So the theatrical event of the year is over, all the champagne has been corked and party poppers exploded - the creme de le creme of Theatreland celebrated the night away last Sunday for the Laurence Olivier Awards.

Hairspray was top dog at the ceremony scooping a fair few trophies and good old Andrew Lloyd Webber was awarded the Society of London Theatre Special award for his achievements in London’s Theatreland and across the world.

Here are the awards in full just incase you missed them -

• Best Lighting Design - Howard Harrison for Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Macbeth
• Best Sound Design - Paul Arditti and Jocelyn Pook for the National’s production of Saint Joan
• Best Newcomer in a Play - Tom Hiddleston for his role of Posthumus in Cymbeline at the Barbican
• Best New Dance Production - The Royal Ballet for its revival of George Balanchine’s three-part ballet Jewels at the Royal Opera House
• Outstanding Achievement in Dance - The Royal Ballet for its revival of George Balanchine’s three-part ballet Jewels at the Royal Opera House
• Best Costume Design - Vicki Mortimer for The Man Of Mode at the National Theatre
• Best Set Design - Rae Smith and Handspring Puppet Company for the National’s production of War Horse
• Outstanding Achievement or Performance in an Affiliate Theatre - Gone Too Far! in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
• Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Rory Kinnear in the role of Sir Fopling Flutter in The Man Of Mode at the National Theatre
• Best Actor - Chiwetel Ejiofor in Othello at the Donmar Warehouse
• Best Actress - Kristin Scott Thomas in the role of Arkadina in the Royal Court’s production of Chekhov’s The Seagull at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs.
• Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical - Tracie Bennett in Hairspray
• Best Theatre Choreographer - Toby Sedgewick for War Horse
• Best Actress in a Musical - Leanne Jones in Hairspray
• Best Actor in a Musical - Michael Ball in Hairspray
• Best New Opera Production - Pelléas et Mélisande  at the Royal Opera House
• Outstanding Achievement in Opera - Natalie Dessay for her performance in La Fille Du Régiment at the Royal Opera House
• Best Revival - Saint Joan revived at the National Theatre
• Best Musical Revival - The Magic Flute - Impempe Yomlingo
• Best New Play - A Disappearing Number at the Barbican
• Best New Comedy - Rafta Rafta performed at the National Theatre
• Best Director - Rupert Goold for his production of Macbeth at the Gielgud
• Best New Musical - Hairspray
• Special Award - Andrew Lloyd Webber

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