The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Production of a Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.
Awards and nominations
1980s
| Year | Play | Production companies | Ref | 
| 1980 | 
| Balconville | Centaur Theatre Productions, Toronto Arts Productions | [1] | 
| Ain't Lookin' | Toronto Workshop Productions | 
| Paper Wheat | 25th Street Theatre, Toronto Free Theatre | 
| Strawberry Fields | Toronto Free Theatre | 
| 1981 | 
| Theatre of the Film Noir | Factory Theatre Lab | [2] | 
| Arms and the Man | Douglas Beattie, Toronto Truck Theatre | [3] | 
| The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia | Theatre Plus | 
| Loose Ends | Tarragon Theatre | 
| 1982 | 
| Tamara | Tamara International, Necessary Angel | [4] | 
| Blind Dancers and Straight Ahead | Toronto Free Theatre | [5] | 
| Dreaming and Duelling | Shaw Festival, Young People's Theatre | 
| Night and Day | Toronto Free Theatre | 
| 1983 | 
| Translations | Toronto Free Theatre, Stratford Festival | [6] | 
| The Art of War | Factory Theatre |  | 
| O.D. on Paradise | Theatre Passe Muraille | 
| Unseen Hand | Toronto Free Theatre | 
| 1984 | 
| Cloud Nine | Schwarz/Sewell Productions | [7] | 
| Delicatessen | Toronto Free Theatre | [8] | 
| The Dining Room | Gemstone Productions | 
| In the Jungle of Cities | Toronto Free Theatre | 
| Trafford Tanzi | Toronto Free Theatre, National Arts Centre | 
| 1985 | 
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Shaw Festival | [9] | 
| Albertine in Five Times | Théâtre du Petit Bonheur | [10] | 
| Criminals in Love | Factory Theatre | 
| The History of the Village of the Small Huts: New France | VideoCabaret, Theatre Passe Muraille | 
| Uncle Vanya | Tarragon Theatre | 
| 1986 | 
| Spring Awakening | CentreStage | [11] | 
| Farther West | Tarragon Theatre | [12] | 
| Ghetto | Toronto Workshop Productions | 
| Hosanna | Théâtre du Petit Bonheur | 
| The Miracle Worker | Young People's Theatre | 
| 1987 | 
| B-Movie: The Play | Shaw Festival | [13] | 
| Aunt Dan and Lemon | Tarragon Theatre | [14] | 
| Bedtimes and Bullies | Young People's Theatre | 
| Bonjour, la, bonjour | Théâtre du Petit Bonheur | 
| Saturday Sunday Monday | CentreStage | 
| 1988 | 
| Nothing Sacred | CentreStage | [15] | 
| Detaining Mr. Trotsky | Toronto Free Theatre | [16] | 
| I Am Yours | Tarragon Theatre | 
| Something in the Air | Toronto Workshop Productions | 
| Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline | Factory Theatre | 
| 1989 | 
| Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing | Theatre Passe Muraille, Native Earth Performing Arts | [17] | 
| The Dragons Trilogy | Theatre Repere, Factory Theatre | [18] | 
| Les Fridolinades | Théâtre français de Toronto | 
| The Road to Mecca | Canadian Stage | 
| Under the Skin | Theatre Passe Muraille | 
1990s
| Year | Play | Production companies | Ref | 
| 1990 | 
| Love and Anger | Factory Theatre | [19] | 
| Breaking the Code | Canadian Stage, Citadel Theatre | [20] | 
| The Collected Works of Billy the Kid | Tarragon Theatre | 
| The Europeans | Necessary Angel | 
| The Father | Tarragon Theatre | 
| 1991 | 
| Lilies | Theatre Passe Muraille | [21] | 
| The Arab's Mouth | Factory Theatre | [22] | 
| Burn This | Theatre Plus Toronto | 
| La Maison suspendue | Théâtre français de Toronto, Canadian Stage | 
| 7 Stories | Tarragon Theatre | 
| 1992 | 
| Three Sisters | Equity Showcase Theatre, Banff Centre for the Arts | [23] | 
