2006 Laurence Olivier Awards

2006 Laurence Olivier Awards
2006 Laurence Olivier Awards
Date	26 February 2006

The 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 2006 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

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

v t e Laurence Olivier Awards
Drama	New Play Entertainment or Comedy Play Revival Actor Actress Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role
Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Musical Contribution
Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design
Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera
Special/Other	Special Award Family Show Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Performance in a Supporting Role Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical Audience Award
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2006 Laurence Olivier Awards

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

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