Laurence Olivier Awards 2009

 

WINNERS FOR THE 2009 LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS

BEST ACTRESS
Margaret Tyzack for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar

BEST ACTOR
Derek Jacobi for TWELFTH NIGHT, Donmar at Wyndham’s

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patrick Stewart for HAMLET at the Novello

BEST COMPANY PERFORMANCE
THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

BEST NEW PLAY
BLACK WATCH by Gregory Burke at the Barbican

BEST NEW COMEDY
GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud

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

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 and Vaudeville

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Douglas Hodge for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Lesli Margherita for ZORRO at the Garrick

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

BEST SET DESIGN
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY designed by Todd Rosenthal at the 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 at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION
English National Opera’s PARTENOPE at the 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 Coliseum and PUNCH AND JUDY at the Young Vic

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal’s CAFÉ 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

THE SOCIETY’S SPECIAL AWARD
Sir Alan Ayckbourn