Australian actor Sarah Snook is among the winners in the 2024 Olivier Awards, staged in London last night in a ceremony hosted by actor Hannah Waddingham.

Receiving the award for Best Actress, Snook’s win is yet another feather in the cap for the Kip Williams-directed Sydney Theatre Company production The Picture of Dorian Gray, now playing on the West End until 11 May. The production also earned a Mithridate Award for Best Costume Design for Marg Horwell.

On receiving the award, Snook said: “It’s an incredible honour to be on the stage in the West End and this is not something that I thought would come along with that. It’s billed as a one woman show but it’s not. It’s the crew who are on stage with me all the time every night and they are a vital and constant support and inspirational. So, thank you to the crew for being there in this show with me. A huge immeasurable thank you to Kip Williams and your very big brain and your specificity and precision and your inspiration and I just I thank my lucky stars I get to play inside that mad world you’ve created every...