Awards & Winners

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

Laurence Olivier Award

Check all the winners of Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play presented under Laurence Olivier Award since 1976 .


Lyndsey Turner

Honored for : Chimerica
(American Airlines Best New Play)

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Icke 1984
American Airlines Best New Play
Duncan Macmillan 1984
American Airlines Best New Play
Lucy Kirkwood Chimerica
American Airlines Best New Play
John Logan Peter and Alice
American Airlines Best New Play
Conor McPherson The Night Alive
American Airlines Best New Play

Simon Stephens

Honored for : The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Simon Stephens The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
Nick Payne Constellations
Peter Morgan The Audience
James Graham This House

John Hodge

Honored for : Collaborators

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Hodge Collaborators
April De Angelis Jumpy
Richard Bean One Man, Two Guvnors
Graham Linehan The Ladykillers

Bruce Norris

Honored for : Clybourne Park

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruce Norris Clybourne Park
Peter Quilter End of the Rainbow
Douglas Carter Beane The Little Dog Laughed
Roy Williams Sucker Punch
Nina Raine Tribes

Katori Hall

Honored for : The Mountaintop

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lucy Prebble Enron
Jez Butterworth Jerusalem
Katori Hall The Mountaintop
John Logan Red

Gregory Burke

Honored for : Black Watch

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregory Burke Black Watch
Tracy Letts August: Osage County
Lee Hall The Pitmen Painters
Polly Stenham That Face

Simon McBurney

Honored for : A Disappearing Number

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Simon McBurney A Disappearing Number
Nicholas Wright The Reporter
Tanya Ronder Vernon God Little
Nick Stafford War Horse

David Harrower

Honored for : Blackbird

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Harrower Blackbird
Peter Morgan Frost/Nixon
Tom Stoppard Rock 'n' Roll
Conor McPherson The Seafarer

Simon Stephens

Honored for : On the Shore of the Wide World

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Simon Stephens On the Shore of the Wide World
Helen Edmundson Coram Boy
Richard Bean Harvest
Howard Brenton Paul

Alan Bennett

Honored for : The History Boys

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Bennett The History Boys
Marina Carr By The Bog Of Cats
David Eldridge Festen
Edward Albee The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

Martin McDonagh

Honored for : The Pillowman

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martin McDonagh The Pillowman
Michael Frayn Democracy
Kwame Kwei-Armah Elmina's Kitchen
Terry Johnson Hitchcock Blonde

Nicholas Wright

Honored for : Vincent in Brixton
(The BBC Award for Best New Play)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicholas Wright Vincent in Brixton
BBC Award for Best New Play
Stephen Adly Guirgis Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train
BBC Award for Best New Play
Peter Gill The York Realist
BBC Award for Best New Play
Tom Stoppard The Coast of Utopia: Voyage","The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck","The Coast of Utopia: Salvage
BBC Award for Best New Play

August Wilson

Honored for : Jitney
(The BBC Award for Best New Play)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
August Wilson Jitney
BBC Award for Best New Play
Rebecca Gilman Boy Gets Girl
BBC Award for Best New Play
Gregory Burke Gagarin Way
BBC Award for Best New Play
Charlotte Jones Humble Boy
BBC Award for Best New Play
Kevin Elyot Mouth To Mouth
BBC Award for Best New Play

Joe Penhall

Honored for : Blue/Orange
(The BBC Award for Best New Play)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Penhall Blue/Orange
BBC Award for Best New Play
Frank McGuinness Dolly West's Kitchen
BBC Award for Best New Play
Yasmina Reza Life x 3
BBC Award for Best New Play
David Hare My Zinc Bed
BBC Award for Best New Play

Joe Penhall

Honored for : Blue/Orange
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Penhall Blue/Orange
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Frank McGuinness Dolly West's Kitchen
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Yasmina Reza Life x 3
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Hare My Zinc Bed
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Conor McPherson

Honored for : The Weir
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Conor McPherson The Weir
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Hare The Blue Room
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Michael Frayn Copenhagen
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Yasmina Reza The Unexpected Man
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Patrick Marber

Honored for : Closer
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Patrick Marber Closer
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Hare Amy's View
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Rabe Hurlyburly
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Tom Stoppard The Invention of Love
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Tom & Clem Stephen Churchett
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Pam Gems

Honored for : Stanley
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pam Gems Stanley
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Martin McDonagh The Beauty Queen of Leenane
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Stephen Poliakoff Blinded by the sun
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Peter Whelan The Herbal Bed
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

David Hare

Honored for : Skylight, Skylight
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Edgar Pentecost
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Hare Skylight","Skylight
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Sebastian Barry The Steward of Christendom
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Ronald Harwood Taking Sides
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Arthur Miller

