Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre

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 professional 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 Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Awarded for	Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Location	England
Presented by	Society of London Theatre
First award	2004
Currently held by	Boys on the Verge of Tears at Soho Theatre (2025)
Website	officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/

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

Year	Recipient	Production
2004
	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
2005
	Andrew Scott	A Girl in a Car with a Man
	Kevin Harvey	Yellowman
	Aidan McArdle	The Shadow of a Gunman
	Tricycle Theatre	Guantanamo
2006
	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
2007
	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
2008
	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
2009
	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

Year	Recipient	Production
2010
	Royal Court Theatre	Cock
	Soho Theatre and Tiata Fahodzi	Iya Ile (The First Wife)
	Tricycle Theatre	The Great Game: Afghanistan
2011
	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
2012
	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
2013
	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
2014
	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
2015
	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
2016
	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
2017
	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
2018
	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
2019
	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

Year	Production	Theatre
2020
	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
2021	Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A]
2022[A]
	Old Bridge	Bush Theatre
	10 Nights	Bush Theatre
	Folk	Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
	The Invisible Hand	Kiln Theatre
	A Place For We	Park Theatre
2023
	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
2024
	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
2025
	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

1. 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]