The 1978
Society of West End Theatre Awards 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. 1194â ...
by the
Society of West End Theatre. 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''
* 3: ''
Annie'', ''
Filumena'' 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 Touchwo ...
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* 2: ''
Brand
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'', ''
Coriolanus
''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same yea ...
'', ''Half-Life'', ''
Henry VI'', ''
Lark Rise
''Lark Rise'' is a 1939 semi-autobiographical novel by the English author Flora Thompson. It was illustrated by Lynton Lamb.
In 1945, the book was republished as part of the trilogy ''Lark Rise to Candleford'', comprising the novels ''Lark Ri ...
'', ''
Plenty'', ''Shut Your Eyes and Think of England'', ''
The Homecoming
''The Homecoming'' is a two-act play written in 1964 by Harold Pinter and first published in 1965. Its premières in London (1965) and New York (1967) were both directed by Sir Peter Hall. The original Broadway production won the 1967 Tony A ...
'', ''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 Vi ...
'', ''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 ...
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The following three productions received multiple awards:
* 2: ''
Evita'', ''
Filumena'' 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