST ACTRESS

Gillian Anderson for A DOLL’S HOUSE at the Donmar
Lorraine Burroughs for THE MOUNTAINTOP at Trafalgar Studios 1
Imelda Staunton for ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE at Trafalgar Studios 1
Juliet Stevenson for DUET FOR ONE at the Almeida and Vaudeville
Rachel Weisz for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar

BEST ACTOR

James Earl Jones for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at the Novello
Jude Law for HAMLET, Donmar at Wyndham’s
James McAvoy for THREE DAYS OF RAIN at the Apollo
Mark Rylance for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
Ken Stott for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s
Samuel West for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward

THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR SHOW

BILLY ELLIOT music by Elton John, books and lyrics by Lee Hall at the Victoria Palace
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, book and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe at Her Majesty’s
WAR HORSE based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford at the New London
WE WILL ROCK YOU based on the songs of Queen, by Ben Elton in collaboration with Brian May and Roger Taylor at the Dominion
WICKED music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman at the Apollo Victoria

BEST REVIVAL

ARCADIA directed by David Leveaux at the Duke of York’s
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF directed by Debbie Allen at the Novello
THE MISANTHROPE directed by Thea Sharrock at the Comedy
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE directed by Rob Ashford at the Donmar Warehouse
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE directed by Lindsay Posner at the Duke of York’s
THREE DAYS OF RAIN directed by Jamie Lloyd at the Apollo

BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION

The Royal Opera’s DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER at the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera’s LULU at the Royal Opera House
English National Opera’s PETER GRIMES at the London Coliseum
The Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA

Anja Kampe for her performance in Royal Opera’s DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER at the Royal Opera House
Stuart Skelton for his performance in English National Opera’s PETER GRIMES at the London Coliseum
Nina Steme for her performance in the Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House
Michael Volle for his performances in the Royal Opera’s LULU and TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT

Sheila Hancock for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium
Maureen Lipman for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick
Kelly Price for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick
Iwan Rheon for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT

Melanie C for BLOOD BROTHERS at the Phoenix
Patina Miller for SISTER ACT at the London Palladium
Samantha Spiro for HELLO DOLLY! at the Open Air
Hannah Waddingham for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick
Charlotte Wakefield for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT

Rowan Atkinson for OLIVER! at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Aneurin Barnard for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello
Bob Golding for MORECAMBE at the Duchess
Alexander Hanson for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Garrick
Tony Sheldon for PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT – THE MUSICAL at the Palace

BEST ENTERTAINMENT

ARTURO BRACHETTI: CHANGE written and directed by Sean Foley, original concept by Serge Denoncourt, based on the repertoire of Arturo Brachetti at the Garrick
DERREN BROWN: ENIGMA written by Derren Brown and Andy Nyman at the Adelphi
MORECAMBE by Tim Whitnall at the Duchess

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL

Irving Berlin’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields at the Young Vic
HELLO DOLLY! book by Michael Stewart, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, based on the play ‘The Matchmaker’ by Thornton Wilder at the Open Air
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman, originally produced and directed on Broadway by Harold Prince at the Garrick
Lionel Bart’s OLIVER! based on the original production by Sam Mendes at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

BEST NEW PLAY

ENRON by Lucy Prebble at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward
JERUSALEM by Jez Butterworth at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall at Trafalgar Studios 1
RED by John Logan by at the Donmar Warehouse

BEST DIRECTOR

Rupert Goold for ENRON at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Noel Coward

Michael Grandage for HAMLET, Donmar at Wyndham’s
Lindsay Posner for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Duke of York’s
Ian Rickson for JERUSALEM at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and now at the Apollo
Bijan Sheibani for OUR CLASS at the Cottesloe

BEST NEW MUSICAL

DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS book by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the Savoy
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT – THE MUSICAL book by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, based on the Latent Image/Specific Films motion picture distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. at the Palace
SPRING AWAKENING music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, based on the play by Frank Wedekind at the Novello
SISTER ACT music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner at The London Palladium