Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard hosted by Beverley Knight & Billy Porter arrives on April 6

Olivier and MOBO Award winner Beverley Knight & Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Billy Porter will host the Olivier Awards for the first time

Tickets are available exclusively for Mastercard cardholders via priceless.com

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Published: March 20, 2025 -- Beverley Knight and Billy Porter will host the biggest night in theatre, this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard. Showcasing the best of London’s world-leading theatre industry the star-studded ceremony will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 6 April.

Herself a three-time Olivier Award nominee, Beverley Knight won in 2023 for her role in Sylvia and is soon to make her professional play debut in Marie and Rosetta at the Rose Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre. International star of stage and screen, Billy Porter is a Primetime Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner, currently starring in the multi-Olivier Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in the West End.

Highlights from the ceremony will be broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX on the evening of the event.
Beverley Knight said: “I am so chuffed to be hosting this year’s Olivier Awards! I’m even more excited to be hosting alongside Billy Porter who is a phenomenal talent. It is an honour to be asked to hold the reins of such an important and prestigious night of celebrating theatre.”

Billy Porter said: “I am thrilled and honoured to host the Olivier Awards alongside the fantastic Beverley Knight. I’m so grateful for the warm welcome from the London theatre community, and am looking forward to a magnificent evening!”

First established in 1976, this year marks the 40th Olivier Awards since celebrated actor Sir Laurence Olivier gave his name to the ceremony in 1984.

Mastercard returns as headline sponsor for the 15th year and will again sponsor the Mastercard

Best New Musical Award

Returning to the creative team are Anthony Van Laast, choreographer of hit West End shows MAMMA MIA! and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, for a third year as Creative Show Director, alongside renowned conductor and arranger Gareth Valentine (Wicked, Cats, Miss Saigon) for the second year, with orchestrator Mark Cumberland and lighting designer Ben Cracknell.

Public tickets for the Olivier Awards 2025 are now on sale exclusively to Mastercard cardholders via priceless.com.

About

Established in 1976 and run by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are regarded as Britain’s most prestigious stage honours.

Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is a not-for-profit organisation which represents approximately 230 London-based producers, theatre owners and managers, including all the major subsidised theatrical organisations in London. SOLT runs the Olivier Awards, West End LIVE, TKTS, Theatre Tokens, Kids Week, See It Live and Official London Theatre.

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