The Irish actress Fiona Shaw was honoured at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London last week.
Shaw was named Best Actress for 'Medea'.
Alex Jennings won Best Actor for 'The Relapse' and 'The Winter's Tale' at the National Theatre, London.
'Kiss Me Kate' won Best Musical and Robert Lepage's 'The Far Side of the Moon' was judged the year's best new play.
Fiona Shaw plays Harry's aunt in the current cinema release 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.