Laurence Olivier Award
for Best Sound Design
Awarded forBest Sound Design
Location England
Presented bySociety of London Theatre
First awarded2004
Currently held byTony Gayle for My Neighbour Totoro (2023)
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

This award was introduced in 2004, 13 years after the 1991 introduction of individual awards for Best Set Design, Best Costume Design and Best Lighting Design.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year Designer Production
2004
Mike Walker Jerry Springer
Paul Arditti The Pillowman
Peter Hylenski Ragtime
Nick Lidster Pacific Overtures
2005
Mick Potter The Woman in White
Paul Arditti Festen
Adam Cork Suddenly, Last Summer
2006
Paul Arditti Billy Elliot
Terry Jardine and Chris Full Guys and Dolls
Christopher Shutt Coram Boy
2007
Gareth Fry Waves
Ian Dickinson Rock 'n' Roll
Mic Pool The 39 Steps
2008
Paul Arditti Saint Joan
Simon Baker The Lord of the Rings
Terry Jardine and Nick Lidster Parade
Steve C. Kennedy Hairspray
Christopher Shutt War Horse
2009
Gareth Fry Black Watch
Simon Baker Brief Encounter
Steve Canyon Kennedy Jersey Boys
Christopher Shutt, Max Ringham and Ben Ringham Piaf

2010s

Year Designer Production
2010
Brian Ronan Spring Awakening
Andrew Bruce and Nick Lidster Mother Courage and Her Children
Ian Dickinson Jerusalem
Christopher Shutt Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
2011
Adam Cork King Lear
Nick Manning Ghost Stories
Gareth Owen End of the Rainbow
Craig Vear The Railway Children
2012
Simon Baker Matilda
Bobby Aitken Ghost
Ben Ringham and Max Ringham The Ladykillers
Underworld and Ed Clarke Frankenstein
2013
Ian Dickinson and Adrian Sutton The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Paul Groothuis Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
David McSeveney Constellations
Gareth Owen Top Hat
2014
Carolyn Downing Chimerica
Gareth Owen Merrily We Roll Along
Simon Baker The Light Princess
Clive Goodwin Once
2015
Gareth Owen Memphis
Tom Gibbons A View from the Bridge
Matt McKenzie Sunny Afternoon
Brian Ronan Beautiful
2016
Tom Gibbons People, Places and Things
George Dennis The Homecoming
Christopher Shutt The Father
Hamlet
2017
Gareth Fry Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Paul Arditti Amadeus
Adam Cork Travesties
Nick Lidster Jesus Christ Superstar
2018
Nevin Steinberg Hamilton
Tom Gibbons Hamlet
Gareth Owen Bat Out of Hell
Eric Sleichim Network
2019
Gareth Owen Come from Away
Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid The Inheritance
Mike Beer A Monster Calls
Carolyn Downing Summer and Smoke
Nick Powell The Lehman Trilogy

2020s

Year Designer Production
2020
Emma Laxton Emilia
Gregory Clarke Rosmersholm
Ben Ringham and Max Ringham Anna
Cyrano de Bergerac
2021 Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A]
2022[A]
Nick Lidster Cabaret
Ian Dickinson 2:22 A Ghost Story
Carolyn Downing Life of Pi
Gareth Owen Back to the Future: The Musical
  1. ^ a b Due to late March 2020[1] to late July 2021[2] closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25. From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.((cite speech)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.
  3. ^ Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.

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