The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play 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.
This award was introduced in 1991, along with Best Director of a Musical, when the original (and singular) Best Director award was divided. The new pair of awards were last presented in 1995, after which the original Best Director award returned to the roster of Olivier Awards.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Director Production 1991 David Thacker Pericles, Prince of Tyre Richard Eyre Richard III and White Chameleon Nicholas Hytner The Wind in the Willows Patrick Mason Dancing at Lughnasa 1992 Deborah Warner Hedda Gabler Declan Donnellan Angels in America Ian Judge The Comedy of Errors Sean Mathias Uncle Vanya 1993 Stephen Daldry An Inspector Calls Simon McBurney The Street of Crocodiles Sam Mendes The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Adrian Noble Henry IV 1994 Stephen Daldry Machinal Phyllida Lloyd Hysteria Adrian Noble The Winter's Tale Trevor Nunn Arcadia 1995 Declan Donnellan As You Like It Sean Mathias Les Parents terribles Simon McBurney The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol Katie Mitchell Ghosts
See also Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
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