The Olivier Awards: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Olivier Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is widely recognised as the most prestigious stage honours event on the UK calendar.

The awards are given to individuals involved in West End productions and other leading non-commercial theatres based in London across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre.

Series details

• Title: The Olivier Awards
• Format: Award Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1984-12-10
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 92 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26720

Cast and credited roles

• Clive Anderson — Host
• Jason Manford — Host
• Hannah Waddingham — Host
• Diana Rigg — Host
• Catherine Tate — Host
• Angela Lansbury — Host
• Jane Asher — Host
• Tom Conti — Host
• Tim Rice — Host
• Michael Ball — Host
• Beverley Knight — Host
• Billy Porter — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1984: premiered 1984-12-10; final listed air date 1984-12-10; episode order: 1.
• Season 1985: premiered 1985-12-08; final listed air date 1985-12-08; episode order: 1.
• Season 1986: premiered 1986-12-07; final listed air date 1986-12-07; episode order: 1.
• Season 1988: premiered 1988-01-24; final listed air date 1988-01-24; episode order: 1.
• Season 1989: premiered 1989-01-29; final listed air date 1989-01-29; episode order: 1.
• Season 1990: premiered 1990-04-08; final listed air date 1990-04-08; episode order: 1.
• Season 1991: premiered 1991-04-07; final listed air date 1991-04-07; episode order: 1.
• Season 1992: premiered 1992-04-26; final listed air date 1992-04-26; episode order: 1.
• Season 1993: premiered 1993-04-19; final listed air date 1993-04-19; episode order: 1.
• Season 1994: premiered 1994-04-18; final listed air date 1994-04-18; episode order: 1.
• Season 1995: premiered 1995-04-03; final listed air date 1995-04-03; episode order: 1.
• Season 1996: premiered 1996-02-19; final listed air date 1996-02-19; episode order: 1.
• Season 1997: premiered 1997-02-17; final listed air date 1997-02-17; episode order: 1.
• Season 1998: premiered 1998-02-23; final listed air date 1998-02-23; episode order: 1.
• Season 1999: premiered 1999-02-15; final listed air date 1999-02-15; episode order: 1.
• Season 2000: premiered 2000-02-20; final listed air date 2000-02-20; episode order: 1.
• Season 2001: premiered 2001-02-24; final listed air date 2001-02-24; episode order: 1.
• Season 2002: premiered 2002-02-16; final listed air date 2002-02-16; episode order: 1.
• Season 2003: premiered 2003-02-15; final listed air date 2003-02-15; episode order: 1.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-04-04; final listed air date 2016-04-04; episode order: 1.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-04-11; final listed air date 2017-04-11; episode order: 1.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-04-08; final listed air date 2018-04-08; episode order: 1.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-04-07; final listed air date 2019-04-07; episode order: 1.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-10-25; final listed air date 2020-10-25; episode order: 1.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-04-10; final listed air date 2022-04-10; episode order: 1.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-04-02; final listed air date 2023-04-02; episode order: 1.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-04-14; final listed air date 2024-04-14; episode order: 1.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-04-06; final listed air date 2025-04-06; episode order: 1.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-04-12; final listed air date 2026-04-12; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

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