Yesterday was the British Theatre’s biggest night. The 2022 Laurence Olivier Awards 2022 took place a the Royal Albert Hall. Britain’s stage community gathered together to celebrate these awards that are named after the late actor-director Laurence Olivier.
The2022 Olivier Awards were special for the reason that the U.K. suffered a theatre shut down for months at stretch. This has happened for the first time since World War II. The grande ceremony was hosted by Jason Manford.
Cabaret and Life of Pi nabbed the top-most title at this event. The former dominated with seven awards, including Best Musical Revival, while the latter bagged five awards including Best New Play. Here is a complete list of 2022 Laurence Olivier Awards winners.
Best revival
Winner: Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville theatre
Nominees: The Normal Heart – National Theatre, The Tragedy of Macbeth – Almeida, A Number – Old Vic, Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville theatre
Best entertainment or comedy play
Winner: Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) – Criterion Theatre
Nominees: The Choir of Man – Arts theatre, Pantoland at the Palladium – London Palladium, Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) – Criterion Theatre, The Shark is Broken – Ambassadors theatre
Best musical revival
Winner: Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Nominees: Anything Goes – Barbican, Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre, Spring Awakening – Almeida
Best costume design
Winner: Catherine Zuber for Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Piccadilly theatre
Nominees: Jon Morrell for Anything Goes – Barbican, Christopher Oram for Frozen –Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Tom Scutt for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre, Catherine Zuber for Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Piccadilly theatre
Best sound design
Nominees: Ian Dickinson for 2:22 A Ghost Story – Noël Coward theatre, Carolyn Downing for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre, Nick Lidster for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre, Gareth Owen for Back to the Future: The Musical – Adelphi theatre
Best original score or new orchestrations
Winner: Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Orchestrator: Simon Hale
Nominees: Anything Goes – New Orchestrations: Bill Elliott, David Chase and Rob Fisher
Back to the Future: The Musical – Composers: Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard; Orchestrations: Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Orchestrator: Simon Hale, Life of Pi – Composer: Andrew T Mackay
Best theatre choreographer
Winner: Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes – Barbican
Nominees: Finn Caldwell for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre, Julia Cheng for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre, Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes – Barbican, Sonya Tayeh for Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Piccadilly theatre
Best actor in a supporting role
Winner: Seven actors who play the Tiger for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Nominees: Seven actors who play the Tiger for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre, Dino Fetscher for The Normal Heart – National Theatre, Nathaniel Parker for The Mirror and the Light – Gielgud theatre, Danny Lee Wynter for The Normal Heart – National Theatre
Best actress in a supporting role
Nominees: Tori Burgess for Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) – Criterion Theatre, Liz Carr for The Normal Heart – National Theatre, Christina Gordon for Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) – Criterion theatre, Akiya Henry for The Tragedy of Macbeth – Almeida
Best set design
Winner: Tim Hatley for Design and Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell for Puppets for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Nominees: Tim Hatley for Design and Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell for Puppets for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre, Tim Hatley for Design and Finn Ross for Video Design for Back to the Future: The Musical – Adelphi theatre, Derek McLane for Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Piccadilly Theatre, Tom Scutt for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Best lighting design
Winner: Tim Lutkin and Andrzej Goulding for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Nominees: Neil Austin for Frozen – Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Isabella Byrd for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre, Tim Lutkin for Back to the Future: The Musical – Adelphi theatre, Tim Lutkin and Andrzej Goulding for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Winner: Liza Sadovy for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Nominees: Gabrielle Brooks for Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Lyric theatre
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Cinderella – Gillian Lynne Theatre, Carly Mercedes Dyer for Anything Goes – Barbican, Liza Sadovy for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Winner: Elliot Levey for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Nominees: Clive Carter for Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Piccadilly Theatre, Hugh Coles for Back to the Future: The Musical – Adelphi theatre, Elliot Levey for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre, Gary Wilmot for Anything Goes – Barbican
