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Iraq war drama dominates British theater awards
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 10 - 03 - 2009

“Black Watch”, a play about a famous Scottish army regiment's deployment to Iraq, won four Laurence Olivier awards on Sunday, more than any other production at the annual celebration of British theater. The National Theatre of Scotland's play, which first wowed audiences and critics in 2006 before its transfer to London's Barbican, walked away with awards for best new play, best director, best theatre choreographer and best sound design.
In the original production, the war action centres on the deployment of the Black Watch to the U.S. Marine base of Camp Dogwood on the southern fringe of Baghdad in 2004 to free marines for an attack on Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah.
The play dismisses as farcical the insistence by Britain's then Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon that the deployment was purely military, with no political connotations. Elsewhere, stage and film star Patrick Stewart won his third Olivier, this time for best performance in a supporting role for his portrayal of Claudius in “Hamlet”. In other acting categories, the best actress title was won by Margaret Tyzack for her performance as the self-obsessed Mrs St Maugham in “The Chalk Garden”.
Derek Jacobi's portrayal of Malvolio in “Twelfth Night” was awarded best actor while Elena Roger was recognized for her role as Edith Piaf in “Piaf”, winning best actress in a musical.Best actress
Margaret Tyzack (The Chalk Garden)
Best actor
Derek Jacobi (Twelfth Night)
Best supporting performance
Patrick Stewart (Hamlet)
Best company performance
The Histories
Best new play
Black Watch by Gregory Burke
Best new comedy
God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza
Best revival
The Histories
Best entertainment
La Clique
Best new musical
Jersey Boys
Best musical revival
La Cage Aux Folles
Best actress in musical
Elena Roger (Piaf)
Best actor in musical
Douglas Hodge (La Cage Aux Folles)
Best supporting performance
in musical - Lesli Margherita (Zorro)
Best director
John Tiffany (Black Watch)
Best new opera production
Partenope (English National Opera)
The Society's special award
Alan Ayckbourn.


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