Syal

Meera Syal's performance in A Tupperware of Ashes was greeted with rave reviews, so it is no surprise she was nominated for Best Actress at this years awards.

Syal played a mother diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease.

Adrien Brody, Lesley Manville, John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton and Meera Syal are among the nominees at the event, which celebrates the best stage productions of the last 12 months.

Over the years, Horrible Histories' regular cast members have been joined by a long list of guest stars, including Rowan Atkinson, Meera Syal, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Rosie Jones and David Baddiel.

Syal joins other stars to have appeared on CBeebies reading the stories including Tom Hardy, Jack Black and Billie Eilish.