Olivier Awards Cancelled As Royal Albert Hall Closes Until Further Notice

Author AbigailAbigail, March 17th, 2020

The biggest night in theatre is cancelled!

The 2020 Olivier Awards have been cancelled it has been announced. The news comes as SOLT (Society of London Theatre) and UK Theatre close venues across the capital and wider UK amid concerns over COVID-19. 

The Olivier Awards, which were due to be hosted by comedian Jason Manford and held at the Royal Albert Hall, on Sunday the 5th of April will now no longer go ahead as the Royal Albert Hall has announced that it will close until further notice. The Olivier Awards organisers released a statement which noted that they were "working through plans on how to properly honour and announce this year's winners, and will release further information soon."

Tickets will be refunded and the Royal Albert Hall will be in touch with patrons in due course. 

Check out our Olivier Nominee page to see what shows have been nominated this year!

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