Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Laurence Olivier.
The award was originally entitled Play of the Year but was later renamed in 2001.1970s
1980s
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2010s
2020s
Multiple awards and nominations for Best New Play
Awards
;Two awards
- David Hare
- Martin McDonagh
- Simon Stephens
Nominations
;Seven nominations
;Six nominations
;Three nominations
- Athol Fugard
- Christopher Hampton
- Conor McPherson
- Martin McDonagh
;Two nominations
- Jez Butterworth
- David Edgar
- Michael Frayn
- Brian Friel
- Pam Gems
- Ronald Harwood
- Terry Johnson
- Julian Mitchell
- Frank McGuinness