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THERE ARE two Irish nominations for this year’s Laurence Olivier Awards, Britain’s most prestigious stage honours.

Dance company Fabulous Beast and Michael Keegan-Dolan are nominated for The Rite of Springin the best new dance production category. Dancer Colin Dunne is nominated for his solo show Out of Timein the outstanding achievement in dance category.