Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

1970s

    1976: Dear Daddy – Denis Cannan

    1977: The Fire that Consumes – Henry de Montherlant, English version – Vivian Cox with Bernard Miles

    1978: Whose Life Is It Anyway? – Brian Clark 1979: Betrayal – Harold Pinter

1980s

    1980: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby – Charles Dickens, adapted – David Edgar

    1981: Children of a Lesser God – Mark Medoff 1982: Another Country – Julian Mitchell 1983: Glengarry Glen Ross – David Mamet

    1984: Benefactors – Michael Frayn

    1985: Red Noses – Peter Barnes

    1986: Les liaisons dangereuses – Christopher Hampton 1987: Serious Money – Caryl Churchill

     Timberlake Wertenbaker 1988: Our Country's Good –

    1989: Racing Demon – David Hare

1990s

    1990: Racing Demon – David Hare

    1991: Dancing at Lughnasa – Brian Friel

    1992: Death and the Maiden – Ariel Dorfman 1993: Six Degrees of Separation – John Guare 1994: Arcadia – Tom Stoppard

    1995: Broken Glass – Arthur Miller

    1996: Skylight – David Hare

    1997: Stanley – Pam Gems

    1998: Closer – Patrick Marber

    1999: The Weir – Conor McPherson

2000s

    2000: Goodnight Children Everywhere – Richard Nelson 2001: Blue/Orange – Joe Penhall

    2002: Jitney – August Wilson

    2003: Vincent in Brixton – Nicholas Wright 2004: The Pillowman – Martin McDonagh 2005: The History Boys – Alan Bennett

    2006: On the Shore of the Wide World – Simon Stephens 2007: Blackbird – David Harrower

    2008: A Disappearing Number 2009: Black Watch - Gregory Burke

2010s

    2010: The Mountaintop - Katori Hall

2011: Clybourne Park - Bruce Norris