Honored for : Broken Glass
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Miller Broken Glass
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Patrick Marber Dealer's Choice
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Beaird 900 Oneonta
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Edward Albee Three Tall Women
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Tom Stoppard

Honored for : Arcadia
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Stoppard Arcadia
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Tony Kushner Perestroika
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Arthur Miller The Last Yankee
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Mamet Oleanna","Oleanna
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

John Guare

Honored for : Six Degrees of Separation
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Guare Six Degrees of Separation
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Frank McGuinness Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Peter Shaffer The Gift of the Gorgon
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Bruno Schulz The Street of Crocodiles
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Ariel Dorfman

Honored for : Death and the Maiden
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ariel Dorfman Death and the Maiden
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Timberlake Wertenbaker Three Birds Alighting on a Field
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Alan Bennett The Madness of George III
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Tony Kushner Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Brian Friel

Honored for : Dancing At Lughnasa
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Friel Dancing At Lughnasa
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Peter Flannery Singer
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Tony Harrison The Trackers Of Oxyrhynchus
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Christopher Hampton White Chameleon
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

David Hare

Honored for : Racing Demon
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joshua Sobol Ghetto
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Alan Ayckbourn Man Of The Moment
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Hare Racing Demon
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
William Nicholson Shadowlands
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Timberlake Wertenbaker

Honored for : Our Country's Good
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Blessing A Walk in the Woods
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Nicholas Wright Mrs Klein","Mrs Klein
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Timberlake Wertenbaker Our Country's Good
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
David Hare The Secret Rapture
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Caryl Churchill

Honored for : Serious Money
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Shaffer Lettice and Lovage
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Sam Shepard A Lie of the Mind
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Vladimir Gubarev Sarcophagus
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Caryl Churchill Serious Money
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Christopher Hampton

Honored for : Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(BBC Award for the Play of the Year)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Miller The American Clock
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Christopher Hampton Les Liaisons Dangereuses
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Larry Kramer The Normal Heart
BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Anne Devlin Ourselves Alone
BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Peter Barnes

Honored for : Red Noses
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Harrison Doomsday
Play of the Year
Peter Barnes Red Noses
Play of the Year
Athol Fugard The Road to Mecca
Play of the Year
Harvey Fierstein Torch Song Trilogy
Play of the Year

Michael Frayn

Honored for : Benefactors
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Frayn Benefactors
Play of the Year
Athol Fugard \"Master Harold\"...and the Boys
Play of the Year
Elsa Joubert Poppie Nongena
Play of the Year
Sandra Kotze Poppie Nongena
Play of the Year
Ron Hutchinson Rat In The Skull
Play of the Year

David Mamet

Honored for : Glengarry Glen Ross
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Mamet Glengarry Glen Ross
Play of the Year
Hugh Whitemore Pack of Lies
Play of the Year
John Byrne The Slab Boys Trilogy: The Slab Boys","The Slab Boys Trilogy: Cuttin' A Rug","The Slab Boys Trilogy: Still Life
Play of the Year
Christopher Hampton Tales From Hollywood
Play of the Year

Julian Mitchell

Honored for : Another Country
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terry Johnson Insignificance
Play of the Year
Julian Mitchell Another Country
Play of the Year
James Roose-Evans 84 Charing Cross Road
Play of the Year
Peter Flannery Our Friends In The North
Play of the Year

Mark Medoff

Honored for : Children of a Lesser God
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Medoff Children of a Lesser God
Play of the Year
Peter Nichols Passion Play
Play of the Year
Brian Friel Translations
Play of the Year
Simon Gray Quartermaine's Terms
Play of the Year

David Edgar

Honored for : The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Edgar The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Play of the Year
Athol Fugard A Lesson from Aloes
Play of the Year
Tom Kempinski Duet For One
Play of the Year
Ronald Harwood The Dresser
Play of the Year

Harold Pinter

Honored for : Betrayal
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harold Pinter Betrayal
Play of the Year
Tom Stoppard Night and Day
Play of the Year
Paul Giovanni The Crucifer of Blood
Play of the Year
Tom Stoppard Undiscovered Country
Play of the Year

Brian Clark

Honored for : Whose Life Is It Anyway?
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Clark Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Play of the Year
Julian Mitchell Half-Life
Play of the Year
David Hare Plenty
Play of the Year
Flora Thompson Lark Rise
adapted by Keith Dewhurst

The Fire That Consumes

(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terence Rattigan Cause Célèbre
Play of the Year
Pam Gems Dusa, Fish, Stas & Vi
Play of the Year
Robert Bolt State of Revolution
Play of the Year
The Fire That Consumes
Play of the Year

Denis Cannan

Honored for : Dear Daddy
(Play of the Year)

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denis Cannan Dear Daddy
Play of the Year
John Wilson For King And Country
Play of the Year
Mike Stott Funny Peculiar
Play of the Year
Aleksei Arbuzov Old World
Play of the Year