The 1978
Society of West End Theatre Awards
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ...
were held in 1978 in London celebrating excellence in
West End theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes, "West End" in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194–1 ...
by the
Society of West End Theatre
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is an umbrella organisation for West End theatre in London. Founded in 1908, as Society of West End Theatre Managers, then Society of West End Theatre in 1975, changing to its current name in 1994, the (SOLT) ...
. The awards would not become the Laurence Olivier Awards, as they are known today, until the 1984 ceremony.
Winners and nominees
Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the
Society of London Theatre.
Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following 16 productions received multiple nominations:
* 4: ''
Evita Evita may refer to:
Arts
* Evita (1996 film), ''Evita'' (1996 film), a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name
* Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron
* Evita (album), ''E ...
''
* 3: ''
Annie
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
'', ''
Filumena
''Filumena Marturano'' (, ), sometime performed in English as ''The Best House in Naples'', is a play written in 1946 by Italian playwright, actor and poet Eduardo De Filippo. It is the basis for the 1950 Spanish language Argentine musical film ' ...
'' and ''
The Double Dealer
''The Double Dealer'' is a comic play written by English playwright William Congreve, first produced in 1693. Henry Purcell set it to music.
Characters and plot
This comedy sees character Mellefont, nephew and prospective heir of Lord Touchw ...
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* 2: ''
Brand
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'', ''
Coriolanus'', ''Half-Life'', ''
Henry VI'', ''
Lark Rise'', ''
Plenty'', ''Shut Your Eyes and Think of England'', ''
The Homecoming'', ''The Woman'', ''
Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...
'', ''Waters of the Moon'' and ''
Whose Life Is It Anyway Whose Life Is It Anyway may refer to:
* ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' (1972 television play), television play by English playwright Brian Clark, directed by Richard Everitt
** ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' (play), stage adaptation by Brian Clark, o ...
''
The following three productions received multiple awards:
* 2: ''
Evita Evita may refer to:
Arts
* Evita (1996 film), ''Evita'' (1996 film), a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name
* Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron
* Evita (album), ''E ...
'', ''
Filumena
''Filumena Marturano'' (, ), sometime performed in English as ''The Best House in Naples'', is a play written in 1946 by Italian playwright, actor and poet Eduardo De Filippo. It is the basis for the 1950 Spanish language Argentine musical film ' ...
'' and ''
Whose Life Is It Anyway Whose Life Is It Anyway may refer to:
* ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' (1972 television play), television play by English playwright Brian Clark, directed by Richard Everitt
** ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' (play), stage adaptation by Brian Clark, o ...
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See also
*
32nd Tony Awards
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS television on June 4, 1978, from the Shubert Theatre in New York City. This was the first time that CBS broadcast the ceremony, which had previously been shown on the ABC television network.Thomas, ...
References
External links
Previous Olivier Winners – 1978
{{Olivier Awards
Laurence Olivier Awards ceremonies
Laurence Olivier Awards, 1978
1978 in London
1978 awards in the United Kingdom