Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best New Comedy |
| Location |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | The Society of London Theatre |
| Currently held by | Emilia (2020) |
| Website | Olivier Awards.com |
The award was originally title Comedy of the Year until 1991, when it was renamed to Best Comedy. The award was later renamed again to the current title Best New Comedy in 1999. In 2020, the award was renamed as Best Entertainment or Comedy Play.
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Play | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ||
| Donkeys' Years | Michael Frayn | |
| The Bed Before Yesterday | Ben Travers | |
| Confusions | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Funny Peculiar | Mike Stott | |
| 1977 | ||
| Privates on Parade | Peter Nichols | |
| Bedroom Farce | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Once a Catholic | Mary O'Malley | |
| The Kingfisher | William Douglas-Home | |
| 1978 | ||
| Filumena | Eduardo De Filippo, Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall | |
| Shut Your Eyes and Think of England | John Chapman and Anthony Marriott | |
| Ten Times Table | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| 1979 | ||
| Middle-Age Spread | Roger Hall | |
| Clouds | Michael Frayn | |
| Outside Edge | Richard Harris |
1980s
1990s
2000s
| Year | Play | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| The Memory of Water | Shelagh Stephenson | |
| Comic Potential | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Quartet | Ronald Harwood | |
| 2001 | ||
| Stones in His Pockets | Marie Jones | |
| Cooking with Elvis | Lee Hall | |
| House/Garden | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Peggy for You | Alan Plater | |
| 2002 | ||
| The Play What I Wrote | Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben | |
| Boston Marriage | David Mamet | |
| Caught in the Net | Ray Cooney | |
| Feelgood | Alistair Beaton | |
| 2003 | ||
| The Lieutenant of Inishmore | Martin McDonagh | |
| RolePlay | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Dinner | Moira Buffini | |
| Lobby Hero | Kenneth Lonergan | |
| 2006 | ||
| Heroes | Gérald Sibleyras and Tom Stoppard | |
| Glorious! | Peter Quilter | |
| Shoot the Crow | Owen McCafferty | |
| 2007 | ||
| The 39 Steps | Patrick Barlow, Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon | |
| Don Juan in Soho | Patrick Marber | |
| Love Song | John Kolvenbach | |
| 2008 | ||
| Rafta, Rafta... | Bill Naughton and Ayub Khan-Din | |
| Absurdia: The Crimson Hotel | Michael Frayn | |
| Elling | Simon Bent | |
| Whipping It Up | Stephen Thompson | |
| 2009 | ||
| God of Carnage | Yasmina Reza | |
| Fat Pig | Neil LaBute | |
| The Female of the Species | Joanna Murray-Smith |
2010s
2020s
| Year | Play | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Emilia | Morgan Lloyd Malcolm | |
| Fleabag | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | |
| Magic Goes Wrong | Henry Lewis, Penn Jillette, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields and Teller | |
| The Upstart Crow | Ben Elton |
References
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre: 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30. Cite journal requires
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