Outstanding achievement in opera
Winner: Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra for Bajazet – Royal Opera House, Linbury theatre
Nominees: Christine Rice for her performance in 4/4 – Royal Opera House, takis for set and costume design of HMS Pinafore by English National Opera – London Coliseum, Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra for Bajazet – Royal Opera House, Linbury theatre
Best new opera production
Winner: Jenůfa – Royal Opera House
Nominees: Bajazet – Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre, The Cunning Little Vixen by English National Opera – London Coliseum, Jenůfa – Royal Opera House, Theodora – Royal Opera House
Best actor in a musical
Winner: Eddie Redmayne for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Nominees: Olly Dobson for Back to the Future: The Musical – Adelphi Theatre, Arinzé Kene for Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Lyric Theatre, Robert Lindsay for Anything Goes – Barbican, Eddie Redmayne for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Best actress in a musical
Winner: Jessie Buckley for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Nominees: Jessie Buckley for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre, Sutton Foster for Anything Goes – Barbican, Beverley Knight for The Drifters Girl – Garrick theatre
Stephanie McKeon for Frozen – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Outstanding achievement in dance
Nominees: Acosta Danza for De Punta A Cabo in 100% Cuban – Sadler’s Wells
Dancers for NDT2 Tour – Sadler’s Wells, Arielle Smith for her choreography of Jolly Folly in Reunion by English National Ballet – Sadler’s Wells, Edward Watson for his performance in The Dante Project – Royal Opera House
Best new dance production
Winner: Revisor by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot – Sadler’s Wells
Nominees: Draw From Within by Rambert Dance Company – Sadler’s Wells, Revisor by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot – Sadler’s Wells, Transverse Orientation by Dance Umbrella and Sadler’s Wells – Sadler’s Wells
Best actress
Winner: Sheila Atim for Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville theatre
Nominees: Lily Allen for 2:22 A Ghost Story – Noël Coward theatre, Sheila Atim for Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville theatre, Emma Corrin for Anna X – Harold Pinter theatre, Cush Jumbo for Hamlet – Young Vic
Best actor
Winner: Hiran Abeysekera for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Nominees: Ben Daniels for The Normal Heart – National Theatre, Omari Douglas for Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville theatre, Charles Edwards for Best of Enemies – Young Vic, Hiran Abeysekera for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley winning the 2022 Olivier Awards for Best Lead Actor and Actress in a Musical for CABARET. pic.twitter.com/Vxa3fa9OJp
— Vince (@vincentlao18) April 10, 2022
Best director
Winner: Rebecca Frecknall for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse theatre
Nominees: Rebecca Frecknall for Cabaret – The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre, Michael Longhurst for Constellations – Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville theatre, Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes – Barbican, Max Webster for Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre
Nominees: 10 Nights – Bush Theatre, Folk – Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, The Invisible Hand – Kiln Theatre, Old Bridge – Bush Theatre, A Place for We – Park theatre
A wonderful evening tonight watching the highlights of the olivier awards 2022 on ITV a real celebration of British theatre and how far we have come. The amount of brilliant diversity leading the way is immeasurable well done to all the nominees and winners. #OlivierAwards2022
— Emma Bea (@emmabeaactor) April 10, 2022
Best family show
Winner: Wolf Witch Giant Fairy – Royal Opera House, Linbury theatre
Nominees: Billionaire Boy – Garrick theatre, Dragons and Mythical Beasts – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, What the Ladybird Heard – Palace Theatre, Wolf Witch Giant Fairy – Royal Opera House, Linbury theatre
Best new play
Winner: Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Nominees: 2:22 A Ghost Story – Noël Coward theatre, Best of Enemies – Young Vic, Cruise – Duchess Theatre, Life of Pi – Wyndham’s theatre
Well that was a lot. Winner of Best New Musical at the 2022 Olivier Awards. Congrats to all of us @BTTFmusical pic.twitter.com/Lpe57I4X2q
— David Massey (@MrDavidMassey) April 10, 2022
Best new musical
Winner: Back to the Future: The Musical – Adelphi theatre
Nominees: Back to the Future: The Musical – Adelphi theatre, The Drifters Girl – Garrick Theatre, Frozen – Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Lyric theatre
Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Piccadilly theatre
The 2022 Olivier Awards also include five special recognition awards. The winners are Lisa Burger, Bob King, Susie Sainsbury, Floria Louis and Sylvia Young. These awards paid tribute to the world-class theatre of London. What do you think about the winners?
