The Olivier Awards have today revealed the nominations for Britain’s most prestigious stage awards, with our home-grown musical Standing at the Sky's Edge nominated for a total of eight - including Best New Musical.

Standing at the Sky's Edge is nominated for:

Best Theatre Choreographer

• Lynne Page – Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Best Sound Design

• Bobby Aitken – Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Best Original Score or New Orchestrations

• Richard Hawley and Tom Deering – Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Best Set Design

• Ben Stones - Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Maimuna Memon – Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Best Actress in a Musical

• Faith Omole – Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Best Director

• Robert Hastie – Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Best New Musical

• Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Standing at the Sky’s Edge, our much-loved production about the lives of Park Hill residents through the years, opened at the National Theatre in London to stellar reviews. The show has previously won Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards and the 2020 South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre.

A celebration of strength and solidarity across six decades, the production is a love letter to Sheffield and ode to the iconic Park Hill Estate.

The winners of this year's Olivier Awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on Sunday 2 April.