2006 Laurence Olivier Awards

Edition of London theatre awards April 2022 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards 26 February 2006 Olivier Awards 2005 2007 The 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 2006 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre. Winners and nominees Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.Olivier Winners 2006 officiallondontheatre.com Society of London Theatre https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-2006/ 2022-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20211029113820/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-2006/ 2021-10-29 live Best New Play Best New Musical On the Shore of the Wide World by Simon Stephens – National Theatre Cottesloe Coram Boy by Helen Edmundson – National Theatre Olivier Harvest by Richard Bean – Royal Court Paul by Howard Brenton – National Theatre Cottesloe Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Acorn Antiques – Theatre Royal Haymarket The Big Life – Apollo Best Revival Outstanding Musical Production Hedda Gabler – Almeida / Duke of York's Death of a Salesman – Lyric Don Carlos – Gielgud Mary Stuart – Donmar Warehouse / Apollo Guys and Dolls – Piccadilly H.M.S. Pinafore – Regent's Park Open Air Best New Comedy Best Entertainment Heroes by Gérald Sibleyras and Tom Stoppard – Wyndham's Glorious by Peter Quilter – Duchess Shoot the Crow by Owen McCafferty – Trafalgar Studios Something Wicked This Way Comes – Cambridge Blue Man Group – New London Ducktastic – Albery Best Actor Best Actress Brian Dennehy as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman – Lyric Richard Griffiths as Henri in Heroes – Wyndham's Derek Jacobi as King Philip II in Don Carlos – Gielgud Con O'Neill as Joe Meek in Telstar – New Ambassadors David Threlfall as Michael in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me – New Ambassadors Eve Best as Hedda Gabler Tesman in Hedda Gabler – Almeida / Duke of York's Clare Higgins as Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman – Lyric Helen McCrory as Rosalind in As You Like It – Wyndham's Janet McTeer as Mary Stuart in Mary Stuart – Donmar Warehouse / Apollo Harriet Walter as Elizabeth in Mary Stuart – Donmar Warehouse / Apollo Best Actor in a Musical Best Actress in a Musical James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower as Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Douglas Hodge as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls – Piccadilly Ewan McGregor as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls – Piccadilly Jane Krakowski as Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls – Piccadilly Haydn Gwynne as Mrs. Wilkinson in Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Jenna Russell as Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls – Piccadilly Julie Walters as Mrs. Overall in Acorn Antiques – Theatre Royal Haymarket Best Performance in a Supporting Role Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Noma Dumezweni as Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun – Lyric Hammersmith David Bradley as King Henry IV in Henry IV – National Theatre Olivier Benedict Cumberbatch as George Tesman in Hedda Gabler – Almeida / Duke of York's Anne Reid as Kate Elliot in Epitaph for George Dillon – Comedy Paul Ritter as Otis Gardiner in Coram Boy – National Theatre Olivier Celia Imrie as Miss Babs in Acorn Antiques – Theatre Royal Haymarket Tameka Empson as Mrs. Aphrodite in The Big Life – Apollo Tim Healy as Dad in Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Scarlett Strallen as Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore – Regent's Park Open Air Best Director Best Theatre Choreographer Richard Eyre for Hedda Gabler – Almeida / Duke of York's Stephen Daldry for Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Michael Grandage for Don Carlos – Gielgud Phyllida Lloyd for Mary Stuart – Donmar Warehouse / Apollo Melly Still for Coram Boy – National Theatre Olivier Peter Darling for Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Rob Ashford for Guys and Dolls – Piccadilly Best Set Design Best Costume Design Rob Howell for Hedda Gabler – Almeida / Duke of York's Ian MacNeil for Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Christopher Oram for Don Carlos – Gielgud Es Devlin for The Dog in the Manger – Playhouse Rob Howell for Hedda Gabler – Almeida / Duke of York's Christopher Oram for Don Carlos – Gielgud Anthony Ward for Mary Stuart – Donmar Warehouse / Apollo Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design Paule Constable for Don Carlos – Gielgud Rick Fisher for Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Howard Harrison for Guys and Dolls – Piccadilly Hugh Vanstone for Mary Stuart – Donmar Warehouse / Apollo Paul Arditti for Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace Terry Jardine and Chris Full for Guys and Dolls – Piccadilly Christopher Shutt for Coram Boy – National Theatre Olivier Outstanding Achievement in Dance Best New Dance Production Pina Bausch for conceiving Nelken and Palermo, Palermo, Tanztheater Wuppertal – Sadler's Wells The ensemble for their season, Cuban National Ballet – Sadler's Wells Johan Kobborg in La Sylphide and The Lesson, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Russell Maliphant for choreographing and performing PUSH – Sadler's Wells PUSH – Sadler's Wells Constant Speed, Rambert Dance Company – Sadler's Wells Giselle, Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre – Barbican Zero Degrees, Akram Khan Company – Sadler's Wells Outstanding Achievement in Opera Outstanding New Opera Production Simon Keenlyside in 1984, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House and Billy Budd, English National Opera – London Coliseum Carolyn Choa for choreographing and Anthony Minghella for directing Madama Butterfly, English National Opera – London Coliseum Sarah Connolly in La clemenza di Tito, English National Opera – London Coliseum David McVicar for directing La clemenza di Tito, English National Opera – London Coliseum Madama Butterfly, English National Opera – London Coliseum Billy Budd, English National Opera – London Coliseum La clemenza di Tito, English National Opera – London Coliseum On the Town, English National Opera – London Coliseum Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry – Tricycle Comfort Me with Apples – Hampstead My Name Is Rachel Corrie – Royal Court Laura Wade for writing Breathing Corpses – Royal Court and Colder Than Here – Soho Society Special Award Ian McKellen Productions with multiple nominations and awards The following 15 productions, including three operas, received multiple nominations: 9: Billy Elliot 8: Guys and Dolls 6: Don Carlos, Hedda Gabler and Mary Stuart 4: Coram Boy 3: Acorn Antiques, Death of a Salesman and La clemenza di Tito 2: Billy Budd, Heroes, H.M.S. Pinafore, Madama Butterfly, PUSH and The Big Life The following three productions received multiple awards: 4: Billy Elliot and Hedda Gabler 2: Guys and Dolls See also 60th Tony Awards References External links Previous Olivier Winners – 2006 Category:Laurence Olivier Awards ceremonies Laurence Olivier Awards, 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards Laur Laurence Olivier Awards