If this climax feels a shade hurried, the poignant coda is written and acted with immense delicacy by Irrfan Khan and Rafe Spall.

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Constellations, with Rafe Spall and Sally Hawkins as a couple whose relationship is explored in alternative universes, is named best new play.

BBC: Theatre review of 2012: An Olympian year

The best actor race sees Curious Incident's Luke Treadaway up against Rupert Everett's Oscar Wilde in The Judas Kiss, Mark Rylance for Twelfth Night, Macbeth's James McAvoy and Rafe Spall for Constellations.

BBC: Theatre's Olivier Award winners to be announced