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Olivier Awards red carpet: David Tennant, Sarah Snook and Cara Delevingne among stars

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter
News imageGetty Images British actor David Tennant speaks to guests on the green carpet upon arrival to attend The Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on April 14, 2024Getty Images
David Tennant scored his third Olivier nomination for his performance in Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse

The biggest names in British theatre walked the red carpet on Sunday, as the Olivier Awards took place at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Sunset Boulevard, Guys & Dolls, Dear England and Stranger Things were among the winners at the ceremony, which is the most prestigious event in UK theatre.

Here's a selection of photos from the red carpet (which actually wasn't red, but green):

News imageGetty Images US singer Nicole Scherzinger poses on the green carpet upon arrival to attend The Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on April 14, 2024Getty Images
US singer Nicole Scherzinger was named best actress in a musical for her performance in Sunset Boulevard
News imageGetty Images James Norton attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Happy Valley star James Norton was nominated for his performance in the stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara's novel A Little Life
News imageGetty Images Sophie Okonedo attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Sophie Okonedo was nominated for best actress for her performance in Medea
News imageGetty Images US actor Myles Frost poses on the green carpet upon arrival to attend The Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on April 14, 2024Getty Images
US actor Myles Frost plays Michael Jackson in MJ: The Musical, which recently opened in London's West End
News imageGetty Images Cara Delevingne attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, England.Getty Images
Cara Delevingne is currently starring in the West End production of Cabaret
News imageReuters Michelle Visage attends the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, April 14, 2024Reuters
RuPaul's Drag Race star Michelle Visage was presenting an award at the ceremony
News imageGetty Images Billy Crudup attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
The Morning Show star Billy Crudup is currently performing in Harry Clarke, a one-man show in the West End
News imageGetty Images Eleanor Worthington-Cox attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Next to Normal star Eleanor Worthington-Cox, who acted in Matilda as a child, is nominated for best supporting actress in a musical
News imageGetty Images British actor Joseph Fiennes poses on the green carpet upon arrival to attend The Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on April 14, 2024Getty Images
British actor Joseph Fiennes was nominated for playing England manager Gareth Southgate in Dear England
News imageGetty Images Hannah Waddingham attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham hosted the Oliviers for the second consecutive year
News imageGetty Images Cast and crew of Bluey's Big Play attend The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
The cast and crew of Bluey's Big Play, which was nominated for best family show
News imageGetty Images Dutch actor and singer Celinde Schoenmaker poses on the green carpet upon arrival to attend The Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on April 14, 2024Getty Images
Dutch actor and singer Celinde Schoenmaker appears in the Bridge Theatre's production of Guys & Dolls
News imageGetty Images Beverley Knight attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
West End legend Beverley Knight is currently starring in the stage production of Sister Act
News imageGetty Images Amy Trigg attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, England.Getty Images
Actress Amy Trigg won best supporting actress in a musical for her performance in critically acclaimed show The Little Big Things
News imageGetty Images Adrian Lester attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Adrian Lester took part in a performance to mark 60 years of the National Theatre
News imageGetty Images Australian actor Sarah Snook poses on the green carpet upon arrival to attend The Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on April 14, 2024.Getty Images
Succession star Sarah Snook won best actress in a play for starring in a one-woman production of The Picture of Dorian Gray
News imageGetty Images Jez Butterworth attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
The Hills Of California, written by Jez Butterworth, was nominated for best new play
News imageGetty Images Sheridan Smith attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Actress Sheridan Smith is currently starring in Opening Night, which has just announced it will be finishing its run two months early
News imageGetty Images Andrew Scott attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Andrew Scott, who starred in best play revival Vanya, posed for selfies
News imageGetty Images Seeta Patel attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, England.Getty Images
Seeta Patel's adaptation of The Rite Of Spring at Sadler's Wells was nominated for best new dance production
News imagePA Media Joe McElderry attending the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Sunday April 14, 2024PA Media
Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry recently appeared in a Panto version of Pinocchio at the Royal Theatre Newcastle
News imageGetty Images Janie Dee, Bonnie Langford and Joanna Riding attend The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Actresses (L-R) Janie Dee, Bonnie Langford and Joanna Riding posed together on the green carpet
News imageGetty Images Dame Arlene Phillips attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at The Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Dame Arlene Phillips won the award for best theatre choreographer for her work on Guys & Dolls
News imageGetty Images Marisha Wallace attends The Olivier Awards 2024 at Royal Albert Hall on April 14, 2024 in London, EnglandGetty Images
Guys & Dolls star Marisha Wallace found out about her Olivier nomination when she was in Celebrity Big Brother last month

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