The Society of London Theatre has revealed the nominations for its 2023 Olivier Awards.
Check out the full list of Olivier Awards nominations, below.
The RSC’s production of My Neighbour Totoro, which played at the Barbican Theatre, is out in the lead with nine nominations at this year’s Olivier Awards, including best entertainment or comedy play.
Following close behind is new British musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge at the National Theatre (and originally Sheffield Theatres), which received eight nominations including Best new musical.
In with seven nominations is Oklahoma!, which played to packed houses at the Young Vic last year, and is now running at the Wyndham’s Theatre. The show scored nominations for seven awards across the six categories, with Liza Sadovy and Marisha Wallace both vying for Best actress in a supporting role in a musical.
Rebecca Frecknall’s new revivial of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre, and coming soon to the Phoenix Theatre, scored six nominations including Best Revival, and acting nods to all three of the main leads: Paul Mescal, Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan.
To Kill a Mockingbird, currently playing at the Gielgud Theatre starring Matthew Modine, also got six nominations, including Best new play, and best actor for the show’s original lead Rafe Spall.
The Band’s Visit at the Donmar Warehouse got six nominations in five categories, with Sharif Afifi and Peter Polycarpou both nominated in the Best actor in a supporting role in a musical category.
Prima Facie, which ran at the Harold Pinter Theatre, got five nominations, including an acting nod for Jodie Comer.
Tammy Faye The Musical at the Almeida Theatre brought home four nominations, including Andrew Rannells, Katie Brayben and Zubin Varla; as did Good, which played the Harold Pinter Theatre starring David Tennant – who is nominated.
Sylvia at The Old Vic scooped three nods including best choreographer for Kate Prince, best supporting for Beverley Knight and Best New Musical.
Also at three nominations is the Almeida’s production of Peter Morgan’s Patriots – which is coming to the Noel Coward Theatre in May, and saw its lead, Tom Hollander, also score a Best actor nomination; and the National’s production of Blues for an Alabama Sky, including acting nods for Sule Rimi and Giles Terera.
Two award winners already announced are Special Awards, for outstanding contributions to the theatre industry, with Dame Arlene Phillips awarded this year’s ‘Special Award’, and Sir Derek Jacobi receiving the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.
The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday 2 April at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham.
Eligible shows for consideration are new productions that opened between 21 February 2022 and 14 February 2023, in a theatre that’s a member – or special affiliate member – of the Society of London Theatre, provided it ran for a minimum amount of performances required for each category.
Shows that were eligible for this year’s awards and that are now playing in London include Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at the Harold Pinter Theatre; Oklahoma! at the Wyndham’s Theatre; My Son’s a Queer, (But What Can You Do?) at the Ambassador’s Theatre; Janet McTeer in Phaedra at the National Theatre; Felicity Kendal in Noises Off at the Phoenix Theatre; Disney’s Newsies at the Troubadour Theatre Wembley Park; Beverley Knight in Sylvia at The Old Vic; and comedy The Unfriend at the Criterion Theatre.
Also see:
Olivier Awards 2023 – What we know so far
Olivier Award-nominated shows to book right now
Olivier Awards 2023 – Nominations
Noël Coward award for best entertainment or comedy play
Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium
My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican theatre
My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?) at Garrick theatre and Ambassadors theatre
One Woman Show at Ambassadors theatre
Best family show
Blippi the Musical at Apollo theatre
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show at Royal Festival Hall
Midsummer Mechanicals at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
The Smartest Giant In Town at St Martin’s theatre
Gillian Lynne award for best theatre choreographer
Matt Cole for Newsies at Troubadour Wembley Park theatre
Lynne Page for Standing at the Sky’s Edge at National Theatre
Kate Prince for Sylvia at the Old Vic
Basil Twist for puppetry direction for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican theatre
Best costume design
Frankie Bradshaw for Blues for An Alabama Sky at National Theatre
Hugh Durrant for Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium
Jean Paul Gaultier for Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show at Roundhouse
Kimie Nakano for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican theatre
Best revival
The Crucible at National Theatre
Good at Harold Pinter theatre
Jerusalem at Apollo theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida theatre
Best musical revival
My Fair Lady at London Coliseum
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic
Sister Act at Eventim Apollo
South Pacific at Sadler’s Wells
Best sound design
Bobby Aitken for Standing at the Sky’s Edge at National Theatre
Tony Gayle for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican theatre
Drew Levy for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic
Ben and Max Ringham for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter theatre
Best original score or new orchestrations
David Yazbek, Jamshied Sharifi and Andrea Grody for The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse (Music and lyrics by Yazbek, orchestrations by Sharifi; additional arrangements by Grody)
