The best actor race sees Curious Incident's Luke Treadaway up against Rupert Everett's Oscar Wilde in The Judas Kiss, Mark Rylance for Twelfth Night, Macbeth's James McAvoy and Rafe Spall for Constellations.

BBC: Theatre's Olivier Award winners to be announced

Notable productions for the stage include Miss Julie, Twelfth Night, Medea and A Streetcar Named Desire for the Royal Dramatic Theatre and the City Theatre in Stockholm.

BBC: Profile: Helena Bergstrom

Both Macbeth and Twelfth Night are up for best revival, along with with Long Day's Journey Into Night and Old Times.

BBC: Theatre's Olivier Award winners to be announced

He then spent 12 months studying the Bard for his BA in English Literature, devouring Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello and Hamlet.

BBC: Henry swaps comedy for Shakespeare

The 52-year-old has been recognised for his return to the Globe and the West End in a double bill of Twelfth Night and Richard III.

BBC: Danny Boyle third in The Stage theatre power list