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.

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Winners and nominees

Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.^[1]

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
Best Revival of a Play or Comedy	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
Best Comedy	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
Actor of the Year	Actress of the Year
*Ian McKellen as Richard in Richard III* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Richard Harris as Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor in Henry IV – Wyndham's John Malkovich as Pale in Burn This – Lyric Warren Mitchell as Max in The Homecoming – Comedy	*Kathryn Hunter as Claire Zachanassian in The Visit* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Penny Downie as Marianne in Scenes from a Marriage – Wyndham's Barbara Jefford as Volumnia in Coriolanus – RSC at the Barbican Josette Simon as Maggie in After the Fall – National Theatre Lyttelton
Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical	Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical
*Philip Quast as Georges Seurat and George in Sunday in the Park with George* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Ian Bartholomew as The Baker in Into the Woods – Phoenix Bruce Hubbard as Joe in Show Boat – London Palladium Paul J Medford as Little Moe in Five Guys Named Moe – Lyric	*Imelda Staunton as The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods* – Phoenix** Sally Burgess as Julie Dozier/Julie La Verne in Show Boat – London Palladium Maria Friedman as Dot and Marie in Sunday in the Park with George – National Theatre Lyttelton Julia McKenzie as The Witch in Into the Woods – Phoenix
Comedy Performance of the Year
*Alan Cumming as The Madman in Accidental Death of an Anarchist* – National Theatre Cottesloe** Richard Briers as Rat in The Wind in the Willows – National Theatre Olivier Griff Rhys Jones as Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows – National Theatre Olivier Joseph Maher as Dr. Rance in What the Butler Saw – Wyndham's
Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Supporting Role
*David Bradley as The Fool in King Lear* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Ben Daniels as Richard Loeb in Never the Sinner – Playhouse Mick Ford as Stefan in Singer – RSC at the Barbican Jonathan Kent as Hero in The Rehearsal – Garrick	*Sara Crowe as Sybil in Private Lives* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Maria Miles as Hedvig Ekdal in The Wild Duck – Phoenix Anita Reeves as Maggie in Dancing at Lughnasa – National Theatre Lyttelton Zoë Wanamaker as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible – National Theatre Olivier
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
*Karla Burns as Queenie in Show Boat* – London Palladium** Sandra Browne as Lady Thiang in The King and I – Sadler's Wells Clive Carter as Cinderella's Prince and the Wolf in Into the Woods – Phoenix
Best Director of a Play	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	Best Costume 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	*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
Best Lighting Designer
*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	Outstanding Achievement in Opera
*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	*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

^ "Olivier Winners 1991". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

External links

Previous Olivier Winners – 1991

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Drama	New Play Entertainment or Comedy Play Revival Actor Actress Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role
Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Original Score or New Orchestrations
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 Family Show Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
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 Performance in a Supporting Role Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical Audience Award
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