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Friday, 14 February, 2003, 15:46 GMT
Mendes triumphs at Oliviers
![]() Suggs and Our House writer Tim Firth were winners
Director Sam Mendes has become the first ever triple winner at the Olivier Theatre Awards, saying his love for partner Kate Winslet inspired him.
Mendes collected the best director and best revival awards at the prestigious ceremony for his swansong plays Twelfth Night and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and received a third trophy to mark his 10 years at the Donmar theatre.
Paltrow was nominated for her role in Mendes' production Proof for which she received critical praise.
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Oscar-winning Mendes, 37, the partner of actress Kate Winslet, was given his awards in a surprise presentation in New York, where he is directing on Broadway.
He was sitting in the audience of a performance of Uncle Vanya with his actress partner Kate Winslet when he was told of his win.
He said: "I want to say thank you to my partner, Kate, because these are two plays about love and it helps when you direct them, to have some personal
experience," he said after gaining his composure.
Predecessor
The show's Alex Jennings won the best male in a musical title. Lord Lloyd-Webber's lavish Bollywood show Bombay Dreams was beaten in the new best musical category by the Madness-inspired show Our House. Actor Simon Russell Beale was named best actor for Uncle Vanya but could not be at the ceremony because he was starring in Mendes' Broadway version of the play. But he thanked Mendes' for the "privilege" of working alongside him for 12 years.
Sir Trevor said: "I'm really delighted - since this marks my penultimate production at the National Theatre, it gives me an opportunity to say I've had a wonderful time for the past few years running the National. "It's an extraordinary collection of individuals who have somehow merged to become a coherent team - I'm very proud of them. This award will take morale to even higher levels." The awards are judged by stage experts and members of the theatre-going public. The 27th Oliviers - hosted by Clive Anderson at London's Lyceum Theatre, - will be televised by BBC Two on Saturday. |
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