The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Designer was an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of the "world-class status of 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.
The award was introduced in 1991 and retired after the 2002 ceremony.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Designer Production 1991 Mark Thompson The Wind in the Willows Tom Cairns Sunday in the Park with George William Dudley Marya Nigel Lowery The Illusion 1992 Mark Thompson The Comedy of Errors and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Bob Crowley When She Danced, Murmuring Judges and The Night of the Iguana Ashley Martin-Davis The Miser and The Recruiting Officer Philip Prowse A Woman of No Importance and The White Devil 1993 Ian MacNeil An Inspector Calls Bob Crowley Carousel, Henry IV, Part 1 and 2 and No Man's Land Jerome Sirlin Kiss of the Spider Woman Robin Wagner Crazy for You 1994 Mark Thompson Hysteria Peter J Davison Medea Ian MacNeil Machinal Anthony Ward The Winter's Tale 1995 Stephen Brimson Lewis Design for Living and Les Parents terribles Lez Brotherston Neville's Island Peter J Davison Le Cid and Saint Joan Anthony Ward Sweet Bird of Youth and The Tempest 1996 John Napier Burning Blue John Gunter Skylight, Absolute Hell and Twelfth Night Rob Howell The Glass Menagerie Anthony Ward A Midsummer Night's Dream, La Grande Magia and The Way of the World 1997 Tim Hatley Stanley John Arnone Tommy Paul Farnsworth Passion Mark Thompson 'Art' 1998 Tim Goodchild Three Hours After Marriage William Dudley The Homecoming John Gunter The Peter Hall Company's Season Rob Howell Chips with Everything 1999 Anthony Ward Oklahoma! Maria Björnson Britannicus and Phèdre William Dudley Amadeus and Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick Richard Hoover Not About Nightingales Mark Thompson The Blue Room and The Unexpected Man
2000s Year Designer Production 2000 Rob Howell Richard III, Troilus and Cressida and Vassa Lez Brotherston Spend, Spend, Spend Maria Björnson Plenty Richard Hudson The Lion King 2001 William Dudley All My Sons Bunny Christie Baby Doll Rob Howell The Caretaker Brian Thomson The King and I 2002 Tim Hatley Humble Boy and Private Lives Lez Brotherston The Little Foxes and A Midsummer Night's Dream Julian Crouch and Graeme Gilmour Shockheaded Peter Robin Wagner Kiss Me, Kate Anthony Ward My Fair Lady
See also Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design Tony Award for Best Scenic Design
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