After the star-studded, re-launched 2011 ceremony at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the Olivier Awards with MasterCard transfers to the Royal Opera House in 2012, with a dramatic extravaganza of performance, illustrious names and theatrical royalty on 15 April.

Following the excitement-raising build up of the nominations announcement, the famous Nominees’ Lunch and the public voting in their thousands for their favourite show, the Olivier Awards with MasterCard is the biggest and most spectacular night in the British theatre calendar. Far more than an awards ceremony – although anyone who’s anyone in theatre wants to get their hands on an Olivier – the night is sure to be spectacular and unforgettable.

A wealth of incredible talent will come together at the Royal Opera House, which will be packed with legendary impresarios, producers, theatrical superstars, film stars, TV stars and luminaries enjoying a dazzling array of exclusive entertainment created specially for the Olivier Awards with MasterCard.

Before the glitzy ceremony itself, the 2012 nominations will be announced on 15 March 2012, a date that will be eagerly anticipated by anyone who has worked on a production in the theatre capital of the world in 2011, as they wait to see if they will be among the stars and celebrities making their way down the exclusive red carpet at the 2012 Olivier Awards with MasterCard.