Each year the Olivier Awards takes a moment during the ceremony to remember those members of the London theatre community who have sadly passed away in the previous year. Following the cancellation, due to the pandemic, of the ceremony in April, the winners of the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard will be announced on Sunday 25 October in a special programme hosted by Jason Manford and broadcast on ITV and Magic Radio. Click here for more information.
This year, in light of the current global situation we will be updating this page to also include those we have lost between 6 April to 1 October. Please bear with us whilst we make changes.
Only a certain number of individuals can be included in the film shown on the night of the ceremony due to time constraints in the broadcast, but all names notified to us are included in this “In Memoriam” section on the website. The cut-off date for inclusion is 10 days before the ceremony.
In general, the Olivier Awards will use the following as guiding criteria:
The person must have done a significant body of work in SOLT theatres.
Being a past Olivier winner will automatically lead to inclusion in the televised section.
If you would like a colleague or family member featured on this webpage, please get in touch ceooffice@soltukt.co.uk.
The Olivier Awards remembers:
Les Misérables at Sondheim Theatre (Photo: Johan Persson)Mike Barnett MBE – Engineer – Special EffectsSir Laurence Olivier as HamletHowell Binkley – Lighting DesignerHeisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle at The Wyndham's Theatre (Photo: Brinkhoff Mögenburg)Honor Blackman – ActressMotown The Musical at The Shaftesbury Theatre (Photo: Tristram Kenton)Tony Britton OBE – Actor and DirectorTim Brooke-Taylor OBE – ActorPearl Carr – Singer and ActressMartin Charnin – Director, Lyricist, Writer and ProducerBen Cross – ActorLaurence Olivier and Joan Plowright in The Entertainer, 1960Ian Cullen – Actor and WriterLyn Darnley – Head Of Voice – RSCLes Misérables at Queen's Theatre (Photo: Johan Persson)Tom Erhardt – Theatrical Literary AgentJulia Farron OBE – Ballet Dancer & TeacherJean Fergusson – ActressCaroline Flack – Presenter and ActressLes Misérables at Queen's Theatre (Photo: Johan Persson)Nolan Frederick – Actor & DancerAlistair Grant – Lighting DesignerAndrew Hall – Actor & DirectorRoyal Court Theatre, LondonSir Ronald Harwood CBE, FRSL – PlaywrightNicky Henson – Actor and DirectorJerry Herman – Composer and LyricistVamos Cuba! at Peacock TheatreSir Ian Holm CBE – ActorRoy Hudd OBE – Comedian and ActorJamie Parker (who portrayed Harry Potter) accepts the Best Actor Award at the Olivier Awards 2017 with Mastercard ceremony (Photo: Getty Images)Alan Jacobi – Rigger and EngineerSally Jacobs – Set and Costume DesignerBenjamin James – ActorBarbara Jefford OBE – ActressHarold King – Founder and Director of London City BalletDreamgirls at The Savoy Theatre (Photo: Brinkhoff & M Âgenburg)Herbert Kretzmer OBE – Lyricist and LibrettistDame Vera Lynn – SingerLouis Mahoney – ActorLes Misérables at Queen's Theatre (Photo: Johan Persson)Motown The Musical at The Shaftesbury Theatre (Photo: Tristram Kenton)John McEnery – Actor & WriterOlivier Awards (Photo: Sarah Lee)Mark Medoff – PlaywrightMichael Medwin OBE – Writer, Actor and ProducerBirmingham Royal Ballet – Mixed Bill at Sadler's WellsRoyce Mills – ActorMotown The Musical at The Shaftesbury Theatre (Photo: Tristram Kenton)Peter Nichols CBE – PlaywrightJessye Norman – Opera SingerJohn O'Brien – Dancer and Teacher (Photo by Andrew Florides)Les Misérables at The Queen's Theatre (Photo: Johan Persson)Hal Prince – Director and ProducerAndré Ptaszynski – ProducerDame Diana Rigg – ActressLes Misérables at Queen's Theatre (Photo: Johan Persson)Elizabeth Sellars – ActressJohn Shrapnel – ActorDreamgirls at The Savoy Theatre (Photo: Brinkhoff & M Âgenburg)James Supervia – Dancer, Choreographer and ActorIrene Sutcliffe – ActressKieron Bo Taylor – Actor and DancerStephen Thorne – ActorSir John Tooley – ExecutiveJohn Travis – Ballet Dancer & ArchivistBob West – Company ManagerDreamgirls at The Savoy Theatre (Photo: Brinkhoff & M Âgenburg)Franco Zeffirelli KBE – Director and Producer
