{"id":568597,"date":"2023-04-03T11:48:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T08:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/paul-mescal-jodie-comer-win-olivier-awards-for-west-end-debuts\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T11:48:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T08:48:28","slug":"paul-mescal-jodie-comer-win-olivier-awards-for-west-end-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paul-mescal-jodie-comer-win-olivier-awards-for-west-end-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer Win Olivier Awards for West End Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    With a still relatively fresh Oscar nomination, Paul Mescal has added to his fast-growing haul of accolades by winning his first Olivier Award. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    On the biggest night for the British stage, the <em>Aftersun<\/em> star won the best actor honor for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in Rebecca Frecknall\u2019s adaptation of Tennessee Williams\u2019 <em>A Streetcar Named Desire<\/em>, his West End debut. The production also won best actress in a supporting role for Anjana Vasan, and<strong> <\/strong>best revival. <em>Killing Eve <\/em>star Jodie Comer, meanwhile, won best actress for her West End debut, the solo drama<em> Prima Facie<\/em>, which was named best new play. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Elsewhere, Will Keen\u00a0won the best supporting actor award for his performance in <em>Patriots<\/em>, and <em>Tammy Faye <\/em>garnered two acting awards \u2014\u00a0Katie Brayben\u00a0for best actress in a musical and\u00a0Zubin Varla\u00a0for best actor in a supporting role in a musical. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    But it was the Royal Shakespeare Company\u2019s theater adaptation of the Studio Ghibli classic <em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em> which was the biggest winner of the night, winning six of the nine categories it was nominated in, including the Sir Peter Hall Award for best director, awarded\u00a0to Phelim McDermott, and the No\u00ebl Coward Award for best entertainment or comedy play. The productions other wins included\u00a0Tony Gayle\u00a0for best sound design,\u00a0Jessica Hun Hang Yun\u00a0for best lighting design,\u00a0Kimie Nakano\u00a0for best costume design and\u00a0Tom Pye\u00a0for the best set design.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Along Mescal and Jodie, the 2023 Olivier Awards was a year of firsts, with 16 of the 18 named winners receiving their first ever honor.\u00a0Among the stage veterans in attendance,\u00a0Sir Derek Jacobi was given the lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contributions to theatre throughout his career.\u00a0The show culminated in a tribute to Special Award recipient\u00a0Dame Arlene Phillips<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0with a performance from Grease The Musical \u2013 a production she famously choreographed.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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