1987 Laurence Olivier Awards

1987 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 1987 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1987 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
Serious Money by Caryl Churchill – Royal Court A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard – Royal Court Lettice and Lovage by Peter Shaffer – Globe Sarcophagus by Vladimir Gubaryev – RSC at The Pit	Follies – Shaftesbury Blues in the Night – Donmar Warehouse Kiss Me, Kate – Old Vic Up on the Roof – Donmar Warehouse
Comedy of the Year
Three Men on a Horse by George Abbott and John Cecil Holm – National Theatre Cottesloe A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare – Open Air Groucho: A Life in Revue by Robert Fisher and Arthur Marx – Comedy Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare – Donmar Warehouse
Actor of the Year	Actress of the Year
Michael Gambon in A View from the Bridge – National Theatre Cottesloe Tokusaburo Arashi in Medea – National Theatre Olivier Hugh Quarshie in The Great White Hope, The Rover and The Two Noble Kinsmen – RSC at the Mermaid Nicholas Woodeson in Flight and Sarcophagus – RSC at the Babrican Pit	Judi Dench in Antony and Cleopatra – National Theatre Olivier Miranda Richardson in A Lie of the Mind – Royal Court Maggie Smith in Coming into Land – National Theatre Lyttelton and Lettice and Lovage – Globe Juliet Stevenson in Yerma – National Theatre Cottesloe
Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical	Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical
John Bardon and Emil Wolk in Kiss Me, Kate – Old Vic Bernard Alane in Bless the Bride – Sadler's Wells Mark McGann in Up on the Roof – Donmar Warehouse Gary Olsen in Up on the Roof – Donmar Warehouse	Nichola McAuliffe in Kiss Me, Kate – Old Vic Dee Dee Bridgewater in Lady Day – Donmar Warehouse Julia McKenzie in Follies – Shaftesbury Carol Woods in Blues in the Night – Donmar Warehouse
Comedy Performance of the Year
John Woodvine in The Henrys – Old Vic Frank Ferrante in Groucho: A Life in Revue – Comedy Geoffrey Hutchings in Three Men on a Horse – National Theatre Cottesloe Les Marsden in Groucho: A Life in Revue – Comedy
Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role
Michael Bryant in Antony and Cleopatra and King Lear – National Theatre Olivier Robin Bailey in Fathers and Sons – National Theatre Lyttelton Diane Bull in Tons of Money – National Theatre Lyttelton Sheila Reid in When I was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout – Whitehall
Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre
Suzan Sylvester in A View from the Bridge – National Theatre Cottesloe Rudi Davies in A Lie of the Mind – Royal Court and A Penny for a Song – RSC at the Barbican Nick Dear in The Art of Success – RSC at the Barbican Pit Imogen Stubbs in The Rover and The Two Noble Kinsmen – RSC at the Mermaid
Director of the Year
Declan Donnellan for Macbeth, The Cid and Twelfth Night – Donmar Warehouse Alan Ayckbourn for A View from the Bridge – National Theatre Cottesloe Yukio Ninagawa for Macbeth – National Theatre Lyttelton and Medea – National Theatre Olivier Peter Stein for The Hairy Ape – National Theatre Lyttelton
Designer of the Year
Lucio Fanti for The Hairy Ape – National Theatre Lyttelton Bob Crowley for A Penny for a Song and Macbeth – RSC at the Barbican William Dudley for Girlfriends – Playhouse, Kiss Me, Kate – Old Vic and Richard II – RSC at the Barbican Kappa Senoh for Macbeth – National Theatre Lyttelton
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance
Trisha Brown for her season – Sadler's Wells The ensemble for their season, London Contemporary Dance Theatre – Sadler's Wells Richard Alston for choreographing Dutiful Ducks and Pulcinella, Ballet Rambert – Sadler's Wells Ichikawa Ennosuke in The Thousand Cherries of Yoshitsune – Sadler's Wells Shards, Merce Cunningham Dance Company – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by English National Opera – London Coliseum Della Jones in The Barber of Seville, English National Opera – London Coliseum Carlos Kleiber for conducting Otello, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Marie McLaughlin in Le nozze di Figaro, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Eva Randova in Jenůfa, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Yuri Temirkanov for artistic directing, Kirov Opera Orchestra – Royal Opera House
Award for Outstanding Achievement
Thelma Holt for producing, International Festival – National Ghosts, Young Vic – Wyndham's Hampstead Theatre for overall high standard of work in 1987 Barry Humphries in Back with a Vengeance – Strand

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 17 productions received multiple nominations:

• 4: Kiss Me, Kate
• 3: A Lie of the Mind, A View from the Bridge, Groucho: A Life in Revue and Up on the Roof
• 2: A Penny for a Song, Antony and Cleopatra, Blues in the Night, Follies, Lettice and Lovage, Macbeth (Lyttelton), Medea, Sarcophagus, The Rover, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Three Men on a Horse and Twelfth Night

The following three productions received multiple awards:

• 2: A View from the Bridge, Antony and Cleopatra and Kiss Me, Kate

See also

• 41st 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 – 1987