| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show | |
| Awarded For: | Best Family Show |
| Presenter: | Society of London Theatre |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Holder: | Dinosaur World Live by Derek Bond (2024) |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show 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 was introduced in 1991, as Best Entertainment, was renamed Best Entertainment and Family in 2012, and changed to its current name in 2020when "Entertainment" was moved to join Best Comedy Play on the renamed Best Entertainment or Comedy Play.
| Year | Production | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| The Worst Witch | Emma Reeves | |
| Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear | Jim Fortune (music) and Andy Stanton (lyrics and book) | |
| Oi Frogs and Friends | Emma Earle, Zoe Squire, Luke Bateman and Richy Hughes | |
| To the Moon and Back | Paula Manning | |
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | ||
| Wolf Witch Giant Fairy | Little Bulb (Clare Beresford, Dominic Conway and Alexander Scott) | |
| Billionaire Boy | Neal Foster | |
| Dragons and Mythical Beasts | Derek Bond | |
| What the Ladybird Heard | Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks | |
| 2023 | ||
| Hey Duggee the Live Theatre Show | Vikki Stone & Matthew Xia | |
| Blippi the Musical | ||
| Midsummer Mechanicals | Ben Hales & Kerry Frampton | |
| The Smartest Giant in Town | Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, adapted by Barb Jungr & Samantha Lane | |
| 2024 | ||
| Dinosaur World Live | Derek Bond, Laura Cubitt & Max Humphries | |
| Bluey's Big Play | Joe Brumm | |
| The House with Chicken Legs | Sophie Anderson, adapted by Oliver Lansley | |
| The Smeds and the Smoos | Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, adapted by Tall Stories |