Almeida tops Olivier winners 2014

Published: 15 April 2014
Reporter: David Chadderton

Almeida Chimerica transfer to Harold Pinter Theatre Credit: Johan Persson
Lesley Manville as Mrs Alving and Jack Lowden as Oswald in Almeida's Ghosts Credit: Hugo Glendinning
The Book of Mormon London company Credit: Johan Persson

The Almeida Theatre in Islington was the venue that came out of Sunday's Olivier Awards with the most trophies with a total of eight wins for its West End transfers of Chimerica and Ghosts.

Lucy Kirkwood's Chimerica came out top of the plays with five wins for Best New Play, Best Director for Lyndsey Turner, Best Lighting Design for Tim Lutkin and Finn Ross, Best Sound Design for Carolyn Downing and Best Set Design for Es Devlin.

Top of the musicals was Book of Mormon with four wins for Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical for Gavin Creel, Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Stephen Ashfield and Best Theatre Choreographer for Casey Nicholaw.

The principle acting awards went to Rory Kinnear for his Iago in Othello at the National Theatre and Lesley Manville for Mrs Alving in Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre and Trafalgar Studios, with supporting actor awards going to Jack Lowden, also in the Almeida's, Ghosts, and Sharon D Clarke for The Amen Corner at the National Theatre.

Best opera and dance productions were Les Vêpres Siciliennes at the Royal Opera House and Eastman—Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Sadler’s Wells for Puz/zle at Sadler’s Wells, with outstanding achievement awards in each of those genres going to English Touring Opera for "its brave and challenging touring productions" at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House and Michael Hulls for his body of lighting work including Ballet Boyz—The Talent at Sadler’s Wells.

Special awards went to theatre impresario Michael White and to the National Theatre's outgoing team of Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr.

The BBC Radio 2 Audience Award, voted for by the public, went to Les Misérables for the second time.

Full list of winners

Best Actor: Rory Kinnear for Othello at the National Theatre, Olivier

Best Actress: Lesley Manville for Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios

Best Actor In A Supporting Role: Jack Lowden for Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios

Best Actress In A Supporting Role: Sharon D Clarke for The Amen Corner at the National Theatre, Olivier

American Airlines Best New Play: Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre

Best New Comedy: Jeeves & Wooster In Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Best Director: Lyndsey Turner for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Actor In A Musical: Gavin Creel for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre

Best Actress In A Musical: Zrinka Cvitešić for Once at the Phoenix Theatre

Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical: Stephen Ashfield for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre

Mastercard Best New Musical: The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre

Best Revival: Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios

Best Musical Revival: Merrily We Roll Along at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Theatre Choreographer: Casey Nicholaw for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre

Best Entertainment And Family: The Wind In The Willows at the Duchess Theatre

Autograph Sound Award For Outstanding Achievement In Music: Once – Martin Lowe for composition & arrangements, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová for music and lyrics

White Light Award For Best Lighting Design: Tim Lutkin & Finn Ross for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre / Paul Pyant and Jon Driscoll for Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Best Sound Design: Carolyn Downing for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre / Gareth Owen for Merrily We Roll Along at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Costume Design: Mark Thompson for Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane

XL Video Award For Best Set Design: Es Devlin for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre

Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre: Handbagged at the Tricycle Theatre

Best New Dance Production: Eastman - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Sadler’s Wells for Puz/zle at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Achievement In Dance: Michael Hulls for his body of lighting work including Ballet Boyz – The Talent at Sadler’s Wells

Best New Opera Production: Les Vêpres Siciliennes at the Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement In Opera: English Touring Opera for its brave and challenging touring productions at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House

BBC Radio 2 Audience Award: Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre

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