The Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard are almost upon us. Taking place on the 7 April at the Royal Albert Hall, and hosted by Jason Manford, the ceremony is a prestigious night for British theatre.
The Road To The Oliviers is our very special ten-episode series which celebrates this year’s nominees. The episodes feature exclusive footage, sneak peeks and interviews from nominees and some very special guests!
Episode 1 -Oliver Awards 2019 Nominations Celebration
Go behind the scenes at the nominations celebration, and find out how some nominees found out, and how they feel about it. Featuring the queens from Six, Monica Dolan from All About Eve and nominees from Come From Away.
Episode 2 – Mastercard Best New Musical
Who’s going to take the top spot in the Mastercard Best New Musical category? We gathered an expert panel: Ann Treneman, Paul Taylor Mills and Susie McKenna discuss this year’s incredible nominations Come From Away, Fun Home, Six and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.
Episode 3: Come From Away
We go behind the scenes of the Olivier Award-nominated show, Come From Away with its musical director Alan Berry. It’s up for nine awards in total, including Mastercard Best New Musical, Outstanding Achievement in Music and Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Episode 4 – American Airlines Best New Play
In this episode, Ann Treneman, Paul Taylor Mills and Susie McKenna discuss this year’s nominees: Inheritance Play, The Lehman Trilogy, Misty & Sweat.
Episode 5 – Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
In this episode, we’re joined by the nominees from Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (Best Actor in a Musical nomination for Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Best Actress in a Musical nomination for Adrienne Warren).
Episode 6 – Home, I’m Darling
Take a tour of the incredible Home, I’m Darling set with Olivier-nominated Anna Fleischle, and Sarah the assistant stage manager. Plus, find out how they create their Old Fashioned with a surprising ingredient!
Episode 7 – Company
In this episode, we chatted all things Company with nominated cast members Rosalie Craig, Patti LuPone, Jonathan Bailey and Richard Fleeshman.
Episode 8 – Six The Musical
We chatted to the QUEEEENS of Six to find out how excited they are to be nominated for 5 awards!