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Olivier Awards 2023 Nominations Announced

1st March, 2023 | By Vandana Lohia

The entire list of nominations have just been announced for Olivier Awards 2023. The award ceremony will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday, 2 April. The ceremony will be hosted by the famous Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham.

See the entire list of nominations for all categories below -

Noël Coward for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play

  1. Jack and the Beanstalk - The London Palladium
  2. My Neighbour Totoro - Barbican Theatre
  3. My Son's A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) - Garrick Theatre & Ambassadors Theatre
  4. One Woman Show - Ambassadors Theatre

Best Family Show

  1. 1. Blippi The Musical - Apollo Theatre
  2. Hey Duggee - Southbank Theatre
  3. Midsummer Mechanicals - Shakespeare's Globe
  4. The Smartest Giant in Town - St. Martin's Theatre

Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

  1. Matte Cole - Newsies - Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
  2. Lynne Page - Standing At The Sky's Edge - National Theatre - Olivier
  3. Kate Prince - Sylvia - The Old Vic
  4. Basil Twist - for Puppetry Direction - My Neighbour Totoro - Barbican Theatre

Best Costume Design

  1. Frankie Bradshaw - Blue For An Alabama Sky - National Theatre - Lyttelton
  2. Hugh Durrant - Jack And The Beanstalk - The London Palladium
  3. Jean Paul Gaultier - Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show - Roundhouse
  4. Kimie Nakano - My Neighbour Totoro - Barbican Theatre

Cunard Best Revival

  1. The Crucible - National Theatre - Olivier
  2. Good - Harold Pinter Theatre
  3. Jerusalem - Apollo Theatre
  4. A Streetcar Named Desire - Almeida Theatre

Magic Radio Best Musical Revival

  1. My Fair Lady - London Coliseum
  2. Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! - Young Vic
  3. Sister Act - Eventim Apollo
  4. South Pacific - Sadler's Wells

d & b audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design

  1. Bobby Aitken - Standing At The Sky's Edge - National Theatre - Olivier
  2. Tony Gayle - My Neighbour Totoro - Barbican Theatre
  3. Drew Levy - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! - Young Vic
  4. Ben & Max Ringham - Prima Facie - Harold Pinter Theatre

Best Original Score or New Orchestrations

  1. David Yazbek, Jamshied Sharifi & Andrea Grody
    Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek, Orchestrations by Jamshied Sharifi and Additional Arrangements by Andrea Grody - The Band's Visit at Donmar Warehouse
  2. Joe Hisaishi & Will Stuart
    Music by Joe Hisaishi and Orchestrations & Arrangements by Will Stuart - My Neighbour Totoro at Barbican Theatre
  3. Daniel Kluger & Nathan Koci
    Orchestrations & Arrangements by Daniel Kluger and Additional Vocal Arrangements by Nathan Koci - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! at Young Vic
  4. Richard Hawley & Tom Deering
    Music & Lyrics by Richard Hawley and Orchestrations by Tom Deering - Standing At The Sky's Edge at National Theatre - Olivier

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  1. Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Akwafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh & Kaine Lawrence
    - For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy - Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
  2. Will Keen - Patriots - Almeida Theatre
  3. Elliot Levey - Good - Harold Pinter Theatre
  4. David Moorst - To Kill A Mockingbird - Gielgud Theatre
  5. Sule Rimi - Blues For An Alabama Sky - National Theatre - Lyttelton

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

  1. Rose Ayling-Ellis - As You Like It - @sohoplace
  2. Pamela Nomvete - To Kill A Mockingbird - Gielgud Theatre
  3. Caroline Quentin - Jack Absolute Flies Again - National Theatre - Olivier
  4. Sharon Small - Good - Harold Pinter Theatre
  5. Anjana Vasan - A Streetcar Named Desire - Almeida Theatre

Blue - I Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design

  1. Miriam Buether - To Kill A Mockingbird - Gielgud Theatre
  2. Tom Pye - My Neighbour Totoro - Barbican Theatre
  3. Ben Stones - Standing At The Sky's Edge - National Theatre - Olivier
  4. Mark Walters - Jack And The Beanstalk - The London Palladium

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design

  1. Natasha Chivers - Prima Facie - Harold Pinter Theatre
  2. Lee Curran - A Streetcar Named Desire - Almeida Theatre
  3. Jessica Hung Han Yun - My Neighbour Totoro - Barbican Theatre
  4. Tim Lutkin - The Crucible - National Theatre - Olivier

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

  1. Beverley Knight - Sylvia - The Old Vic
  2. Maimuna Memon - Standing At The Sky's Edge - National Theatre - Olivier
  3. Liza Sadovy - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
  4. Young Vic - Marisha Wallace - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

  1. Sharif Afifi - The Band's Visit - Donmar Warehouse
  2. Peter Polycarpou - The Band's Visit - Donmar Warehouse
  3. Clive Rowe - Sister Act - Eventim Apollo
  4. Zubin Varla - Tammy Faye - Almeida Theatre

