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Celebrating the best of London Theatre ✨ Updates from @London_Theatre
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Following the sad news of the passing of legendary actress Dame Maggie Smith, West End theatres will dim their lights for 2 minutes at 7pm on Tuesday 1 October, in her memory. Smith was a six-time Olivier nominee and was the recipient of the 2010 Special Award. 📸: John Haynes
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Theatres across London’s West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Tuesday 21 January in remembrance of renowned British stage and screen actress Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, who died earlier this week at the age of 95.
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At 7pm West End theatres, and many others across the UK, honoured legendary actress Dame Maggie Smith.
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress goes to #JodieComer for #PrimaFaciePlay at the @HPinterTheatre. #OlivierAwards
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"LGBT people really aren't that different. We are just as anxious, and just as flawed and desperate to fall in love as everyone else.". Last night Olivier Award-winning actor Jonathan Bailey (Company, 2019) returned to the stage as Richard II opened at the @_bridgetheatre.
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor goes to @Mescal_Paul for @StreetcarPlay at the @AlmeidaTheatre. #OlivierAwards
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We're live with Best Actress Laura Donnelly who just won!
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We’re incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Gavin Creel who won the 2014 Olivier Award for Best Actor in A Musical for The Book Of Mormon. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
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. Oh! And here's our Best Supporting Actress @MissDumezweni giving @antoboyle a big hug #OlivierAwards
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This evening at 7pm, theatres dimmed their lights to celebrate the life of Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier.
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor goes to… #AndrewScott for #PresentLaughter at @OldVicTheatre! #OlivierAwards
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Tonight we honour @IanMcKellen in his 80th year for his Ian McKellen On Stage Tour which visited over 80 theatres and profited different causes at each theatre. #OlivierAwards
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The winner of the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is:.@TheLizCarr for The Normal Heart at @NationalTheatre - Olivier.#OlivierAwards
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Paul Mescal takes the stage as he wins Best Actor for his performance in A Streetcar Named Desire! Watch the full clip and programme by tuning into ITV1 and ITVX at 10:15pm.
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical goes to… @samtutty for @DEHWestEnd at Noël Coward Theatre! #OlivierAwards
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Full story and list of nominations, as @HamiltonWestEnd rewrites #OlivierAwards history with a record-breaking 13 nods! 🎉
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We're thrilled to announce that three-time Olivier Award nominee & Primetime Emmy winner, Hannah Waddingham is our host for the Olivier Awards 2023 with @MastercardUK. Join us live as tickets are on sale now exclusively with Mastercard via
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⭐ @HamiltonWestEnd wins big to lead the Olivier Awards 2018 with Mastercard winners! 👏. Full story and list of winners:
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor goes to @Markgatiss for @MotiveandTheCue at the @NationalTheatre – Lyttelton & Noël Coward Theatre. #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical goes to @NicoleScherzy for @sunsetblvd at the @SavoyTheatreLdn. #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical goes to… @PattiLuPone for @companywestend! #OlivierAwards
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The winner of the award for Best Actress in a Musical is: .Jessie Buckley for Cabaret at @kitkatclubLDN @ThePlayhouseLDN.#OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical goes to… @JonnyBailey for @companywestend! #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical goes to @JakMalonee for @mincemeatlive at the @Fortune_Theatre. #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress goes to #SarahSnook for @DorianGrayPlay at the @TRH_London. #OlivierAwards
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On her 90th birthday, we're throwing it back to when Dame Judi Dench was livid about winning an Olivier. (thanks to @smow123)
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical goes to… @mikejibson! #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress goes to… #SharonDClarke for @SalesmanWestEnd at @youngvictheatre @TeamPiccadilly! #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music goes to… @Lin_Manuel & Alex Lacamoire @LacketyLac for @HamiltonWestEnd! #OlivierAwards
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"This play has changed my life so much.". Jodie Comer returns to her Olivier Award-winning role as Tessa in #PrimaFaciePlay, as it embarks on a UK & Ireland tour next year.
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical goes to @LaytonWilliams for @titanique at the @CriTheatre. #OlivierAwards
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We're hosting a Twitter Q&A with Best Actor nominee @RCArmitage this Thursday! Submit questions with #AskArmitage. http://t.co/IJVL7259mH.
