1995 Laurence Olivier Awards

1995 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 1995 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1995 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

Play of the Year	Best New Musical
Broken Glass by Arthur Miller – National Theatre Lyttelton / Duke of York's 900 Oneonta by David Beaird – Old Vic / Ambassadors Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber – National Theatre Cottesloe Three Tall Women by Edward Albee – Wyndham's	Once on This Island – Island Copacabana – Prince of Wales Hot Shoe Shuffle – Queen's The Roy Orbison Story: Only the Lonely – Piccadilly
Best Revival of a Play or Comedy	Best Musical Revival
As You Like It – Albery Le Cid – National Theatre Cottesloe Les Parents terribles – National Theatre Lyttelton Sweet Bird of Youth – National Theatre Lyttelton / RSC at the Barbican	She Loves Me – Savoy Oliver – London Palladium The Card – Regent's Park Open Air The Threepenny Opera – Donmar Warehouse
Best Comedy	Best Entertainment
My Night with Reg by Kevin Elyot – Royal Court / Criterion Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey – Donmar Warehouse / Duke of York's Dead Funny by Terry Johnson – Vaudeville Neville's Island by Tim Firth – Apollo	Maria Friedman: By Special Arrangement – Donmar Warehouse Fascinating Aïda – Garrick Jack: A Night on the Town with John Barrymore – Criterion Juggle and Hyde – Criterion
Best Actor	Best Actress
*David Bamber in My Night with Reg* – Royal Court / Criterion** James Bolam in Glengarry Glen Ross – Donmar Warehouse Adrian Lester in As You Like It – Albery Bob Peck in Rutherford and Son – National Theatre Cottesloe	*Clare Higgins in Sweet Bird of Youth* – National Theatre Lyttelton / RSC at the Barbican** Frances de la Tour in Les Parents terribles – National Theatre Lyttelton Sheila Gish in Les Parents terribles – National Theatre Lyttelton Margot Leicester in Broken Glass – National Theatre Lyttelton / Duke of York's
Best Actor in a Musical	Best Actress in a Musical
*John Gordon-Sinclair in She Loves Me* – Savoy** Peter Duncan in The Card – Regent's Park Open Air Tim Flavin in Crazy for You – Prince Edward Jonathan Pryce in Oliver – London Palladium	*Ruthie Henshall in She Loves Me* – Savoy** Betty Buckley in Sunset Boulevard – Adelphi Sally Dexter in Oliver – London Palladium
Best Comedy Performance
*Niall Buggy in Dead Funny* – Vaudeville** Debra Gillett in The Country Wife – RSC at The Pit Nigel Hawthorne in The Clandestine Marriage – Queen's Tony Slattery in Neville's Island – Apollo
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
*Ken Stott in Broken Glass* – National Theatre Lyttelton / Duke of York's** Simon Coates in As You Like It – Albery Trevor Peacock in The Birthday Party – National Theatre Lyttelton Simon Russell Beale in The Tempest – RSC at the Barbican	*Dora Bryan in The Birthday Party* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Samantha Bond in Le Cid – National Theatre Cottesloe Brid Brennan in Rutherford and Son – National Theatre Cottesloe Kathryn Hunter in Pericles – National Theatre Olivier
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
*Tracie Bennett in She Loves Me* – Savoy** Sharon D. Clarke in Once on This Island – Island Tara Hugo in The Threepenny Opera – Donmar Warehouse Berry Jones in She Loves Me – Savoy
Best Director of a Play	Best Director of a Musical
*Declan Donnellan for As You Like It* – Albery** Sean Mathias for Les Parents terribles – National Theatre Lyttelton Simon McBurney for The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol – Shaftesbury Katie Mitchell for Ghosts – RSC at the Barbican Pit	*Scott Ellis for She Loves Me* – Savoy** Gwenda Hughes and David Toguri for Once on This Island – Island Sam Mendes for Oliver – London Palladium
Best Theatre Choreographer
*David Atkins and Dein Perry for Hot Shoe Shuffle* – Queen's** Jonathan Lunn for Pericles – National Theatre Olivier Rob Marshall for She Loves Me – Savoy David Toguri for Once on This Island – Island
Best Set Designer
*Stephen Brimson Lewis for Design for Living* – Donmar Warehouse / Gielgud and Les Parents terribles – National Theatre Lyttelton** Lez Brotherston for Neville's Island – Apollo Peter J. Davison for Le Cid – National Theatre Cottesloe and Saint Joan – Strand Anthony Ward for Sweet Bird of Youth – National Theatre Lyttelton / RSC at the Barbican
Best Costume Designer	Best Lighting Designer
*Deirdre Clancy for A Month in the Country* – Albery and Love's Labour's Lost – RSC at the Barbican** Stephen Brimson Lewis for Design for Living – Donmar Warehouse / Gielgud and Les Parents terribles – National Theatre Lyttelton David Charles and Jane Greenwood for She Loves Me – Savoy Clare Mitchell for Le Cid – National Theatre Cottesloe and Saint Joan – Strand	Mark Henderson for his work this season Rick Fisher for Pericles – National Theatre Olivier and The Cryptogram – Ambassador's David Hersey for Glengarry Glen Ross – Donmar Warehouse and Oliver – London Palladium Tina MacHugh for Ghosts – RSC at the Barbican Pit and Rutherford and Son – National Theatre Cottesloe
Outstanding Achievement in Dance	Best New Dance Production
*Peter Mumford for lighting Fearful Symmetries, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House and The Glass Blew In, Siobhan Davies Dance Company – Sadler's Wells* Thomas Edur in The Sleeping Beauty, English National Ballet – Royal Festival Hall John Macfarlane for set designing The Nutcracker, Birmingham Royal Ballet – London Coliseum Nuria Moreno in Cinderella, Lindsay Kemp and Company – Sadler's Wells	Fearful Symmetries, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Hommage aux Ballet Russes, Le Ballet Preljocaj – Sadler's Wells Sueños Flamencos, Ballet Cristina Hoyos – Sadler's Wells The Nutcracker, Birmingham Royal Ballet – London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Outstanding New Opera Production
*Roberto Alagna in Roméo et Juliette, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House* Tom Cairns for directing and set designing King Priam, English National Opera – London Coliseum La traviata, Music Theatre London – Donmar Warehouse John Tomlinson in Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House	Khovanshchina, English National Opera – London Coliseum Così fan tutte, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Don Quixote, English National Opera – London Coliseum Roméo et Juliette, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 24 productions, including two ballets and one opera, received multiple nominations:

8: She Loves Me
6: Les Parents terribles
5: Oliver
4: As You Like It, Le Cid and Once on This Island
3: Broken Glass, Neville's Island, Pericles, Rutherford and Son and Sweet Bird of Youth
2: Dead Funny, Design for Living, Fearful Symmetries, Ghosts, Glengarry Glen Ross, Hot Shoe Shuffle, My Night with Reg, Roméo et Juliette, Saint Joan, The Birthday Party, The Card, The Nutcracker and The Threepenny Opera

The following five productions, including one ballet, received multiple awards:

5: She Loves Me
2: As You Like It, Broken Glass, Fearful Symmetries and My Night with Reg

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 – 1995

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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1995 Laurence Olivier Awards

Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

External links