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Sri Lankan actor wins prestigious UK Olivier award Source:dailymirror.lk Making history in the performing arts, UK based Sri Lankan actor Hiran Abeysekera  won the Best Actor Award at British theater’s Olivier Awards last evening.   Playing the lead role of Pi Patel in the Lolita Chakrabati’s stage adaptation of Yann Martels’ book Life of PI, at The Wyndham in London’s West End,  Hiran’s consistent stellar performance rightfully earned him the award of Best Actor.   The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London . This year the awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall and was attended by the crème de la crème of actors and actresses from British theatre.   Also up for awards were Clive Carter from Moulin Rouge, Elliot Levery and , Eddie Reymayne from Cabaret, Lily ...