Ruth Wilson and Elaine Paige will reveal this year’s nominees for the Olivier Awards with MasterCard at a special event taking place at London’s May Fair Hotel on 26 March.
The announcement, which will be broadcast live at 11:30 on the BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce show, will list the nominees for all of the categories, including the four long-running West End shows shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award.
Wilson, who won the Best Actress accolade for her performance in Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse last year, and 1978’s Performance of the Year in a Musical winner Paige, who performed on stage at 2012’s Olivier Awards, will return to announce the individuals and productions set to fight it out for one of London theatre’s most prestigious prizes at the star-studded ceremony taking place on 28 April at the Royal Opera House.
Presented by Sheridan Smith and Hugh Bonneville, this year’s awards will be aired live on BBC Radio 2, where you can also hear exclusive interviews with the stars on the red carpet, shown on ITV in a fantastic highlights package and experienced live at a special public Covent Garden piazza event.
Taking place from 16:00 on the day of the awards, the public event will allow theatregoers to gather at the BBC Radio 2 stage in Covent Garden, where they can watch the ceremony on the big screen, see the quartet of shows shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award perform live and get involved with a host of awards-themed fun, including prize giveaways, make-up demos courtesy of MAC, styling tips from Chester Barrie and cocktail mixing lessons with Radisson Edwardian.
Make sure you’re the first to hear the nominations by tuning in to BBC Radio 2 at 11:30 on Tuesday or following @OlivierAwards on Twitter. You can even get involved by uploading your photos and videos to the Oliviers’ live-streaming wall by tagging them on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube or Tumbler with #Oliviers.
