2000 Laurence Olivier Awards

Edition of London theatre awards

2000 Laurence Olivier Awards
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The 2000 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 2000 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

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Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.^[1]

Play of the Year	Best New Musical
Goodnight Children Everywhere by Richard Nelson – RSC at the Barbican Pit Perfect Days by Liz Lochhead – Vaudeville Rose by Martin Sherman – National Theatre Cottesloe The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett – Queen's Three Days of Rain by Richard Greenberg – Donmar Warehouse	Honk – National Theatre Olivier Mamma Mia – Prince Edward Spend, Spend, Spend – Piccadilly The Lion King – Lyceum
Best New Comedy	Best Entertainment
The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson – Vaudeville Comic Potential by Alan Ayckbourn – Lyric Quartet by Ronald Harwood – Albery	Defending the Caveman – Apollo Al Murray: The Pub Landlord – New Ambassadors Barefaced Chic – Theatre Royal Haymarket Soul Train – Victoria Palace
Outstanding Musical Production
Candide – National Theatre Olivier A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Regent's Park Open Air Dick Whittington – Sadler's Wells The Pajama Game – Victoria Palace
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Henry Goodman as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice* – National Theatre Olivier / Cottesloe** Roger Allam as Bassov in Summerfolk – National Theatre Olivier Stephen Dillane as Henry in The Real Thing – Donmar Warehouse / Albery Michael Sheen as Jimmy Porter in Look Back in Anger – National Theatre Lyttelton Antony Sher as King Leontes in The Winter's Tale – RSC at the Barbican	*Janie Dee as Jacie Triplethree in Comic Potential* – Lyric** Jennifer Ehle as Annie in The Real Thing – Donmar Warehouse / Albery Maggie Smith as Miss Mary Shepherd/Margaret Fairchild in The Lady in the Van – Queen's Alison Steadman as Teresa in The Memory of Water – Vaudeville
Best Actor in a Musical	Best Actress in a Musical
*Simon Russell Beale as Dr. Pangloss/Voltaire in Candide* – National Theatre Olivier** Rob Edwards as Scar in The Lion King – Lyceum Daniel Evans as Candide in Candide – National Theatre Olivier Ben Keaton as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding in Animal Crackers – Lyric Gus MacGregor as Buddy Holly in Buddy – Strand	*Barbara Dickson as Viv Nicholson in Spend, Spend, Spend* – Piccadilly** Josette Bushell-Mingo as Rafiki in The Lion King – Lyceum Rachel Leskovac as Young Viv Nicholson in Spend, Spend, Spend – Piccadilly Siobhan McCarthy as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia – Prince Edward
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
*Roger Allam as Henry Graves in Money* – National Theatre Olivier** Michael Bryant as Semyon Dvoetochie in Summerfolk – National Theatre Olivier Ron Cook as Joxer Daly in Juno and the Paycock – Donmar Warehouse Michael Williams as Arkadiy Schastlivtsev in The Forest – National Theatre Lyttelton	*Patricia Hodge as Lady Franklin in Money* – National Theatre Olivier** Anne-Marie Duff as Lisa Morrison in Collected Stories – Theatre Royal Haymarket Estelle Kohler as Paulina in The Winter's Tale – RSC at the Barbican Kika Markham as Hilde Latymer in A Song at Twilight – Gielgud
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
*Jenny Galloway as Rosie Mulligan in Mamma Mia* – Prince Edward** Joseph Alessi as Emanuel Ravelli in Animal Crackers – Lyric Steven Houghton as Keith Nicholson in Spend, Spend, Spend – Piccadilly Louise Plowright as Tanya Chesham-Leigh in Mamma Mia – Prince Edward Denis Quilley as Baron Von Thunder and Martin in Candide – National Theatre Olivier
Best Director	Best Theatre Choreographer
*Trevor Nunn for Summerfolk* , The Merchant of Venice and Troilus and Cressida – National Theatre Olivier / Cottesloe** David Leveaux for The Real Thing – Donmar Warehouse / Albery Jeremy Sams for Spend, Spend, Spend – Piccadilly Julie Taymor for The Lion King – Lyceum	*Garth Fagan for The Lion King* – Lyceum** Peter Darling for Candide – National Theatre Olivier Craig Revel Horwood for Spend, Spend, Spend – Piccadilly Stephen Mear for Soul Train – Victoria Palace
