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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment

Starry, starry night: 2008 Olivier awards

Olivier awards
Lift and hold ... Hairspray's Leanne Jones and Michael Ball were named best actress and actor in a musical Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Olivier awards
Chiwetel Ejiofor picked up the best actor award for his performance in the Donmar's Othello Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Olivier awards
Sheridan Smith, the star of Little Shop of Horrors, signs autographs outside Grosvenor House Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP
Olivier awards
Kristin Scott Thomas was named best actress for The Seagull Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Olivier awards
Summer Strallen and her sister Scarlett pose for the paps. Fresh from a role in Hollyoaks, Summer is the new star of The Sound of Music at the Palladium Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP
Olivier awards
Kelly Osbourne, a presenter at the recent Brits awards, arrives at the ceremony Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Olivier awards
Saint Joan, starring Anne-Marie Duff, was named the year's best revival at the ceremony Photograph: Jo Hale/Getty
Olivier awards
The guest list included Darius Danesh, soon to appear as Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind Photograph: Jo Hale/Getty
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