2011 Laurence Olivier Awards

Edition of London theatre awards

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Date

13 March 2011

Location

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Hosted by

Michael Ball
Imelda Staunton

Television/radio coverage

Network

BBC Radio 2

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The 2011 Olivier Awards were held on 13 March 2011 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. The 2011 awards were intended to re-launch the Oliviers as a major awards event, and so they were sponsored by MasterCard, with live coverage by the BBC.

The Theatre show was presented by Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton, with BBC Radio 2 coverage from Paul Gambaccini.

Special guests included Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury, Cameron Mackintosh, Barry Manilow as well as performances by Ramin Karimloo, Alfie Boe, Kerry Ellis, Adrian Lester as well as the London casts of Legally Blonde and Into the Woods to name a few.

The show was accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by David Charles Abell, and the finale was accompanied by a choir from the CDS (Conference Drama Schools).

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 7 February 2011 in 25 categories.

Best New Play	Best New Musical
Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris – Royal Court End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter – Trafalgar Studios Sucker Punch by Roy Williams – Royal Court The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane – Garrick Tribes by Nina Raine – Royal Court	Legally Blonde – Savoy Fela – National Theatre Olivier Love Never Dies – Adelphi Love Story – Duchess
Best Revival	Best Musical Revival
After the Dance – National Theatre Lyttelton All My Sons – Apollo King Lear – Donmar Warehouse When We Are Married – Garrick	Into the Woods – Regent's Park Open Air Passion – Donmar Warehouse Sweet Charity – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Entertainment
The Railway Children – Waterloo Station Beauty and the Beast – National Theatre Cottesloe Ghost Stories – Duke of York's Potted Panto – Vaudeville
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Roger Allam as Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV* – Shakespeare's Globe** Derek Jacobi as Lear in King Lear – Donmar Warehouse Rory Kinnear as Prince Hamlet in Hamlet – National Theatre Olivier Mark Rylance as Valere in La Bête – Comedy David Suchet as Joe Keller in All My Sons – Apollo	*Nancy Carroll as Joan in After the Dance* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow – Trafalgar Studios Tamsin Greig as Diane in The Little Dog Laughed – Garrick Sophie Thompson as Bev/Kathy in Clybourne Park – Royal Court
Best Actor in a Musical	Best Actress in a Musical
*David Thaxton as Giorgio in Passion* – Donmar Warehouse** Alex Gaumond as Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde – Savoy Ramin Karimloo as Erik the Phantom in Love Never Dies – Adelphi Sahr Ngaujah as Fela Kuti in Fela – National Theatre Olivier Michael Xavier as Oliver Barratt IV in Love Story – Duchess	*Sheridan Smith as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde* – Savoy** Sierra Boggess as Christine Daaé in Love Never Dies – Adelphi Elena Roger as Fosca in Passion – Donmar Warehouse Emma Williams as Jenny in Love Story – Duchess
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
*Adrian Scarborough as John Reid in After the Dance* – National Theatre Lyttelton** James Laurenson as King Hamlet's Ghost and The Player King in Hamlet – National Theatre Olivier Hilton McRae as Anthony in End of the Rainbow – Trafalgar Studios Lee Ross as Jack Firebrace in Birdsong – Comedy	*Michelle Terry as Sylvia in Tribes* – Royal Court** Sarah Goldberg as Betsy and Lindsey in Clybourne Park – Royal Court Anastasia Hille as Aline Solness in The Master Builder – Almeida Gina McKee as Goneril in King Lear – Donmar Warehouse Rachael Stirling as Lady Chiltern in An Ideal Husband – Vaudeville
Best Supporting Role in a Musical
*Jill Halfpenny as Paulette Bonafonté in Legally Blonde* – Savoy** Josefina Gabrielle as Nickie in Sweet Charity – Theatre Royal Haymarket Summer Strallen as Meg Giry in Love Never Dies – Adelphi Michael Xavier as Cinderella's Prince and The Wolf in Into the Woods – Regent's Park Open Air
Best Director	Best Theatre Choreographer
*Howard Davies for The White Guard* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Dominic Cooke for Clybourne Park – Royal Court Michael Grandage for King Lear – Donmar Warehouse Thea Sharrock for After the Dance – National Theatre Lyttelton	*Leon Baugh for Sucker Punch* – Royal Court** Bill T. Jones for Fela – National Theatre Olivier Stephen Mear for Sweet Charity – Theatre Royal Haymarket Jerry Mitchell for Legally Blonde – Savoy
Best Set Design	Best Costume Design
*Bunny Christie for The White Guard* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Lez Brotherston for Design for Living – Old Vic Miriam Buether for Earthquakes in London – National Theatre Cottesloe Bob Crowley for Love Never Dies – Adelphi	*Hildegard Bechtler for After the Dance* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Lez Brotherston for Design for Living – Old Vic Bob Crowley for Love Never Dies – Adelphi Mark Thompson for London Assurance – National Theatre Olivier
Best Lighting Design	Best Sound Design
*Neil Austin for The White Guard, National Theatre Lyttelton* Paul Constable for Love Never Dies – Adelphi Mark Henderson for After the Dance – National Theatre Lyttelton Hugh Vanstone for Deathtrap – Noël Coward	*Adam Cork for King Lear* – Donmar Warehouse** Nick Manning for Ghost Stories – Duke of York's Gareth Owen for End of the Rainbow – Trafalgar Studios Craig Vear for The Railway Children – Waterloo Station
Outstanding Achievement in Dance	Best New Dance Production
*Antony Gormley for set designing Babel (Words)* – Sadler's Wells** John MacFarlane for set designing Asphodel Meadows – Royal Opera House Yoshie Sunahata for drumming in Gnosis, Kodo – Sadler's Wells	Babel (Words) – Sadler's Wells Cinderella, New Adventures – Sadler's Wells Mambo 3XX1, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Best New Opera Production
*Christian Gerhaher in Tannhauser, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House* Jonas Kaufmann in Adriana Lecouvreur – Royal Opera House Andrew Shore in The Elixir of Love, English National Opera – London Coliseum	La bohème – OperaUpClose (at Soho Theatre) A Dog's Heart – London Coliseum Adriana Lecouvreur – Royal Opera House Elegy for Young Lovers – Young Vic
Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre
Blasted – Lyric Hammersmith Ivan and the Dogs – Soho / ATC Les Parents terribles – Trafalgar Studios 2 / Donmar Warehouse The Empire – Royal Court / Drum Theatre Plymouth
Audience Award
We Will Rock You Billy Elliot Jersey Boys Les Misérables
Society Special Award
Stephen Sondheim

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 21 productions, including one ballet and one opera, received multiple nominations:

7: Love Never Dies
6: After the Dance
5: King Lear, Legally Blonde
4: Clybourne Park, End of the Rainbow
3: Fela, Love Story, Passion, Sweet Charity, The White Guard
2: Adriana Lecouvreur, All My Sons, Babel (Words), Ghost Stories, Hamlet, Into the Woods, Sucker Punch, The Little Dog Laughed, The Railway Children, Tribes

The following four productions, including one ballet, received multiple awards:

4: After the Dance
3: Legally Blonde, The White Guard
2: Babel (Words)

References

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Previous Olivier Winners – 2011

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Drama	New Play Entertainment or Comedy Play Revival Actor Actress Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role
Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Musical Contribution
Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design
Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera
Special/Other	Special Award Family Show Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Performance in a Supporting Role Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical Audience Award
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Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

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