between march and june 2011, she appeared in trevor nunn's production of "flare path" at the theatre royal, haymarket as doris, a former barmaid married to a polish count in the raf. the production was part of the playwright terence rattigan's centenary year celebrations and also starred sienna miller and james purefoy. for this role she won the 2012 laurence olivier award for best performance in a supporting role, the 2011 natasha richardson award for best actress and the broadwayworld uk award for best featured actress in a play.