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Dateline: 26th February, 2006

Olivier 2006 Winners

The winners of the 2006 Olivier Awards are:

Best Actress
Eve Best for Hedda Gabler at the Almeida and Duke of York's

Best Actor
Brian Dennehy for Death of a Salesman at the Lyric

Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Noma Dumezweni for A Raisin in the Sun for the Young Vic at the Lyric Hammersmith (and tour)

Best New Play
On the Shore of the Wide World by Simon Stephens at the RNT Cottelsoe

Best New Comedy
Heroes by Gérald Sibleyras translated by Tom Stoppard at Wyndham’s

Best Entertainment
Derren Brown - Something Wicked This Way Comes at the Cambridge

Best Revival
Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Richard Eyre at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

Best New Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical - book and lyrics by Lee Hall, music by Elton John, at the Victoria Palace

Outstanding Musical Production
Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly

Best Actress in a Musical
Jane Krakowski for Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly

Best Actor in a Musical
James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower for Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace

Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Celia Imrie for Acorn Antiques – The Musical! at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket

Best Director
Richard Eyre for Hedda Gabler at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

Best Theatre Choreographer
Peter Darling for Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace

Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable for Don Carlos at the Gielgud

Best Set Design
Rob Howell for Hedda Gabler at the Almeida and Duke of York’s

Best Costume Design
Es Devlin for The Dog in the Manger (RSC at the Playhouse)

Best Sound Design
Paul Arditti for Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Bloody Sunday - Scenes from the Saville Enquiry at the Tricycle

Best New Dance Production
Push by Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant at Sadler's Wells

Outstanding Ahievement in Dance
Pina Bausch for the creation of Nelken and Palermo Palermo at Sadler’s Wells

Best New Opera Production
English National Opera’s Madam Butterfly at the London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Anthony Minghella and Carolyn Choa for the direction and choreography of English National Opera’s Madam Butterfly at the London Coliseum

Special Award
Sir Ian McKellen

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©Peter Lathan 2006