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BBC News
13-04-2025
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- BBC News
Cornishman's Benjamin Button musical wins three Olivier Awards
The creator of a musical which has won three Olivier Awards said he was proud to bring home the prestigious prizes for his home county of Curious Case of Benjamin Button won best new musical, outstanding musical contribution and best actor in a musical. it was also nominated for best actress in a musical at this year's awards ceremony. Jethro Compton, director, stage designer, writer and lyricist, said: "I'm very grateful and very proud of the whole team."Mr Compton, from Bude, created the show with help from The Hall For Cornwall (HFC) and said he knew he wanted to set it on a Cornish harbourside. The production started as a document named "untitled Cornish musical" with the help of the development programme at Compton said he did not originally know what the story was going to be."I just knew I had this vision on the show and then I was trawling through online websites that discuss famous stories that have recently come into the public domain and I saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," he said."I had no idea that the film was based on a short story so I quickly looked it up and put it in that setting that I have for this untitled Cornish musical." He said he thought it would work perfectly because it fitted around mythology, storytelling and the traditions of Cornwall and folk music. 'It's the big one' Mr Compton said: "Being somebody who's interested in theatre and growing up in North Cornwall ... doesn't really go hand in hand." "It's an incredible place to grow up and I wish the theatre industry was more sustainable and stronger there."Growing up by the sea and that connection to the sea is woven through the show; the sea is almost one of the biggest central characters of the piece."He said he was most proud of winning best new musical: "It's the big one that everyone's sort of fighting for." HFC said it provided support and opportunities for 400 Cornwall-based artists every about the importance of supporting artists in Cornwall, HFC Creative Director and CEO Julien Boast said: "We live in uncertain times, and forging new work is tough. "By galvanising artists through support and partnerships, our Husa Artist Development programmes enable shining stars of our creative sector like Jethro, and so many others, to make a sizeable impact on the life and economy of Cornwall."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is currently playing at Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End.
The Guardian
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Olivier awards 2025: complete list of nominations
Best new musicalThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music and lyrics by Darren Clark, book and lyrics by Jethro Compton at Ambassadors theatre MJ the Musical, book by Lynn Nottage at Prince Edward theatre Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, music, lyrics and book by Dave Malloy at Donmar Warehouse Why Am I So Single?, music, lyrics and book by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss at Garrick theatre Best set designJon Bausor for set design, Toby Olié and Daisy Beattie for puppetry design and Satoshi Kuriyama for projection design for Spirited Away at London Coliseum Frankie Bradshaw for set design for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier Es Devlin for set design for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier Tom Scutt for set design for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Best lighting designPaule Constable and Ben Jacobs for Oliver! at Gielgud theatre Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse Howard Hudson for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park theatre Aideen Malone for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Best new opera productionDuke Bluebeard's Castle by English National Opera at London Coliseum Festen by the Royal Opera at Royal Opera House L'Olimpiade by Irish National Opera and the Royal Opera at Royal Opera House The Tales of Hoffmann by the Royal Opera at Royal Opera House Outstanding achievement in operaAigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen at Royal Opera House Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen at Royal Opera House Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear at Barbican theatre Best family showBrainiac Live at Marylebone theatre Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas at Apollo theatre The Nutcracker at Polka theatre Rough Magic at Shakespeare's Globe – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Best new production in affiliate theatreAnimal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy Boys on the Verge of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho theatre English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln theatre Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone theatre Best new dance productionAssembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young at Sadler's Wells Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by the National Ballet of Canada at Sadler's Wells Theatre of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company at Sadler's Wells An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham at Sadler's Wells Outstanding achievement in danceSarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House – Linbury theatre Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner at Sadler's Wells Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena at Sadler's Wells Best actor in a supporting roleJorge Bosch for Kyoto at @sohoplace Tom Edden for Waiting for Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket Elliot Levey for Giant at Jerwood theatre Downstairs at Royal Court theatre Ben Whishaw for Bluets at Jerwood theatre Downstairs at Royal Court theatre Best actress in a supporting roleSharon D Clarke for The Importance of Being Earnest at National Theatre – Lyttelton Romola Garai for Giant at Jerwood theatre Downstairs at Royal Court theatre Romola Garai for The Years at Almeida theatre and Harold Pinter theatre Gina McKee for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter theatre Best theatre choreographerMatthew Bourne for Oliver! at Gielgud theatre Julia Cheng for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus at the Old Vic Christopher Wheeldon for MJ the Musical at Prince Edward theatre Best costume designHugh Durrant for Robin Hood at the London Palladium Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away at London Coliseum Tom Scutt for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park theatre Best sound designNick Lidster for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Christopher Shutt for Oedipus at the Old Vic Thijs van Vuure for The Years at Almeida theatre and Harold Pinter theatre Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away at London Coliseum Outstanding musical contributionMark Aspinall for musical supervision and additional orchestrations for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Darren Clark for music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements and Mark Aspinall for musical direction, music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors theatre Dave Malloy for orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for musical supervision for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse Asaf Zohar for compositions and Gavin Sutherland for dance arrangements and orchestration for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier Best actress in a supporting role in a musicalLiv Andrusier for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada at Dominion theatre Beverley Klein for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse Best actor in a supporting role in a musicalAndy Nyman for Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium Raphael Papo for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Layton Williams for Titanique at Criterion theatre Tom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy theatre Best new entertainment or comedy playBallet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver at National Theatre – Olivier Inside No 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith at Wyndham's theatre Spirited Away adapted by John Caird and co-adapted by Maoko Imai at London Coliseum Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli at Criterion theatre Best directorEline Arbo for The Years at Almeida theatre and Harold Pinter theatre Jordan Fein for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Nicholas Hytner for Giant at Jerwood theatre Downstairs at Royal Court theatre Robert Icke for Oedipus at Wyndham's theatre Best actressHeather Agyepong for Shifters at Duke of York's theatre Lesley Manville for Oedipus at Wyndham's theatre Rosie Sheehy for Machinal at the Old Vic Meera Syal for A Tupperware of Ashes at National Theatre – Dorfman Indira Varma for Oedipus at the Old Vic Best actorAdrien Brody for The Fear of 13 at Donmar Warehouse Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke at Ambassadors theatre Paapa Essiedu for Death of England: Delroy at @sohoplace John Lithgow for Giant at Jerwood theatre Downstairs at Royal Court theatre Mark Strong for Oedipus at Wyndham's theatre Best revivalThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde at National Theatre – Lyttelton Machinal by Sophie Treadwell at the Old Vic Oedipus by Robert Icke at Wyndham's theatre Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett at Theatre Royal Haymarket Best musical revivalFiddler on the Roof, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Hello, Dolly!, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart at the London Palladium Oliver!, book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, new material and revisions by Cameron Mackintosh at Gielgud theatre Starlight Express, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Richard Stilgoe at Troubadour Wembley Park theatre Best actor in a musicalJohn Dagleish for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors theatre Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Myles Frost for MJ the Musical at Prince Edward theatre Simon Lipkin for Oliver! at Gielgud theatre Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse Best actress in a musicalChumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse Lauren Drew for Titanique at Criterion theatre Clare Foster for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors theatre Lara Pulver for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium Best new playThe Fear of 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino at Donmar Warehouse Giant by Mark Rosenblatt at Jerwood theatre Downstairs at Royal Court theatre Kyoto by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson at @sohoplace Shifters by Benedict Lombe at Duke of York's theatre The Years adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain at Almeida theatre and Harold Pinter theatre
