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The Independent
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
John Lithgow and Lesley Manville take home acting gongs at starry Olivier Awards
All eyes were on Fiddler on the Roof at this year's Olivier Awards, the musical having equalled a record set in 2018 by Hamilton for the most nominated show in its history. Jordan Fein's acclaimed revival of the 1964 musical at Regent's Park Open Air theatre won three of its 13 nominations, losing out in the acting categories. Hosted by Beverly Knight and Billy Porter at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday (6 April), the ceremony was particularly starry this year with several A-listers, including Paapa Essiedu, Imelda Staunton and Adrien Brody, receiving nominations for their contributions to the West End. Other high-profile names, including Tom Hiddleston, Ewan McGregor, and The Crown 's Elizabeth Debicki, presented awards, with Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Martin Freeman and Naomi Campbell also in attendance. Fresh from his Oscar win for The Brutalist, Brody – nominated for Best Actor for his role in the Donmar Theatre's The Fear of 13 – missed out on the gong, which went to John Lithgow instead for his towering turn as Roald Dahl in Giant. Garlanded with five-star reviews last year, Mark Rosenblatt's simmering debut play explores the truculent author's antisemitism. Giant also won Best New Play and Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Accepting the award, Lithgow, 79, told the audience he might 'faint'. Referring to US President Donald Trump's administration, the New York-born actor said: 'It's not always easy to welcome an American into your midst, and at this particular moment, it's probably a little more complicated than usual.' Best Actress, meanwhile, went to Lesley Manville for her performance in Robert Icke 's thrilling production of Oedipus at The Old Vic. His reimagining of the Greek tragedy as a political thriller won the prize for Best Revival. First-time nominee Romola Garai triumphed in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category, in which she was nominated twice for her roles in both Giant and The Years. She won for the latter – an adaptation of French author Annie Ernaux's 2008 masterpiece, for which Eline Arbo won the directing prize. Imelda Staunton took home the award for Best Actress in a Musical thanks to her performance as a meddling matchmaker in Hello, Dolly!, which premiered on Broadway in 1964. See below for the full list of winners… Best director Eline Arbo for The Years at Almeida theatre and Harold Pinter theatre – WINNER 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 – WINNER 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 – WINNER Mark Strong for Oedipus at Wyndham's theatre 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 – WINNER 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 and Harold Pinter theatre – WINNER Gina McKee for The Years at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter theatre 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 – WINNER 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 Almeida theatre 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 – WINNER MJ the Musical, book by Lynn Nottage at Prince Edward theatre Natasha, Pierre and 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 actor in a musical John Dagleish for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors theatre – WINNER 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 and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse Best actress in a musical Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse Lauren Drew for Titanique 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 – WINNER 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 National Theatre – Olivier Es Devlin for set design for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier Tom Scutt for set design for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre – WINNER Best lighting design Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs for Oliver! at Gielgud theatre – WINNER Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre and 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 Best new opera production Duke Bluebeard's Castle by English National Opera at London Coliseum Festen by the Royal Opera at Royal Opera House – WINNER 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 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 – WINNER Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear at Barbican theatre Best family show Brainiac Live at Marylebone theatre – WINNER Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas at Apollo theatre The Nutcracker at Polka theatre Rough Magic at Shakespeare's Globe – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Best new production in affiliate theatre Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy Boys on the Verge of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho theatre – WINNER 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 new dance production Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young at Sadler's Wells – WINNER Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by the 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 Outstanding achievement in dance Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House – Linbury theatre Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of F rontiers: Choreographers of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner at Sadler's Wells Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena at Sadler's Wells – WINNER 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 – WINNER 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 – WINNER Best sound design Nick Lidster for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre – WINNER Christopher Shutt for Oedipus at the Old Vic Thijs van Vuure for The Years at Almeida theatre and Harold Pinter theatre Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away at London Coliseum Outstanding musical contribution Mark Aspinall for musical supervision and additional orchestrations for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre Darren Clark for music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements and Mark Aspinall for musical direction, music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at Ambassadors theatre – WINNER Dave Malloy for orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for musical supervision for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse Asaf Zohar for compositions and Gavin Sutherland for dance arrangements and 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 and the Great Comet of 1812 at Donmar Warehouse – WINNER 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 – WINNER Hello, Dolly!, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart at the London Palladium Oliver!, book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, new material and 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 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 – WINNER Tom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy theatre Best new entertainment or comedy play Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver at National Theatre – Olivier Inside No 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith at Wyndham's theatre Spirited Away adapted by John Caird and co-adapted by Maoko Imai at London Coliseum Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli at Criterion theatre Best revival The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde at National Theatre – Lyttelton Machinal by Sophie Treadwell at the Old Vic
The Guardian
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Stars come out for theatre's Olivier awards 2025
Adrien Brody, his mother Sylvia Plachy, and his girlfriend Georgina Chapman attend the Olivier awards 2025. Brody was nominated for best actor for The Fear of 13 at the Donmar Warehouse Photograph: Dave Benett/(From left) Claire Walker, Kash Bennett and Hannah Essex from the Society of London Theatre Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA Celia Imrie chose a red gown for the awards. She won an Olivier in 2005 Photograph: Dave Benett/Photograph: Dave Benett/Myles Frost was nominated for his role in MJ the Musical Photograph: Vianney Le Caer/Rex/Shutterstock Cast members of the musical Titanique, including Jordan Luke Gage, Charlotte Wakefield, Eva Price, Adrianne Langley, Kat Rooney, Rodney Vubya and Rob Houchen Photograph: Dave Benett/Broadcast journalist Ria Hebden Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA Lesley Manville was nominated for best actress for Oedipus at Wyndham's theatre Photograph: Dave Benett/British singer Beverley Knight and US singer and actor Billy Porter hosted the awards event Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA John Lithgow was nominated for best actor for Giant at the Royal Court Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski helped present the awards Photograph: Vianney Le Caer/Rex/Shutterstock Layton Williams was nominated for best supporting actor in a musical for Titanique at the Criterion theatre Photograph: Ian West/PA Photograph: Vianney Le Caer/Rex/Shutterstock Leigh Lawson and his wife Twiggy Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell presented an award together Photograph: Neil Mockford/WireImage Indira Varma was nominated for best actress for Oedipus at the Old Vic Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
The Independent
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Olivier Awards: Adrien Brody, Ben Whishaw, Mark Strong and Imelda Staunton among nominees
The nominees for the 2025 Olivier Awards have been unveiled, with a number of A-list stars up for honours at Britain's annual theatre awards. The list of nominated works and talent includes performers such as Adrien Brody, Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton, Paapa Essiedu, and Mark Strong. Oscar winner Adrien Brody is up for Best Actor following his performance in The Fear of 13 at Donmar Warehouse. Meanwhile, Mark Strong is nominated for his turn as Oedipus at Wyndham's theatre. Also competing in the category is Gangs of London and I May Destroy You star Paapa Essiedu (Death of England: Delroy), Billy Crudup (Harry Clarke) and John Lithgow (Giant). The Best Actress race is similarly fierce, as Oscar nominee Lesley Manville (Oedipus) goes up against lauded newcomer Heather Agyepong (Shifters), Rosie Sheehy (Machinal), Meera Syal (A Tupperware of Ashes) and her own Oedipus co-star Indira Varma. Fiddler on the Roof is the most nominated production of the year and is up for 13 awards, including Best Musical Revival, Best Director, Best Actor in a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical. The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday, 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter, with highlights shown on ITV1 later that evening. You can find the full list of nominated shows and talent below: 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 Almeida Theatre 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 and 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 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 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 and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart at The London Palladium Oliver!, book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, new material and 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 Supporting Role Jorge Bosch for Kyoto Tom Edden for Waiting for Godot Elliot Levey for Giant Ben Whishaw for Bluets Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sharon D Clarke for The Importance of Being Earnest Romola Garai for Giant Romola Garai for The Years Gina McKee for The Years Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Liv Andrusier for Fiddler on the Roof Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada Beverley Klein for Fiddler on the Roof Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Andy Nyman for Hello, Dolly! Raphael Papo for Fiddler on the Roof Layton Williams for Titanique Tom Xander for Mean Girls Best Actor in a Musical John Dagleish for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler on the Roof Myles Frost for MJ The Musical Simon Lipkin for Oliver! Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Best Actress in a Musical Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 Lauren Drew for Titanique Clare Foster for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Lara Pulver for Fiddler on the Roof Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! Best Actress Heather Agyepong for Shifters Lesley Manville for Oedipus Rosie Sheehy for Machinal Meera Syal for A Tupperware of Ashes Indira Varma for Oedipus Best Actor Adrien Brody for The Fear of 13 Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke Paapa Essiedu for Death of England: Delroy John Lithgow for Giant Mark Strong for Oedipus Best Director Eline Arbo for The Years Jordan Fein for Fiddler on the Roof Nicholas Hytner for Giant Robert Icke for Oedipus Best Costume Design Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away Tom Scutt for Fiddler on the Roof Best Sound Design Nick Lidster for Fiddler on the Roof Christopher Shutt for Oedipus Thijs van Vuure for The Years Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver at National Theatre I Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Spirited Away adapted by John Caird and co-adapted by Maoko Imai Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli 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 Best Theatre Choreographer Matthew Bourne for Oliver! Julia Cheng for Fiddler on the Roof Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical 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 Frankie Bradshaw for set design for Ballet Shoes Es Devlin for set design for Coriolanus Tom Scutt for set design for Fiddler on the Roof Best Lighting Design Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs for Oliver! Howard Hudson for Starlight Express Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 Aideen Malone for Fiddler on the Roof Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East Boys on the Verge of Tears at Soho Theatre English at Kiln Theatre Now, I See at Theatre Royal Stratford East What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank at Marylebone Theatre Outstanding Achievement in Opera Aigul Akhmetshina for Carmen at the Royal Opera House Allan Clayton for Festen at the Royal Opera House Jung Young-doo for direction of Lear at the Barbican Best New Opera Production Duke Bluebeard's Castle by ENO at the London Coliseum Festen by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House L'Olimpiade by Irish National Opera and the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House The Tales of Hoffmann by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House Best New Dance Production Assembly Hall at Sadler's Wells Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner at Sadler's Wells Theatre of Dreams at Sadler's Wells An Untitled Love at Sadler's Wells Outstanding Achievement in Dance Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbabuena Outstanding Musical Contribution Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision and Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler on the Roof Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday 6 April.
BBC News
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Adrien Brody becomes Olivier Award nominee days after Oscar win
US star Adrien Brody has been nominated for the UK's most prestigious theatre awards, the Oliviers, just days after being named best actor at the appeared on the London stage in The Fear of 13 last year, just before the start of the film awards season, which saw him win a Bafta, Golden Globe and Academy Award for his role in The Brutalist. Other Olivier nominees this year include John Lithgow, who is also nominated for best actor, for playing Roald Dahl in the play Manville, Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton, Meera Syal, Billy Crudup, Mark Strong and Paapa Essiedu are among the other acting nominees. In The Fear of 13, Brody portrayed Nick Yarris, a man who was wrongfully convicted for murder and spent 22 years on Death plays in the running this year include Kyoto, Shifters, Giant and The Years, which have five nominations On The Roof scored the most nominations overall with 13 nods, including best musical ties the record for most Olivier nominations, after musical Hamilton also received 13 nods in Oliviers will be hosted by singer-songwriter Beverley Knight and actor and singer Billy Porter on Sunday 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall. The nominations in full Best new playThe Fear Of 13 by Lindsey FerrentinoGiant Kyoto Shifters The Years Best new musicalThe Curious Case Of Benjamin ButtonMJ The MusicalNatasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812Why Am I So Single?Best new entertainment or comedy playBallet Shoes Inside No 9 Stage/Fright Spirited Away adapted TitaniqueBest revivalThe Importance Of Being Earnest Machinal Oedipus Waiting For Godot Best musical revivalFiddler On The RoofHello, Dolly!Oliver!Starlight ExpressBest actressHeather Agyepong for Shifters Lesley Manville for Oedipus Rosie Sheehy for Machinal Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes Indira Varma for Oedipus Best actorAdrien Brody for The Fear Of 13Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy John Lithgow for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs Mark Strong for Oedipus Best actor (musical)John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The RoofMyles Frost for MJ The Musical Simon Lipkin for Oliver!Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Best actress (musical)Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Lauren Drew for Titanique Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin ButtonLara Pulver for Fiddler On The RoofImelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! Best supporting actorJorge Bosch for KyotoTom Edden for Waiting For GodotElliot Levey for GiantBen Whishaw for Bluets at JerwoodBest supporting actressSharon D Clarke for The Importance Of Being EarnestRomola Garai for GiantRomola Garai for The YearsGina McKee for The YearsBest directorEline Arbo for The Years Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof Nicholas Hytner for Giant Robert Icke for OedipusBest supporting actress (musical)Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Best supporting actor (musical)Andy Nyman for Hello, Dolly! Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof Layton Williams for Titanique at Criterion TheatreTom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy TheatreBest family showBrainiac LiveMaddie Moate's Very Curious ChristmasThe NutcrackerRough MagicBest new production in affiliate theatreAnimal FarmBoys On The Verge Of TearsEnglishNow, I See by Lanre MalaoluWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne FrankBest new dance productionAssembly HallFrontiers: Choreographers Of CanadaTheatre Of DreamsAn Untitled Love Best set designSpirited AwayBallet ShoesCoriolanusFiddler On The RoofBest lighting designOliver! Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812Starlight ExpressFiddler On The RoofOutstanding achievement in danceSarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera HouseTom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of CanadaEva Yerbabuena for her performance in YerbagüenaBest theatre choreographerMatthew Bourne for Oliver!Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The RoofHofesh Shechter for OedipusChristopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The RoofGabriella Slade for Starlight ExpressBest sound designNick Lidster for Fiddler On The RoofChristopher Shutt for Oedipus Thijs van Vuure for The Years Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away Outstanding musical contributionMark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The RoofDarren Clark for music supervision, orchestrations & arrangements and Mark Aspinall for musical direction, music supervision, orchestrations & arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Dave Malloy for orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for musical supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812Asaf Zohar for compositions and Gavin Sutherland for dance arrangements & orchestration for Ballet ShoesBest new opera productionDuke Bluebeard's CastleFestenL'Olimpiade The Tales Of HoffmannOutstanding achievement in operaAigul Akhmetshina for her performance in CarmenAllan Clayton for his performance in FestenJung Young-doo for his direction of Lear
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Oscar winner Adrien Brody continues award success as he scores first Olivier nod
Oscar-winner Adrien Brody has scored his first nomination for best actor at Britain's most prestigious theatre awards. The Hollywood actor, who just won the academy award for his role in the Brutalist, landed his first Olivier nomination for his debut West End performance in The Fear of 13. Brody will be up against Conclave actor, John Lithgow, who has also secured his first Olivier nomination for best actor for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in the play Giant. Brody and Lithgow will face competition from The Morning Show actor Billy Crudup in Harry Clarke, I May Destroy You star Paapa Essiedu in Death Of England: Delroy and The King's Man's Mark Strong in Oedipus. The Fear of 13, which has also been nominated for best new play, is a production about the true story of Nick Yarris who was wrongfully convicted for murder and spent 22 years on Death Row. Other plays up for the gong include Kyoto, Shifters, Giant and The Years which are both tied for most nominated play with five nominations each. Meanwhile British actresses Lesley Manville and Indira Varma will both be up for the best actress award for playing the same role of Jocasta in different productions of the Greek tragedy, Oedipus. They will be up against Joy actress Heather Agyepong in Shifters, Chernobyl's Rosie Sheehy in Machinal, and comedian Meera Syal in A Tupperware Of Ashes. In the world of musicals, Fiddler On The Roof scored the most nominations with 13 nods, including best musical revival for its production at the Regent's Park Open Air theatre. Its director, Jordan Fein, was also recognised with a nomination, bringing the production to a tie with the 2018 production of Hamilton for the most nominated show at the Olivier awards. Other stars nominated include Imelda Staunton, known for playing Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter, who received a nomination for best actress in a musical for her performance in Hello, Dolly! The annual awards will be hosted by singer-songwriter Beverley Knight and actor and singer Billy Porter on Sunday 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall.
