The Laurence Olivier Awards 2006

Sunday 26th February 2006 -  London Hilton, Park Lane, London

Hosted By Richard Wilson

Winners highlighted in red.

BEST ACTRESS

Eve Best for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

Clare Higgins for DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Lyric

Helen McCrory for AS YOU LIKE IT at Wyndham’s

Janet McTeer for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

Harriet Walter for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

BEST ACTOR

Brian Dennehy for DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Lyric

Richard Griffiths for HEROES at Wyndham’s

Derek Jacobi for DON CARLOS at the Gielgud

Con O’Neill for TELSTAR at the New Ambassadors

David Threlfall for SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME at the New Ambassadors

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

David Bradley for HENRY IV PARTS 1 & 2 at the Olivier

Benedict Cumberbatch for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

Noma Dumezweni for A RAISIN IN THE SUN Young Vic at the Lyric Hammersmith

Anne Reid for EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON at the Comedy

Paul Ritter for CORAM BOY at the Olivier

 
BEST NEW PLAY

CORAM BOY adapted by Helen Edmundson from a novel by Jamila Gavin at the Olivier

HARVEST by Richard Bean at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court

ON THE SHORE OF THE WIDE WORLD by Simon Stephens at the Cottesloe

PAUL by Howard Brenton at the Cottesloe

BEST NEW COMEDY

GLORIOUS! by Peter Quilter at the Duchess

HEROES by Gérald Sibleyras translated by Tom Stoppard at Wyndham’s

SHOOT THE CROW by Owen McCafferty at Trafalgar Studio 1

BEST ENTERTAINMENT

BLUE MAN GROUP at the New London

DUCKTASTIC at the Albery

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES at the Cambridge

BEST REVIVAL

DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller at the Lyric

DON CARLOS by Friedrich Schiller in a new adaptation by Mike Poulton at the Gielgud

HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Richard Eyre at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

MARY STUART by Friedrich Schiller in a new version by Peter Oswald at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

 
BEST NEW MUSICAL

ACORN ANTIQUES – THE MUSICAL! Book, music and lyrics by Victoria Wood at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket

THE BIG LIFE written by Paul Sirett, music by Paul Joseph at the Apollo

BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL book and lyrics by Lee Hall, music by Elton John at the Victoria Palace

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRODUCTION

GUYS AND DOLLS based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows at the Piccadilly

HMS PINAFORE a new version by Herbert Appleman, music by Arthur Sullivan. Original libretto by W. S. Gilbert at the Open Air

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Haydn Gwynne for BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace

Jane Krakowski for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly

Jenna Russell for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly

Julie Walters for ACORN ANTIQUES – THE MUSICAL! at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Douglas Hodge for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly

Ewan McGregor for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly

James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower for BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace

 
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Tameka Empson for THE BIG LIFE at the Apollo

Tim Healy for BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace

Celia Imrie for ACORN ANTIQUES – THE MUSICAL! at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket

Scarlett Strallen for HMS PINAFORE at the Open Air

BEST DIRECTOR

Stephen Daldry for BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace

Richard Eyre for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

Michael Grandage for DON CARLOS at the Gielgud

Phyllida Lloyd for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

Melly Still for CORAM BOY at the Olivier

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER

Rob Ashford for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly

Peter Darling for BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL designed by Rick Fisher at the Victoria Palace

DON CARLOS designed by Paule Constable at the Gielgud

MARY STUART designed by Hugh Vanstone at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

GUYS AND DOLLS designed by Howard Harrison at the Piccadilly

 
BEST SET DESIGN

BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL designed by Ian MacNeil at the Victoria Palace

DON CARLOS designed by Christopher Oram at the Gielgud

HEDDA GABLER designed by Rob Howell at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

THE DOG IN THE MANGER designed by Es Devlin at the Playhouse

DON CARLOS designed by Christopher Oram at the Gielgud

HEDDA GABLER designed by Rob Howell at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

MARY STUART designed by Anthony Ward at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo

BEST SOUND DESIGN

BILLY ELLIOT – THE MUSICAL designed by Paul Arditti at the Victoria Palace

CORAM BOY designed by Christopher Shutt at the Olivier

GUYS AND DOLLS designed by Terry Jardine & Chris Full at the Piccadilly

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE

BLOODY SUNDAY – SCENES FROM THE SAVILLE INQUIRY at the Tricycle Theatre

COMFORT ME WITH APPLES at Hampstead Theatre

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

Laura Wade for BREATHING CORPSES at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court and COLDER THAN HERE at Soho Theatre

 
BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION

Rambert Dance Company’s CONSTANT SPEED at Sadler’s Wells

Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre’s GISELLE at the Barbican

Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant’s PUSH at Sadler’s Wells

Akram Khan/Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Antony Gormley/Nitin Sawhney’s ZERO DEGREES at Sadler’s Wells

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE

Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s corps de ballet for their season at Sadler’s Wells

Pina Bausch for the creation of NELKEN and PALERMO PALERMO at Sadler’s Wells

Johan Kobborg for his performance in the Royal Ballet’s THE LESSON and his production of LA SYLPHIDE at the Royal Opera House

Russell Maliphant for his choreography and performance in PUSH at Sadler’s Wells

BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION

English National Opera’s BILLY BUDD at the London Coliseum

English National Opera’s LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum

English National Opera’s MADAM BUTTERFLY at the London Coliseum

English National Opera’s ON THE TOWN at the London Coliseum

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA

Sarah Connolly for her performance in English National Opera’s LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum

Simon Keenlyside for his performances in the Royal Opera’s 1984 at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera’s BILLY BUDD at the London Coliseum

David McVicar for his direction of English National Opera’s LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum

Anthony Minghella and Carolyn Choa for the direction and choreography of English National Opera’s MADAM BUTTERFLY at the London Coliseum