Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

{{Infobox award

| name = Laurence Olivier Award
for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

| awarded_for = Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

| presenter = Society of London Theatre

| location = {{ENG}}

| year = 2004

| holder = Boys on the Verge of Tears at Soho Theatre (2025)

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

The Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre 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.

This award, introduced in 2004, recognizes excellence in theatre works throughout London, beyond the West End theatres that are considered for all the original Olivier Awards. This award also includes works performed by junior companies, or in smaller rooms, within the traditional West End theatres.

Winners and nominees

=2000s=

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rowspan="5" align="center"| 2004
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| Young Vic

| Season Under the Artistic Direction of David Lan

Almeida Theatre

| The Lady from the Sea

Tanika Gupta

| Fragile Land and Hobson's Choice

Lyric Hammersmith

| Pericles, Prince of Tyre

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2005
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| Andrew Scott

| A Girl in a Car with a Man

Kevin Harvey

| Yellowman

Aidan McArdle

| The Shadow of a Gunman

Tricycle Theatre

| Guantanamo

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2006
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| Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry

| Performances at the Tricycle Theatre

Comfort Me with Apples

| Performances at the Hampstead Theatre

My Name Is Rachel Corrie

| Performances Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Laura Wade

| Breathing Corpses and Colder Than Here

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2007
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| Pied Piper (Boy Blue)

| Performances at Theatre Royal, Stratford East

Theatre Royal, Stratford East

| Season of Work

Love and Money

| Performances at the Young Vic

Roy Dotrice

| The Best of Friends

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2008
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| Gone Too Far!

| Performances at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

The Brothers Size

| Performances at the Young Vic

Cinderella

| Performances at Theatre Royal, Stratford East

The Cast

| That Face

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2009
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| The Pride

| Performances at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

The Cast

| Oxford Street

Clive Rowe

| Mother Goose

Jo Newbery

| Scarborough

=2010s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"| 2010
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| Royal Court Theatre

| Cock

Soho Theatre and Tiata Fahodzi

| Iya Ile (The First Wife)

Tricycle Theatre

| The Great Game: Afghanistan

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2011
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| Lyric Hammersmith

| Blasted

Soho Theatre and ATC

| Ivan and the Dogs

Royal Court Theatre and Drum Theatre, Plymouth

| The Empire

Trafalgar Studios 2 and Donmar Warehouse

| Les Parents terribles

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2012
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| Theatre Royal Stratford East

| Roadkill

Royal Exchange Theatre with Lyric, Hammersmith

| Mogadishu

Donmar Warehouse with Trafalgar Studios 2

| Salt, Root and Roe

Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

| The Village Bike

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2013
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| Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

| Season of New Writing

Caroline Horton

| You're Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy

Kate Bond and Morgan Lloyd

| You Me Bum Bum Train

Tricycle Theatre

| Red Velvet

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2014
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| Handbagged

| Performances at Tricycle Theatre

Cush Jumbo

| Josephine and I

Fleabag

| Performances at Soho Theatre

Oh, What a Lovely War!

| Performances at Theatre Royal Stratford East

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2015
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| Bull

| Performances at the Young Vic, Maria

Four Minutes Twelve Seconds

| Performances at the Hampstead Theatre, Downstairs

Tanya Moodie

| Intimate Apparel and The Home That Will Not Stand

Juma Sharkah

| Liberian Girl

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2016
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| Pat Kinevane and Fishamble for Silent

| Performances at the Soho Theatre

Barbarians

| Performances at the Young Vic, Clare

Phil Dunster

| Pink Mist

Violence and Son

| Performances at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court

rowspan="6" |2017
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|Rotterdam

|Performances at Trafalgar Studios 2

Cuttin' It

|Performances at Young Vic / Royal Court - Young Vic, Maria

The Government Inspector

|Performances at Theatre Royal Stratford East

The Invisible Hand

|Performances at Tricycle

It Is Easy To Be Dead

|Performances at Trafalgar Studios 2

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2018
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| Killology

| Performances at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court

The B*easts

| Performances at Bush Theatre

The Red Lion

| Performances at Trafalgar Studios 2

The Revlon Girl

| Performances at Park Theatre

rowspan=6 align=center |2019
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| Flesh and Bone

| Performances at the Soho Theatre

Moe Bar-El

|Every Day I Make Greatness Happen

Jonathan Hyde

|Gently Down the Stream

The Phlebotomist

|Performances at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

Athena Stevens

|Schism

= 2020s =

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rowspan="6" align="center" |2020
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|Baby Reindeer

| Bush Theatre

Blues in the Night

| Kiln Theatre

Our Lady of Kibeho

|Theatre Royal Stratford East

Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner

|Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

War Heads

|Park Theatre

align="center"| 2021

| colspan=2 align="center"| Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic{{efn-ua|name=COVID1|Due to late March 2020{{cite speech |title=Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] |first=The Rt Hon Boris, MP |last=Johnson |author-link=Boris Johnson |date=2020-03-23 |event=Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom |location=London, UK |website=www.gov.uk |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-address-to-the-nation-on-coronavirus-23-march-2020 |access-date=2022-04-25 |quote=From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609221414/https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-address-to-the-nation-on-coronavirus-23-march-2020 |archive-date=2020-06-09 |url-status=live}} to late July 2021{{cite news |title=U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June |first=Ryan |last=McPhee |date=2021-06-14 |work=Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/article/uk-postpones-reopening-roadmap-west-end-theatres-will-no-longer-reopen-in-full-in-june |access-date=2022-04-25 |quote=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. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614205114/https://playbill.com/article/uk-postpones-reopening-roadmap-west-end-theatres-will-no-longer-reopen-in-full-in-june |archive-date=2021-06-14 |url-status=live}} 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{{cite web |title=Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards |first=Sophie |last=Thomas |date=2022-03-08 |work=londontheatre.co.uk |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-olivier-awards |access-date=2022-04-25 |quote=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. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411225949/https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-olivier-awards |archive-date=2022-04-11 |url-status=live}}}}

rowspan="6" |2022{{efn-ua|name=COVID1}}
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|Old Bridge

| Bush Theatre

10 Nights

|Bush Theatre

Folk

| Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

The Invisible Hand

|Kiln Theatre

A Place For We

|Park Theatre

rowspan="6" |2023
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|The P Word

|Bush Theatre

Age Is a Feeling

|Soho Theatre

Blackout Songs

|Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

Paradise Now!

|Bush Theatre

Two Palestinians Go Dogging

|Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre

rowspan="6" |2024
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|Sleepova

|Bush Theatre

Blue Mist

|Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre

A Playlist for the Revolution

|Bush Theatre

The Swell

|Orange Tree Theatre

The Time Machine: A Comedy

|Park Theatre

rowspan="6" |2025
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|Boys on the Verge of Tears

|Soho Theatre

Animal Farm

|Theatre Royal Stratford East

English

|Kiln Theatre

Now, I See

|Theatre Royal Stratford East

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

|Marylebone Theatre

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References

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  • {{cite web | author=London Theatre Guide | title=The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008 | version=1976-2008 | pages=20 | format=.PDF | publisher=The Society of London Theatre | url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/servlet/file/LOA_fullist.pdf?ITEM_ENT_ID=101095&ITEM_VERSION=1&COLLSPEC_ENT_ID=8 | year=2008 | accessdate=30 August 2008}}