The Olivier Awards nominations champion superb shows, but they also reflect London theatre's diversity problem
The Olivier Award nominations were revealed last week. Yet I predicted the same list, pretty much, as many as three weeks ago. Not because I'm looped in – the Bush Theatre, of which I am Artistic Director, can't justify the expense of full Society of London Theatre membership, which would buy us a seat at the voting table – but because the nominations in the main categories for plays are entirely predictable. To me, it's loud. Who is missing is LOUD.
Work produced at the Bush can only be nominated in one by Matilda FeyiÅayo Ibini. The other play categories look quite different to ours.
