1997 Laurence Olivier Awards

1997 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 1997 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1997 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

Play of the Year	Best New Musical
Stanley by Pam Gems – National Theatre Cottesloe Blinded by the Sun by Stephen Poliakoff – National Theatre Cottesloe The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh – Royal Court The Herbal Bed by Peter Whelan – RSC at the Barbican Pit	Martin Guerre – Prince Edward Nine – Donmar Warehouse Passion – Queen's
Best Comedy	Outstanding Musical Production
Art by Yasmina Reza – Wyndham's Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Neil Simon – Queen's The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield – Criterion	Tommy – Shaftesbury By Jeeves – Duke of York's / Lyric Jesus Christ Superstar – Lyceum Smokey Joe's Cafe – Prince of Wales
Best Actor	Best Actress
Antony Sher in Stanley – National Theatre Cottesloe Paul Scofield in John Gabriel Borkman – National Theatre Lyttelton Ken Stott in Art – Wyndham's David Suchet in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf – Aldwych	Janet McTeer in A Doll's House – Playhouse Eileen Atkins in John Gabriel Borkman – National Theatre Lyttelton Vanessa Redgrave in John Gabriel Borkman – National Theatre Lyttelton Diana Rigg in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf – Aldwych
Best Actor in a Musical	Best Actress in a Musical
Robert Lindsay in Oliver – London Palladium Iain Glen in Martin Guerre – Prince Edward Paul Keating in Tommy – Shaftesbury Steven Pacey in By Jeeves – Duke of York's / Lyric	Maria Friedman in Passion – Queen's B.J. Crosby in Smokey Joe's Cafe – Prince of Wales Joanna Riding in Guys and Dolls – National Theatre Olivier Imelda Staunton in Guys and Dolls – National Theatre Olivier
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Trevor Eve in Uncle Vanya – Albery Stephen Boxer in The Herbal Bed – RSC at the Barbican Pit Tony Haygarth in Twelve Angry Men – Comedy Owen Teale in A Doll's House – Playhouse	Deborah Findlay in Stanley – National Theatre Cottesloe Frances Barber in Uncle Vanya – Albery Anna Chancellor in Stanley – National Theatre Cottesloe Clare Holman in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf – Aldwych
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Clive Rowe in Guys and Dolls – National Theatre Olivier James Gillan in Tommy – Shaftesbury Hugh Ross in Passion – Queen's Tony Selby in Paint Your Wagon – Open Air
Best Director	Best Theatre Choreographer
Des McAnuff for Tommy – Shaftesbury Richard Eyre for John Gabriel Borkman – National Theatre Lyttelton Anthony Page for A Doll's House – Playhouse Matthew Warchus for Art – Wyndham's	Bob Avian for Martin Guerre – Prince Edward Wayne Cilento for Tommy – Shaftesbury
Best Set Designer
Tim Hatley for Stanley – National Theatre Cottesloe John Arnone for Tommy – Shaftesbury Paul Farnsworth for Passion – Queen's Mark Thompson for Art – Wyndham's
Best Costume Designer	Best Lighting Designer
Tim Goodchild for The Relapse – RSC at the Barbican Pit Louise Belson for By Jeeves – Duke of York's / Lyric William Dudley for Mary Stuart – National Theatre Lyttelton David C. Woolard for Tommy – Shaftesbury	Chris Parry for Tommy – Shaftesbury Mark Henderson for John Gabriel Borkman – National Theatre Lyttelton David Hersey for Martin Guerre – Prince Edward Hugh Vanstone for Art – Wyndham's
Outstanding Achievement in Dance	Best New Dance Production
The dancers of Rambert Dance Company for their season at the London Coliseum Sue Blane for her designs of Alice in Wonderland, English National Ballet – London Coliseum Viviana Durante in Anastasia... Now Langourous, Now Wild..., The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Thomas Edur in Alice in Wonderland and Giselle – London Coliseum	Cinderella, English National Ballet – London Coliseum Alice in Wonderland, English National Ballet – London Coliseum Carmina Burana, Birmingham Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Outstanding New Opera Production
Elgar Howarth for conducting Die Soldaten and The Prince of Homburg, English National Opera – London Coliseum Wolfgang Gobbel for light designing of The Midsummer Marriage, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House and Tristan und Isolde, English National Opera – London Coliseum Karita Mattila in Don Carlos, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House	Tristan und Isolde, English National Opera – London Coliseum Cavalleria rusticana and I Pagliacci, Welsh National Opera – Royal Opera House Fidelio, English National Opera – London Coliseum
Society Special Award
Margaret Harris

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 16 productions, including one ballet and one opera, received multiple nominations:

• 8: Tommy
• 5: Art, John Gabriel Borkman and Stanley
• 4: Martin Guerre and Passion
• 3: A Doll's House, Alice in Wonderland, By Jeeves, Guys and Dolls and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
• 2: Alice in Wonderland, Smokey Joe's Cafe, The Herbal Bed, Tristan und Isolde and Uncle Vanya

The following three productions received multiple awards:

• 4: Stanley
• 3: Tommy
• 2: Martin Guerre

See also

• 51st Tony Awards

References

• London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre: 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• Previous Olivier Winners – 1997