Olivier Awards 2018

Girl from the North Country is a musical then as Sheila Atim nominated in that category. I haven’t seen them all but I thought Nathan Lane was outstanding so sorry he isn’t nominated.

Yeah for the sake of these awards its a musical... not that she should be there over one or two others.

I almost wish they had done what they did the Gypsy/Kinky Boots year and just extended the catagories for performers to 5 rather than 4, at least for the leads.

I was quite surprised that, although it's a new adaptation, The Miser is up for Best NEW Comedy, unless it so happens that this was the first time the play has been done in London in 350 years.

Maybe it's because I'm a huge fan of the John Laurens/Philip Hamiltom character but I think Cleve September's nomination is well deserved. I don't think the award is in order, after all the role itself is just forgettable. For such a small role, he does absolutely wonders with the nuance and bringing in historical context of the character. He certainly beats out most other actors who have played the role for me.

However in that category I'll say what I said to my friend 'I'm rooting for Cleve, Jason deserves it, but Mike will get it'

Can we assume Hamilton, Follies, The Ferryman and Angels in America will win the top 4 main prizes and then split the awards in other categories? Aside from McCrea, that I believe will in Best Actor in a Musical.

I'm so sad that Conlet Hill and Claire Halse were left off the nominees, they were both wonderful funny that they nominated the two girls from Virginia Woolf, but snubbed the two men.

An American in Paris snubbed in both lead categories, ouch! But got a deserved Best Musical Nom.

Regardless to the Play Categories: Are Garfield, Staunton, Gough the frontrunners? and what about supporting actor?

Clare Halse was robbed.

That director category really was stacked, as well as no Robert Icke for Hamlet, no Ivo van Hove for Network or James MacDonald for Virginia Woolf (although all were rewarded elsewhere).

No nominations for Albion is a big surprise but I much preferred Goold's direction for it than the showier work on Ink.

For me, the lack of a nomination for Ivo van Hove is one of the more egregious omissions. It's very much a director's piece.

1. Only the Oliviers could nominate something that was first performed in 1668 as Best NEW Comedy.

2. Supporting actress/musical - Sheila Atim vs. Tracie Bennett - difficult call.

3. Best revival/musical - I mostly liked 42nd Street, although it was (very) subject to the law of diminishing returns, and I loved On the Town, but this is not a race.

4. Best actress in a musical - if there is any justice, and there often isn't, this one has Janie Dee's name on it.

5. The Outstanding Achievement in Music category usually ends up looking like they've nominated a pear, a satsuma, a strawberry and a mango for an award for Best Banana. This year is no different.

6. Notable (by which I mean jaw-dropping) omissions: Ivo van Hove, Conleth Hill, Peter Forbes.

Given how far from the originals any adaptation involving Sean Foley usually is, I think his version of The Miser does count as new. Given that the script was translated and adapted for that production, I think it is legitimate to consider it as a new piece rather than a revival of the original French...

One Man, Two Guvnors was considered a new play - and that was a translation/adaptation job

My early choices would be Janie Dee, John McCrea, Tracie Bennett or Rachel John and Ross Noble or Cleve September. Haven't seen Hamilton, so Cleve because I loved him in Heights and Rachel because shes Rachel. 42nd Street should win Revival but I suspect Follies will. Hamilton will win Musical, but I'd vote for American in Paris personally.

I haven't seen many of the Plays, but Actress should be Audra but Imelda will win. Andrew Garfield should and probably will win Actor, but Andrew Scott could cause a threat.

In truth, I am one of the rare few who doesn't think Imelda should of been nominsted in either catagory. I'd rather see Natalie Dormer in Play and someine else in Musical (Clare, as she is the lead in 42nd Street really).