Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Set Design |
| Location |  England |
| Presented by | Society of London Theatre |
| Currently held by | Miriam Buether (set design) and 59 Productions (video design) for Stranger Things: The First Shadow (2024) |
| Website | officiallondontheatre |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design 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.
The award originated as a single award for Designer of the Year in 1976 before being renamed as Best Set Design in 1991 with the introduction of awards for Best Costume Design and Best Lighting Design. In 2004, the award for Best Sound Design was introduced.
Winners and nominees
[edit]1970s
[edit]| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ||
| Abd'Elkader Farrah | Henry IV and Henry V | |
| Eileen Diss | The Family Dance | |
| Ralph Koltai | Old World and Wild Oats | |
| Alan Tagg | Confusions | |
| 1977 | ||
| John Napier | King Lear | |
| John Bury | Volpone | |
| Tazeena Firth and Timothy O'Brien | Tales from the Vienna Woods | |
| Ralph Koltai | Rosmersholm | |
| 1978 | ||
| Ralph Koltai | Brand | |
| Eileen Diss | The Homecoming | |
| Abd'Elkader Farrah | Henry VI | |
| Tanya Moiseiwitsch | The Double Dealer | |
| 1979 | ||
| William Dudley | Undiscovered Country | |
| John Bury | Strife | |
| John Napier | Once in a Lifetime | |
| Carl Toms | For Services Rendered |
1980s
[edit]1990s
[edit]2000s
[edit]2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Designer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Bob Crowley | Mary Poppins | |
| Soutra Gilmour | & Juliet | |
| Rae Smith | Rosmersholm | |
| Uncle Vanya | ||
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A] | |
| 2022[A] | ||
| Tim Hatley (set design), Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (puppet design) | Life of Pi | |
| Tim Hatley (set design) and Finn Ross (video design) | Back to the Future: The Musical | |
| Derek McLane | Moulin Rouge! | |
| Tom Scutt | Cabaret | |
| 2023 | ||
| Tom Pye | My Neighbour Totoro | |
| Miriam Buether | To Kill A Mockingbird | |
| Ben Stones | Standing at the Sky's Edge | |
| Mark Walters | Jack and the Beanstalk | |
| 2024 | ||
| Miriam Buether (set design), 59 Productions (video design) | Stranger Things: The First Shadow | |
| Bunny Christie (set design) | Guys and Dolls | |
| Es Devlin (set design), Ash J Woodward (video design) | Dear England | |
| Soutra Gilmour (set design), Nathan Amzi & Joe Ransom (video design) | Sunset Boulevard | |
- ^ a b 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]
Individuals with multiple wins
[edit]5 wins
[edit]4 wins
[edit]3 wins
[edit]- Bob Crowley
- Tim Hatley
- Rob Howell
- John Napier
- Mark Thompson (2 consecutive)
2 wins
[edit]- Es Devlin (consecutive)
- John Gunter
- Ralph Koltai
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.