1987 Laurence Olivier Awards

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The 1987 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1987 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

Play of the Year	Musical of the Year
Serious Money by Caryl Churchill – Royal Court A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard – Royal Court Lettice and Lovage by Peter Shaffer – Globe Sarcophagus by Vladimir Gubaryev – RSC at The Pit	Follies – Shaftesbury Blues in the Night – Donmar Warehouse Kiss Me, Kate – Old Vic Up on the Roof – Donmar Warehouse
Comedy of the Year
Three Men on a Horse by George Abbott and John Cecil Holm – National Theatre Cottesloe A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare – Open Air Groucho: A Life in Revue by Robert Fisher and Arthur Marx – Comedy Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare – Donmar Warehouse
style="width="50%" \| Actor of the Year	style="width="50%" \| Actress of the Year
*Michael Gambon in A View from the Bridge* – National Theatre Cottesloe** Tokusaburo Arashi in Medea – National Theatre Olivier Hugh Quarshie in The Great White Hope, The Rover and The Two Noble Kinsmen – RSC at the Mermaid Nicholas Woodeson in Flight and Sarcophagus – RSC at the Babrican Pit	*Judi Dench in Antony and Cleopatra* – National Theatre Olivier** Miranda Richardson in A Lie of the Mind – Royal Court Maggie Smith in Coming into Land – National Theatre Lyttelton and Lettice and Lovage – Globe Juliet Stevenson in Yerma – National Theatre Cottesloe
style="width="50%" \| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical	style="width="50%" \| Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical
*John Bardon and Emil Wolk in Kiss Me, Kate* – Old Vic** Bernard Alane in Bless the Bride – Sadler's Wells Mark McGann in Up on the Roof – Donmar Warehouse Gary Olsen in Up on the Roof – Donmar Warehouse	*Nichola McAuliffe in Kiss Me, Kate* – Old Vic** Dee Dee Bridgewater in Lady Day – Donmar Warehouse Julia McKenzie in Follies – Shaftesbury Carol Woods in Blues in the Night – Donmar Warehouse
Comedy Performance of the Year
*John Woodvine in The Henrys* – Old Vic** Frank Ferrante in Groucho: A Life in Revue – Comedy Geoffrey Hutchings in Three Men on a Horse – National Theatre Cottesloe Les Marsden in Groucho: A Life in Revue – Comedy
Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role
*Michael Bryant in Antony and Cleopatra* and King Lear – National Theatre Olivier** Robin Bailey in Fathers and Sons – National Theatre Lyttelton Diane Bull in Tons of Money – National Theatre Lyttelton Sheila Reid in When I was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout – Whitehall
Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre
*Suzan Sylvester in A View from the Bridge* – National Theatre Cottesloe** Rudi Davies in A Lie of the Mind – Royal Court and A Penny for a Song – RSC at the Barbican Nick Dear in The Art of Success – RSC at the Barbican Pit Imogen Stubbs in The Rover and The Two Noble Kinsmen – RSC at the Mermaid
Director of the Year
*Declan Donnellan for Macbeth, The Cid* and Twelfth Night – Donmar Warehouse** Alan Ayckbourn for A View from the Bridge – National Theatre Cottesloe Yukio Ninagawa for Macbeth – National Theatre Lyttelton and Medea – National Theatre Olivier Peter Stein for The Hairy Ape – National Theatre Lyttelton
Designer of the Year
*Lucio Fanti for The Hairy Ape* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Bob Crowley for A Penny for a Song and Macbeth – RSC at the Barbican William Dudley for Girlfriends – Playhouse, Kiss Me, Kate – Old Vic and Richard II – RSC at the Barbican Kappa Senoh for Macbeth – National Theatre Lyttelton
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance
Trisha Brown for her season – Sadler's Wells The ensemble for their season, London Contemporary Dance Theatre – Sadler's Wells Richard Alston for choreographing Dutiful Ducks and Pulcinella, Ballet Rambert – Sadler's Wells Ichikawa Ennosuke in The Thousand Cherries of Yoshitsune – Sadler's Wells Shards, Merce Cunningham Dance Company – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by English National Opera – London Coliseum Della Jones in The Barber of Seville, English National Opera – London Coliseum Carlos Kleiber for conducting Otello, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Marie McLaughlin in Le nozze di Figaro, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Eva Randova in Jenůfa, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Yuri Temirkanov for artistic directing, Kirov Opera Orchestra – Royal Opera House
Award for Outstanding Achievement
Thelma Holt for producing, International Festival – National Ghosts, Young Vic – Wyndham's Hampstead Theatre for overall high standard of work in 1987 Barry Humphries in Back with a Vengeance – Strand

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 17 productions received multiple nominations:

4: Kiss Me, Kate
3: A Lie of the Mind, A View from the Bridge, Groucho: A Life in Revue and Up on the Roof
2: A Penny for a Song, Antony and Cleopatra, Blues in the Night, Follies, Lettice and Lovage, Macbeth (Lyttelton), Medea, Sarcophagus, The Rover, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Three Men on a Horse and Twelfth Night

The following three productions received multiple awards:

2: A View from the Bridge, Antony and Cleopatra and Kiss Me, Kate

References

London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

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Previous Olivier Winners – 1987

Laurence Olivier Awards

Drama	New Play New Comedy Revival Actor Actress Performance in a Supporting Role (Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role)

Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical) Achievement in Music

Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design

Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera

Special/Other	Special Award Entertainment and Family Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Audience Award

Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Set Designer Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical

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1987 Laurence Olivier Awards

Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

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