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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design

Edition of English theatre award

Summary

Edition of English theatre award

FieldValue
nameLaurence Olivier Award
for Best Sound Design
awarded_forBest Sound Design
presenterSociety of London Theatre
location
year2004
holderNick Lidster for Fiddler on the Roof (2025)
website

for Best Sound Design

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in professional 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

YearDesignerProduction200420052006200720082009
Mike Walker*Jerry Springer*
Paul ArdittiThe Pillowman
Peter HylenskiRagtime
Nick LidsterPacific Overtures
Mick Potter*The Woman in White*
Paul ArdittiFesten
Adam CorkSuddenly, Last Summer
Paul Arditti*Billy Elliot*
Terry Jardine and Chris FullGuys and Dolls
Christopher ShuttCoram Boy
Gareth Fry*Waves*
Ian DickinsonRock 'n' Roll
Mic PoolThe 39 Steps
Paul Arditti*Saint Joan*
Simon BakerThe Lord of the Rings
Terry Jardine and Nick LidsterParade
Steve C. KennedyHairspray
Christopher ShuttWar Horse
Gareth Fry*Black Watch*
Simon BakerBrief Encounter
Steve Canyon KennedyJersey Boys
Christopher Shutt, Max Ringham and Ben RinghamPiaf

2010s

YearDesignerProduction2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Brian Ronan*Spring Awakening*
Andrew Bruce and Nick LidsterMother Courage and Her Children
Ian DickinsonJerusalem
Christopher ShuttEvery Good Boy Deserves Favour
Adam Cork*King Lear*
Nick ManningGhost Stories
Gareth OwenEnd of the Rainbow
Craig VearThe Railway Children
Simon Baker*Matilda*
Bobby AitkenGhost
Ben Ringham and Max RinghamThe Ladykillers
Underworld and Ed ClarkeFrankenstein
Ian Dickinson and Adrian Sutton*The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*
Paul GroothuisSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
David McSeveneyConstellations
Gareth OwenTop Hat
Carolyn Downing*Chimerica*
Gareth Owen*Merrily We Roll Along*
Simon BakerThe Light Princess
Clive GoodwinOnce
Gareth Owen*Memphis*
Tom GibbonsA View from the Bridge
Matt McKenzieSunny Afternoon
Brian RonanBeautiful
Tom Gibbons*People, Places and Things*
George DennisThe Homecoming
Christopher ShuttThe Father
Hamlet
Gareth Fry*Harry Potter and the Cursed Child*
Paul ArdittiAmadeus
Adam CorkTravesties
Nick LidsterJesus Christ Superstar
Nevin Steinberg*Hamilton*
Tom GibbonsHamlet
Gareth OwenBat Out of Hell
Eric SleichimNetwork
Gareth Owen*Come from Away*
Paul Arditti and Christopher ReidThe Inheritance
Mike BeerA Monster Calls
Carolyn DowningSummer and Smoke
Nick PowellThe Lehman Trilogy

2020s

YearDesignerProduction202020212022202320242025
Emma Laxton*Emilia*
Gregory ClarkeRosmersholm
Ben Ringham and Max RinghamAnna
Cyrano de Bergerac
Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic
Nick Lidster*Cabaret*
Ian Dickinson2:22 A Ghost Story
Carolyn DowningLife of Pi
Gareth OwenBack to the Future: The Musical
Tony Gayle*My Neighbour Totoro*
Bobby AitkenStanding at the Sky's Edge
Drew LevyRodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Ben & Max RinghamPrima Facie
Adam Fisher*Sunset Boulevard*
Paul ArdittiStranger Things: The First Shadow
Dan Balfour & Tom GibbonsDear England
Gareth FryMacbeth
Nick Lidster*Fiddler on the Roof*
Christopher ShuttOedipus
Thijs van VuureThe Years
Koichi YamamotoSpirited Away

References

References

  1. Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP. (2020-03-23). "Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript]".
  2. McPhee, Ryan. (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". [[Playbill]].
  3. Thomas, Sophie. (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk.
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