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Winners of the 2026 Olivier Awards celebrating work on the London stage

LONDON (AP) — The winners of the 2026 Olivier Awards handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance:

New Musical: “Paddington The Musical”

New Play: “Punch”

New Entertainment or Comedy: “Oh, Mary!”

Family Show: “The Boy at the Back of the Class”

Revival: “All My Sons”

Musical Revival: “Into The Woods”

Actress-Play: Rosamund Pike, “Inter Alia”

Actor-Play: Jack Holden, “Kenrex”

Actress-Musical: Rachel Zegler, “Evita”

Actor-Musical: James Hameed and Arti Shah, “Paddington The Musical”

Supporting Actor-Play: Paapa Essiedu, “All My Sons”

Supporting Actress-Play: Julie Hesmondhalgh, “Punch”

Supporting Actress-Musical: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, “Paddington The Musical”

Supporting Actor-Musical: Tom Edden, “Paddington The Musical”

Director: Luke Sheppard, “Paddington the Musical”

Outstanding Musical Contribution: Chris Fenwick and Sean Hayes, “Goodnight Oscar”

Theater Choreography: “Evita”

New Opera Production: “Dead Man Walking”

New Dance Production: “Into the Hairy”

Set Design: “Paddington The Musical”

Lighting Design: “Into The Woods”

Sound Design: “Kenrex”

Costume Design: “Paddington The Musical”

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theater: “The Glass Menagerie” at the Yard Theatre

Special Award: Elaine Paige

Beijing bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers from entering China because they visited Taiwan

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese embassy conveyed via parliamentary officials and shown to The Associated Press on Thursday. China has hit lawmakers from other countries with sanctions related to contact with Taiwan before, but it's the first time for New Zealand parliamentarians, the government in Wellington said. Beijing has been increasing pressure in recent years on the democratically governed island that it claims as its own territory. Two lawmakers reached by the AP on Thursday rejected the demand for an apology, while the other two could not be immediately reached. New Zealand's government said it would express concern about the travel bans to Beijing. The elected officials visited Taipei in May, as New Zealand parliamentarians have done “for decades,” a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement.
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