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Olivier Awards announces 2025 broadcast details, as well as presenters and performances

The annual event is on Sunday

Tanyel Gumushan

Tanyel Gumushan

| London |

31 March 2025

Hayley Atwell (Beatrice) and Tom Hiddleston (Benedick) in Much Ado About Nothing. Cate Blanchett in The Seagull. Credit Marc Brenner.
Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston in Much Ado About Nothing, and Cate Blanchett in The Seagull, © Marc Brenner

The Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard has released further details for this year’s ceremony.

Taking place on 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall, the evening will be hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. You can see the full list of shortlisted nominees here.

As already revealed, the event will feature performances from Best New Musical and Best Musical Revival nominees.

They include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, MJ the Musical, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Why Am I So Single?, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver! and Starlight Express.

Presenters include Hayley Atwell, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Samantha Barks, Cate Blanchett, Corbin Bleu, Tom Burke, Naomi Campbell, Elizabeth Debicki, Idris Elba, Marianne Elliot, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Martin Freeman, Tom Hiddleston, Celia Imrie, Shobana Jeyasingh, Jane Krakowski, Ewan McGregor, Chris O’Dowd, Elaine Paige, Harriet Scott and Gok Wan, Bryn Terfel and Jacqueline Wilson.

A highlights programme will air on ITV1 and STV at 10.15 pm on Sunday 6 April. It’s then available to catch up on ITVX and STV Player. Magic Radio will broadcast highlights the same evening; with build-ups commencing from 8 pm and highlights from 9 pm.

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