The Laurence Olivier Awards are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre and are awarded to recognise excellence in professional theatre. Named after the renowned British actor Laurence Olivier and commonly known simply as the Olivier Awards, they are given for West End shows and other productions staged in London. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in British theatre and are considered to be the theatre industry equivalent of the BAFTA Awards for television and film; in terms of theatre, they are the British equivalent of Broadway’s Tony Awards.
2010 Laurence Olivier Awards Winner:
Best Lighting Design
BURNT BY THE SUN designed by Mark Henderson at the National Theatre, Lyttelton
Best Sound Design
SPRING AWAKENING designed by Brian Ronan at the Novello theatre
Best Costume Design
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT – THE MUSICAL designed by Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner at the Palace theatre
Best Set Design
JERUSALEM designed by Ultz at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs and now at the Apollo theatre
Best New Comedy
THE PRIORY by Michael Wynne at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
Best Theatre Choreographer
Stephen Mear for HELLO DOLLY! at the Open Air theatre
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Rambert Dance Company for an outstanding year of new work
Best New Dance Production
The Brandstrup-Rojo project’s GOLDBERG at the Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
The Royal Court for COCK at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ruth Wilson for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Eddie Redmayne for RED at the Donmar Warehouse
Best Actress
Rachel Weisz for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor
Mark Rylance for JERUSALEM at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs and now at the Apollo
Audience Award for Most Popular Show
WICKED music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman at the Apollo Victoria theatre
Best Revival
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF directed by Debbie Allen at the Novello theatre
Best New Opera Production
The Royal Opera’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Royal Opera House
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment
Iwan Rheon for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello theatre
Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment
Samantha Spiro for HELLO DOLLY! at the Open Air theatre
Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment
Aneurin Barnard for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello theatre
Best Entertainment
MORECAMBE by Tim Whitnall, at the Duchess theatre
Best Musical Revival
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 theatre
Outstanding Achievement
Michael Codron
Best New Play
THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall at Trafalgar Studio 1
Best Director
Rupert Goold for ENRON at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs and now at the Noël Coward theatre
Best New Musical
SPRING AWAKENING music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, based on the play by Frank Wedekind, at the Novello theatre
Special Award
Maggie Smith
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