David Tennant scored his third Olivier nomination for his performance in Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse
By Steven McIntosh
Entertainment reporter
The biggest names in British theatre walked the red carpet on Sunday, as the Olivier Awards took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Sunset Boulevard, Guys & Dolls, Dear England, A Little Life and Stranger Things are among the nominees at the ceremony, which is the most prestigious event in UK theatre.
Here’s a selection of photos from the red carpet (which actually wasn’t red, but green):
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US singer Nicole Scherzinger is nominated for her performance in Sunset Boulevard
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Happy Valley star James Norton is nominated for his performance in the stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s novel A Little Life
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Sophie Okonedo is nominated as best actress for her performance in Medea
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US actor Myles Frost plays Michael Jackson in MJ: The Musical, which recently opened in London’s West End
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Cara Delevingne is currently starring in the West End production of Cabaret
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RuPaul’s Drag Race star Michelle Visage previously appeared in the West End production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
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West End legend Beverley Knight is currently starring in the stage production of Sister Act
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The Morning Show star Billy Crudup is currently starring in a one-man show in the West End
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Next to Normal star Eleanor Worthington-Cox, who starred in Matilda as a child, is nominated for best supporting actress in a musical
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British actor Joseph Fiennes is nominated for playing England manager Gareth Southgate in Dear England
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The cast and crew of Bluey’s Big Play, which is nominated for best family show
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Dutch actor and singer Celinde Schoenmaker appears in the Bridge Theatre’s production of Guys & Dolls
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Actress Amy Trigg is nominated for her performance in critically acclaimed musical The Little Big Things
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Adrian Lester took part in a performance to mark 60 years of the National Theatre
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Succession star Sarah Snook is nominated for starring in a one-woman production of The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham is hosting the Oliviers for the second consecutive year
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The Hills Of California, written by Jez Butterworth, is nominated for best new play
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Actress Sheridan Smith is currently starring in Opening Night, which has just announced it will be finishing its run two months early
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Vanya star Andrew Scott, nominated for best actor in a play, posed for selfies
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Dame Arlene Phillips is nominated for best theatre choreographer for her work on Guys & Dolls
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Seeta Patel’s adaptation of The Rite Of Spring at Sadler’s Wells is nominated for best new dance production
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Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry recently appeared in a Panto version of Pinocchio at the Royal Theatre Newcastle
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Actresses (L-R) Janie Dee, Bonnie Langford and Joanna Riding posed together on the green carpet
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Guys & Dolls star Marisha Wallace found out about her Olivier nomination when she was in Celebrity Big Brother