Joe Hisaishi and Will Stuart for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican theatre (Music by Hisaishi; orchestrations and arrangements by Stuart)
Daniel Kluger and Nathan Koci for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Young Vic (Orchestrations and arrangements by Kluger; additional vocal arrangements by Koci)
Richard Hawley and Tom Deering for Standing at the Sky’s Edge at National Theatre (Music and lyrics by Hawley; orchestrations by Deering)
Best actor in a supporting role
Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Akwafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh and Kaine Lawrence for For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy at the Royal Court theatre
Will Keen for Patriots at Almeida theatre
Elliot Levey for Good at Harold Pinter theatre
David Moorst for To Kill a Mockingbird at Gielgud theatre
Sule Rimi for Blues for An Alabama Sky at National Theatre
Best actress in a supporting role
Rose Ayling-Ellis for As You Like It at @sohoplace
Pamela Nomvete for To Kill a Mockingbird at Gielgud theatre
Caroline Quentin for Jack Absolute Flies Again at National Theatre
Sharon Small for Good at Harold Pinter theatre
Anjana Vasan for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida theatre
Best set design
Miriam Buether for To Kill a Mockingbird at Gielgud theatre
Tom Pye for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican theatre
Ben Stones for Standing at the Sky’s Edge at National Theatre
Mark Walters for Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium
Best lighting design
Natasha Chivers for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre
Lee Curran for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre
Jessica Hung Han Yun for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre
Tim Lutkin for The Crucible at National Theatre
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Beverley Knight for Sylvia at the Old Vic
Maimuna Memon for Standing at the Sky’s Edge at the National Theatre
Liza Sadovy for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic
Marisha Wallace for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Sharif Afifi for The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse
Peter Polycarpou for The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse
Clive Rowe for Sister Act at Eventim Apollo
Zubin Varla for Tammy Faye at Almeida theatre
Best new opera production
Alcina by Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
Least Like The Other by Irish National Opera and Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre
Peter Grimes by Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
Sibyl at Barbican Theatre
Outstanding achievement in opera
Sinéad Campbell-Wallace for her performance in Tosca by English National Opera at London Coliseum
William Kentridge for his conception and direction of Sibyl at Barbican Theatre
Antony McDonald for his design of Alcina at Royal Opera House
Best actor in a musical
Alon Moni Aboutboul for The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse
Arthur Darvill for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic
Julian Ovenden for South Pacific at Sadler’s Wells
Andrew Rannells for Tammy Faye at Almeida Theatre
Best actress in a musical
Katie Brayben for Tammy Faye at Almeida Theatre
Anoushka Lucas for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Young Vic
Miri Mesika for The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse
Faith Omole for Standing at the Sky’s Edge at National Theatre
Best new dance production
Light of Passage by Crystal Pite at Royal Opera House
Pasionaria by La Veronal at Sadler’s Wells
Traplord by Ivan Michael Blackstock at 180 Studios (The Strand)
Triptych (The Missing Door, The Lost Room and The Hidden Floor) by Peeping Tom at Barbican Theatre
Outstanding achievement in dance
Manuel Liñán for his choreography of ¡VIVA! at Sadler’s Wells
Dickson Mbi for his choreography of Enowate at Sadler’s Wells
Raquel Meseguer Zafe for her dramaturgy of Ruination by Lost Dog at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre
Catrina Nisbett for her performance in Family Honour by Spoken Movement at Sadler’s Wells
Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre
Age Is a Feeling at Soho Theatre
Blackout Songs at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
The P Word at Bush theatre
Paradise Now! at Bush theatre
Two Palestinians Go Dogging at the Royal Court theatre
Sir Peter Hall award for best director
Rebecca Frecknall for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre
Robert Hastie for Standing at the Sky’s Edge at National Theatre, Olivier
Justin Martin for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre
Phelim McDermott for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre
Bartlett Sher for To Kill a Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre
Best actress
Jodie Comer for Prima Facie at Harold Pinter Theatre
Patsy Ferran for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre
Mei Mac for My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre
Janet McTeer for Phaedra at National Theatre, Lyttelton
Nicola Walker for The Corn Is Green at National Theatre, Lyttelton
Best actor
Tom Hollander for Patriots at Almeida Theatre
Paul Mescal for A Streetcar Named Desire at Almeida Theatre
Rafe Spall for To Kill a Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre
David Tennant for Good at Harold Pinter Theatre
Giles Terera for Blues for an Alabama Sky at National Theatre, Lyttelton
Best new play
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at The Royal Court theatre
Patriots at Almeida theatre
Prima Facie at Harold Pinter theatre
To Kill a Mockingbird at Gielgud theatre
Best new musical
The Band’s Visit at Donmar Warehouse
Standing at the Sky’s Edge at National Theatre, Olivier
Sylvia at The Old Vic
Tammy Faye at Almeida Theatre
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