| Elvire Jouvet 40 | Théâtre de Quat'Sous, Théâtre français de Toronto | [24] | 
| Hamlet | Theatre Plus Toronto | 
| Naomi's Road | Young People's Theatre | 
| Under the Influence | Paulette Phillips, Factory Theatre | 
| 1993 | 
| Whale | Young People's Theatre | [25] | 
| Le Bal | Theatre Plus Toronto | [26] | 
| Fallen Angels | Canadian Stage | 
| 1994 | 
| Homeward Bound | Canadian Stage | [27] | 
| Abundance | Theatre Plus Thorne | [28] | 
| A Christmas Carol | Young People's Theatre | 
| Twelfth Night | Canadian Stage | 
| 1995 | 
| Molly Wood | Lovers and Madmen | [29] | 
| Hay Fever | Canadian Stage, The Grand Theatre | [30] | 
| Six Degrees of Separation | Canadian Stage, Manitoba Theatre Centre | 
| The Wall (Mur-Mur) | Young People's Theatre, Dynamo Theatre | 
| Whale | Young People's Theatre, Dynamo Theatre | 
| 1996 | 
| The Seven Streams of the River Ota | Harbourfront Centre, Ex Machina | [31] | 
| The Dead Souls | Harbourfront Centre, Carbone 14 | [32] | 
| Elsinore | Harbourfront Centre, Ex Machina | 
| Two Weeks with the Queen | Young People's Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects | 
| 1997 | 
| The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol | Harbourfront Centre, Theatre de Complicité | [33] | 
| Arcadia | Canadian Stage, Manitoba Theatre Centre | [34] | 
| Death of a Salesman | Mirvish Productions, Manitoba Theatre Centre | 
| Oliver Twist, or The Street Boy's Progress | Young People's Theatre | 
| Stomp | Follows Latimer Productions, Joan Mathers, Columbia Artists Management | 
| 1998 | 
| Patience | Tarragon Theatre | [35] | 
| The Designated Mourner | Tarragon Theatre | [36] | 
| Inexpressible Island | Necessary Angel, Canadian Stage | 
| Molly Sweeney | Canadian Stage, The Grand Theatre | 
| Problem Child | Factory Theatre | 
| 1999 | 
| The Drawer Boy | Theatre Passe Muraille | [37] | 
| Billy Bishop Goes to War | Canadian Stage, Vancouver Playhouse Theatre | [38] | 
| Insomnia | The Theatre Centre, Augusta Company | 
| Kilt | Tarragon Theatre, Shaw Festival | 
| The Memory of Water | Tarragon Theatre | 
2000s
| Year | Play | Production companies | Ref | 
| 2000 | 
| Endgame | Soulpepper Theatre Company, Harbourfront Centre |  | 
| Faust | Tarragon Theatre |  | 
| The Overcoat | Canadian Stage | 
| Platonov | Soulpepper Theatre, Harbourfront Centre | 
| Street of Blood | Canadian Stage | 
| 2001 | 
| Platonov | Soulpepper Theatre |  | 
| Happy | Canadian Stage, Rink-a-Dink |  | 
| I, Claudia | Tarragon Theatre | 
| Smudge | Nightwood Theatre | 
| Stones in His Pockets | Mirvish Productions, Paul Elliott, Adam Kenwright, Pat Moylan | 
| 2002 | 
| The Island | Xhosa Theatrical Productions |  | 
| The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God | Nightwood Theatre, Obsidian Theatre |  | 
| In On It | Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera | 
| Skylight | Tarragon Theatre | 
| This Hotel | Planet 88 Productions, Theatre Passe Muraille | 
| 2003 | 
| Girl in the Goldfish Bowl | Tarragon Theatre |  | 
| Absolutely Chekhov | Soulpepper Theatre |  | 
| The League of Nathans | Factory Theatre | 
| Romeo/Juliet Remixed | Spark Productions | 
| Russell Hill | Tarragon Theatre | 
| 2004 | 
| The Syringa Tree | Canadian Stage |  | 
| China Doll | Nightwood Theatre |  | 
| Confederation | VideoCabaret | 
| Remnants | Tarragon Theatre | 
| Simpl | Tarragon Theatre, National Arts Centre | 
| 2005 | 
| Bigger Than Jesus | Necessary Angel |  | 
| Blue Planet | Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People |  | 
