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Gary Naylor wonders why an Awards slate can't find room for the future of theatre.

The Olivier Awards take place on Sunday evening - and you can follow all the news here!

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The 2010 Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, with Spring Awakening, Enron, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music among the standouts of the season with the most nominations. The Laurence Olivier Awards were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. The Awards are run by The Society of London Theatre but are adjudicated by panels that are equally made up of members of the theatregoing public and experts chosen for their knowledge and professional experience. For more information and updates, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards.

For the first time, the prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2. The awards celebrate the very best of London theatre and are the highlight of the theatrical year.

Miriam Zendle is backstage at the Olivier Awards nominations lunch

Miriam Zendle drops in on the Olivier Awards nominee lunch and chats with some of the stars waiting to find out if they've won

A world premiere adaptation of Jane Austen's romantic comedy Emma by Artistic Director Michael Bloom takes the stage at The Cleveland Play House.

Nominated for three Olivier Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Keira Knightley; Best Costume Design, Amy Roberts; and Best Revival - the critically acclaimed production of THE MISANTHROPE will complete its scheduled run on March 13, 2010. Martin Crimp's blistering version of Moliere's greatest comedy has proved to be the most successful limited run ever at The Comedy Theatre, playing to 100% capacity.

Miriam Zendle gets a little bit over-excited about the announced details of the Globe's 2010 season

According to a reprepresentattive for Natalie Portman, the actress will not be involved in the upcoming remake of 'My Fair Lady' film. A report from Star magazine suggested that Portman had been campaigning for the role immortalized by Audrey Hepburn in the 1964 film.

Jessie Buckley, star of BBC1's I'D DO ANYTHING and recently seen on the West End in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in the role of ‘Anne', makes her Pizza on the Park debut with a week of intimate, romantic performances celebrating Valentine's Week. Her final show will be on February 13th.

A world premiere adaptation of Jane Austen's romantic comedy Emma by Artistic Director Michael Bloom takes the stage at The Cleveland Play House.

Jessie Buckley, star of BBC1's I'D DO ANYTHING and recently seen on the West End in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in the role of ‘Anne', makes her Pizza on the Park debut with a week of intimate, romantic performances celebrating Valentine's Week, February 9th, 10th, 11th and 13th.

The next Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010.

Director Rob Marshall has been hired by Disney to helm the next 'Pirates of the Carribean' film. Production on the film will begin in 2010, with the majority of shooting taking place in Hawaii. The film is slated for a 2011 release. Disney has already signed Johnny Depp to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.

Although Keira Knightley was never officially offered the part of Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming film adaptation of My Fair Lady, rumors were afloat that she would step into the role ever since she met with producers Cameron Mackintosh and Duncan Kenworthy. According to the Daily Mail, she has now officially withdrawn herself from consideration for the role because she feels the project is taking too long to get off the ground.

Jessie Buckley, star of BBC1's I'D DO ANYTHING and recently seen on the West End in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in the role of ‘Anne', makes her Pizza on the Park debut with a week of intimate, romantic performances celebrating Valentine's Week, February 9th, 10th, 11th and 13th.

In a journal entry on the Arts Beat blog, New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley writes of his recent outing to two of the most-talked about shows in the West End at the moment: the revival of 'Sweet Charity' running at the Menier starring Tamzin Outhwaite and 'The Misanthrope' with Kiera Knightley making her West End debut.

IMDB News is reporting that Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz and Keira Knightley will join director David Cronenberg in 'The Talking Cure', a film adaptation based on a German play written by Christopher Hampton.