Olivier Awards 2015: Young Vic triumph heralds the era of the giant-killer

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mkmswain

The Young Vic’s victory parade came as no surprise after a bumper year, but, in an impressive night for studio and publicly funded theatre, the egalitarian 2015 Oliviers also showered affection upon the Hampstead, Donmar, RSC, Chichester, Royal Court and Almeida. Many of their pioneering productions have already made it into the West End, proving – once and for all – that creative risk and profitmaking need not be mutually exclusive.

Read my full theartsdesk review here

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