Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival

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Laurence Olivier Award
for Best Revival
Awarded forBest Revival
LocationFlag of England.svg  England
Presented by Society of London Theatre
First award 1991
Currently held by Vanya (2024)
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

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This award was introduced in 1991, presented through to 1995, set aside from 1996 to 2002, and reintroduced for the 2003 Olivier Awards.

Winners and nominees

1990s

YearPlayWriterDirector
1991
Pericles William Shakespeare David Thacker
Accidental Death of an Anarchist Dario Fo Tim Supple
Kean Jean-Paul Sartre, Alexandre Dumas, père and Frank Hauser Sam Mendes
The Wild Duck Henrik Ibsen Peter Hall
1992
Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen Deborah Warner
Faith Healer Brian Friel Joe Dowling
The Comedy of Errors William Shakespeare Ian Judge
Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov Sean Mathias
1993
An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley Stephen Daldry
Heartbreak House George Bernard Shaw Trevor Nunn
Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 William Shakespeare Adrian Noble
No Man's Land Harold Pinter David Leveaux
1994
Machinal Sophie Treadwell Stephen Daldry
Medea Euripides and Alistair Elliot Jonathan Kent
The Deep Blue Sea Terence Rattigan Karel Reisz
The Winter's Tale William Shakespeare Adrian Noble
1995
As You Like It William Shakespeare Declan Donellan
Le Cid Pierre Corneille and Ranjit Bolt Jonathan Kent
Les Parents terribles Jean Cocteau and Jeremy Sams Sean Mathias
Sweet Bird of Youth Tennessee Williams Richard Eyre

2000s

YearPlayWriterDirector
2003
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare Tim Carroll
Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov Sam Mendes
Abigail's Party Mike Leigh David Grindley
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Trevor Nunn
2004
Mourning Becomes Electra Eugene O’Neill Howard Davies
Absolutely! (Perhaps) Luigi Pirandello and Martin Sherman Franco Zeffirelli
Caligula Albert Camus and David Greig Michael Grandage
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Jonathan Church
2005
Hamlet William Shakespeare Trevor Nunn
All's Well That Ends Well William Shakespeare Gregory Doran
Endgame Samuel Beckett Matthew Warchus
Journey's End R. C. Sherriff David Grindley
2006
Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen and Richard Eyre Richard Eyre
Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller Robert Falls
Don Carlos Friedrich Schiller and Mike Poulton Michael Grandage
Mary Stuart Friedrich Schiller and Peter Oswald Phyllida Lloyd
2007
The Crucible Arthur Miller Dominic Cooke
Donkey's Years Michael Frayn Jeremy Sams
A Moon for the Misbegotten Eugene O'Neill Howard Davies
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee Anthony Page
2008
Saint Joan George Bernard Shaw Marianne Elliott
Boeing Boeing Marc Camoletti and Beverley Cross Matthew Warchus
Dealer's Choice Patrick Marber Samuel West
Macbeth William Shakespeare Rupert Goold
The Seagull Anton Chekhov and Christopher Hampton Ian Rickson
2009
The Histories William Shakespeare Michael Boyd
The Chalk Garden Enid Bagnold Michael Grandage
The Norman Conquests Alan Ayckbourn Matthew Warchus

2010s

YearPlayWriterDirector
2010
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tennessee Williams Debbie Allen
Arcadia Tom Stoppard David Leveaux
The Misanthrope Molière Thea Sharrock
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Rob Ashford
Three Days of Rain Richard Greenberg Jamie Lloyd
A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller Lindsay Posner
2011
After the Dance Terence Rattigan Thea Sharrock
All My Sons Arthur Miller Howard Davies
King Lear William Shakespeare Michael Grandage
When We Are Married J. B. Priestley Christopher Luscombe
2012
Anna Christie Eugene O'Neill Rob Ashford
Flare Path Terence Rattigan Trevor Nunn
Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Josie Rourke
Noises Off Michael Frayn Lindsay Posner
2013
Long Day's Journey Into Night Eugene O'Neill Anthony Page
Macbeth William Shakespeare Jamie Lloyd
Old Times Harold Pinter Ian Rickson
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare Tim Carroll
2014
Ghosts Henrik Ibsen Richard Eyre
The Amen Corner James Baldwin Rufus Norris
Othello William Shakespeare Nicholas Hytner
Private Lives Noël Coward Jonathan Kent
2015
A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller Ivo van Hove
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Benedict Andrews
My Night with Reg Kevin Elyot Robert Hastie
Skylight David Hare Stephen Daldry
The Crucible Arthur Miller Yael Farber
2016
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom August Wilson Dominic Cooke
Hamlet William Shakespeare Simon Godwin
Les Liaisons dangereuses Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Josie Rourke
The Winter's Tale William Shakespeare Kenneth Branagh & Rob Ashford
2017
Yerma Federico García Lorca Simon Stone
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams John Tiffany
This House James Graham Jeremy Herrin
Travesties Tom Stoppard Patrick Marber
2018
Angels in America Tony Kushner Marianne Elliott
Hamlet William Shakespeare Robert Icke
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee James Macdonald
Witness for the Prosecution Agatha Christie Lucy Bailey
2019
Summer and Smoke Tennessee Williams Rebecca Frecknall
King Lear William Shakespeare Jonathan Munby
The Lieutenant of Inishmore Martin McDonagh Michael Grandage
The Price Arthur Miller Jonathan Church

2020s

YearPlayWriterDirector
2020
Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand Jamie Lloyd
Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller Marianne Elliott & Miranda Cromwell
Present Laughter Noël Coward Matthew Warchus
Rosmersholm Henrik Ibsen Ian Rickson
2021Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic [A]
2022 [A]
Constellations Nick Payne Michael Longhurst
A Number Caryl Churchill Lyndsey Turner
The Normal Heart Larry Kramer Dominic Cooke
The Tragedy of Macbeth William Shakespeare Yael Farber
2023
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Rebecca Frecknall
The Crucible Arthur Miller Lyndsey Turner
Good Cecil Philip Taylor Dominic Cooke
Jerusalem Jez Butterworth Ian Rickson
2024
Vanya Anton Chekhov; adapted by Simon Stephens Sam Yates
The Effect Lucy Prebble Jamie Lloyd
Macbeth William Shakespeare Max Webster
Shirley Valentine Willy Russell Matthew Dunster
  1. 1 2 Due to late March 2020 [1] to late July 2021 [2] closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022 [3]

Multiple awards and nominations

Awards

2 awards

Nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

See also

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25. From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.{{cite speech}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill . Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.
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