Since 1976, the Olivier Awards has celebrated the best of London theatre, and remain one of theatre’s most prestigious stage honours.

We are therefore delighted that Kyoto and English, both of which had their European premieres in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2024 before transferring to London, have received nominations for this year's awards.

The nominations include:

BEST NEW PLAY
Kyoto by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, co-produced with Good Chance, Rachel Styne and Jessica Foung at @sohoplace.

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jorge Bosche, who plays Raúl Estrada-Oyuela in Kyoto, co-produced with Good Chance, Rachel Styne and Jessica Foung at @sohoplace.

BEST NEW PRODUCTION IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE
English by Sanaz Toossi, at Kiln Theatre.

We would also like to congratulate our affiliate artists we are working with on this season's productions, and our Associate Artists, who have also received nominations for their work, including:

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Elliot Levey for Giant, who is currently performing as Polonius in Hamlet.

BEST SET DESIGN
Es Devlin for Coriolanus, who is the Set Designer on Hamlet
Jon Bausor for Spirited Away, who is the Set & Costume Designer on Much Ado About Nothing
Toby Olié and Daisy Beattie for Spirited Away, who will be Puppetry Designer & Director and Puppetry Co-Designer on The BFG.

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
Julia Cheng for Fiddler on the Roof, who is our Choreographer & Movement Director on Much Ado About Nothing. 

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Christopher Shutt for Oedipus, who will be Sound Designer on Measure For Measure.

BEST ACTOR
Paapa Essiedu for Death of England: Delroy, who is one of our Associate Artists.

Read the full list of nominations

The winners will be announced at the 2025 Olivier Awards ceremony, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 6 April, with Beverley Knight and Billy Porter hosting.