Here are some highlights from the list of nominations for the 2025 Olivier awards as announced last week.
I thought you might like to know.
The Royal Albert Hall will be the venue for the awards ceremony, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter, on 06 April.
Nominees are in alphabetical order, so don’t go trying to read anything into anything :-)
Best new play
The Fear of 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino at Donmar Warehouse
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Kyoto by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson at @sohoplace
Shifters by Benedict Lombe at Duke of York’s Theatre
The Years adapted by Eline Arbo, in an English version by Stephanie Bain at the Almeida and Harold Pinter Theatre
Best new musical
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music and lyrics by Darren Clark, book and lyrics by Jethro Compton, at Ambassadors Theatre
MJ the Musical, book by Lynn Nottage, at Prince Edward Theatre
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, music, lyrics and book by Dave Malloy, at Donmar Warehouse
Why Am I So Single?, music, lyrics and book by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, at Garrick Theatre
Best new production in affiliate theatre
Animal Farm adapted by Tatty Hennessy from the book by George Orwell, at Theatre Royal Stratford East
Boys on the Verge of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre
English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre
Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre
Best family show
Brainiac Live at Marylebone Theatre
Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas at Apollo Theatre
The Nutcracker at Polka Theatre
Rough Magic at Shakespeare’s Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Best entertainment or comedy play
Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre
Inside No 9 at Wyndham’s Theatre
Titaníque at Criterion Theatre
Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Best musical revival
Fiddler on the Roof at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Hello, Dolly! at London Palladium
Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre
Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Best new opera production
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle by English National Opera at London Coliseum
Festen by the Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
L’Olimpiade by Irish National Opera and the Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
The Tales of Hoffmann by the Royal Opera at Royal Opera House
Best new dance production
Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young at Sadler’s Wells
Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by National Ballet of Canada at Sadler’s Wells
Theatre of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company at Sadler’s Wells
An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham at Sadler’s Wells
Best actor in a supporting role
Jorge Bosch for Kyoto at @sohoplace
Tom Edden for Waiting for Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Elliot Levey for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Ben Whishaw for Bluets at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Best actress in a supporting role
Sharon D Clarke for The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre
Romola Garai for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Romola Garai for The Years at the Almeida and Harold Pinter Theatre
Gina McKee for The Years at the Almeida and Harold Pinter Theatre
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Andy Nyman for Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium
Raphael Papo for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Layton Williams for Titaníque at Criterion Theatre
Tom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy Theatre
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Liv Andrusier for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada at Dominion Theatre
Beverley Klein for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Best actor in a musical
John Dagleish for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre
Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Myles Frost for MJ the Musical at Prince Edward Theatre
Simon Lipkin for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre
Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Best actress in a musical
Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Lauren Drew for Titaníque at Criterion Theatre
Clare Foster for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre
Lara Pulver for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium
Best actress
Heather Agyepong for Shifters at Duke of York’s Theatre
Lesley Manville for Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre
Rosie Sheehy for Machinal at the Old Vic, London
Meera Syal for A Tupperware of Ashes at the National Theatre
Indira Varma for Oedipus at the Old Vic, London
Best actor
Adrien Brody for The Fear of 13 at Donmar Warehouse
Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke at Ambassadors Theatre
Paapa Essiedu for Death of England: Delroy at @sohoplace
John Lithgow for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Mark Strong for Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre
Best director
Eline Arbo for The Years at the Almeida and Harold Pinter Theatre
Jordan Fein for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Nicholas Hytner for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Robert Icke for Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre
Best set design
Jon Bausor for set design, Toby Olié and Daisy Beattie for puppetry design and Satoshi Kuriyama for projection design for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Frankie Bradshaw for set design for Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre
Es Devlin for set design for Coriolanus at the National Theatre
Tom Scutt for set design for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Best lighting design
Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre
Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Howard Hudson for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Aideen Malone for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Outstanding achievement in opera
Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen at Royal Opera House
Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen at Royal Opera House
Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear at Barbican Theatre
Good luck to everyone from everyone here at Theatrebreaks.co.uk!
