Theatre

Olivier Awards 2022: winners in full and what's still on

By Holly O'Mahony on 11/4/2022

The 2022 Olivier Awards saw big wins for Cabaret and Life of Pi, with further recognition going to Back to the Future, Constellations and Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Eddie Redmayne 'The Emcee' and Jessie Buckley 'Sally Bowles'. Photo: Marc Brenner

Come to the Cabaret seems to be the take-away message from the 2022 Olivier Awards, where director Rebecca Frecknall's revival of the 1966 musical scooped the most titles, winning seven of the 11 accolades it was up for. The ceremony, held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 10 April, marked the first time the Olivier Awards had been held in person since 2019, before the pandemic. It was also a triumphant night for Lolita Chakrabarti's puppetry-led adaptation of Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi, which took home five of the nine awards it was nominated for, including Best New Play.

Here are the 2022 Olivier Award winners in full, plus the newly decorated shows you can still see.

2022 OLIVIER AWARD WINNERS

Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

Best Director
Rebecca Frecknall for Cabaret

Best Set Design
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell for the puppets of Life of Pi

Best Costume Design
Catherine Zuber for Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Revival
Constellations

Best Actress
Sheila Atim for Constellations

Best Actor
Hiran Abeysekera for Life of Pi

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The seven actors who play the Tiger in Life of Pi

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Liz Carr for The Normal Heart

Best New Play
Life of Pi

Best Lighting Design
Tim Lutkin and Andrzej Goulding for Life of Pi

Best Sound Design
Nick Lidster for Cabaret