Olivier Awards Winners

If you haven't seen already, the winners of the 2012 Olivier Awards for West End theatre were announced a few days back after the event was held at London's Royal Opera House. The winners were as follows...

Best New Play: Collaborators at the Cottesloe
Best Revival: Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse
Best Entertainment and Family: Derren Brown—Svengali at the Shaftesbury
Best Actress: Ruth Wilson for Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller for Frankenstein at the Olivier
Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Sheridan Smith for Flare Path at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Best Actress in a Musical: The Matildas for Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge
Best Actor in a Musical: Bertie Carvel for Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge
Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical: Nigel Harman for Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Best New Musical: Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge
Best Musical Revival: Crazy For You at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Best Director: Matthew Warchus for Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge
Best Theatre Choreographer: Peter Darling for Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge
Best Lighting Design: Frankenstein designed by Bruno Poet at the Olivier
Best Set Design: Matilda the Musical designed Rob Howell at the Cambridge
Best Costume Design: Crazy For You designed by Peter McKintosh at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Best Sound Design: Matilda the Musical designed by Simon Baker at the Cambridge
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre: Theatre Royal, Stratford East in association with the Barbican and Traverse Theatre for Roadkill
Best New Opera Production: English National Opera's Castor and Pollux at the London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement in Opera: ENO for the breadth and diversity of its artistic programme
Outstanding Achievement in Dance: Edward Watson for his performance in The Metamorphosis at the Linbury Studio at the Royal Opera House
Best New Dance Production: Desh by Akram Khan Company at Sadler's Wells, choreographed by Akram Khan
Radio 2 Audience Award: Les Misérables, Queens Theatre
SOLT Special Awards: Dame Monica Mason, Royal Ballet & Sir Tim Rice
Reporter: David Chadderton
Dateline: 15th April, 2012