Olivier Award for Best New Play
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The Laurence Olivier Awards are a series of awards presented annually by the The Society of London Theatre. They are presented in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre, most notably plays and musicals in the West End of London, an area commonly referred to as "Theatreland". The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 and, in 1984 they we renamed in honour of the renown British actor Sir Laurence Olivier. The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards.
This list comprises the winners of the Best New Play category shown in bold. Where possible other nominees will be shown in italics.
- 2008–A Disappearing Number
- 2007–Blackbird by David Harrower
- 2006–On the Shore of the Wide World by Simon Stephens
- 2005–The History Boys by Alan Bennett
- 2004–The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh
- 2003–Vincent in Brixton by Nicholas Wright
- 2002–Jitney by August Wilson
- 2001–Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall
- 2000–Goodnight Children Everywhere by Richard Nelson
- 1999–The Weir by Conor McPherson
- 1998–Closer by Patrick Marber
- 1997–Stanley by Pam Gems
- 1996–Skylight by David Hare
- 1995–Broken Glass by Arthur Miller
- 1994–Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
- 1993–Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare
- 1992–Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman
- 1991–Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
- 1989/90–Racing Demon by David Hare
- 1988–Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker
- 1987–Serious Money by Caryl Churchill
- 1986–Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton
- 1985–Red Noses by Peter Barnes
- 1984–Benefactors by Michael Frayn
- 1983–Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
- 1982–Another Country by Julian Mitchell
- 1981–Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff
- 1980–The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, adapted by David Edgar
- 1979–Betrayal by [[Harold Pinter
- 1978–Whose Life is it Anyway? by Brian Clark
- 1977–The Fire that Consumes by Henry de Montherlant, English version by Vivian Cox with Bernard Miles
- 1976–Dear Daddy by Denis Cannan
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