International News
april 2017
AKA congratulates winners of the 2017 Olivier Awards!
Best actress
Billie Piper for Yerma at the Young Vic
Best lighting design
Neil Austin for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Best sound design
Gareth Fry for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Best costume design
Katrina Lindsay for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Best set design
Christine Jones for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Best actor in a supporting role
Anthony Boyle for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Best actress in a supporting role
Noma Dumezweni for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Best revival
Yerma at the Young Vic
Best actor
Jamie Parker for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Best new play
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Best director
John Tiffany for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre
Outstanding achievement in dance
English National Ballet for expanding the variety of its repertoire with Giselle and She Said at Sadler’s Wells
Best theatre choreographer
Matthew Bourne for The Red Shoes at Sadler’s Wells
Outstanding achievement in music
School of Rock the Musical at the New London Theatre (three children’s bands who play instruments live every night)
Best entertainment and family
The Red Shoes at Sadler’s Wells
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Adam J Bernard for Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Rebecca Trehearn for Show Boat at the New London Theatre
Best actor in a musical
Andy Karl for Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
Best actress in a musical
Amber Riley for Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre
Best new musical
Groundhog Day at the Old Vic
