The 2024 Olivier Awards take place this evening at the Royal Albert Hall in London with an array of screen names set to be celebrated for performances given on the London stage.
Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham will kick off the proceedings, performing a number with singer and pianist Joe Stilgoe. Waddingham, who will be seen on the big screen this year in The Fall Guy and Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 2, hosted last year’s ceremony, and the Oliver Awards administrators at the Society of London Theatre moved fast to book her again for today’s award festivities.
Several high-profile actors recognized for their performances in the West End over the past year will walk the Green Carpet before ascending the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Steps to reach the Royal Albert Hall.
The vast auditorium features a foundation stone that was laid by Queen Victoria, the late Queen Elizabeth’s great-great-grandmother, in 1867.
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