TAIT Award for Best New Opera Production

  1. Alcina by Royal Opera - Royal Opera House
  2. Least Like The Other by Irish National Opera and Royal Opera - Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre
  3. Peter Grimes by Royal Opera - Royal Opera House
  4. Sibyl - Barbican Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

  1. Sinéad Campbell-Wallace for her performance in Tosca by English National Opera - London Coliseum
  2. William Kentridge for his conception and direction of Sibyl - Barbican Theatre
  3. Antony McDonald - for his design of Alcina - Royal Opera HouseBEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Best Actor in a Musical

  1. Alon Moni Aboutboul - The Band's Visit - Donmar Warehouse
  2. Arthur Darvill - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! - Young Vic
  3. Julian Ovenden - South Pacific - Sadler's Wells
  4. Andrew Rannells - Tammy Faye - Almeida Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

  1. Katie Brayben - Tammy Faye - Almeida Theatre
  2. Anoushka Lucas - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! - Young Vic
  3. Miri Mesika - The Band's Visit - Donmar Warehouse
  4. Faith Omole - Standing At The Sky's Edge - National Theatre - Olivier

Best New Dance Production

  1. Light Of Passage by Crystal Pite - Royal Opera House
  2. Pasionaria by La Veronal - Sadler's Wells
  3. Traplord by Ivan Michael Blackstock - 180 Studios (The Strand)
  4. Triptych (The Missing Door, The Lost Room, And The Hidden Floor) by Peeping Tom - Barbican Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

  1. Manuel Liñán for his choreography of ¡VIVA! - Sadler's Wells
  2. Dickson Mbi for his choreography of Enowate - Sadler's Wells
  3. Raquel Meseguer Zafe for her dramaturgy of Ruination by Lost Dog - Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre
  4. Catrina Nisbett - for her performance in Family Honour by Spoken Movement - Sadler's Wells

Unusual Rigging Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

  1. Age Is A Feeling - Soho Theatre
  2. Blackout Songs - Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
  3. The P Word - Bush Theatre
  4. Paradise Now! - Bush Theatre
  5. Two Palestinians Go Dogging - Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director

  1. Rebecca Frecknall - A Streetcar Named Desire - Almeida Theatre
  2. Robert Hastie - Standing At The Sky's Edge - National Theatre - Olivier
  3. Justin Martin - Prima Facie - Harold Pinter Theatre
  4. Phelim McDermott - My Neighbour Totoro - Barbican Theatre
  5. Bartlett Sher - To Kill A Mockingbird - Gielgud Theatre

Best Actress

  1. Jodie Comer - Prima Facie - Harold Pinter Theatre
  2. Patsy Ferran - A Streetcar Named Desire - Almeida Theatre
  3. Mei Mac - My Neighbour Totoro - Barbican Theatre
  4. Janet McTeer - Phaedra - National Theatre - Lyttelton
  5. Nicola Walker - The Corn Is Green - National Theatre - Lyttelton

Best Actor

  1. Tom Hollander - Patriots - Almeida Theatre
  2. Paul Mescal - A Streetcar Named Desire - Almeida Theatre
  3. Rafe Spall - To Kill A Mockingbird - Gielgud Theatre
  4. David Tennant - Good - Harold Pinter Theatre
  5. Giles Terera - Blues For An Alabama Sky - National Theatre - Lyttelton

Delta Airlines Best New Play

  1. For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy - Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at Royal Court Theatre
  2. Patriots - Almeida Theatre - Prima Facie
  3. Harold Pinter Theatre - To Kill A Mockingbird - Gielgud Theatre

Mastercard Best New Musical

  1. The Band's Visit - Donmar Warehouse
  2. Standing At The Sky's Edge - National Theatre - Olivier
  3. Sylvia - The Old Vic
  4. Tammy Faye - Almeida Theatre

Olivier Awards 2023 Nominated Shows That You Can Still Watch in London

Newsies

While a lot of the Olivier Awards nominated shows are now closed, there are still some blockbuster shows running that you can catch in London. 2023's Olivier award nominations include an impressive blend of the very best shows that London theatres have to offer. Any show that gets nominated for an Olivier award is a mark of it being an extraordinary production.

  1. For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy - 25 Mar 2023 - 07 May 2023
  2. My Son's A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) - 21 Oct 2022 - 01 Apr 2023
  3. Newsies - 01 Dec 2022 - 30 Jul 2023
  4. Oklahoma! - 16 Feb 2023 - 02 Sep 2023
  5. Patriots - 26 May 2023 - 19 Aug 2023
  6. To Kill A Mockingbird - 10 Mar 2022 - 20 May 2023
  7. Sylvia - 03 Feb 2023 - 01 Apr 2023
About the Author

Vandana Lohia
As a student of literature, Vandana has always been passionate about drama — who can resist Shakespeare's classics, after all? — and writing. Getting to marry her love for writing and live theatre has been a dream come true.