1988 Laurence Olivier Awards

1988 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 1988 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1988 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

Play of the Year	Musical of the Year
Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker – Royal Court A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing – Comedy Mrs. Klein by Nicholas Wright – National Theatre Cottesloe / Apollo The Secret Rapture by David Hare – National Theatre Lyttelton	Candide – Old Vic Babes in Arms – Regent's Park Open Air Blood Brothers – Albery The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican
Comedy of the Year
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell – Vaudeville Henceforward by Alan Ayckbourn – Vaudeville Separation by Tom Kempinski – Comedy The Common Pursuit by Simon Gray – Phoenix
Actor of the Year in a Revival	Actress of the Year in a Revival
Brian Cox in Titus Andronicus – RSC at the Barbican Pit Alun Armstrong in The Father – National Theatre Cottesloe and The Jew of Malta – RSC at the Barbican Antony Sher in Hello and Goodbye – Almeida and The Merchant of Venice – RSC at the Barbican Tom Wilkinson in An Enemy of the People – Playhouse	Harriet Walter in A Question of Geography – RSC at the Barbican Pit and Three Sisters and Twelfth Night – RSC at the Barbican Estelle Kohler in Hello and Goodbye – Almeida and Titus Andronicus – RSC at The Pit Vanessa Redgrave in A Touch of the Poet – Comedy Imelda Staunton in Uncle Vanya – Vaudeville
Actor of the Year in a New Play	Actress of the Year in a New Play
David Haig in Our Country's Good – Royal Court Brian Cox in Fashion – RSC at The Pit Alec Guinness in A Walk in the Woods – Comedy David Suchet in Separation – Comedy	Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine – Vaudeville Gillian Barge in Mrs. Klein – National Theatre Cottesloe / Apollo Saskia Reeves in Separation – Comedy Penelope Wilton in The Secret Rapture – 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
Con O'Neill in Blood Brothers – Albery Bille Brown in The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican Nickolas Grace in Candide – Old Vic Mickey Rooney in Sugar Babies – Savoy	Patricia Routledge in Candide – Old Vic Kiki Dee in Blood Brothers – Albery Ann Miller in Sugar Babies – Savoy Imelda Staunton in The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican
Comedy Performance of the Year
Alex Jennings in Too Clever by Half – Old Vic Kenneth Branagh in As You Like It – Phoenix Lesley Sharp in A Family Affair – Donmar Warehouse Sian Thomas in Countrymania – National Theatre Olivier
Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role
Eileen Atkins in Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale – National Theatre Cottesloe and Mountain Language – National Theatre Lyttelton Rudi Davies in A Touch of the Poet – Comedy Serena Evans in Henceforward – Vaudeville Tony Haygarth in The Tempest – National Theatre Cottesloe
Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre
Richard Jones in Too Clever by Half – Old Vic Andrew Castell in Journey's End – Whitehall Alan Cumming in The Conquest of the South Pole – Royal Court Tim Luscombe in Easy Virtue – Garrick, Harlequinade and The Browning Version – Royalty
Director of the Year
Deborah Warner for Titus Andronicus – RSC at the Barbican Pit Howard Davies for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Secret Rapture – National Theatre Lyttelton and The Shaughraun – National Theatre Olivier Max Stafford-Clark for Our Country's Good and The Recruiting Officer – Royal Court David Thacker for A Touch of the Poet – Comedy and An Enemy of the People – Playhouse
Designer of the Year
Richard Hudson for Andromache, Bussy D'Ambois, Candide, One Way Pendulum, The Tempest and Too Clever by Half – Old Vic William Dudley for Bartholomew Fair, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Changeling, The Shaughraun and Waiting for Godot – National Theatre Nick Ormerod for A Family Affair, Philoctetes and The Tempest – Donmar Warehouse Mark Thompson for Measure for Measure and The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance
The ensemble, Kirov Ballet – Royal Opera House Christopher Bruce for choreographing and Koen Onzia in Cruel Garden and Swansong, London Festival Ballet – Sadler's Wells Cumbre Flamenca for its season – Sadler's Wells Hayden Griffin for set designing Still Life at the Penguin Café – Royal Opera House Arden Court and Shift, London Contemporary Dance Theatre – Sadler's Wells Weighing the Heart, Second Stride – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Leontina Vaduva in Manon, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Billy Budd, English National Opera – London Coliseum Falstaff, Welsh National Opera – Royal Opera House Madama Butterfly, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Stefanos Lazaridis for set designing and David Pountney for producing Hansel and Gretel, English National Opera – London Coliseum The Magic Flute, English National Opera – London Coliseum
Award for Outstanding Achievement
Stars in the Morning Sky, Maly Theatre – Riverside Studios Nick Dear for adapting A Family Affair, Cheek by Jowl – Donmar Warehouse David Thacker for directing An Enemy of the People – Young Vic / Playhouse Théâtre de Complicité for its season – Almeida
Society Special Award
Alec Guinness

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 19 productions received multiple nominations:

• 4: Candide and The Wizard of Oz
• 3: A Family Affair, A Touch of the Poet, An Enemy of the People, Blood Brothers, Our Country's Good, Separation, The Secret Rapture, Titus Andronicus and Too Clever by Half
• 2: A Walk in the Woods, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Hello and Goodbye, Henceforward, Mrs. Klein, Shirley Valentine, Sugar Babies and The Shaughraun

The following five productions received multiple awards:

• 3: Candide and Too Clever by Half
• 2: Our Country's Good, Shirley Valentine and Titus Andronicus

See also

• 42nd 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 – 1988