2003 Laurence Olivier Awards

2003 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 2003 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 2003 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

Best New Play	Best New Musical
Vincent in Brixton by Nicholas Wright – National Theatre Cottesloe / Wyndham's Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis – Donmar Warehouse The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard – National Theatre Olivier The York Realist by Peter Gill – Royal Court / Strand	Our House – Cambridge Bombay Dreams – Apollo Victoria Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – London Palladium Taboo – Venue
Best Revival	Outstanding Musical Production
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and Uncle Vanya – Donmar Warehouse A Streetcar Named Desire – National Theatre Lyttelton Abigail's Party – New Ambassadors	Anything Goes – National Theatre Olivier Oh, What a Lovely War – Regent's Park Open Air
Best New Comedy	Best Entertainment
The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh – Barbican Pit / Garrick Dinner by Moira Buffini – Loft RolePlay by Alan Ayckbourn – Duchess Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan – Donmar Warehouse / New Ambassadors	Play without Words– National Theatre Lyttelton Contact – Queen's Elaine Stritch at Liberty – Old Vic Rory Bremner with John Bird and John Fortune – Albery
Best Actor	Best Actress
Simon Russell Beale in Uncle Vanya – Donmar Warehouse Michael Gambon in A Number – Royal Court Mark Rylance in Twelfth Night – Globe David Tennant in Lobby Hero – Donmar Warehouse / New Ambassadors	Clare Higgins in Vincent in Brixton – National Theatre Cottesloe / Wyndham's Anita Dobson in Frozen – National Theatre Cottesloe Gwyneth Paltrow in Proof – Donmar Warehouse Emily Watson in Uncle Vanya – Donmar Warehouse
Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment	Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment
Alex Jennings in My Fair Lady – Theatre Royal Drury Lane Tim Flavin in My One and Only – Piccadilly Michael Jibson in Our House – Cambridge Euan Morton in Taboo – Venue	Joanna Riding in My Fair Lady – Theatre Royal Drury Lane Janie Dee in My One and Only – Piccadilly Elaine Stritch in Elaine Stritch at Liberty – Old Vic Sarah Wildor in Contact – Queen's
Best Performance in a Supporting Role	Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical or Entertainment
Essie Davis in A Streetcar Named Desire – National Theatre Lyttelton Jessica Hynes in The Night Heron – Royal Court Mark Strong in Twelfth Night – Donmar Warehouse Sian Thomas in Up for Grabs – Wyndham's	Paul Baker in Taboo – Venue Sharon D. Clarke in We Will Rock You – Dominion Jenny Galloway in My One and Only – Piccadilly Nichola McAuliffe in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – London Palladium Craig Urbani in Contact – Queen's
Best Director	Best Theatre Choreographer
Sam Mendes for Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya – Donmar Warehouse Matthew Bourne for Play without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton Richard Eyre for Vincent in Brixton – National Theatre Cottesloe Edward Hall for Rose Rage – Theatre Royal Haymarket	Matthew Bourne for Play without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton Peter Darling for Our House – Cambridge Craig Revel Horwood for My One and Only – Piccadilly Susan Stroman for Contact – Queen's
Most Promising Playwright	Most Promising Performer
Charlotte Eilenberg for The Lucky Ones – Hampstead Christopher Shinn for Where Do We Live – Royal Court	Noel Clarke for Where Do We Live – Royal Court Toby Dantzic for Where Do We Live – Royal Court Sam Heughan for Outlying Islands – Royal Court Sid Mitchell for The Dead Eye Boy – Hampstead
Best Set Design
Bunny Christie for A Streetcar Named Desire – National Theatre Lyttelton Lez Brotherston for Play without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton William Dudley for The Coast of Utopia – National Theatre Olivier Anthony Ward for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – London Palladium
Best Costume Design	Best Lighting Design
Jenny Tiramani for Twelfth Night – Globe William Dudley for The Coast of Utopia – National Theatre Olivier Mike Nicholls for Taboo – Venue Mark Thompson for Bombay Dreams – Apollo Victoria	Peter Mumford for The Bacchae – National Theatre Olivier Paule Constable for Play without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton David Hersey for The Coast of Utopia – National Theatre Olivier Paul Pyant for A Streetcar Named Desire – National Theatre Lyttelton
Outstanding Achievement in Dance	Best New Dance Production
Robyn Orlin for choreographing Daddy, I've Seen This Piece Six Times and I Still Don't Know Why They're Hurting Each Other – Barbican Pit Chiaki Nagao in Madame Butterfly, Northern Ballet Theatre – Sadler's Wells Christopher Wheeldon for choreographing Polyphonia – Sadler's Wells and Tryst – Royal Opera House Tanztheater Wuppertal for Kontakthof – Barbican	Polyphonia, Danses Concertantes – Sadler's Wells Rain, Rosas – Sadler's Wells Rome and Jewels, Rennie Harris Puremovement – Peacock Tryst, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House
Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Outstanding New Opera Production
Antonio Pappano for music directing Ariadne auf Naxos and Wozzeck – Royal Opera House Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu in La rondine, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Lisa Saffer in Lulu, English National Opera – London Coliseum	Wozzeck, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Ariadne auf Naxos, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Lulu, English National Opera – London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement Award	Society Special Award
Gregory Doran and his ensemble for the season – Gielgud	Sam Mendes for 10 years as Artistic Director – Donmar Warehouse

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 21 productions, including one ballet and three operas, received multiple nominations:

• 5: Play without Words and Twelfth Night
• 4: A Streetcar Named Desire, Contact, My One and Only, Taboo, The Coast of Utopia and Uncle Vanya
• 3: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Our House, Vincent in Brixton and Where Do We Live
• 2: Ariadne auf Naxos, Bombay Dreams, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, Lobby Hero, Lulu, My Fair Lady, Polyphonia, Tryst and Wozzeck

The following seven productions received multiple awards:

• 3: Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya
• 2: A Streetcar Named Desire, My Fair Lady, Play Without Words, Vincent in Brixton and Wozzeck

See also

• 57th 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.

External links

• Previous Olivier Winners – 2003