Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play |
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Awarded for | Best New Play |
Location | United Kingdom |
Presented by | The Society of London Theatre |
Currently held by | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2017) |
Website | olivierawards |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Laurence Olivier.
The award was originally entitled Play of the Year but was later renamed in 2001.