Winners for this year’s 33rd annual Laurence Olivier Awards, London’s equivalent of the Tonys and the UK’s most prestigious stage awards, are announced from 6.30 this evening at a star-studded ceremony held at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane (See News, 6 Mar 2009). The full list of nominations is below, with winners denoted in red bold. See our other stories for analysis, speech highlights, photos and other coverage…
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BEST LIGHTING DESIGN (presented by Jodie Prenger)
THE CHALK GARDEN designed by Paule Constable at the Donmar
IVANOV designed by Paule Constable, Donmar at Wyndham’s
NO MAN’S LAND designed by Neil Austin at the Duke of York’s
PIAF designed by Neil Austin at the Donmar and Vaudeville
BEST SOUND DESIGN (presented by Charlotte Wakefield & Aneurin Barnard)
BLACK WATCH designed by Gareth Fry at the Barbican
BRIEF ENCOUNTER designed by Simon Baker at the Cinema Haymarket
JERSEY BOYS designed by Steve Canyon Kennedy at the Prince Edward
PIAF designed by Christopher Shutt, Max & Ben Ringham at the Donmar and Vaudeville
BEST COSTUME DESIGN (presented by Sadie Frost)
THE HISTORIES designed by Tom Piper and Emma Williams at the Roundhouse
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES designed by Matthew Wright at the Playhouse
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS designed by Rob Howell at The Old Vic
TWELFTH NIGHT designed by Christopher Oram, Donmar at Wyndham’s
BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION (presented by Marianela Nunez & Thiago Soares)
Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal’s CAFÉ MULLER/ THE RITE OF SPRING at Sadler’s Wells
The Royal Ballet of Flanders’ IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler’s Wells
The Royal Ballet’s INFRA at the Royal Opera House
DV8’s TO BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU at the Lyttelton
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE (presented by Tom Chambers)
The company of the Royal Ballet of Flanders for their performances in IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler’s Wells
The company of the The Royal Ballet for their performances in INFRA
Savion Glover, Marshall Davis Jr and Maurice Chestnut for their performances in Savion Glover’s BARE SOUNDZ at Sadler’s Wells
BEST NEW COMEDY (presented by Patrick Stewart)
FAT PIG by Neil La Bute at the Comedy
THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by Joanna Murray-Smith at the Vaudeville
GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud
BEST SET DESIGN (presented by Gareth Gates)
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY designed by Todd Rosenthal at the Lyttelton
BRIEF ENCOUNTER designed by Neil Murray, projections by Gemma Carrington and Jon Driscoll at the Cinema Haymarket
THE HISTORIES designed by Tom Piper at the Roundhouse
THE LOVER AND THE COLLECTION designed by Soutra Gilmour at the Comedy
MARGUERITE designed by Paul Brown at the Haymarket
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL (presented by Ian Lavender & Patina Miller)
Alexander Hanson for MARGUERITE at the Haymarket
Katherine Kingsley for PIAF at the Donmar and Vaudeville
Lesli Margherita for ZORRO at the Garrick
Jason Pennycooke for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Dave Willetts for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Comedy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE (presented by Andrea Corr)
The ensemble cast of OXFORD STREET, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
The Royal Court Theatre’s production of THE PRIDE, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
Clive Rowe for his performance in MOTHER GOOSE at Hackney Empire
Jo Newbery for the design of SCARBOROUGH, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (presented by Imelda Staunton)
Oliver Ford Davies for HAMLET at the Novello
Kevin R McNally for IVANOV, Donmar at Wyndham’s
Paul Ritter for THE NORMAN CONQUESTS at The Old Vic
Patrick Stewart for HAMLET at the Novello
BEST ACTRESS (presented by Russell Tovey)
Deanna Dunagan for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at the NT Lyttelton
Lindsay Duncan for THAT FACE at the Duke of York’s
Margaret Tyzack for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar
Penelope Wilton for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar
BEST ACTOR (presented by Sian Phillips)
David Bradley for NO MAN’S LAND at the Duke of York’s
Michael Gambon for NO MAN’S LAND at the Duke of York’s
