Curious Incident Goes Seven Up At Olivier Awards

Olivier Awards.

The play about a teenage maths genius took seven gongs at the British theatre world's most-prestigious annual awards - including best actor for star Luke Treadaway.

Treadaway, 27, beat Rupert Everett, James McAvoy, Mark Rylance and Rafe Spall to take the award.

And Dame Helen Mirren won the best actress award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience - her first Olivier in the awards' 37-year history.

In her acceptance speech, Dame Helen praised the Queen herself for "the most consistent, committed performance of the 20th century and probably the 21st too".

As well as Treadaway's prize, The Curious Incident's awards also included best director for Marianne Elliot and best supporting actress for Nicola Walker.

Musicals Top Hat and Sweeney Tood took three awards apiece.

The 2013 Olivier Awards in full...

Best Revival
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Apollo theatre)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Richard McCabe for The Audience (Gielgud theatre)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nicola Walker for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (National Theatre, Cottesloe)

White Light Award for Lighting Design
Paule Constable for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (National Theatre, Cottesloe)

Best Sound Design
Ian Dickinson and Adrian Sutton for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (National Theatre, Cottesloe)

Best Costume Design
Jon Morrell for Top Hat (Aldwych theatre)

XL Video Award for Best Set Design
Bunny Christie and Finn Ross for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (National Theatre, Cottesloe)

Best Entertainment and Family
Goodnight Mister Tom (Phoenix theatre)

BBC Radio 2 Audience Award
Billy Elliot The Musical (Victoria Palace theatre)

Best New Dance Production
Aeternum, by the Royal Ballet, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon (Royal Opera House)

Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Marianela Núñez for Aeternum, Diana & Actaeon and Viscera, by the Royal Ballet (Royal Opera House)

Best Actor
Luke Treadaway for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (National Theatre, Cottesloe)

Best Actress
Helen Mirren for The Audience (Gielgud theatre)

Best Director
Marianne Elliott for The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (National Theatre, Cottesloe)

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
The season of new writing at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

Best New Opera Production
Einstein On The Beach by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass with choreography by Lucinda Childs (Barbican theatre)

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Bryan Hymel for his performance in Les Troyens, Robert Le Diable and Rusalka (Royal Opera House)

Autograph Sound Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
Bill Deamer for Top Hat (Aldwych theatre)

Best Musical Revival
Sweeney Todd (Adelphi theatre)

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Leigh Zimmerman for A Chorus Line (London Palladium)

Best Actor in a Musical
Michael Ball for Sweeney Todd (Adelphi theatre)

Best Actress in a Musical
Imelda Staunton for Sweeney Todd (Adelphi theatre)

Best New Musical
Top Hat (Aldwych theatre)

MasterCard Best New Play
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (National Theatre, Cottesloe)