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Jason Manford to reveal 2020 Olivier Award winners in ‘innovative’ ITV broadcast
2 October 2020
The 2020 Olivier Awards are heading online in a special tv broadcast hosted by Jason Manford
coronavirus / 2020 Olivier Awards cancelled
17 March 2020
The Society of London Theatre has confirmed the 2020 Olivier Awards have been cancelled.
Don Black to receive Special Award at the Olivier Awards 2020
6 March 2020
Lyricist Don Black to receive Special Olivier Award for services to theatre
Olivier awards 2019: full list of winners
8 April 2019
The Inheritance, Come from Away and Company are among the shows that have triumphed at this year’s ceremony
Live Stream: 2017 Olivier Award Nominations
2 March 2017
The live broadcast will begin at 12pm on 6 March 2017
In Tweets: 2016 Olivier Awards – Red Carpet Arrivals
3 April 2016
Stars arriving for the 2016 Olivier Awards
Jack Savoretti to perform at 2016 Olivier Awards
28 March 2016
Jack Savoretti is to perform Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 at the 2016 Olivier Awards.
Cyndi Lauper to perform at Olivier Awards
25 March 2016
Cyndi Lauper and Michael Feinstein are to perform at the 2016 Olivier Awards.
ITV to broadcast 2016 Olivier Awards
23 March 2016
ITV is to broadcast the 2016 Olivier Awards ceremony in full.
Short-list announced for 2016 Olivier Audience Award.
14 March 2016
Jersey Boys, Matilda The Musical, Les Misérables, and The Phantom Of The Opera shortlised
Olivier Awards announce YouTube channel for 2016 awards ceremony
26 January 2016
Olivier Awards announce YouTube channel to increase global audience
Angela Lansbury, A View from the Bridge & Sunny Afternoon storm the 2015 Oliviers
13 April 2015
Angela Lansbury, A View from the Bridge and the Kinks Musical Sunny Afternoon win big at the 2015 Olivier Awards held last night at the Royal Opera House.
Beautiful, Memphis and the Young Vic lead 2015 Olivier Award nominations
9 March 2015
James McAvoy and Leslie Manville announced the 2015 Olivier award nominations at the Rosewood Hotel with musicals Beautiful and Memphis leading the nominations with eight and nine nods respectively, for individual productions.
Kevin Spacey awarded special Olivier Award
27 February 2015
Kevin Spacey is to be honoured with a special award at the 2015 Oliviers.
Olivier Awards 2014: Photos of Winners and Backstage
13 April 2014
The 2014 Olivier Awards held at the Royal Opera House on 13 April 2014.
Photos of winners and backstage at the Opera House
Chimerica, Book of Mormon scoop Olivier Awards
13 April 2014
The Almeida Theatre’s Chimerica and Broadway show The Book of Mormon dominate this year’s Olivier Awards wins.
Bernadette Peters and ABBA to appear at Olivier Awards 2014
29 March 2014
Olivier Awards – Bernadette Peters, ABBA’s Benny and Björn to perform; Michael Ball, Samantha Barks, Luke Treadaway to present awards
Gemma Arterton, Stephen Mangan to host Olivier Awards
21 March 2014
Gemma Arterton and Stephen Mangan to host this year’s Olivier Awards
Olivier Awards nominations announced: Charlie and Merrily lead the field
10 March 2014
The nominations have been announced for the 2014 Olivier Awards.
Olivier Awards – Nominations 2014 – By Numbers and By Show
10 March 2014
Olivier Awards – Nominations 2014 – By Numbers and By Show
Olivier Awards 2014 to return to ITV; Radio 2 drops live coverage
28 January 2014
Olivier Awards 2014 to be televised by ITV for the second year. BBC Radio 2 drops live coverage of the awards to run a highlights programme. No full, live coverage of the awards in 2014.
