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Olivier Awards 2024: Hannah Waddingham is hailed a 'once-in-a-generation talent' as she hosts the ceremony for a second year - but fans fume over the show's late start time


The musical sensation, 49, was brimming with energy as she led the iconic night of theatre accolades in London on Sunday.

Sunset Boulevard came out on top with an impressive seven wins at this year's awards ceremony, while Sarah Snook and Andrew Scott's plays also won big After weeks of accolades it was almost inevitable that Sarah Snook might lead the winners as the 2024 Olivier Awards got underway on Sunday evening - and so it proved as the Australian star was named Best Actress, and rightly so. Snook - best known for her starring role in HBO series Succession - scooped the award for her mesmerising one-woman performance in a new West End production of Oscar Wilde's The Picture Of Dorian Gray.

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