Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival explained

Laurence Olivier Award
for Best Revival
Awarded For:Best Revival
Presenter:Society of London Theatre
Year:1991
Holder:Vanya (2024)

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.

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
PericlesWilliam ShakespeareDavid Thacker
Accidental Death of an AnarchistDario FoTim Supple
KeanJean-Paul Sartre, Alexandre Dumas, père and Frank HauserSam Mendes
The Wild DuckHenrik IbsenPeter Hall
1992
Hedda GablerHenrik IbsenDeborah Warner
Faith HealerBrian FrielJoe Dowling
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareIan Judge
Uncle VanyaAnton ChekhovSean Mathias
1993
An Inspector CallsJ.B. PriestleyStephen Daldry
Heartbreak HouseGeorge Bernard ShawTrevor Nunn
Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2William ShakespeareAdrian Noble
No Man's LandHarold PinterDavid Leveaux
1994
MachinalSophie TreadwellStephen Daldry
MedeaEuripides and Alistair ElliotJonathan Kent
The Deep Blue SeaTerence RattiganKarel Reisz
The Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareAdrian Noble
1995
As You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareDeclan Donellan
Le CidPierre Corneille and Ranjit BoltJonathan Kent
Les Parents terriblesJean Cocteau and Jeremy SamsSean Mathias
Sweet Bird of YouthTennessee WilliamsRichard Eyre

2000s

YearPlayWriterDirector
2003
Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareTim Carroll
Uncle VanyaAnton ChekhovSam Mendes
Abigail's PartyMike LeighDavid Grindley
A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee WilliamsTrevor Nunn
2004
Mourning Becomes ElectraEugene O’NeillHoward Davies
Absolutely! (Perhaps)Luigi Pirandello and Martin ShermanFranco Zeffirelli
CaligulaAlbert Camus and David GreigMichael Grandage
Of Mice and MenJohn SteinbeckJonathan Church
2005
HamletWilliam ShakespeareTrevor Nunn
All's Well That Ends WellWilliam ShakespeareGregory Doran
EndgameSamuel BeckettMatthew Warchus
Journey's EndR. C. SherriffDavid Grindley
2006
Hedda GablerHenrik Ibsen and Richard EyreRichard Eyre
Death of a SalesmanArthur MillerRobert Falls
Don CarlosFriedrich Schiller and Mike PoultonMichael Grandage
Mary StuartFriedrich Schiller and Peter OswaldPhyllida Lloyd
2007
The CrucibleArthur MillerDominic Cooke
Donkey's YearsMichael FraynJeremy Sams
A Moon for the MisbegottenEugene O'NeillHoward Davies
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward AlbeeAnthony Page
2008
Saint JoanGeorge Bernard ShawMarianne Elliott
Boeing BoeingMarc Camoletti and Beverley CrossMatthew Warchus
Dealer's ChoicePatrick MarberSamuel West
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareRupert Goold
The SeagullAnton Chekhov and Christopher HamptonIan Rickson
2009
The HistoriesWilliam ShakespeareMichael Boyd
The Chalk GardenEnid BagnoldMichael Grandage
The Norman ConquestsAlan AyckbournMatthew Warchus

2010s

YearPlayWriterDirector
2010
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofTennessee WilliamsDebbie Allen
ArcadiaTom StoppardDavid Leveaux
The MisanthropeMolièreThea Sharrock
A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee WilliamsRob Ashford
Three Days of RainRichard GreenbergJamie Lloyd
A View from the BridgeArthur MillerLindsay Posner
2011
After the DanceTerence RattiganThea Sharrock
All My SonsArthur MillerHoward Davies
King LearWilliam ShakespeareMichael Grandage
When We Are MarriedJ. B. PriestleyChristopher Luscombe
2012
Anna ChristieEugene O'NeillRob Ashford
Flare PathTerence RattiganTrevor Nunn
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareJosie Rourke
Noises OffMichael FraynLindsay Posner
2013
Long Day's Journey Into NightEugene O'NeillAnthony Page
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareJamie Lloyd
Old TimesHarold PinterIan Rickson
Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareTim Carroll
2014
GhostsHenrik IbsenRichard Eyre
The Amen CornerJames BaldwinRufus Norris
OthelloWilliam ShakespeareNicholas Hytner
Private LivesNoël CowardJonathan Kent
2015
A View from the BridgeArthur MillerIvo van Hove
A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee WilliamsBenedict Andrews
My Night with RegKevin ElyotRobert Hastie
SkylightDavid HareStephen Daldry
The CrucibleArthur MillerYael Farber
2016
Ma Rainey's Black BottomAugust WilsonDominic Cooke
HamletWilliam ShakespeareSimon Godwin
Les Liaisons dangereusesPierre Choderlos de LaclosJosie Rourke
The Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareKenneth Branagh & Rob Ashford
2017
YermaFederico García LorcaSimon Stone
The Glass MenagerieTennessee WilliamsJohn Tiffany
This HouseJames GrahamJeremy Herrin
TravestiesTom StoppardPatrick Marber
2018
Angels in AmericaTony KushnerMarianne Elliott
HamletWilliam ShakespeareRobert Icke
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward AlbeeJames Macdonald
Witness for the ProsecutionAgatha ChristieLucy Bailey
2019
Summer and SmokeTennessee WilliamsRebecca Frecknall
King LearWilliam ShakespeareJonathan Munby
The Lieutenant of InishmoreMartin McDonaghMichael Grandage
The PriceArthur MillerJonathan Church

2020s

YearPlayWriterDirector
2020
Cyrano de BergeracEdmond RostandJamie Lloyd
Death of a SalesmanArthur MillerMarianne Elliott & Miranda Cromwell
Present LaughterNoël CowardMatthew Warchus
RosmersholmHenrik IbsenIan Rickson
2021Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic
2022
ConstellationsNick PayneMichael Longhurst
A NumberCaryl ChurchillLyndsey Turner
The Normal HeartLarry KramerDominic Cooke
The Tragedy of MacbethWilliam ShakespeareYael Farber
2023
A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee WilliamsRebecca Frecknall
The CrucibleArthur MillerLyndsey Turner
GoodCecil Philip TaylorDominic Cooke
JerusalemJez ButterworthIan Rickson
2024
VanyaAnton Chekhov
adapted by Simon Stephens
Sam Yates
The EffectLucy PrebbleJamie Lloyd
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareMax Webster
Shirley ValentineMatthew Dunster

Multiple awards and nominations

Awards

2 awards

Nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

See also

References