The Liverpool-born Killing Eve star Jodie Comer has won one of the most prestigious awards in the world of theatre, being named the best actress in a play at the Tony Awards, honouring the best of Broadway theatre.
She was recognised for her one-woman show Prima Facie, which has already won her the equivalent prize at the Olivier Awards in London.
There was more British success for Sir Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, which won best play, best direction, for Patrick Marber, best costume and best featured actor in a play, for Brandon Uranowitz.
The British creative team behind Life of Pi also picked up three technical prizes.
Alex Newell and J Harrison Ghee became the first out non-binary winners of Tonys, with Newell being named the best featured actor in a musical for Shuckled, while Ghee won the best actor in a musical for his portrayal of a gender-questioning musician in Some Like It Hot.
The awards ceremony, in New York, was hosted by the musical star Ariana DeBose, who made it clear that she didn’t have a script, because of the ongoing strike by film and TV writers in the US.
A number of the winners also referenced the strike in their acceptance speeches. Victoria Clark, who was named the best actress in a musical, for Kimberly Akimbo, said “We are nothing without our writers,” and gave them her support in what she described as their “struggle for the contract they deserve.”
Here is the full list of Tony Award winners for 2023.