1991 Laurence Olivier Awards

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The 1991 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1991 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

Play of the Year	Best New Musical
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel – National Theatre Lyttelton Singer by Peter Flannery – RSC at the Barbican Pit The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus by Tony Harrison – National Theatre Olivier White Chameleon by Christopher Hampton – National Theatre Cottesloe	Sunday in the Park with George – National Theatre Lyttelton Into the Woods – Phoenix
style="width="50%" \| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy	style="width="50%" \| Best Musical Revival
Pericles – RSC at the Barbican Pit Accidental Death of an Anarchist – National Theatre Cottesloe Kean – Old Vic The Wild Duck – Phoenix	Show Boat – London Palladium The Fantasticks – Regent's Park Open Air The Rocky Horror Show – Piccadilly
style="width="50%" \| Best Comedy	style="width="50%" \| Best Entertainment
Out of Order by Ray Cooney – Shaftesbury Gasping by Ben Elton – Theatre Royal Haymarket	Five Guys Named Moe – Lyric An Evening with Peter Ustinov – Theatre Royal Haymarket Victoria Wood up West – Strand
style="width="50%" \| Actor of the Year	style="width="50%" \| Actress of the Year
*Ian McKellen in Richard III* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Richard Harris in Henry IV – Wyndham's John Malkovich in Burn This – Lyric Warren Mitchell in The Homecoming – Comedy	*Kathryn Hunter in The Visit* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Penny Downie in Scenes from a Marriage – Wyndham's Barbara Jefford in Coriolanus – RSC at the Barbican Josette Simon in After the Fall – National Theatre Lyttelton
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
*Philip Quast in Sunday in the Park with George* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Ian Bartholomew in Into the Woods – Phoenix Bruce Hubbard in Show Boat – London Palladium Paul J Medford in Five Guys Named Moe – Lyric	*Imelda Staunton in Into the Woods* – Phoenix** Sally Burgess in Show Boat – London Palladium Maria Friedman in Sunday in the Park with George – National Theatre Lyttelton Julia McKenzie in Into the Woods – Phoenix
Comedy Performance of the Year
*Alan Cumming in Accidental Death of an Anarchist* – National Theatre Cottesloe** Richard Briers in The Wind in the Willows – National Theatre Olivier Griff Rhys Jones in The Wind in the Willows – National Theatre Olivier Joseph Maher in What the Butler Saw – Wyndham's
style="width="50%" \| Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Supporting Role	style="width="50%" \| Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Supporting Role
*David Bradley in King Lear* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Ben Daniels in Never the Sinner – Playhouse Mick Ford in Singer – RSC at the Barbican Jonathan Kent in The Rehearsal – Garrick	*Sara Crowe in Private Lives* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Maria Miles in The Wild Duck – Phoenix Anita Reeves in Dancing at Lughnasa – National Theatre Lyttelton Zoë Wanamaker in The Crucible – National Theatre Olivier
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
*Karla Burns in Show Boat* – London Palladium** Sandra Browne in The King and I – Sadler's Wells Clive Carter in Into the Woods – Phoenix
style="width="50%" \| Best Director of a Play	style="width="50%" \| Best Director of a Musical
*David Thacker for Pericles* – RSC at the Barbican Pit** Richard Eyre for Richard III – National Theatre Lyttelton and White Chameleon – National Theatre Cottesloe Nicholas Hytner for The Wind in the Willows – National Theatre Olivier Patrick Mason for Dancing at Lughnasa – National Theatre Lyttelton	*Richard Jones for Into the Woods* – Phoenix** Charles Augins for Five Guys Named Moe – Lyric Ian Judge for Show Boat – London Palladium Steven Pimlott for Sunday in the Park with George – National Theatre Lyttelton
Best Theatre Choreographer
*Charles Augins for Five Guys Named Moe* – Lyric** Terry John Bates for Dancing at Lughnasa – National Theatre Lyttelton Lawrence Evans for The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus – National Theatre Olivier
Best Set Designer
*Mark Thompson for The Wind in the Willows* – National Theatre Olivier** Tom Cairns for Sunday in the Park with George – National Theatre Lyttelton William Dudley for Marya – Old Vic Nigel Lowery for The Illusion – Old Vic
style="width="50%" \| Best Costume Designer	style="width="50%" \| Best Lighting Designer
*Jasper Conran for The Rehearsal* – Garrick** Sue Blane for Into the Woods – Phoenix Tom Cairns for Sunday in the Park with George – National Theatre Lyttelton Mark Thompson for The Wind in the Willows – National Theatre Olivier	*Jean Kalman for Richard III* – National Theatre Lyttelton and White Chameleon – National Theatre Cottesloe** Alan Burrett for Three Sisters – Royal Court Pat Collins for The Illusion – Old Vic Paul Pyant for The Wind in the Willows – National Theatre Olivier
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
*Twyla Tharp for choreographing and Jennifer Tipton for lighting In the Upper Room, American Ballet Theatre – London Coliseum* Darcey Bussell in Stravinsky Violin Concerto and Winter Dreams, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Kenneth MacMillan for choreographing Winter Dreams, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Mark Morris for choreographing Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, American Ballet Theatre – London Coliseum Phoenix Dance Company for its season – Sadler's Wells The ensemble for their season, Siobhan Davies Dance Company – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
*Mark Elder for conducting Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Macbeth, Pelléas and Mélisande* and Wozzeck, English National Opera – London Coliseum** Tim Albery for directing The Trojans, Scottish Opera – Royal Opera House Duke Bluebeard's Castle by English National Opera – London Coliseum Greek by English National Opera – London Coliseum Éva Marton in Elektra, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House The Cunning Little Vixen by The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
Award for Outstanding Achievement
Cameron Mackintosh for creative contributions to West End theatre, generous donations to the University of Oxford (for a visiting drama professorship), the Royal National Theatre (for the presentation of great musicals) and the Tricycle Theatre Betrayal, The Rehearsal and Volpone – Almeida Field Day Theatre Company for 10 years' achievement in presenting Irish drama across all borders Robert Lepage for writing Tectonic Plates, Théâtre Repère – National Theatre Cottesloe
Society Special Award
Peggy Ashcroft

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 17 productions, including one ballet and one opera, received multiple nominations:

7: Into the Woods
6: Sunday in the Park with George and The Wind in the Willows
5: Show Boat
4: Dancing at Lughnasa and Five Guys Named Moe
3: Richard III, The Rehearsal and White Chameleon
2: Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Pericles, Singer, The Illusion, The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus, The Wild Duck and Winter Dreams

The following six productions received multiple awards:

2: Five Guys Named Moe, Into the Woods, Pericles, Richard III, Show Boat and Sunday in the Park with George

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 – 1991

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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1991 Laurence Olivier Awards

Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

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