The winners of the 2024 Olivier Awards have been announced in London.
Organised by the Society of London Theatre, the annual Olivier Awards ceremony took place today, Sunday 14 April 2024, at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The ceremony was once again hosted by Hannah Waddingham, alongside a galaxy of West End stars who performed and presented at the event.
Also check out photos from the Olivier Awards; and our list of Olivier Award-winning and nominated shows to book right now.
Olivier Award-winning musicals
Jamie Lloyd’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre dominated the awards winning 7 Olivier Awards, including Best new musical revival, the Best director award for Jamie Lloyd, the Best actress in a musical award to Nicole Scherzinger, and the Best actor in a musical award to Tom Francis.
The show also won the Outstanding musical contribution award for Alan Williams for his Musical Supervision and Musical Direction; Best lighting design for Jack Knowles; and Best sound design for Adam Fisher.
Sunset Boulevard transfers from London to Broadway this year.
The Best new musical at this year’s awards went to Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre, which also took home Best supporting actor in a musical for Jak Malone.
Other musicals picking up awards included Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production of at the Bridge Theatre in London, which won Best theatre choreographer for Arlene Phillips with James Cousins. It was a first-win for veteran choreographer Dame Arlene Phillips, who is 80.
Also, The Little Big Things at @sohoplace theatre won an award, with Amy Trigg picking up a Best supporting actress in a musical gong.
Olivier Award-winning plays
In terms of plays, Vanya staring Andrew Scott won Best Revival, although Scott missed out on the Best actor gong. That went to Mark Gatiss for his performance as SirJohn Gielgud in Sam Mendes’ National Theatre production of The Motive and the Cue by Jack Thorne, which also played the West End’s Noël Coward theatre.
Rupert Goold’s production of James Graham’s Dear England at the National Theatre and Prince Edward Theatre won the Best new play award, and Best actor in a supporting role for Will Close.
Awards picked up by Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre included Best new entertainment or comedy play, and Best set design for Miriam Buether (Set Design) and 59 Productions (Video Design).
The Picture Of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket won two awards – Best actress for Sarah Snook, and Best costume design for Marg Horwell.
Outstanding achievement in an affiliate theatre went to Sleepova by Matilda Feyişayo at the Bush theatre. Also, Haydn Gwynne won a posthumous Best actress in a supporting role award for When Winston Went to War With the Wireless at the Donmar Warehouse.
More Olivier Award winners
Already announced ahead of tonight’s Olivier Awards were the Industry Recognition Awards. This year’s awards went to Sylvia Addison for her work in orchestral contracting; Vereen Irving for her work in ticketing and box office management; Robert Israel and Richard Walton for their work in theatre insurance; and Susan Whiddington CBE for her work in theatre education.
Olivier Awards Performers and Presenters
Performances at this year’s awards show included all of the nominees for Best New MusicalThe Little Big Things, Next To Normal, Operation Mincemeat, A Strange Loop, and Hadestown; and Tom Francis sang Sunset Boulevard from the hit show show, including a broadcast outside of the Royal Albert Hall!
There was also a special moment from Groundhog Day – which is currently running in Australia, and the grand finale was dedicated to the National Theatre, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
Presenters of this year’s awards included Carlos Acosta (Acosta Danza – Carlos Acosta’s Carmen), Freema Agyeman (Jamie Lloyd’s ), Michael Ball (Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular), Ryan Calais Cameron (For Black Boys Who Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy), Billy Crudup (Harry Clarke), Cara Delevingne (Cabaret), Adrian Dunbar (Kiss Me, Kate), Edward Enninful, Denise Gough (People, Places and Things), Lenny Henry, Ruth Jones (Sister Act), Beverley Knight (Sister Act), Henry Lewis (Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle), Anna Maxwell Martin (The Constituent), Lucian Msamati (Waiting for Godot), Georgina Onuorah (Hamilton, Kiss Me, Kate), Rosalind Plowright, Jonathan Sayer (Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle), Michael Sheen (Nye), Luke Treadaway (Cabaret), Anjana Vasan (A Streetcar Named Desire), Michelle Visage (The Addams Family) and Dominic West (A View From The Bridge).
The nominations for the 2024 Olivier Awards were originally announced on 12 March 2024 by Olivier Award winner Beverley Knight (Sister Act The Musical).
