The 2002

Laurence Olivier Award 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 ...

s were held in 2002 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 London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 23 productions, including three ballets and two operas, received multiple nominations: * 9: '' Kiss Me, Kate'' * 8: '' My Fair Lady'' * 7: '' Private Lives'' * 5: ''

Shockheaded Peter ''Der Struwwelpeter'' ("shock-headed Peter" or "Shaggy Peter") is an 1845 German children's literature, children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann (author), Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Ea ...

'' * 4: '' Humble Boy'', ''Mouth to Mouth'' and ''

The Play What I Wrote ''The Play What I Wrote'' is a comedy play written by Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben, starring Foley and McColl (the double act The Right Size, playing characters named "Sean" and "Hamish"), with Toby Jones, directed by Kenneth Bra ...

'' * 3: '' Boston Marriage'', ''Eidos/Telos'', '' Henry IV'', '' Jenůfa'', ''

Privates on Parade ''Privates on Parade: A Play with Songs in Two Acts'' is a 1977 farce by English playwright Peter Nichols (book and lyrics), with music by Denis King. Plot The play is set around the activities and exploits of the fictional Song and Dance Uni ...

'' and ''

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'' * 2: ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'', ''Artifact'', ''Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim'', ''

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' is a three-act play written by Tennessee Williams. An adaptation of his 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game", the play was written by him between 1953 and 1955. One of Williams's more famous works and his p ...

'', ''

From Morning to Midnight ''Von morgens bis mitternachts'' is an expressionist play written by the German dramatist Georg Kaiser in 1912, but banned for reasons which were not entirely clear, being neither immoral nor anarchistic, then in 1917 produced by the Austrian Max R ...

'', ''Fucking Games'', ''Hibiki'', ''

The Little Foxes ''The Little Foxes'' is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama. Its title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15 of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible, which reads, "Take us the foxes, the litt ...

'', '' The Queen of Spades'' and '' The Rape of Lucretia'' The following six productions received multiple awards: * 3: '' My Fair Lady'' and '' Private Lives'' * 2: ''Fucking Games'', '' Humble Boy'', ''

'' and ''

References

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Previous Olivier Winners – 2002
{{Olivier Awards Laurence Olivier Awards ceremonies Laurence Olivier Awards, 2002 2002 in London

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Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

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