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The winner of the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is:.7 actors who play the Tiger; @freddavis1701, @daisy_franks, @Rominahytten, @LarkinTom10, @habibnasibnader, @Tom_Stacy and @ScarletWild for @LifeOfPiWestEnd at Wyndham's Theatre.#OlivierAwards
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The winner of @Delta Air Lines Best New Play is: #PrimaFaciePlay at the @HPinterTheatre @estreetprods. #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical goes to Imelda Staunton for @hellodollyLDN at the @LondonPalladium. #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical goes to @BeverleyKnight for #OVSylvia at the @OldVicTheatre. #OlivierAwards
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Happy Birthday to Olivier Award winner @twhiddleston 🎈Can you believe he won Best NEWCOMER in 2008? 12 years later and he's an international star ⭐
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The winner of the award for Best Actor in a Musical is:.Eddie Redmayne for Cabaret at @kitkatclubLDN @ThePlayhouseLDN .#OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical goes to… Sharon D. Clarke for @carolinewestend! #OlivierAwards
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Let's take a moment for our sensationally fabulous host, Hannah Waddingham 🖤 #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer goes to… @SirMattBourne & @StephenMear for @MaryPoppins at Prince Edward Theatre! #OlivierAwards
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Not long now! The sun is shining and we’re making the final touches to our green carpet ☀️ #OlivierAwards
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OBSESSED.
Paul Mescal celebrating his Olivier win for Best Actor with McDonalds. 👑
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The superb @antoboyle talking to the press right after winning Best Supporting Actor #OlivierAwards
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Huge congratulations to @MarkGatiss! He wins the Best Actor In A Supporting Role award. #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical goes to… @cassidyjanson for @julietmusical at @Shaftesbury1911! #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical goes to @realtomfrancis for @sunsetblvd at the @SavoyTheatreLdn. #OlivierAwards
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The winner of the Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer goes to @MattColeStage for @Newsies_UK at the @TroubadourWPark.@Gillian_Lynne @LynneAndLand. #OlivierAwards
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It's with deep regret that we have to announce the cancellation of the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard. We're working through plans on how to properly honour & announce this year’s winners, & will release further info soon 💛#OlivierAwards.Read more:
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The winner of the award for Best Actor is:.Hiran Abeysekera for @LifeOfPiWestEnd at Wyndham's Theatre.#OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Original Score or New Orchestrations goes to @RichardHawley and @tomdeering for @SkysEdgeMusical at the @NationalTheatre - Olivier. #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actor goes to… Kyle Soller for @inheritanceplay! #OlivierAwards
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Throwing back on a Friday because this is too good not to share. What about this glow up?! #OlivierAwards #OlivierThrowbacks
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The Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music goes to… @ComeFromAwayUK! #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical goes to @AmyTrigg for @TLBTmusical at @sohoplacelondon. #OlivierAwards
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The winner of the Noël Coward/Geoffrey Johnson Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play is:.@pandpsortof at @CriTheatre.#OlivierAwards @FoundationNoel
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Welcome back your host, @hanwaddingham. Join us on Sunday 14 April to celebrate another year of the best of London Theatre at the Olivier Awards 2024 with @MastercardUK. Tickets go on sale at 11am via
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical goes to… @MiriamTeakLee for @julietmusical at .@Shaftesbury1911! #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Original Score or New Orchestrations goes to… @benjpasek @heyitsjustin @LacketyLac for @DEHWestEnd at Noël Coward Theatre! #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer goes to… @Ablankenbuehler! #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role goes to @aj_vasan for @StreetcarPlay at the @AlmeidaTheatre. #OlivierAwards
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Tonight at 8pm on ITV. Watch @GaryBarlow and @thegirlsmusical open the #OlivierAwards 2017 with @Mastercard.
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role goes to #HaydnGwynne for When Winston Went To War With The Wireless at the @DonmarWarehouse. #OlivierAwards
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The Olivier Award for Best Actress goes to Lesley Manville for @OedipusWestEnd at the #WyndhamsTheatre. #OlivierAwards
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We're beyond excited to announce that the winners of the #OlivierAwards 2020 with @MastercardUK will be announced on Sun 25 Oct in a special programme hosted by @JasonManford. Tune in on @ITV, @magicfm & @london_theatre's YouTube. For all the info visit 👉
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Inside Number 9 Stage/Fright’s Reece Shearsmith has arrived 🥳
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The nominees for Best Actress are:.#JodieComer #PrimaFaciePlay @HPinterTheatre.@PatsyFerran @StreetcarPlay @AlmeidaTheatre.@Mei_Mac @totoro_show @BarbicanCentre.#JanetMcTeer #NTPhaedra @NationalTheatre - Lyttelton.#NicolaWalker for #TheCornIsGreen @NationalTheatre - Lyttelton
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.@RCArmitage I think that might be a nice note to end on. Thanks for coming signing off now. Happy Easter RAX http://t.co/n2oTY09cx1.
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