Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial 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.
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Family Show |
| Location |  England |
| Presented by | Society of London Theatre |
| First awarded | 1991 |
| Currently held by | Dinosaur World Live by Derek Bond (2024) |
| Website | officiallondontheatre |
The award was introduced in 1991, as Best Entertainment, was renamed Best Entertainment and Family in 2012, and changed to its current name in 2020 – when "Entertainment" was moved to join Best Comedy Play on the renamed Best Entertainment or Comedy Play.
Winners and nominees
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edit| Year | Production | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| The Worst Witch | Emma Reeves | |
| Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear | Jim Fortune (music) and Andy Stanton (lyrics and book) | |
| Oi Frogs and Friends | Emma Earle, Zoe Squire, Luke Bateman and Richy Hughes | |
| To the Moon and Back | Paula Manning | |
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A] | |
| 2022[A] | ||
| Wolf Witch Giant Fairy | Little Bulb (Clare Beresford, Dominic Conway and Alexander Scott) | |
| Billionaire Boy | Neal Foster | |
| Dragons and Mythical Beasts | Derek Bond | |
| What the Ladybird Heard | Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks | |
| 2023 | ||
| Hey Duggee the Live Theatre Show | Vikki Stone & Matthew Xia | |
| Blippi the Musical | ||
| Midsummer Mechanicals | Ben Hales & Kerry Frampton | |
| The Smartest Giant in Town | Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, adapted by Barb Jungr & Samantha Lane | |
| 2024 | ||
| Dinosaur World Live | Derek Bond, Laura Cubitt & Max Humphries | |
| Bluey's Big Play | Joe Brumm | |
| The House with Chicken Legs | Sophie Anderson, adapted by Oliver Lansley | |
| The Smeds and the Smoos | Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, adapted by Tall Stories | |
- ^ a b Due to late March 2020[1] to late July 2021[2] closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022[3]
See also
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edit- ^ Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.
{{cite speech}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.
- ^ Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.