Lucy Kirkwood’s Chimerica was the evening’s biggest winner with five awards including best new play, best director for Lyndsey Turner and best set design for Es DevlinPhotograph: Tristram KentonCharlie and the Chocolate Factory's Paul Pyant and Jon Driscoll shared the award for best lighting design with Chimerica’s Tim Lutkin and Finn Ross. Mark Thompson was awarded best costume design for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Photograph: Brinkhoff/MoegenburgMerrily We Roll Along was named best musical revival for its critically acclaimed run at the Harold Pinter theatre. Gareth Owen jointly won best sound for Merrily We Roll Along with Carolyn Downing for ChimericaPhotograph: Tristram Kenton
Lesley Manville was crowned best actress for her performance in Ghosts, which also won best revival and best actor in a supporting role for Jack LowdenPhotograph: Tristram KentonRory Kinnear won best actor for his portrayal of Iago in Othello opposite Adrian LesterPhotograph: Tristram KentonSharon D Clarke, right, was named best actress in a supporting role for The Amen Corner. Pictured with Jacqueline Boatswain Photograph: Richard H SmithThe Book of Mormon dominated the musical categories winning four awards including best new musical, best actor in a musical for Gavin Creel, best performance in a supporting role in a musical for Stephen Ashfield and best theatre choreographer for Casey NicholawPhotograph: Johan PerssonZrinka Cvitesic won best actress in a musical for Once at the Phoenix theatre. Once was also awarded the award for outstanding achievement in musicPhotograph: Tristram KentonJeeves & Wooster In Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York’s Theatre was awarded best new comedy – Mark Heap and Robert Webb have now taken over the roles played by Stephen Mangan and Matthew MacfadyenPhotograph: Uli WeberThe Royal Opera House’s first West End transfer The Wind in the Willows at the Duchess theatre won best entertainment and family showPhotograph: Johan PerssonOutstanding achievement in an affiliate theatre was presented to Handbagged at the Tricycle theatre. Handbagged has now begun a West End runPhotograph: Tristram KentonBest new dance production was won by Eastman - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Sadler’s Wells for Puz/zle Photograph: Tristram KentonOutstanding achievement in dance went to Michael Hulls for his body of lighting work including Ballet Boyz – The Talent at Sadler’s WellsPhotograph: Tristram KentonLes Vêpres Siciliennes at the Royal Opera House was named best new opera production Photograph: Tristram KentonOutstanding achievement in opera was won by English Touring Opera for its productions at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House. Adam Tunnicliffe (Young Guard) in King PriamPhotograph: Tristram KentonThe publicly voted BBC Radio 2 audience award was presented to Les MisérablesPhotograph: Michael Le Poer Trench
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