Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play
Awarded for	Best Newcomer in a Play
Location	United Kingdom
Presented by	The Society of London Theatre
Currently held by	Tom Hiddleston for Cymbeline (2008)
Official website	Olivier Awards.com

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play was an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year	Actor	Play	Role
1980
	Edward Duke	Jeeves Takes Charge	Various Characters
	Alfred Molina	Oklahoma!	Jud Fry
	Gavin Richards	Accidental Death of an Anarchist	Maniac
	Robert Walker	Pal Joey	Director
1981
	Alice Krige	Arms and the Man	Raina
	Catherine Hall	Naked Robots	Gemma
	Jeremy Nicholas	Three Men in a Boat	Various Characters
	Eric Peterson	Billy Bishop Goes to War	Billy Bishop
1982
	Kenneth Branagh	Another Country	Tommy Judd
	Rupert Everett	Another Country	Guy Bennett
	Terry Johnson	Insignificance	Playwright
	Imelda Staunton	The Beggar's Opera	Lucy Lockit
1983
	John Retallack	**Quixote and The Provok'd Wife**	Director
	Arturo Brachetti	Y	Producer
	Billy McColl	The Slab Boys Trilogy	Phil
	Abigail McKern	As You Like It	Celia
1984
	Tim Flavin	On Your Toes	Junior
	Henry Goodman	The Comedy of Errors	Dromio of Ephesus
	Hilary Blecher, Sandra Kotzé and Elsa Joubert	Poppie Nongena	Directors
	Clare Leach	42nd Street	Peggy Sawyer
1985
	Cheek by Jowl	**Andromache, Pericles and Vanity Fair**	Company
	Frances Barber	Camille	Marguerite
	Druid Theatre Company	The Playboy of the Western World	Company
	Clive Mantle	Of Mice and Men	Lennie
1986
	Sally Dexter	Dalliance	Mizi
	Simon Curtis	Road and Ourselves Alone	Director
	Anne Devlin	Ourselves Alone	Writer
	Janet McTeer	The Grace of Mary Traverse	Mary Traverse
1987
	Suzan Sylvester	A View from the Bridge	Catherine
	Rudi Davies	A Penny for a Song and A Lie of the Mind	Dorcas Bellboys / Sally
	Nick Dear	The Art of Success	Writer
	Imogen Stubbs	Two Noble Kinsmen and The Rover	Gaoler's Daughter / Helena
1988
	Richard Jones	Too Clever by Half	Director
	Andrew Castell	Journey's End	Raleigh
	Alan Cumming	The Conquest of the South Pole	Slupianek
	Tim Luscombe	Easy Virtue, The Browning Version and Harlequinade	Director
1989/90
	Jeremy Northam	The Voysey Inheritance	Edward Voysey
	Glen Goei	M. Butterfly	Song Liling
	Charlotte Keatley	My Mother Said I Never Should	Writer
	Georgia Slowe	Romeo and Juliet	Juliet

2000s

Year	Actor	Play	Role
2004
	debbie tucker green	born bad	Writer
	Tom Hardy	In Arabia We'd All Be Kings	Skank
	Ruth Negga	Duck	Cat
	Lucy Prebble	The Sugar Syndrome	Writer
2008
	Tom Hiddleston	Cymbeline	Posthumus Leonatus / Cloten
	David Dawson	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby	Smike
	Tom Hiddleston	Othello	Cassio
	Stephen Wight	Dealer's Choice	Mugsy

References

London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Play - Best New Play" (PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre: 4. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

External links

The Laurence Olivier Awards official website

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

Ceremonies	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 (none) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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