I Laurence Olivier Awards , più semplicemente Olivier Awards , sono premi teatrali britannici creati nel 1976 dalla Society of London Theatre, dal nome di uno dei comici e attori teatrali più famosi del Regno Unito: Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-1989), per premiare le diverse categorie di attori nel mondo del teatro.
Si tratta di uno dei Premi teatrali più importanti a livello internazionale, paragonabile solo a quello francese Molières o dell’American Tony Awards .
La cerimonia di premiazione annuale si svolgerà per il 2025 domenica 6 aprile presso l’iconica Royal Albert Hall e sarà presentata da Beverley Knight e Billy Porter.
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Mastercard Miglior Nuovo Musical
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, musica e testi di Darren Clark, libretto e testi di Jethro Compton all’Ambassadors Theatre
MJ The Musical, libretto di Lynn Nottage al Prince Edward Theatre
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812, musica, testi e libretto di Dave Malloy al Donmar Warehouse
Why Am I So Single?, musica, testi e libretto di Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss al Garrick Theatre
Blue-i Theatre Technology Award per la migliore scenografia
Jon Bausor per la scenografia, Toby Olié & Daisy Beattie per il design delle marionette e Satoshi Kuriyama per la proiezione di La città incantata al London Coliseum
Frankie Bradshaw per la scenografia delle scarpette da ballo al National Theatre – Olivier
Es Devlin per la scenografia di Coriolano al Teatro Nazionale – Olivier
Tom Scutt per la scenografia di Fiddler On The Roof al Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
White Light Award per il miglior progetto illuminotecnico
Paule Constable e Ben Jacobs per Oliver! al Teatro Gielgud
Howard Hudson per Natasha, Pierre e la Grande Cometa del 1812 al Donmar Warehouse
Howard Hudson per Starlight Express al Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Aideen Malone per Il violinista sul tetto al Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Premio TAIT per la migliore nuova produzione operistica
Il castello del duca Barbablù dell’English National Opera al London Coliseum
Festen della Royal Opera alla Royal Opera House
L’Olimpiade dell’Irish National Opera e The Royal Opera alla Royal Opera House
I racconti di Hoffmann della Royal Opera alla Royal Opera House
Risultato eccezionale nell’opera
Aigul Akhmetshina per la sua interpretazione in Carmen alla Royal Opera House
Allan Clayton per la sua interpretazione in Festen alla Royal Opera House
Jung Young-doo per la regia di Lear al Barbican Theatre
Miglior spettacolo per famiglie
Brainiac Live al Marylebone Theatre
Il curioso Natale di Maddie Moate all’Apollo Theatre
Lo Schiaccianoci al Polka Theatre
Magia ruvida allo Shakespeare’s Globe – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Miglior nuova produzione in un teatro affiliato
La fattoria degli animali al Theatre Royal Stratford East di George Orwell, adattato da Tatty Hennessy
Ragazzi sull’orlo delle lacrime di Sam Grabiner al Soho Theatre
English di Sanaz Toossi al Kiln Theatre
Ora, vedo di Lanre Malaolu al Theatre Royal Stratford East
Di cosa parliamo quando parliamo di Anna Frank di Nathan Englander al Marylebone Theatre
Miglior nuova produzione di danza
Assembly Hall di Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite e Jonathon Young al Sadler’s Wells
Frontiers: Coreografi del Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner del National Ballet of Canada al Sadler’s Wells
Teatro dei sogni della compagnia Hofesh Shechter al Sadler’s Wells
Un amore senza titolo di A.I.M. di Kyle Abraham al Sadler’s Wells
Eccezionale risultato nella danza
Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre
Tom Visser & Jay Gower Taylor for lighting and scenic design of Angels’ Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner at Sadler’s Wells
Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena 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 National Theatre – Lyttelton
Romola Garai for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
Romola Garai for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
Gina McKee for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
Matthew Bourne for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre
Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus at The Old Vic
Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical at Prince Edward Theatre
Best Costume Design
Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood at The London Palladium
Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
d&b audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design
Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Christopher Shutt for Oedipus at The Old Vic
Thijs van Vuure for The Years at Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away at London Coliseum
Outstanding Musical Contribution
Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors Theatre
Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse
Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements & Orchestration for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier
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 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 Titanique at Criterion Theatre
Tom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy Theatre
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver at National Theatre – Olivier
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith at Wyndham’s Theatre
Spirited Away adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai at London Coliseum
Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli at Criterion Theatre
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
Eline Arbo for The Years at Almeida Theatre & 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 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
Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes at National Theatre – Dorfman
Indira Varma for Oedipus at The Old Vic
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
Cunard Best Revival
The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde at National Theatre – Lyttelton
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell at The Old Vic
Oedipus by Robert Icke at Wyndham’s Theatre
Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Piper-Heidsieck Award for Best Musical Revival
Fiddler On The Roof, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Hello, Dolly!, music & lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart at The London Palladium
Oliver!, book, music & lyrics by Lionel Bart, new material & revisions by Cameron Mackintosh at Gielgud Theatre
Starlight Express, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Richard Stilgoe at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
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
Miglior attrice in un musical
Chumisa Dornford-May per Natasha, Pierre e la Grande Cometa del 1812 al Donmar Warehouse
Lauren Drew per Titanique al Criterion Theatre
Clare Foster per Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button all’Ambassadors Theatre
Lara Pulver per Il violinista sul tetto al Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Imelda Staunton per Hello, Dolly! al London Palladium
The Londoner Award per la migliore nuova opera teatrale
La paura del 13 di Lindsey Ferrentino al Donmar Warehouse
Giant di Mark Rosenblatt al Jerwood Theatre Al piano di sotto del Royal Court Theatre
Kyoto di Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson presso @sohoplace
Shifters di Benedict Lombe al Duke of York’s Theatre
The Years adattato da Eline Arbo, in versione inglese da Stephanie Bain all’Almeida Theatre e all’Harold Pinter Theatre
