Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer win prizes at London theatre's Olivier awards

"Standing at the Sky's Edge", about three families living for a period of over 60 years in a council housing estate in the English city of Sheffield, follows with eight nominations, including best new musical, directing, two acting nods and original score for musician Richard Hawley. "Killing Eve" star Jodie Comer won best actress in one-woman play "Prima Facie", in which she portrays a barrister who defends men accused of sexual assault before herself being assaulted.


Reuters | Updated: 02-04-2023 23:40 IST | Created: 02-04-2023 23:40 IST
Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer win prizes at London theatre's Olivier awards

A revival of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" was the early winner at the Olivier Awards on Sunday, picking up three prizes at Britain's top theatre extravaganza.

Stars of the London stage gathered at the Royal Albert Hall for the event that celebrates the best shows in the capital and is named after the famed British actor Laurence Olivier. "A Streetcar Named Desire" won best revival, best actor for Paul Mescal for his role as Stanley Kowalski and best actress in a supporting role for Anjana Vasan, for her portrayal of Stella.

"I just have to thank Tennessee Williams really...he gave us magic instead of realism and that's what we all needed," director Rebecca Frecknall said in her acceptance speech. A stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's 1988 animation "My Neighbour Totoro" leads nominations at Sunday's award, with nine nods.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's critically-acclaimed production, based on the much-loved film by Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki about two sisters who discover friendly forest spirits when they move to a new country house with their father in post-war Japan, won best set design and best costume design. "Standing at the Sky's Edge", about three families living for a period of over 60 years in a council housing estate in the English city of Sheffield, follows with eight nominations, including best new musical, directing, two acting nods and original score for musician Richard Hawley.

"Killing Eve" star Jodie Comer won best actress in one-woman play "Prima Facie", in which she portrays a barrister who defends men accused of sexual assault before herself being assaulted. The 30-year-old won rave reviews for her West End debut and reprises the role on Broadway this month. "This play has changed my life so much," she said in her acceptance speech.

Other productions nominated include a new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!", Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", as well as "The Band's Visit", about a group of Egyptian musicians who mistakenly end up in an outpost in the Negev desert.

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