Cabaret wins seven awards as Oliviers return to Royal Albert Hall
by Chris Wiegand Stage editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y1H7)
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An intimate revival of the musical Cabaret, which transformed London's Playhouse theatre into the debauched Kit Kat Club of Weimar Berlin, has triumphed at this year's Olivier awards.
The production won in seven categories at the ceremony, which was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday for the first time in three years and hosted by comedian Jason Manford. Covid forced the cancellation of the last two annual awards shows, though a prerecorded virtual ceremony served as a stopgap in autumn 2020.
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