2003 Laurence Olivier Awards

Edition of London theatre awards

2003 Laurence Olivier Awards

Date| 14 February 2003
Location| Lyceum Theatre, London
Most awards| Twelfth Night (3)
Uncle Vanya (3)
Most nominations| Play Without Words (5)
Twelfth Night (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network| BBC Two
(broadcast on 15 February)
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The 2003 Laurence Olivier Awards, celebrating excellence in West End theatre, were presented by the Society of London Theatre on Friday 14 February 2003, at the Lyceum Theatre, London.[1] A recording of the ceremony was broadcast the next night on BBC Two.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.[2]

Best New Play | Best New Musical

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* Vincent in Brixton by Nicholas Wright – National Theatre Cottesloe / Wyndham's
* Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis – Donmar Warehouse
* The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard – National Theatre Olivier
* The York Realist by Peter Gill – Royal Court / Strand

* Our House – Cambridge
* Bombay Dreams – Apollo Victoria
* Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – London Palladium
* Taboo – Venue

Best Revival | Outstanding Musical Production

* Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and Uncle Vanya – Donmar Warehouse
* A Streetcar Named Desire – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Abigail's Party – New Ambassadors

* Anything Goes – National Theatre Olivier
* Oh, What a Lovely War – Regent's Park Open Air

Best New Comedy | Best Entertainment

* The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh – Barbican Pit / Garrick
* Dinner by Moira Buffini – Loft
* RolePlay by Alan Ayckbourn – Duchess
* Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan – Donmar Warehouse / New Ambassadors

* Play Without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Contact – Queen's
* Elaine Stritch at Liberty – Old Vic
* Rory Bremner with John Bird and John Fortune – Albery

Best Actor | Best Actress

* Simon Russell Beale as Vanya Petrovich Voynitsky in Uncle Vanya – Donmar Warehouse
* Michael Gambon as Salter in A Number – Royal Court
* Mark Rylance as Olivia in Twelfth Night – Globe
* David Tennant as Jeff in Lobby Hero – Donmar Warehouse / New Ambassadors

* Clare Higgins as Ursula Loyer in Vincent in Brixton – National Theatre Cottesloe / Wyndham's
* Anita Dobson as Nancy in Frozen – National Theatre Cottesloe
* Gwyneth Paltrow as Catherine in Proof – Donmar Warehouse
* Emily Watson as Sonya Alexandrovna Serebryakova in Uncle Vanya – Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment | Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment

* Alex Jennings as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
* Tim Flavin as Captain Billy Buck Chandler in My One and Only – Piccadilly
* Michael Jibson as Joe Casey in Our House – Cambridge
* Euan Morton as George O'Dowd in Taboo – Venue

* Joanna Riding as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
* Janie Dee as Edith Herbert in My One and Only – Piccadilly
* Elaine Stritch as Herself in Elaine Stritch at Liberty – Old Vic
* Sarah Wildor as Wife in Contact – Queen's

Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical or Entertainment

* Essie Davis as Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Jessica Hynes as Bolla in The Night Heron – Royal Court
* Mark Strong as Orsino in Twelfth Night – Donmar Warehouse
* Sian Thomas as Dawn Grey in Up for Grabs – Wyndham's

* Paul Baker as Philip Sallon in Taboo – Venue
* Sharon D. Clarke as Killer Queen in We Will Rock You – Dominion
* Jenny Galloway as Mickey in My One and Only – Piccadilly
* Nichola McAuliffe as Baroness Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – London Palladium
* Craig Urbani as Performer in Contact – Queen's

Best Director | Best Theatre Choreographer

* Sam Mendes for Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya – Donmar Warehouse
* Matthew Bourne for Play Without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Richard Eyre for Vincent in Brixton – National Theatre Cottesloe
* Edward Hall for Rose Rage – Theatre Royal Haymarket

* Matthew Bourne for Play Without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Peter Darling for Our House – Cambridge
* Craig Revel Horwood for My One and Only – Piccadilly
* Susan Stroman for Contact – Queen's

Most Promising Playwright | Most Promising Performer

* Charlotte Eilenberg for The Lucky Ones – Hampstead
* Christopher Shinn for Where Do We Live – Royal Court

* Noel Clarke as Shed for Where Do We Live – Royal Court
* Toby Dantzic as Ron for Where Do We Live – Royal Court
* Sam Heughan as John for Outlying Islands – Royal Court
* Sid Mitchell as Soren for The Dead Eye Boy – Hampstead

Best Set Design | Best Costume Design

* Bunny Christie for A Streetcar Named Desire – National Theatre Lyttelton
* Lez Brotherston for Play Without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton
* William Dudley for The Coast of Utopia – National Theatre Olivier
* Anthony Ward for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – London Palladium

* Jenny Tiramani for Twelfth Night – Globe
* William Dudley for The Coast of Utopia – National Theatre Olivier
* Mike Nicholls for Taboo – Venue
* Mark Thompson for Bombay Dreams – Apollo Victoria

Best Lighting Design

* Peter Mumford for The Bacchae – National Theatre Olivier
* Paule Constable for Play Without Words – National Theatre Lyttelton
* David Hersey for The Coast of Utopia – National Theatre Olivier
* Paul Pyant for A Streetcar Named Desire – National Theatre Lyttelton

Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Best New Dance Production

* Robyn Orlin for choreographing Daddy, I've Seen This Piece Six Times and I Still Don't Know Why They're Hurting Each Other – Barbican Pit
* Chiaki Nagao in Madame Butterfly, Northern Ballet Theatre – Sadler's Wells
* Christopher Wheeldon for choreographing Polyphonia – Sadler's Wells and Tryst – Royal Opera House
* Tanztheater Wuppertal for Kontakthof – Barbican

* Polyphonia, Danses Concertantes – Sadler's Wells
* Rain, Rosas – Sadler's Wells
* Rome and Jewels, Rennie Harris Puremovement – Peacock
* Tryst, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Outstanding New Opera Production

* Antonio Pappano for music directing Ariadne auf Naxos and Wozzeck – Royal Opera House
* Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu in La rondine, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
* Lisa Saffer in Lulu, English National Opera – London Coliseum

* Wozzeck, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
* Ariadne auf Naxos, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
* Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
* Lulu, English National Opera – London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement Award

* Gregory Doran and his ensemble for the season – Gielgud

Society Special Award

* Sam Mendes for 10 years as Artistic Director – Donmar Warehouse

## Productions with multiple nominations and awards

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The following 21 productions, including one ballet and three operas, received multiple nominations:

* 5: Play Without Words and Twelfth Night
* 4: A Streetcar Named Desire, Contact, My One and Only, Taboo, The Coast of Utopia and Uncle Vanya
* 3: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Our House, Vincent in Brixton and Where Do We Live
* 2: Ariadne auf Naxos, Bombay Dreams, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, Lobby Hero, Lulu, My Fair Lady, Polyphonia, Tryst and Wozzeck

The following seven productions received multiple awards:

* 3: Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya
* 2: A Streetcar Named Desire, My Fair Lady, Play Without Words, Vincent in Brixton and Wozzeck

## See also

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* 57th Tony Awards

## References

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1. ^ a b "Olivier Awards | 2003 Winners & Nominations". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. 2003. Archived from the original on 4 February 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
2. ^ "Olivier Winners 2003". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

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