Adam Godley for RAIN MAN at the Apollo
Derek Jacobi for TWELFTH NIGHT, Donmar at Wyndham’s
BEST COMPANY PERFORMANCE (presented by Gillian Anderson)
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY directed by Anna D Shapiro at the Lyttelton
BLACK WATCH directed by John Tiffany at the Barbican
THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS directed by Matthew Warchus at The Old Vic
SUNSET BOULEVARD directed by Craig Revel Horwood at the Comedy
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER (presented by Anton du Beke)
Rafael Amargo for ZORRO at the Garrick
Steven Hoggett for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican
Lynne Page for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Kate Prince for INTO THE HOODS at the Novello
Sergio Trujillo for JERSEY BOYS at the Prince Edward
BEST REVIVAL (presented by Pete Postlethwaite)
THE CHALK GARDEN directed by Michael Grandage at the Donmar
THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS directed by Matthew Warchus at The Old Vic
BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION (presented by Rosalind Plowright)
The Royal Opera’s DON CARLO at the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera’s THE MINOTAUR at the Royal Opera House
English National Opera’s I PAGLIACCI at the Coliseum
English National Opera’s PARTENOPE at the Coliseum
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA (presented by Anja Kampa)
Patricia Bardon for her performances in The Royal Opera’s THE RAKE’S PROGRESS at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera’s PARTENOPE and RIDERS TO THE SEA at the Coliseum
Feruccio Furlanetto for his performance in the Royal Opera’s DON CARLO at the Royal Opera House
Ed Gardner for conducting English National Opera’s BORIS GODUNOV, CAVALLIERA RUSTICANA, DER ROSENKAVALIER, I PAGLIACCI, RIDERS TO THE SEA at the Coliseum and PUNCH AND JUDY at the Young Vic
Christine Rice for her performances in the Royal Opera’s THE MINOTAUR at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera’s PARTENOPE at the Coliseum
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (presented by )
Sofia Escobar for WEST SIDE STORY at Sadler’s Wells
Kathryn Evans for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Comedy
Ruthie Henshall for MARGUERITE at the Haymarket
Elena Roger for PIAF at the Donmar and Vaudeville
Emma Williams for ZORRO at the Garrick
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (presented by Dominic Cooper)
Douglas Hodge for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Denis Lawson for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Ryan Molloy for JERSEY BOYS at the Prince Edward
Matt Rawle for ZORRO at the Garrick
BEST ENTERTAINMENT (presented by Alfre Woodard)
Noel Coward’s BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Cinema Haymarket
LA CLIQUE at the Hippodrome
MARIA FRIEDMAN: RE-ARRANGED at Trafalgar Studios 1
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL (presented by Jason Donovan)
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play “La Cage Aux Folles” by Jean Poiret, at the Playhouse Theatre.
PIAF by Pam Gems at the Donmar and Vaudeville
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SUNSET BOULEVARD book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based on the Billy Wilder film at the Comedy
WEST SIDE STORY based on a conception by Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, entire original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins at Sadler’s Wells
BEST NEW PLAY (presented by David Hare)
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY by Tracy Letts at the Lyttelton
BLACK WATCH by Gregory Burke at the Barbican
THE PITMEN PAINTERS by Lee Hall at the Cottesloe
THAT FACE by Polly Stenham at the Duke Of York’s
BEST DIRECTOR (presented by David Morrissey)
Terry Johnson for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Des McAnuff for JERSEY BOYS at the Prince Edward
Emma Rice for BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Cinema Haymarket
John Tiffany for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican
BEST NEW MUSICAL (presented by Brian May & Anita Dobson)
JERSEY BOYS The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe at the Prince Edward
ZORRO book & lyrics by Stephen Clark, music by The Gipsy Kings, original story by Stephen Clark & Helen Edmundson, music co-composed and adapted by John Cameron at the Garrick
SPECIAL AWARD (presented by Kevin Spacey & Liza Goddard)
Sir Alan Ayckbourn
