LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) – A stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animation “My Neighbour Totoro” leads nominations at Sunday’s Olivier Awards, the place actors Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal are additionally within the operating for Britain’s high theatre honours.
The London theatre group will collect on the Royal Albert Corridor for the annual ceremony, named after the famed British actor Laurence Olivier and which celebrates one of the best productions within the capital.
The Royal Shakespeare Firm’s critically-acclaimed manufacturing of “My Neighbour Totoro”, primarily based on the much-loved movie by Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki about two sisters who uncover pleasant forest spirits after they transfer to a brand new nation home with their father in post-war Japan, has 9 nominations.
These embrace nods for finest leisure or comedy play, choreography, directing, costume design and music, in addition to a finest actress nomination for Mei Mac, who performs youthful sibling, four-year-old Mei.
“Standing on the Sky’s Edge”, about three households dwelling for a interval of over 60 years in a council housing property within the English metropolis of Sheffield, follows with eight nominations, together with finest new musical, directing, two appearing nods and unique rating for musician Richard Hawley.
Paul Mescal, who was nominated at this 12 months’s Oscars, has been recognised in one of the best actor class for taking part in Stanley Kowalski in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Need”.
The Irish actor will compete towards David Tennant (“Good”), Tom Hollander (“Patriots”), Rafe Spall (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) and Giles Terera (“Blues for An Alabama Sky”) for the award.
“Killing Eve” star Comer is up for finest actress in one-woman play “Prima Facie”, by which she portrays a barrister who defends males accused of sexual assault earlier than herself being assaulted. The 30-year-old gained rave critiques for her West Finish debut and reprises the function on Broadway this month.
The opposite contenders in one of the best actress class are Mescal’s “A Streetcar Named Need” co-star Patsy Ferran, Janet McTeer (“Phaedra”) and “Nicola Walker” “The Corn Is Inexperienced”
Different productions nominated embrace a brand new manufacturing of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”, Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, in addition to “The Band’s Go to”, a couple of group of Egyptian musicians who mistakenly find yourself in an outpost within the Negev desert.
Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Modifying by Sharon Singleton
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