Also see: Olivier Awards 2024 – What We Know So Far and Olivier Awards 2024 – Winners and Nominated to shows to book right now
Olivier Awards 2024 – Full list of Winners
Noël Coward award for best new entertainment or comedy play
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden at the Lyric Hammersmith and Theatre Royal Haymarket
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at the Gielgud theatre
Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Kate Trefry at the Phoenix theatre – WINNER
Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, adapted by Liv Hennessy at the Ambassadors theatre
Best family show
Bluey’s Big Play by Joe Brumm at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall
Dinosaur World Live by Derek Bond at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre – WINNER
The House With Chicken Legs, book by Sophie Anderson, adapted by Oliver Lansley at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Smeds and the Smoos, book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, adapted by Tall Stories at the Lyric theatre
Gillian Lynne award for best theatre choreographer
Fabian Aloise for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre
Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre
Arlene Phillips with James Cousins for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre – WINNER
Mark Smith for The Little Big Things at @sohoplace
Susan Stroman for Crazy for You at the Gillian Lynne theatre
Best costume design
Bunny Christie & Deborah Andrews for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre
Ryan Dawson Laight for La Cage Aux Folles at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre
Hugh Durrant for Peter Pan at The London Palladium
Marg Horwell for The Picture Of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket – WINNER
Best revival
The Effect by Lucy Prebble at the National Theatre – Lyttelton
Macbeth by William Shakespeare at the Donmar Warehouse
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell at the Duke of York’s theatre
Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Simon Stephens at the Duke of York’s theatre – WINNER
Best musical revival
Groundhog Day, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin at The Old Vic
Guys and Dolls, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows at the Bridge theatre
Hadestown, music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell at the Lyric theatre
Sunset Boulevard, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics and book by Don Black & Christopher Hampton at the Savoy theatre – WINNER
Best sound design
Paul Arditti for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix theatre
Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbins for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre
Adam Fisher for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre – WINNER
Gareth Fry for Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse
Outstanding musical contribution
Tom Brady for Musical Supervision and Arrangements and Charlie Rosen for Orchestrations for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre
Matt Brind for Musical Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations for Just for One Day at The Old Vic
Steve Sidwell for Orchestrations and Joe Bunker for Musical Direction for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre
Alan Williams for Musical Supervision and Musical Direction for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre – WINNER
Best actor in a supporting role
Will Close for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre – WINNER
Paul Hilton for An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York’s theatre
Giles Terera for Clyde’s at the Donmar Warehouse
Luke Thompson for A Little Life at the Harold Pinter theatre & Savoy theatre
Zubin Varla for A Little Life at the Harold Pinter theatre & Savoy theatre
Best actress in a supporting role
Lorraine Ashbourne for Till the Stars Come Down at the National Theatre – Dorfman
Priyanga Burford for An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York’s theatre
Haydn Gwynne for When Winston Went to War With the Wireless at the Donmar Warehouse – WINNER
Gina McKee for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier
Tanya Reynolds for A Mirror at the Almeida Theatre and Trafalgar theatre
Best set design
Miriam Buether for Set Design and 59 Productions for Video Design for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix theatre – WINNER
Bunny Christie for Set Design for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre
Es Devlin for Set Design and Ash J Woodward for Video Design for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre
Soutra Gilmour for Set Design and Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom for Video Design for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre
Best lighting design
Jon Clark for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre
Jon Clark for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix theatre
Paule Constable for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre
Jack Knowles for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre – WINNER
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Grace Hodgett Young for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre
Zoë Roberts for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre
Amy Trigg for The Little Big Things at @sohoplace – WINNER
Eleanor Worthington-Cox for Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Jak Malone for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre – WINNER
Cedric Neal for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre
David Thaxton for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre
Jack Wolfe for Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse
Best new opera production
Blue by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum
