The nominations for the 2025 Olivier Awards were announced today (4 March 2025), with plenty of recognition for Nick Hern Books and our authors.

NHB publishes four out of the five plays nominated for Best New Play: Lindsey Ferrentino's death row drama The Fear of 13 (which premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in 2024), Mark Rosenblatt's play about Roald Dahl, Giant (Royal Court Theatre, and coming to the West End in April), Benedict Lombe's powerful romance Shifters (Bush Theatre and West End), and Eline Arbo's adaptation of Annie Ernaux's The Years (Almeida Theatre, and currently at the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End).

Nominated for Best Revival are Sophie Treadwell's Machinal (Old Vic, London) and Robert Icke's Oedipus (Wyndham's Theatre, West End). Robert Icke is himself nominated for Best Director for Oedipus, alongside Eline Arbo for The Years and Nicholas Hytner for Giant.

Amongst the nominations for Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre are Tatty Hennessy's adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm (currently at Stratford East before touring to Leeds and Nottingham) and Lanre Malaolu's Now, I See, which premiered at Stratford East in 2024.

Hofesh Shechter is nominated for Best Theatre Choreographer for his work in Ella Hickson's adaptation of Oedipus, currently at the Old Vic in London.

Heather Agyepong is nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Shifters, alongside Lesley Manville in Robert Icke's Oedipus, Rosie Sheehy in Machinal, and Indira Varma in Ella Hickson's Oedipus.

The nominations for Best Actor include Adrien Brody for The Fear of 13, John Lithgow for Giant, and Mark Strong for Robert Icke's Oedipus.

Romola Garai is nominated twice for Best Supporting Actress, for her performances in Giant and in The Years. Gina McKee is also nominated in this category for her performance alongside Garai in The Years, while Elliot Levey is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Giant.

Good luck to all nominees! The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Sunday 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London.