AN Essex woman was left delighted after being named a winner of the highest honour in British theatre.
Amy Trigg, who was once a member of the Witham Operatic Workshop (WOW), was crowned Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical at this year’s Laurence Olivier Awards.
The annual awards presented by the Society of London Theatre recognise excellence in professional theatre in London.
Ms Trigg won the award for her part as Agnes in The Little Big Things, which premiered last September at West End Theatre @sohoplace.
She made history by being the first wheelchair user in the category’s history to be named the Olivier Award winner for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Ms Trigg is only the second wheelchair user to ever win an Olivier Award, after Liz Carr in 2022.
She accepted the award from Beverley Knight and Ruth Jones in front of a packed crowd at The Royal Albert Hall yesterday evening.
She said: “Thank you so much for this. Little Big Things means so much to me, it has changed my life in ways I never could have imagined.
“I didn’t prepare a speech because I never dreamed our little show would come to this and it just means so much it has.”
Ms Trigg also thanked the cast whom she described as “family”, as well as her parents for their support.
The Little Big Things is based on the Sunday Times bestselling memoir of the same name by Henry Fraser.
It is described as “an extraordinary true story about an ordinary family”.
A teaser reads: “When one moment changes everything, Henry’s family are split between a past they no longer recognise, and a future they could never foresee.
“Can Mum and Dad rally his three brothers as the family starts a journey to overcome the unimaginable?”
The show three Olivier Award nominations, which also included Best New Musical and Best Theatre Choreographer.
Ms Trigg has been a part of many Witham productions in the past.
She was a member of WOW for many years as well as performing for Witham Music Theatre and in productions at the New Rickstones Academy.
She was a part of WOW's High School Musical in 2008 as well as a later production of Les Miserables.
Ms Trigg also went on to direct WOW's Our House in 2015 and later that year directed the Witham Amateur Operatic Society in The Producers.
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