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Dateline: 15th January, 2004

Olivier Awards Nominees 2004

The following are the nominees for the 2004 Olivier Awards. The winners will be announced on Sunday 22nd February.

Best Actress

• Eileen Atkins for HONOUR at the Cottesloe
• Helen Mirren for MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA at the Lyttelton
• Ann Mitchell for THROUGH THE LEAVES at the Duchess
• Kelly Reilly for AFTER MISS JULIE at the Donmar Warehouse
• Kristin Scott Thomas for THREE SISTERS at the Playhouse

Best Actor

• Roger Allam for DEMOCRACY at the Cottesloe
• Kenneth Branagh for EDMOND at the Olivier
• Greg Hicks for CORIOLANUS at The Old Vic
• Matthew Kelly for OF MICE AND MEN at the Savoy
• Michael Sheen for CALIGULA at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Performance in a Supporting Role

• Joe Dixon for THE ROMAN ACTOR at the Gielgud
• Oliver Ford Davies for ABSOLUTELY! (PERHAPS) at Wyndham’s
• Paul Hilton for MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA at the Lyttelton
• Warren Mitchell for THE PRICE at the Apollo

Best New Play

• DEMOCRACY by Michael Frayn at the Cottesloe
• ELMINA’S KITCHEN by Kwame Kwei-Armah at the Cottesloe
• HITCHCOCK BLONDE by Terry Johnson at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and the Lyric
• THE PILLOWMAN by Martin McDonagh at the Cottesloe

Best Revival

• ABSOLUTELY! (PERHAPS) by Luigi Pirandello in a new version by Martin Sherman at Wyndham’s
• CALIGULA by Albert Camus in a new translation by David Greig at the Donmar Warehouse
• MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA by Eugene O’Neill at the Lyttelton
• OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinbeck at the Savoy

Best New Musical

• JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA music by Richard Thomas, book and lyrics by Stewart Lee & Richard Thomas at the Lyttelton and Cambridge
• RAGTIME book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, based on the novel by E L Doctorow at the Piccadilly
• THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, new music by Jeanine Tesori, new lyrics by Dick Scanlan, at the Shaftesbury

Outstanding Musical Production

• HIGH SOCIETY music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Arthur Kopit at the Open Air
• Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at the New London
• PACIFIC OVERTURES music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman, additional material by Hugh Wheeler at the Donmar Warehouse
• TELL ME ON A SUNDAY music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Don Black at the Gielgud

Best Entertainment

• Duckie’s C’EST BARBICAN! devised and written by Mark Whitelaw, Ursula Martinez, Christopher Green, Marisa Carnesky, Francesca Baglione and Simon Vincenzi, scored by Ian Hill at The Pit
• Fascinating Aida’s ONE LAST FLUTTER at the Comedy
• JUS’ LIKE THAT written and created by John Fisher at the Garrick
• MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE by Geraldine Aron at the Apollo
• THE RAT PACK – LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS by Paul Walden, Mitch Sebastian and Derek Nicol at the Strand

Best Actress in a Musical

• Maria Friedman for RAGTIME at the Piccadilly
• Amanda Holden for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the Shaftesbury
• Alison Jiear for JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA at the Lyttelton and Cambridge
• Maureen Lipman for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the Shaftesbury

Best Actor in a Musical

• David Bedella for JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA at the Lyttelton and Cambridge
• Graham Bickley for RAGTIME at the Piccadilly
• Michael Brandon for JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA at the Lyttelton and Cambridge
• Kevyn Morrow for RAGTIME at the Piccadilly

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

• Tracie Bennett for HIGH SOCIETY at the Open Air
• The Chorus of JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA at the Lyttelton and Cambridge
• Richard Henders for PACIFIC OVERTURES at the Donmar Warehouse
• Jerome Pradon for PACIFIC OVERTURES at the Donmar Warehouse
• Matthew White for RAGTIME at the Piccadilly

Best Director

• Stafford Arima for RAGTIME at the Piccadilly
• Michael Grandage for CALIGULA at the Donmar Warehouse
• Gary Griffin for PACIFIC OVERTURES at the Donmar Warehouse
• Stewart Lee for JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA at the Lyttelton and Cambridge

Best Theatre Choreographer

• Jenny Arnold for JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA at the Lyttelton and Cambridge
• Rob Ashford for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the Shaftesbury
• Karen Bruce for PACIFIC OVERTURES at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Set Design

• ABSOLUTELY! (PERHAPS) designed by Franco Zeffirelli at Wyndham’s
• HITCHCOCK BLONDE designed by William Dudley at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and the Lyric
• MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA designed by Bob Crowley at the Lyttelton

Best Costume Design

• ABSOLUTELY! (PERHAPS) designed by Raimonda Gaetani at Wyndham’s
• PACIFIC OVERTURES designed by Mara Blumenfeld at the Donmar Warehouse
• POWER designed by Christopher Oram at the Cottesloe
• THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE designed by Martin Pakledinaz at the Shaftesbury

Best Lighting Design

• HITCHCOCK BLONDE designed by Simon Corder at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court and the Lyric
• PACIFIC OVERTURES designed by Hugh Vanstone at the Donmar Warehouse
• RAGTIME designed by Howard Harrison at the Piccadilly

Best Sound Design

• JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA designed by Mike Walker at the Lyttelton and Cambridge
• PACIFIC OVERTURES designed by Nick Lidster at the Donmar Warehouse
• RAGTIME designed by Peter Hylenski for Autograph at the Piccadilly
• THE PILLOWMAN designed by Paul Arditti at the Cottesloe

Most Promising Newcomer in an Affiliate Theatre

• Debbie Tucker Green for BORN BAD at Hampstead Theatre
• Lucy Prebble for THE SUGAR SYNDROME at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
• Tom Hardy for his performance in IN ARABIA, WE’D ALL BE KINGS at Hampstead Theatre
• Ruth Negga for her performance in DUCK at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

• The Young Vic for an audacious season under the artistic direction of David Lan
• Tanika Gupta for FRAGILE LAND at Hampstead Theatre and her adaptation of HOBSON’S CHOICE at the Young Vic
• The Almeida Theatre for its production of THE LADY FROM THE SEA
• The Lyric Hammersmith for its production of PERICLES

Best New Opera Production

• English National Opera’s COSÌ FAN TUTTE at the Barbican
• The Royal Opera’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY at the Royal Opera House
• The Royal Opera’s ORLANDO at the Royal Opera House
• English National Opera’s THE TROJANS (Part I and II) at the London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

• Cristina Gallardo-Domas for The Royal Opera’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY at the Royal Opera House
• Simon Keenlyside for The Royal Opera’s HAMLET and DIE ZAUBERFLOTE at the Royal Opera House
• Bejun Mehta for The Royal Opera’s ORLANDO at the Royal Opera House
• Felicity Palmer for The Royal Opera’s ELEKTRA and SWEENEY TODD at the Royal Opera House

Best New Dance Production

• Nederlands Dans Theater 2’s DREAM PLAY at Sadler’s Wells
• George Piper Dances’ MESMERICS at Sadler’s Wells
• Paul Taylor Dance Company’s PROMETHEAN FIRE at Sadler’s Wells
• BROKEN FALL, a George Piper Dances commission in association with The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

• Carlos Acosta for his TOCORORO – A CUBAN TALE at Sadler’s Wells
• Thomas Edur and Agnes Oaks their performances in English National Ballet’s 2 HUMAN at Sadler’s Wells
• Javier De Frutos for his choreography of Rambert Dance Company’s ELSA CANASTA at Sadler’s Wells
• The dancers of Rambert Dance Company for their season at Sadler’s Wells

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