1988 Laurence Olivier Awards

Edition of London theatre awards

1988 Laurence Olivier Awards

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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

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Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.[1]

Play of the Year | Musical of the Year

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* 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 as Titus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus – RSC at the Barbican Pit
* Alun Armstrong as The Captain in The Father – National Theatre Cottesloe and as Barabas in The Jew of Malta – RSC at the Barbican
* Antony Sher as Johnnie in Hello and Goodbye – Almeida and as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice – RSC at the Barbican
* Tom Wilkinson as Dr. Tomas Stockmann in An Enemy of the People – Playhouse

* Harriet Walter as Dacha in A Question of Geography – RSC at the Barbican Pit and as Masha Sergeyevna Kulygina in Three Sisters and as Viola Twelfth Night – RSC at the Barbican
* Estelle Kohler as Hester in Hello and Goodbye – Almeida and as Tamora in Titus Andronicus – RSC at The Pit
* Vanessa Redgrave as Nora Melody in A Touch of the Poet – Comedy
* Imelda Staunton as Sonya Alexandrovna Serebryakova in Uncle Vanya – Vaudeville

Actor of the Year in a New Play | Actress of the Year in a New Play

* David Haig as Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark in Our Country's Good – Royal Court
* Brian Cox as Paul Cash in Fashion – RSC at The Pit
* Alec Guinness as Andrey Botvinnik in A Walk in the Woods – Comedy
* David Suchet as Joe Green in Separation – Comedy

* Pauline Collins as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw in Shirley Valentine – Vaudeville
* Gillian Barge as Melanie Klein in Mrs. Klein – National Theatre Cottesloe / Apollo
* Saskia Reeves as Sarah Wise in Separation – Comedy
* Penelope Wilton as Marion French 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 as Mickey in Blood Brothers – Albery
* Bille Brown in as Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican
* Nickolas Grace Dr. Pangloss/Voltaire in Candide – Old Vic
* Mickey Rooney as Mickey Rooney in Sugar Babies – Savoy

* Patricia Routledge as Old Lady in Candide – Old Vic
* Kiki Dee as Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers – Albery
* Ann Miller as Ann Miller in Sugar Babies – Savoy
* Imelda Staunton as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz – RSC at the Barbican

Comedy Performance of the Year

* Alex Jennings as Gloumov in Too Clever by Half – Old Vic
* Kenneth Branagh as Celia in As You Like It – Phoenix
* Lesley Sharp as Lipochka in A Family Affair – Donmar Warehouse
* Sian Thomas as Vittoria in Countrymania – National Theatre Olivier

Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role | Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre

* Eileen Atkins as The Queen in Cymbeline, as Paulina in The Winter's Tale – National Theatre Cottesloe and as Elderly Woman in Mountain Language – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Rudi Davies as Sara Melody in A Touch of the Poet – Comedy
* Serena Evans as Zoe in Henceforward – Vaudeville
* Tony Haygarth as Trinculo in The Tempest – National Theatre Cottesloe

* Richard Jones for directing Too Clever by Half – Old Vic
* Andrew Castell as Second Lieutenant James "Jimmy" Raleigh in Journey's End – Whitehall
* Alan Cumming as Slupianek in The Conquest of the South Pole – Royal Court
* Tim Luscombe for directing 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 | Outstanding Achievement in Opera

* 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

* 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

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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

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* 42nd Tony Awards

## References

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1. ^ "Olivier Winners 1988". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

## External links

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* Previous Olivier Winners – 1988

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