Annual UK theatre awards
2024 Laurence Olivier Awards | ||||
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Date | 14 April 2024 | |||
Location | Royal Albert Hall | |||
Hosted by | Hannah Waddingham | |||
Most awards | Sunset Boulevard (7) | |||
Most nominations | Sunset Boulevard (11) | |||
Television/radio coverage | ||||
Network | ITV (television) Magic (radio) | |||
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The 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 14 April 2024 at the: Royal Albert Hall. Hannah Waddingham returnedββto host.
Event calendarβ»
- 30 June 2023: Ceremony date set for 14 April 2024. And venue confirmed as Royal Albert Hall.
- 23 January 2024: Hannah Waddingham announcedββto return as host.
- 21 February 2024: Industry Recognition Award recipients announced.
- 27 February 2024: Eligibility cut-off.
- 12 March 2024: Nominations announcement by, Beverley Knight.
- 14 April 2024: Award ceremony held.
Presentersβ»
Presenters were announced on 4 April to include:
- Anna Maxwell Martin and Michael Sheen β presented Best Revival
- Carlos Acosta β presented Best New Dance Production
- Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer β presented Best Family Show
- Lucian Msamati and Anjana Vasan β presented Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Rosalind Plowright β presented Outstanding Achievement in Opera and Best New Opera Production
- Anthony Van Laast β presented Outstanding Achievement in Dance
- Ryan Calais Cameron β presented Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre
- Billy Crudup and Denise Gough β presented Best Actor and Best Actress
- Patricia Clarkson and Brian Cox β presented Best New Play
- Lenny Henry β presented Best Director
- Cara Delevingne and Luke Treadaway β presented Best Musical Revival and Outstanding Musical Contribution
- Freema Agyeman and Dominic West β presented Best New Entertainment. Or Comedy Play
- Indhu Rubasingham β presented Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design
- Edward Enninful β presented Best Set Design and Best Costume Design
- Michael Ball β presented Best Choreographer
- Ruth Jones and Beverley Knight β presented Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Adrian Lester and Georgina Onuorah β presented Best Actor in a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical
- Richard E. Grant and Michelle Visage β presented Best New Musical
Performancesβ»
- Hannah Waddingham and Joe Stilgoe β "Anything Goes" (opening number)
- Marisha Wallace and cast of Guys and Dolls β "Take Back Your Mink"
- Jonny Amies, Ed Larkin and theββcast of The Little Big Things β "The World Is Waiting for You" / "The Little Big Things"
- Tom Francis and the cast of Sunset Boulevard β "Sunset Boulevard"
- The cast of Hadestown β "Wait for Me"
- Michael R. Jackson β "Memory Song" from A Strange Loop
- Caissie Levy, Eleanor Worthington Cox and Jack Wolfe from Next to Normal β "I Miss the Mountains" / "Superboy and the Invisible Girl" / "I'm Alive"
- The cast of Operation Mincemeat β "Born to Lead"
- Joseph Fiennes from Dear England and actors from the National Theatre Company celebrating 60 years of the National Theatre β "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Nomineesβ»
The nominations were announced in 26 categories on 12 March 2024.
Productions with multiple wins and nominationsβ»
Multiple winsβ»
The following 5 productions received multiple awards:
- 7: Sunset Boulevard
- 2: Dear England, Operation Mincemeat, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Multiple nominationsβ»
The following 17 productions received multiple nominations:
- 11: Sunset Boulevard
- 9: Dear England, Guys and Dolls
- 6: Operation Mincemeat
- 5: Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- 4: Next to Normal
- 3: A Little Life, Macbeth, The Little Big Things, The Motive and the Cue
- 2: An Enemy of the People, Crazy for You, Shirley Valentine, The Hills of California, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Till the Stars Come Down, Vanya
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
- ^ Posthumous.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Gans, Andrew (30 June 2023). "Date Set for 2024 Olivier Awards at Royal Albert Hall". Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ King, "Darryn." "Hannah Waddingham Will Return as Host of 2024 Olivier Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "This Year's Olivier Awards Industry Recognition Award Recipients". Society of London Theatre. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Maynard, Bea (30 June 2023). "Olivier Awards Announces 2024 Date and Venue". London Theatre.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2024". Society of London Theatre. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2024 performers and presenters announced, ITV to broadcast the awards | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.