On the green carpet: ‘Who wins the Olivier Award for the best performance you’ve seen in your lifetime?’

The 2023 Olivier Awards took over the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday (you might have heard) and we were all treated to a ceremony of stunning performances and emotional celebrations.

On the eco-friendly green carpet, we chatted to a plethora of stars from the stage and screen and had one (not so) simple question for them: If you could give an Olivier Award to the best performance you’ve seen in your lifetime so far, who would you give it to and why?

Find out which theatrical tour de forces had an impact on Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal, Beverley Knight, Mark Strong, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Marisha Wallace, Dita von Teese, Tim Minchin, Richard Hawley, Lea Salonga and a whole host of their contemporaries in the video below.