2026 Olivier Awards reveals presenters, performances and broadcast plans

Performances at this year's Olivier Awards include Paddington The Musical, Evita, Into The Woods, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Shucked and The Producers.

Further details have been revealed for this year's Olivier Awards, which are being held at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 April. The awards will be celebrating their 50th anniversary.

Olivier-nominated musicals such as Paddington The Musical, Evita, Into The Woods, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Shucked and The Producers are all set to perform, alongside long-running shows like The Phantom of the Opera and Wicked, which are celebrating their 40th and 20th anniversaries in the West End respectively.

The presenters include Adjoa Andoh, Monica Barbaro, Danielle de Niese, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Minnie Driver and Ambika Mod, David Harewood, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Wayne McGregor, Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, Richard Osman, Arlene Phillips, Aaron Pierre and Olivia Williams, Johannes Radebe, Sam Ryder, Russell Tovey, Vanessa Williams and Matt Willis.

A two-hour BBC special will run on BBC 2 and iPlayer from 7pm to 9pm. Viewers outside of the UK can watch a highlights programme from 7pm BST on Official London Theatre’s YouTube channel.

Discover the full list of nominees.

Photo credit: Olivier statuette. (Courtesy of SOLT)