Laurence Olivier Awards 2025 winners announced

The winners of the Laurence Olivier Awards 2025 were announced on 6th April 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the United Kingdom.

What interest us as dance enthusiasts are:

Best Theatre Choreographer

Winner: Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical at Prince Edward Theatre

Also nominated: Matthew Bourne for Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre, Julia Cheng for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus at The Old Vic

Best New Dance Production

Winner: Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young at Sadler's Wells

Also nominated: Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada — Pite/Kudelka/Portner — by The National Ballet of Canada at Sadler's Wells, Theatre of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company at Sadler's Wells, An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham at Sadler's Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Winner: Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena at Sadler's Wells

Also nominated: Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House – Linbury Theatre, Tom Visser for lighting concept and design of Angels’ Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner at Sadler's Wells

For the full list of winners and nominees, click here on the Society of London Theatre website.

Congratulations!