Hairspray and Equus sweep theatre awards
Michael Ball and Leanne Jones in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Photograph: Tristram Kenton
They could not contrast more: the happy exuberance of youth and family in Hairspray and their tortured unhappiness in Equus. But theatregoers loved them both and they are today named as the big winners in the only major theatre awards decided on by the public.
The eight-year-old whatsonstage.com awards are followed in two weeks by the prestigious Olivier awards, but they can claim to be the people’s choice. More than 25,000 people voted online in the last two months, more than twice as many as last year.
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