Best Set Designer	Best Costume Designer
*Rob Howell for Richard III* – RSC at the Savoy, Troilus and Cressida – National Theatre Olivier and Vassa – Albery** Maria Björnson for Plenty – Albery Lez Brotherston for Spend, Spend, Spend – Piccadilly Richard Hudson for The Lion King – Lyceum	*Julie Taymor for The Lion King* – Lyceum** Rob Howell for Money and Troilus and Cressida – National Theatre Olivier Robert Jones for The Winter's Tale – RSC at the Barbican Elise Napier and John Napier for Candide – National Theatre Olivier
Best Lighting Designer
Mark Henderson for Plenty , Vassa – Albery, Spend, Spend, Spend – Piccadilly, Suddenly, Last Summer – Comedy, The Forest – National Theatre Lyttelton, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – RSC at the Barbican and The Real Thing – Donmar Warehouse / Albery Howard Harrison for Private Lives – National Theatre Lyttelton, Sleep with Me – National Theatre Cottesloe and The Tempest – RSC at the Barbican Donald Holder for The Lion King – Lyceum Peter Mumford for Collected Stories – Theatre Royal Haymarket, Richard III – RSC at the Savoy, Summerfolk – National Theatre Olivierand The Merchant of Venice – National Theatre Olivier / Cottesloe
Outstanding Achievement in Dance	Best New Dance Production
Jiří Kylián for the season, Nederlands Dans Theater 1 – Sadler's Wells Nina Ananiashvili in Don Quixote , Bolshoi Ballet – London Coliseum Pina Bausch for conceiving Viktor – Sadler's Wells David Bintley for choreographing Edward II , Birmingham Royal Ballet – Sadler's Wells	Symphony of Psalms , Nederlands Dans Theater 1 – Sadler's Wells Sandpiper Ballet, San Francisco Ballet – Sadler's Wells The Cage , San Francisco Ballet – Sadler's Wells Viktor, Tanztheater Wuppertal – Sadler's Wells
Outstanding Achievement in Opera	Outstanding New Opera Production
English National Opera for their high standard of work – London Coliseum Kim Begley in Parsifal , English National Opera – London Coliseum Rosemary Joshua in Semele , English National Opera – London Coliseum Bryn Terfel in Falstaff , The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House	Hansel and Gretel , Welsh National Opera – Sadler's Wells Alcina , English National Opera – London Coliseum Parsifal , English National Opera – London Coliseum Semele , English National Opera – London Coliseum
Outstanding Achievement
Peter O'Toole in Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

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The following 23 productions, including two operas, received multiple nominations:

8: Spend, Spend, Spend and The Lion King
6: Candide
4: Mamma Mia , Summerfolk and The Real Thing
3: Money , The Merchant of Venice , The Winter's Tale and Troilus and Cressida
2: Animal Crackers , Collected Stories , Comic Potential , Parsifal , Plenty , Richard III , Semele , Soul Train, The Forest , The Lady in the Van, The Memory of Water , Vassa and Viktor

The following seven productions received multiple awards:

2: Candide , Money , Spend, Spend, Spend , The Lion King , The Merchant of Venice , Troilus and Cressida and Vassa

References

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^ "Olivier Winners 2000". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

External links

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Previous Olivier Winners – 2000

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Drama	New Play Entertainment or Comedy Play Revival Actor Actress Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role
Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Musical Contribution
Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design
Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera
Special/Other	Special Award Family Show Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Performance in a Supporting Role Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical Audience Award
Ceremonies	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 ~~(削除) 1989 (see 1989/90) (削除ここまで)~~ 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~(削除) 2021 (COVID-19) (削除ここまで)~~ 2022 2023 2024

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Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

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