WINNERS FOR THE 2009 LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS
Best Actress:
Margaret Tyzack for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor:
Derek Jacobi for TWELFH NIGHT, Donmar West End at the Wyndham’s theatre
Best Performance In A Supporting Role:
Patrick Stewart for HAMLET at the Novello theatre
Best Company Performance:
The Histories directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse
Best New Play:
National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch by Gregory Burke at the Barbican
Best New Comedy:
Winner: GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud theatre
Best Revival:
THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse
Best Entertainment:
LA CLIQUE at the Hippodrome
Best New Musical:
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 theatre
Best Musical Revival:
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.
Best Actress In A Musical:
Elena Roger for PIAF at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre
Best Actor In A Musical:
Douglas Hodge for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse theatre
Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical:
Lesli Margherita for ZORRO at the Garrick theatre
Best Director:
John Tiffany for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican
Best Theatre Choreographer:
Steven Hoggett for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican
Best Lighting Design
THE CHALK GARDEN designed by Paule Constable at the Donmar Warehouse
Best Set Design:
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY designed by Todd Rosenthal at the National Theatre, Lyttelton
Best Costume Design:
THE HISTORIES designed by Tom Piper and Emma Williams at the Roundhouse
Best Sound Design:
BLACK WATCH designed by Gareth Fry at the Barbican
Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre:
The Royal Court Theatre’s production of THE PRIDE, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
Best New Opera Production:
English National Opera’s PARTENOPE at the London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement In Opera:
Edward Gardner for conducting English National Opera’s BORIS GODUNOV, CAVALLIERA RUSTICANA, DER ROSENKAVALIER, I PAGLIACCI, RIDERS TO THE SEA at the London Coliseum and PUNCH AND JUDY at the Young Vic
Best New Dance Production:
Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal’s CAFE MULLER/ THE RITE OF SPRING at Sadler’s Wells
Outstanding Achievement In Dance:
The company of the Royal Ballet of Flanders for their performances in IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler’s Wells
For more information, please go to www.OlivierAwards.co.uk