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Dateline: 15th February, 2002

The Olivier Awards - the Winners

The winners of the 26th Olivier Awards are:

  • Best Actress
    Lindsay Duncan for PRIVATE LIVES at the Albery
  • Best Actor
    Roger Allam for PRIVATES ON PARADE at the Donmar Warehouse
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    Marcia Warren for HUMBLE BOY at the Cottesloe
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    Toby Jones for THE PLAY WHAT I WROTE at Wyndham's
  • The BBC Award for the Best New Play
    JITNEY by August Wilson at the Lyttelton
  • Best new Comedy
    THE PLAY WHAT I WROTE by Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben at Wyndham's
  • Best Entertainment
    SHOCKHEADED PETER created and devised by Julian Bleach, Anthony Cairns, Julian Crouch, Graeme Gilmour, Tamzin Griffin, Jo Pocock, Phelim McDermott, Michael Morris and The Tiger Lillies (Martyn Jacques, Adrian Huge and Adrian Stout) at the Piccadilly
  • The Hilton Award for Outstanding Musical Production
    MY FAIR LADY book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, adapted from Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and Gabriel Pascal's motion picture at the Lyttelton and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
  • Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment
    Martine McCutcheon for MY FAIR LADY at the Lyttelton and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
  • Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment
    Philip Quast for SOUTH PACIFIC at the Olivier
  • Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical or Entertainment
    Martyn Jacques for SHOCKHEADED PETER at the Piccadilly
  • Best Director
    Michael Boyd for HENRY VI PARTS I, II and III and RICHARD III at the Young Vic
  • Best Theatre Choreographer
    Matthew Bourne for MY FAIR LADY at the Lyttelton and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
  • Best Set Designer
    Tim Hatley for HUMBLE BOY at the Cottesloe and PRIVATE LIVES at the Albery
  • Best Costume Designer
    Jenny Beavan for PRIVATE LIVES at the Albery
  • Best Lighting Designer
    Mark Henderson for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Albery and THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD at the Cottesloe
  • Most Promising Playwright
    Grae Cleugh for F***ING GAMES at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
  • Most Promising Performer
    Benjamin Davies for F***ING GAMES at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
  • The Audience Award for the Most Popular Show
    THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Her Majesty's
  • Special Award
    Rupert Rhymes
  • Outstanding Achievement Award
    Trevor Nunn

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©Peter Lathan 2001