Allam stole the best actor crown and Smith was queen of musicals, but new plays were thin on the ground. And funding cuts were the ghost at the feastIn pictures: The Laurence Olivier awardsOne incentive behind the creation of the Olivier awards " then known as the Society of West End Theatre awards " in 1976 was to celebrate commercial theatre. It was felt in the industry that the prime prizes, the Evening Standard a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:39AM on March 14, 2011