Winners at London's Olivier Awards for theatre“Cabaret” and a stage adaptation of hit novel “Life of Pi” were the big winners at the Olivier Awards
“Cabaret” had led nominations with 11 nods. It won seven awards, including best musical revival and prizes for actors Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley. Originally produced on Broadway in 1966, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, “Cabaret” follows the lives of characters linked to a seedy Berlin nightclub during the rise of the Nazis. Oscar winner Redmayne played the Kit Kat Klub’s master of ceremonies and Buckley portrayed Sally Bowles, an English singer with more ambition than talent. Frecknall said the musical was poignant “now with everything that is happening internationally”.
“The fact that we’ve been nominated for a puppet character…is phenomenal and a landmark moment for puppetry,”actor Fred Davis. “Hopefully it opens the door for more puppets in central roles in theatre in the future,”