Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Admin

John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards

Olivier awards: full list of winners

The play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl amid an outcry about his antisemitism, has triumphed at the Olivier awards on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

US star John Lithgow took home the best actor prize for his performance as Dahl, Elliot Levey won best supporting actor (for playing publisher Tom Maschler) and Mark Rosenblatt received the award for best new play.

Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Admin

John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards

Olivier awards: full list of winners

The play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl amid an outcry about his antisemitism, has triumphed at the Olivier awards on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Keir Starmer takes public HIV test in push to destigmatise testing for virus

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Admin

Prime minister takes home test at No 10 with soul singer Beverley Knight to promote HIV Testing Week

Keir Starmer has taken a public HIV test in an effort to destigmatise testing for the virus and to highlight HIV Testing Week.

The prime minister took a home test at 10 Downing Street alongside the soul singer Beverley Knight. “It’s really important to do it and I’m really pleased to be able to do it. It’s very easy, very quick,” he said.

Beverley Knight: ‘On stage I feel the goddess that I am’

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Admin

The singer, 48, on always knowing that her voice was different, speaking out about abusive relationships and singing for Prince

I was given a special instrument at birth. Mum, Dad and my siblings all sang, but I understood my voice was different. By the age of eight I’d decided I’d do it professionally. But I had no idea how Beverley from Wolverhampton went from watching Top of the Pops to being on it.

My parents were dedicated Christian folk. We were always at services and meetings, and music was a constant presence. It was only when I stole the radio from my parents’ bedroom I discovered a whole new world of sounds.