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Sunday 12 April 2015 21:30 BST OLIVIER AWARDS 2015 WITH MASTERCARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED • • • • • • • The Young Vic’s A View From The Bridge takes home Best Revival, Best Actor for Mark Strong and Best Director for Ivo Van Hove. Hampstead Theatre’s West End transfer of Sunny Afternoon wins the most awards for any single production and is crowned MasterCard Best New Musical Dame Angela Lansbury receives her first Olivier for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Blithe Spirit and Penelope Wilton is named Best Actress for Taken At Midnight Mike Bartlett takes home two prizes – Virgin Atlantic Best New Play, King Charles III, and Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, Bull Dame Judi Dench presented Kevin Spacey with his Special Award before he took to the stage for a special musical performance with Beverley Knight Akram Khan performs to mark Sylvie Guillem’s Special Award, which she received from Sir Anthony Dowell Wicked wins the hotly contested This Morning Audience Award The winners of the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard, the most prestigious event in the UK theatrical calendar, were announced tonight (Sunday 12 April 2015) in front of a packed audience at the glamorous ceremony held at London’s Royal Opera House. The full list is available below and online at www.olivierawards.com Hosted by acclaimed actor and comedian Lenny Henry, the ceremony featured a showstopping finale with Kevin Spacey and Beverley Knight performing a one-off version of Bridge Over Troubled Water with the full Oliviers Orchestra and the 90-strong Arts Educational Choir under Musical Director Larry Blank. Hampstead Theatre and the Young Vic are the big winners of the night, winning four awards each. Hampstead Theatre’s hugely successful West End transfer Sunny Afternoon was crowned MasterCard Best New Musical and received acting nods for its stars John Dagleish and George Maguire (Best Actor in a Musical and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical) who play brothers Ray and Dave Davies in The Kinks musical. Legendary musician Ray Davies had further cause to celebrate when he recieved the Autograph Sound Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for the Sunny Afternoon score. The Young Vic’s wins include the prestigious Best Revival Award for A View From The Bridge, for which Mark Strong won Best Actor and Ivo Van Hove was named Best Director. Mike Bartlett’s Bull, which was staged at The Maria at the Young Vic, won the Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Award. Bartlett left the ceremony tonight with a second 2015 Olivier Award, the Virgin Atlantic Best New Play prize for his modern history play King Charles III, which enjoyed sell out runs at the Almeida Theatre and Wyndham’s Theatre. This brings the British playwright’s number of Olivier Awards up to three, having previously won Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2010 for the play Cock. Nathaniel Parker won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at the Aldwych Theatre. Christopher Oram’s period dress for the Royal Shakespeare Company production, which has just opened on Broadway, also took home Best Costume Design. The Donmar Warehouse’s sell out production of City Of Angels won the much coveted Magic Radio Best Musical Revival prize, as well as the White Light Award for Best Lighting Design which went to Howard Harrison. Dame Angela Lansbury received her first ever Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The role of Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit marked the multi-Tony Award winner’s return to the London stage after an absence of nearly 40 years. Penelope Wilton was crowned Best Actress for her performance in Taken At Midnight, beating stiff competition from Gillian Anderson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Imelda Staunton. Beautiful – The Carole King Musical saw Katie Brayben and Lorna Want win the awards for Best Actress in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for their on stage portrayals of songwriters Carole King and Cynthia Weil respectively. Memphis The Musical was awarded two Oliviers in the categories for Best Theatre Choreographer and Best Sound Design, which went to Sergio Trujillo and Gareth Owen. The XL Video Award for Best Set Design was given to multi-Olivier winning designer Es Devlin for The Nether at the Duke of York’s Theatre. The Play That Goes Wrong, which originally opened as a one-act show at the Old Red Lion Theatre before transferring to Trafalgar Studios and ultimately the Duchess Theatre in the West End, was awarded Best New Comedy. La Soirée, which describes itself as a cocktail of cabaret, new burlesque and circus sideshow, received the Best Entertainment and Family Award for its run at the La Soirée Spiegeltent. In the dance categories, Best New Dance Production was shared by 32 Rue Vandenbranden by Peeping Tom at the Barbican Theatre and Mats Ek’s Juliet And Romeo by the Royal Swedish Ballet at Sadler’s Wells. The award for Oustanding Achievement in Dance went to Crystal Pite for her choreography in the productions of The Associates – A Picture Of You Falling, The Tempest Replica and Polaris also at Sadler’s Wells. Richard Jones was recognised for his direction of The Girl Of The Golden West, The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg and Rodelinda at the London Coliseum in the Outstanding Achievement in Opera category. English National Opera’s The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg also picked up the award for Best New Opera Production. This year’s Special Award winners were the groundbreaking classical and contemporary dancer Sylvie Guillem, who was presented her award by Sir Anthony Dowell, and Kevin Spacey, who recieved his award from Dame Judi Dench in recognition of his tenure as Artistic Director at The Old Vic