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1981 Laurence Olivier Awards

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The 1981 Society of West End Theatre Awards were held in 1981 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of West End Theatre. The awards would not become the Laurence Olivier Awards, as they are known today, until the 1984 ceremony.

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 18 productions, including one ballet and one opera, received multiple nominations:

  • 6: Cats
  • 3: Barnum, Children of a Lesser God, Hamlet, One Mo' Time and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
  • 2: Anyone for Denis, Dances of Albion, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Man and Superman, On the Razzle, Passion Play, Present Laughter, Quartermaine's Terms, Steaming, The Mitford Girls, The Provoked Wife and Translations
  • The following two productions received multiple awards:

  • 3: Children of a Lesser God
  • 2: Cats
  • References

    1981 Laurence Olivier Awards Wikipedia