Innocence by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House – WINNER
Picture a Day Like This by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House – Linbury theatre
The Rhinegold by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum
Outstanding achievement in opera
Antonio Pappano for his role as Musical Director of the Royal Opera House – WINNER
Belarus Free Theatre Company for King Stakh’s Wild Hunt at the Barbican theatre
Marina Abramović for her concept and design of 7 Deaths Of Maria Callas at the London Coliseum
Best actor in a musical
David Cumming for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre
Tom Francis for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre – WINNER
Daniel Mays for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre
Charlie Stemp for Crazy for You at the Gillian Lynne theatre
Best actress in a musical
Natasha Hodgson for Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune theatre
Caissie Levy for Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse
Nicole Scherzinger for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre – WINNER
Marisha Wallace for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge theatre
Best new dance production
Broken Chord by Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi at Sadler’s Wells
The Rite of Spring by Seeta Patel at Sadler’s Wells
La Ruta by Gabriela Carrizo, part of Nederlands Dans Theater – NDT 1 at Sadler’s Wells – WINNER
Time Spell by Michelle Dorrance, Jillian Meyers and Tiler Peck, part of Turn It Out With Tiler Peck and Friends at Sadler’s Wells
Outstanding achievement in dance
Isabela Coracy for her performance in NINA: By Whatever Means, part of Ballet Black: Pioneers at the Barbican theatre – WINNER
Jonzi D for his artistic direction of Breakin’ Convention 2023 International festival of hip-hop Dance theatre at Sadler’s Wells
Rhiannon Faith for her community focused conception of Lay Down Your Burdens at The Pit at Barbican
Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre
Blue Mist by Mohamed-Zain Dada at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court theatre
A Playlist for The Revolution by AJ Yi at the Bush theatre
Sleepova by Matilda Feyişayo at the Bush theatre – WINNER
The Swell by Isley Lynn at the Orange Tree theatre
The Time Machine: A Comedy by Steven Canny and John Nicholson at the Park theatre
Sir Peter Hall award for best director
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin for Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix theatre
Rupert Goold for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre
Jamie Lloyd for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy theatre – WINNER
Sam Mendes for The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward theatre
Best actress
Laura Donnelly for The Hills of California at the Harold Pinter theatre
Sophie Okonedo for Medea at @sohoplace
Sarah Jessica Parker for Plaza Suite at the Savoy theatre
Sheridan Smith for Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York’s theatre
Sarah Snook for The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket – WINNER
Best actor
Joseph Fiennes for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre
Mark Gatiss for The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward theatre – WINNER
James Norton for A Little Life at the Harold Pinter theatre & Savoy theatre
Andrew Scott for Vanya at the Duke of York’s theatre
David Tennant for Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse
Best new play
Dear England by James Graham at the National Theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre – WINNER
The Hills of California by Jez Butterworth at the Harold Pinter theatre
The Motive and the Cue by Jack Thorne at the National Theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward theatre
Till the Stars Come Down by Beth Steel at the National Theatre – Dorfman
Best new musical
The Little Big Things, music by Nick Butcher, lyrics by Nick Butcher and Tom Ling, book by Joe White at @sohoplace
Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey at the Donmar Warehouse
Operation Mincemeat, music, lyrics and book by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts at the Fortune theatre – WINNER
A Strange Loop, music, lyrics and book by Michael R Jackson at the Barbican theatre
Olivier Awards 2024 – Nominations League Table
| Show | Count |
| Sunset Boulevard | 11 |
| Guys and Dolls | 9 |
| Dear England | 9 |
| Operation Mincemeat | 6 |
| Stranger Things: The First Shadow | 5 |
| Next to Normal | 4 |
| A Little Life | 3 |
| Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse | 3 |
| The Little Big Things | 3 |
| The Motive and the Cue | 3 |
| An Enemy of the People | 2 |
| Crazy for You | 2 |
| Shirley Valentine | 2 |
| The Hills of California | 2 |
| The Picture Of Dorian Gray | 2 |
| Till the Stars Come Down | 2 |
| Vanya | 2 |
| 7 Deaths Of Maria Callas | 1 |
| A Mirror | 1 |
| A Playlist for The Revolution | 1 |
| A Strange Loop | 1 |
| Accidental Death of an Anarchist | 1 |
| Blue | 1 |
| Blue Mist | 1 |
| Bluey’s Big Play | 1 |
| Broken Chord | 1 |
| Clyde’s | 1 |
| Dinosaur World Live | 1 |
| Groundhog Day | 1 |
| Hadestown | 1 |
| Innocence | 1 |
| Just for One Day | 1 |
| King Stakh’s Wild Hunt | 1 |
| La Cage Aux Folles | 1 |
| La Ruta | 1 |
| Lay Down Your Burdens | 1 |
| Medea | 1 |
| NINA: By Whatever Means | 1 |
| Peter Pan | 1 |
| Picture a Day Like This | 1 |
| Plaza Suite | 1 |
| Sleepova | 1 |
| Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends | 1 |
| The Effect | 1 |
| The House With Chicken Legs | 1 |
| The Rhinegold | 1 |
| The Rite of Spring | 1 |
| The Smeds and the Smoos | 1 |
| The Swell | 1 |
| The Time Machine: A Comedy | 1 |
| Time Spell | 1 |
| Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial | 1 |
| When Winston Went to War With the Wireless | 1 |
👤News Team 📅15 April 2024
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