Olivier Awards 2014 – Nominees and Winners
25 January 2014
Olivier Awards 2014 – Nominees and Winners
Photos: Olivier Awards 2013 – Awards night and winners
29 April 2013
Photos from the 2013 Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House in London
Winners of the 2013 Olivier Awards announced
28 April 2013
Winners of the 2013 Olivier Awards announced. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time scoops 7 awards at this year’s Olivier Awards.
Billy Elliot wins Audience Award at Olivier Awards 2013
28 April 2013
Billy Elliot The Musical has won the Audience Award at this year’s Olivier Awards.
Backstage | Olivier Awards 2013
28 April 2013
Backstage at the Royal Opera House in London, for this year’s Olivier Awards 2013. [prw username=”westendtheatre” boardname=”olivier-awards-2013-back-stage” maxfeeds=”50″ divname=”myList” printtext=”1″ target=”newwindow” useenclosures=”yes” thumbwidth=”240″ thumbheight=”240″ showfollow=”medium”]
Red Carpet Arrivals | Olivier Awards 2013
28 April 2013
The Red Carpet arrivals at the Royal Opera House in London, for this year’s Olivier Awards 2013. [prw username=”westendtheatre” boardname=”olivier-awards-2013-red-carpet-arrivals” maxfeeds=”50″ divname=”myList” printtext=”1″ target=”newwindow” useenclosures=”yes” thumbwidth=”240″ thumbheight=”240″ showfollow=”medium”]
Olivier Awards nominations announced
26 March 2013
The nominations for the 2013 Olivier Awards were announced today at the May Fair Hotel in London.
Presented by Olivier Award winners Ruth Wilson and Elaine Paige live on BBC Radio 2’s Ken Bruce show, the announcement also featured a performance from last year’s big Olivier winner Matilda The Musical.
The shows dominating this year’s awards include the National Theatre’s The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, Hollywood musical Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre and recent Chichester and Adelphi Theatre production of Sweeney Todd.
Michael Frayn and Gillian Lynne to be honoured with Special Awards at this year’s Olivier Awards
24 March 2013
Former Olivier Award winners Michael Frayn and Gillian Lynne are to be honoured with Special Awards at this year’s Olivier Awards for their outstanding contributions to theatre.
Ruth Wilson and Elaine Paige to reveal Olivier Awards nominees
22 March 2013
Actresses Ruth Wilson and Elaine Paige will reveal this year’s nominees for the Olivier Awards at London’s May Fair Hotel on 26 March 2013.
Hugh Bonneville announced as co-host of the Olivier Awards
8 March 2013
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville will join Sheridan Smith as hosts of this year’s Olivier Awards.
ITV to broadcast Olivier Awards 2013
29 January 2013
The Society of London Theatre has announced that this year’s Olivier Awards will be broadcast by ITV.
Photos: Olivier Awards 2012 – More photos from the night
17 April 2012
Photos from the 2012 Olivier Awards, including the red carpet arrivals and after-show party.
Photos: Olivier Awards 2012 – The Winners
16 April 2012
Photos of the Winners of the 2012 Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House in London.
Photos: Olivier Awards 2012 – The Presenters
16 April 2012
Photos of the Presenters of the 2012 Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House in London.
Photos: Olivier Awards 2012 – The Ceremony
16 April 2012
Photos of the 2012 Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House in London.
Matilda The Musical scoops 7 Olivier Awards
15 April 2012
Matilda The Musical dominated the 2012 Olivier Awards this evening at the Royal Opera House, winning seven awards.
Photos: Olivier Awards 2012 – Red Carpet Arrivals
15 April 2012
Photos: Olivier Awards 2012 – Red Carpet Arrivals
Olivier Award nominations announced: Matilda The Musical leads with 10 nods
16 March 2012
Olivier Award nominations announced: RSC’s Matilda leads Olivier Awards race with 10 nominations
Olivier Awards audience award shortlist announced
11 March 2012
The shortlist for the 2012 Olivier Audience Award, part of the Olivier Awards, has been announced.
