The 2026 Olivier Awards will be presented on Sunday 12 April, with Into The Woods and Paddington leading nominations with 11 each.
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Learn more about the awards given to productions, performers, and creatives ahead of this year's ceremony on 12 April 2026.
Read about some record-setting shows and notable firsts from the prestigious West End theatre awards, established in 1976.
Witness for the Prosecution has been in London since 2017 and follows the case of Leonard Vole, who is accused of murder in cold blood.
Directed by Emily Lim (The Odyssey), Shakespeare's comedy follows four young lovers who flee to a magic forest, only to be are confused by fairies and a love potion.
Loosely based on Bizet’s opera, Bourne's The Car Man transposes the piece from a 19th century Spanish cigarette factory to a greasy 1950s garage-diner in the American Mid-West.
Written by Irvine Welsh (adapted from his best-selling debut novel) and directed and developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, the musical comes to London 30 years after the release of the film about a group of outsiders.
French and Saunders will play the Ugly Sisters. They join Palladium panto favourites Julian Clary as The Fairy Godfather, Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers, and Rob Madge.
Posi Morakinyo and Asha Parker-Wallace recently concluded their run together in the Almeida Theatre production of American Psycho.
Inspired by the blockbuster franchise Now You See Me, the show follows a world-class magic ensemble inspired by the film’s characters named the “Four Horsemen”.
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