The Olivier Awards with Mastercard is usually a whole host of emotions. From the disbelief and happiness from winners, and nerves of every nominee, to the sheer delight on our red carpet presenter’s faces when they see how stunning everyone looks, all the feels are happening that night.
And the emotions aren’t just kept to the Royal Albert Hall, the audience at home also showed their thoughts, feelings and reactions to the evenings’ celebrations. Here are some of our favourites.
The Tom Hiddleston effect
Tom Hiddleston came to the Olivier Awards with his Betrayal co-stars, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox to present an award. And it would be an understatement to say that people were VERY excited about it…
https://twitter.com/MidgardianSoul/status/1114922614995156995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1114922614995156995&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fembed.wakelet.com%2Fwakes%2F4340a78b-1f07-4f56-8306-1b43b7c7ad28%2Flist%3Fhide-cover%3D1%26hide-description%3D1%26hide-title%3D1
https://twitter.com/ps_hiddles/status/1115530733223927808
The parent-like pride from the shows
One thing that became evident during the Oliviers was how darn proud the shows were of their nominated cast members. Come From Away in particular went to a huge effort to support their nominees. From shout-outs from Come From Aways in other countries to publishing the sort of tweet your parents would definitely send when they’re proud of you, Come From Away were showing the pride and love throughout the night.
https://twitter.com/ComeFromAwayUK/status/1114929541020114947
https://twitter.com/wecomefromaway/status/1114985463213899777
Love for the hosts
We love our host, presenters, and of course, our lovely voiceover for the evening, Zoe Wanamaker. And it seems like you loved them too!
https://twitter.com/KiraMorsley/status/1115353420062515201
https://twitter.com/michaelxavierUK/status/1115379016029097984
https://twitter.com/AuditionPianist/status/1115028254837096449
Speech highlights
There were some absolutely cracking speeches at the Olivier Awards. From Patsy Ferran starting off her speech with simply an introduction to herself, to Jonathan Bailey’s heartfelt message to the LGBTQ community, there wasn’t a dry eye in the place. And it seems like a lot of the audience loved the speeches too!
"I wasn't crying for seven hours, I was crying for six hours and thirty minutes so 😛" – probably one of the greatest underrated quotes from last night's #OlivierAwards, bless you Kyle Soller.
— jan carpenter's the thing 🐺 (@Weez) April 8, 2019
Delighted to be namechecked by Jason Manford at the #OlivierAwards tonight. A basket of Chorley cakes is in the post… Meanwhile, all our shows are winners!
— Chorley Theatre 🎭 (@ChorleyTheatre) April 8, 2019
A few thousand more people learned tonight about The Joy of Igor. Welcome, one and all #igor #OlivierAwards
— Rachel Quinney (@quinneyquinns) April 7, 2019
has there been an #OlivierAwards speech I haven’t cried at yet?? no
— Jessie (@jessiemaywrites) April 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/MarikaTweets/status/1114953737775325189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1114953737775325189&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fembed.wakelet.com%2Fwakes%2F08a40cbe-981c-4b6d-a6be-68a0506b4fbf%2Flist%3Fhide-cover%3D1%26hide-description%3D1%26hide-title%3D1
Praise for the performances
There were incredible performances from the nominated musicals this year (Caroline, Or Change; Come From Away; Company; Fun Home; The King And I; Six; and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical) as well as an unforgettable opening number from Disney’s The Lion King, to celebrate their 20th year in the West End. And it seems like you agree that these shows knocked it out of the park with their performances!
Okay, the Lion King opening just makes me wanna go find one of the cats….. #OlivierAwards pic.twitter.com/2sYhAY6ir9
— jan carpenter's the thing 🐺 (@Weez) April 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/BethanyKnight_/status/1115343981016174592
Shall we just rename a theatre after Sharon D Clarke now? #OlivierAwards
— AuditionPianist (@AuditionPianist) April 7, 2019
Oh my word. @PattiLuPone going full Momma Rose to welcome Rosalie Craig is what I needed. #olivierawards
— James Miller (@jamesmiller_) April 7, 2019
OH HOW I LOVE YA BABY, BABY, BABY, BAAAAAAYBAAAAY #OlivierAwards
— Niamh (@niamhyflynn) April 7, 2019
That's my first time hearing anything from 'Six' & I loved it. #OlivierAwards pic.twitter.com/UNiE4qhKkW
— Chivonne McColl (@BonnieBabyVamp) April 7, 2019
Omg that Fun Home performance 😭 so talented and she's what, 11? How? #OlivierAwards
— Bethan Whitear (she/her) (@BethanWhitear) April 7, 2019
Love for the theatre
The Olivier Awards are the perfect excuse to take a look back at the last 12 months of theatre and reflect on how awesome it was. And it seems people on social media were keen to express how much they love both the theatre and the sense of community it brings them.
The Olivier Awards remind me why I spend all my money on theatre tickets @OlivierAwards #OlivierAwards
— Michelle (@MichelleKay92) April 7, 2019
Did I mention that I love the theatre? The #OlivierAwards have just confirmed that
— Rachel 🐝 (@dymaRach) April 7, 2019
Hearing all the speeches and listening to the musical performances at the @OlivierAwards is such a great motivation. I feel in love with theatre at such a young age and I can't wait to see my shows on the stage 🥰 #OlivierAwards #inspirations #westend #theatre #play #musical
— B.L. Foxley (@blfoxley) April 7, 2019
And finally…the tweets that knew how we were feeling the next day…
The feeling you have when you know you've got to get up for work in a few hours but don't care cause… Theatre….. 🎭#OlivierAwards pic.twitter.com/7PRpluTQ5q
— Wicked News (@wicked_ldn_news) April 7, 2019
I would like to know how much productivity diminishes in theatre’s across London the week after the #OlivierAwards #desksnooze
— Gemma Cook (@Gemma_ish) April 9, 2019