Olivier Awards 2012: Storify Social Media Round-up
12 February 2012
This year’s Olivier Awards, run by the Society of London Theatre, will be held on 15 April 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London.
Photos: Olivier Awards 2011 – The Winners
12 February 2012
Photos: Olivier Awards 2011 – The Winners
Olivier Awards 2012 – Awards Night
12 February 2012
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2012 will be announced at 12 noon on Thursday 15 March 2012 at the Mayfair Hotel in London.
Olivier Awards 2012 – Nominations
12 February 2012
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2012 will be announced at 12 noon on Thursday 15 March 2012 at the Mayfair Hotel in London.
Olivier Awards 2012 – Winners
12 February 2012
The winners of the Olivier Awards 2012 will be announced at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday 15 April 2012.
Olivier Awards 2012
12 February 2012
Welcome to our microsite celebrating this year’s Olivier Awards, to be held at the Royal Opera House on Sunday 15 April 2012.
Olivier Awards to take place at Opera House, with live relay to Broadway
25 January 2012
The Society of London Theatre has announced that the annual Olivier Awards, now in its 36th year, will take place for the first time in its entirety at the Royal Opera House, London on Sunday 15 April 2012.
Backstage at the 2011 Olivier Awards
11 April 2011
Acclaimed photographer Charlie Gray went behind the scenes at this year’s Olivier Awards at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane to capture the stars of West End Theatre.
Olivier Awards – Picks and Pans
14 March 2011
What we loved and loathed about this year’s newly reinvigorated Olivier Awards
Olivier Awards: National, Legally Blonde
14 March 2011
In a star-studded awards ceremony last night, Sunday 13 March, at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, the Society of London Theatre held their 35th annual theatre awards ceremony.
Love Never Dies loses out at Oliviers
14 March 2011
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera misses out at Olivier Awards
Olivier Awards 2011 – Winners
13 March 2011
The winners of the 35th Olivier Awards were announced on 13 March 2011 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Olivier Awards tonight
13 March 2011
The 35th annual Laurence Olivier Awards are to be held tonight, Sunday 13 March 2011, at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London.
Olivier Awards: Last Chance to Vote
9 March 2011
Today is the last chance for theatregoers to vote for their favourite West End shows and choose a winner for this year’s Olivier Audience Award.
Stephen Sondheim to receive Special Olivier Award
4 March 2011
America’s great living composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, will be honoured at this year’s Olivier Awards with a Special Award.
More presenters announced for Olivier Awards
4 March 2011
The Society of London Theatre has released more details of the presenters at this year’s revamped Olivier Awards, at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 13 March 2011. Stars include Barry Manilow, Danielle Hope, Benedict Cumberbatch, Elaine Paige and Rupert Everett.
Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton host Oliviers
3 March 2011
As previously tipped, Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton will host this year’s Olivier Awards, to be held at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 13 March 2011
Olivier Awards tickets released today
1 March 2011
Don’t forget to buy your Olivier Awards tickets. They go on sale today, 1 March 2011, at 10am.
Olivier Audience Award short list announced
27 February 2011
The short list for this year’s Olivier Audience Award was announced today by Elaine Paige on her BBC Radio 2 show. The short list of shows are Billy Elliot the Musical, Jersey Boy, Les Misérables and We Will Rock You.
Olivier Awards 2011
18 February 2011
Welcome to our new microsite celebrating this year’s Olivier Awards, to be held at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 13 March 2011.
Olivier Awards 2011 – Nominees
18 February 2011
Nominees for the 2011 Olivier Awards were presented at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 7 February 2011.
Olivier Awards 2011 – Nominees
8 February 2011
Nominees for the 2011 Olivier Awards were presented at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 7 February 2011.
Olivier Award nominations announced
7 February 2011
The annual Laurence Olivier Awards nominations have been announced at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane today, 7 February 2011.
SOLT finally get BBC back on board
29 November 2010
The Society of London Theatre has finally managed to secure TV coverage for it’s annual Olivier Awards event.