Olivier Award winners in full
The 2015 Laurence Olivier Award winner were announced last night.
The awards that see the very best in UK theatre honoured, were held at the Royal Opera House in London.
Angela Lansbury was awarded her first Olivier Award at age 89 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Blithe Spirit, while Kevin Spacey received the Outstanding Contribution to Theatre for his work as Artistic Director at The Old Vic theatre, where he will step down this summer.
He was joined on stage by Beverly Knight to perform ‘A Bridge Over Troubled Water’ to close this year’s awards.
Angela Lansbury was given her first Olivier Award
The full list of winners are:
Best Revival
A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre -WINNER!
A Streetcar Named Desire at Young Vic
My Night With Reg at Donmar Warehouse & Apollo Theatre
Skylight at Wyndham’s Theatre
The Crucible at Old Vic
Best New Comedy
Handbagged at Vaudeville Theatre
The Play That Goes Wrong at Duchess Theatre -WINNER!
Shakespeare In Love at Noël Coward Theatre
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Tanya Moodie for her performances in Intimate Apparel at Park Theatre and The House That Will Not Stand at Tricycle Theatre
Bull at The Maria at Young Vic -WNNER!
Four Minutes Twelve Seconds at Hampstead Downstairs
Juma Sharkah for her performance in Liberian Girl at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable and David Plater for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre
Jon Clark for King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre
Jan Versweyveld for A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre
Howard Harrison for City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse -WINNER!
Best Sound Design
Gareth Owen for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre -WINNER!
Brian Ronan for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre
Matt McKenzie for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
Tom Gibbons for A View From The Bridge at the Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre
Best Costume Design
Christopher Oram for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre -WINNER!
Alejo Vietti for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre
Paul Tazewell for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
Robert Jones for City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse
XL Video Award for Best Set Design
Es Devlin for The Nether at Duke of York’s Theatre
Jan Versweyveld for A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre
Paule Constable and David Plater for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre
Jon Clark for King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre
Howard Harrison for City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse -WINNER!
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Richard Goulding for King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre
John Light for Taken At Midnight at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Nathaniel Parker for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre -WINNER!
David Calder for The Nether at Duke of York’s Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Angela Lansbury for Blithe Spirit at Gielgud Theatre -WINNER!
Lydia Wilson for King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre
Phoebe Fox for A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre
The Girls playing Iris for The Nether at Duke of York’s Theatre
Best New Opera Production
Die Frau Ohne Schatten at Royal Opera House
Dialogues Des Carmélites at Royal Opera House
The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg at London Coliseum -WNNER!
Benvenuto Cellini at London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Royal Opera House and Early Opera Company for their offsite programme at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and Roundhouse
Welsh National Opera Chorus for Moses Und Aron at Royal Opera House
Richard Jones for his direction of The Girl Of The Golden West, The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg and Rodelinda at London Coliseum -WINNER!
Virgin Atlantic Best New Play
Taken At Midnight at Theatre Royal Haymarket
King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre -WINNER!
The Nether at Duke of York’s Theatre
Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre
Best Actor
James McAvoy for The Ruling Class at Trafalgar Studio 1
Mark Strong for A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre -WINNER!
Richard Armitage for The Crucible at Old Vic
Tim Pigott-Smith for King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre
Best Actress
Gillian Anderson for A Streetcar Named Desire at Young Vic
Imelda Staunton for Good People at Hampstead Theatre & Noël Coward Theatre
Kristin Scott Thomas for Electra at Old Vic
Penelope Wilton for Taken At Midnight at Theatre Royal Haymarket -WINNER!
This Morning Audience Award
Billy Elliot The Musical at Victoria Palace Theatre
Jersey Boys at Piccadilly Theatre
Matilda The Musical at Cambridge Theatre
Wicked at Apollo Victoria Theatre -WINNER!
Best New Dance Production
32 Rue Vandenbranden by Peeping Tom at Barbican -WINNER!
Mats Ek’s Juliet And Romeo by Royal Swedish Ballet at Sadler’s Wells -WINNER!
Tabac Rouge by Compagnie Du Hanneton/James Thiérrée at Sadler’s Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Christopher Wheeldon for The Winter’s Tale at Royal Opera House
Crystal Pite for her choreography in the productions of The Associates – A Picture Of You Falling, The Tempest Replica and Polaris at Sadler’s Wells -WINNER!
Rocio Molina for Bosque Ardora at Barbican
The Elders Project as part of the Elixir Festival at Sadler’s Wells
Best Entertainment & Family
Dance ‘Til Dawn at Aldwych Theatre
Hetty Feather at Vaudeville Theatre
La Soirée at La Soirée Spiegeltent -WINNER!
Best Theatre Choreographer
Annie-B Parson for Here Lies Love at National Theatre, Dorfman
Jerry Mitchell for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Josh Prince for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre
Sergio Trujillo for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre -WINNER!
Best Director
Ivo Van Hove for A View From The Bridge at Young Vic -WINNER!
Jeremy Herrin for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre
Josie Rourke for City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse
Rupert Goold for King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre
Autograph Sound Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music
David Bryan, Joe DiPietro, Nick Finlow, Tim Sutton and the Memphis Band for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim for Here Lies Love at National Theatre, Dorfman
Ray Davies for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre -WINNER!
The Orchestra for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
George Maguire for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre -WINNER!
Ian McIntosh for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre
Jason Pennycooke for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
Rolan Bell for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Haydn Gwynne for Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown The Musical at Playhouse Theatre
Lorna Want for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre -WINNER!
Nicole Scherzinger for Cats at London Palladium
Samantha Bond for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Musical at Savoy Theatre
Magic Radio Best Musical Revival
Cats at London Palladium
City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse -WINNER!
Miss Saigon at Prince Edward Theatre
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Best Actor in a Musical
Brandon Victor Dixon for The Scottsboro Boys at Garrick Theatre
John Dagleish for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre -WINNER!
Jon Jon Briones for Miss Saigon at Prince Edward Theatre
Killian Donnelly for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical
Beverley Knight for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
Gemma Arterton for Made In Dagenham at Adelphi Theatre
Katie Brayben for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre -WINNER!
Tamsin Greig for Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown The Musical at Playhouse Theatre
MasterCard Best New Musical
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre
Here Lies Love at National Theatre, Dorfman
Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre
Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre -WINNER!
