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Judi Dench, Luke Treadaway, Lesley Manville and Mark Gatiss at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Presenter James Norton at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Presenter Kit Harington at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Sharon D Clarke at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Matt Henry at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
The finale at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Imelda Staunton performs at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Host Michael Ball at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Judi Dench collects her award at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Presenter Uzo Aduba at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Cyndi Lauper performs at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Presenter Lenny Henry at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Matt Henry with his award at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers wait to go on stage at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Statuettes at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Presenter Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at the Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard (Photo: Matt Humphrey)
Denise Gough backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
The Phantom Of The Opera backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Dame Shirley Bassey backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Lara Pulver backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Matt Henry backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Zoƫ Wanamaker and Rob Brydon backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Laura Carmichael backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Kenneth Cranham backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Drew McOnie backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Ruthie Henshall gets ready at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Lenny Henry backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Luke Treadaway backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Judi Dench backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Judi Dench and Mark Gatiss backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Vanessa Redgrave backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Jessie Buckley backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
A performer warms up backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Performers warm up backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
Host Michael Ball backstage at the Olivier Awards with MasterCard (Photo: David Levene)
First Published 4 April 2016, Last Updated 9 January 2018
Photographers David Levene and Matt Humphrey were backstage and in rehearsals to catch the winners celebrating and performers preparing.