Theatre and contribution to the London stage. The only publicly voted prize, the This Morning Audience Award, was won by Wicked. On the night the live Oliviers Orchestra performed with orchestrations and original music by conducter Larry Blank, and further orchestrations by Mark Cumberland. There were also special performances from all the nominated productions in both the MasterCard Best New Musical and Magic Radio Best Musical Revival categories, including performances by Nicole Scherzinger, dancer Akram Khan and a number from Here Lies Love by leading lady Natalie Mendoza and Talking Heads’ David Byrne, who co-created the show with Fatboy Slim. The evening’s show also included a live link to a free public Olivier Awards celebration on the ITV stage in Covent Garden Piazza hosted by Alison Hammond and West End leading man Michael Xavier, where hundreds of theatre-lovers enjoyed West End performances and a live big screen relay of the ceremony. The awards are broadcast via extensive highlights on ITV from 22:15 and then available on ITV Player. The Olivier Awards 2015 voiceover is by Julie Walters. To keep up with latest Olivier Awards news and engage with the awards online visit www.olivierawards.com or social channels using #oliviers: Olivier Awards @OlivierAwards OlivierAwards FULL WINNERS LIST FOR THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2015 WITH MASTERCARD BEST REVIVAL A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Nathaniel Parker for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Angela Lansbury for Blithe Spirit at Gielgud Theatre WHITE LIGHT AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Howard Harrison for City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse BEST SOUND DESIGN Gareth Owen for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY La Soirée at La Soirée Spiegeltent BEST COSTUME DESIGN Christopher Oram for Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at Aldwych Theatre XL VIDEO AWARD FOR BEST SET DESIGN Es Devlin for The Nether at Duke of York’s Theatre BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION 32 Rue Vandenbranden by Peeping Tom at Barbican Mats Ek’s Juliet And Romeo by Royal Swedish Ballet at Sadler’s Wells OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE 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 VIRGIN ATLANTIC BEST NEW PLAY King Charles III at Almeida Theatre & Wyndham’s Theatre BEST ACTOR Mark Strong for A View From The Bridge at Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre BEST ACTRESS Penelope Wilton for Taken At Midnight at Theatre Royal Haymarket THIS MORNING AUDIENCE AWARD Wicked at Apollo Victoria Theatre BEST NEW COMEDY The Play That Goes Wrong at Duchess Theatre MAGIC RADIO BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL City Of Angels at Donmar Warehouse BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg at London Coliseum OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA Richard Jones for his direction of The Girl Of The Golden West, The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg and Rodelinda at London Coliseum OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE Bull at The Maria at Young Vic BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER Sergio Trujillo for Memphis The Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre BEST DIRECTOR Ivo Van Hove for A View From The Bridge at the Young Vic & Wyndham’s Theatre AUTOGRAPH SOUND AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC Ray Davies for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL George Maguire for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Lorna Want for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL John Dagleish for Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Brayben for Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre MASTERCARD BEST NEW MUSICAL Sunny Afternoon at Hampstead Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre -ENDSNotes to Editors: • Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrates the world-class status of London theatre and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. For further information visit: www.olivierawards.com • MasterCard (NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com , is a technology company in the global payments industry. It operates the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, travelling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. Follow them on Twitter @MasterCardNews, join the discussion on the Beyond the Transaction Blog and subscribe for the latest news on the Engagement Bureau. • Society of London Theatre welcomes the following partners for the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard (as of 1 April 2015): MasterCard, headline sponsor Rosewood London, hotel partner Virgin Atlantic, airline partner MAC Cosmetics, make-up partner Laurent-Perrier, Champagne partner Chester Barrie, menswear partner Audi, car partner Exterion Media, advertising partner See Tickets, ticketing partner With additional support from the British Fashion Council, Bumble and Bumble, Capco (Covent Garden), Divine Chocolate, Harpers, Hildon, Penhaligon’s and Newmans. • Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is the not-for-profit organisation which provides a collective voice for the theatre owners, producers and managers of all the major commercial and grant-aided theatres across London. As well as protecting the interests of all its member theatres, SOLT promotes theatregoing through activities including the Olivier Awards with MasterCard, the TKTS ticket booth, the Official London Theatre website and its printed fortnightly listings guide, Theatre Tokens and the popular annual celebration West End LIVE in association with MasterCard. It also administers the audience development initiatives Kids Week and Get Into London Theatre, and supports a number of theatrical charities including Stage One and Mousetrap Theatre Projects.