| Half Life | Tarragon Theatre, Necessary Angel | 
| The Leisure Society | Factory Theatre | 
| Take Me Out | Canadian Stage | 
| 2006 | 
| Our Town | Soulpepper Theatre |  | 
| A Beautiful View | Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera |  | 
| blood.claat - one womban story | Theatre Passe Muraille | 
| Léo | Tarragon Theatre | 
| The Monument | Obsidian Theatre | 
| 2007 | 
| Scorched | Tarragon Theatre |  | 
| Here Lies Henry | Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera |  | 
| Insomnia | Necessary Angel, Theatre Junction | 
| Leaving Home | Soulpepper Theatre | 
| Of Mice and Men | Canadian Stage, Theatre Calgary | 
| 2008 | 
| The December Man | Canadian Stage |  | 
| Intimate Apparel | Obsidian Theatre |  | 
| The Misanthrope | Théâtre français de Toronto | 
| Rose | Harold Green Jewish Theatre | 
| Top Girls | Soulpepper Theatre | 
| 2009 | 
| Agokwe | Buddies in Bad Times |  | 
| Festen | The Company Theatre |  | 
| I, Claudia | Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Crow's Theatre | 
| Radio Play | Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Peggy Baker Dance Projects | 
| A Raisin in the Sun | Soulpepper Theatre | 
2010s
| Year | Play | Production companies | Ref | 
| 2010 | Parfumerie | Soulpepper Theatre Company |  | 
| Courageous | Tarragon Theatre, Citadel Theatre |  | 
| Hamlet | Necessary Angel, Harbourfront Centre | 
| If We Were Birds | Tarragon Theatre, Groundwater Productions | 
| 7 Stories | Canadian Stage, Theatre Calgary | 
| 2011 | Blasted | Buddies in Bad Times |  | 
| The Africa Trilogy | Volcano Theatre, Luminato |  | 
| Brothel #9 | Factory Theatre | 
| The Railway Children | The Touring Consortium, Marquis Entertainment | 
| Ruined | Obsidian Theatre, Nightwood Theatre | 
| 2012 | Topdog/Underdog | Obsidian Theatre, Shaw Festival |  | 
| Crash | Theatre Passe Muraille |  | 
| The Golden Dragon | Tarragon Theatre | 
| The Penelopiad | Nightwood Theatre | 
| War Horse | Mirvish Productions | 
| 2013 | Obaaberima | Buddies in Bad Times |  | 
| Arigato, Tokyo | Buddies in Bad Times |  | 
| The Crucible | Soulpepper Theatre | 
| The Little Years | Tarragon Theatre | 
| Someone Else | Crow's Theatre, Canadian Stage | 
| 2014 | Of Human Bondage | Soulpepper Theatre Company |  | 
| The Double | Tarragon Theatre |  | 
| Lungs | Tarragon Theatre | 
| PIG | Buddies in Bad Times | 
| Venus in Fur | Canadian Stage | 
| 2015 | Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Soulpepper Theatre Company |  | 
| An Enemy of the People | Tarragon Theatre |  | 
| Hooked | Theatre Passe Muraille | 
| Tom at the Farm | Buddies in Bad Times | 
| Twelve Angry Men | Soulpepper Theatre | 
| 2016 | Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom | Canadian Stage |  | 
| Bombay Black | Factory Theatre |  | 
| The Great War | VideoCabaret | 
| Mustard | Tarragon Theatre | 
| Salt-Water Moon | Factory Theatre | 
| 2017 | Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts I, II, III) | Soulpepper Theatre Company |  | 
| Body Politic | Buddies in Bad Times, lemonTree Creations |  | 
| Incident at Vichy | Soulpepper Theatre | 
| "Master Harold"...and the Boys | Obsidian Theatre, Shaw Festival | 
| Mouthpiece | Quote Unquote Collective, Nightwood Theatre | 
| 2018 | Jerusalem | Outside the March, Company Theatre, Starvox Entertainment |  | 
| A Delicate Balance | Soulpepper Theatre Company |  | 
| Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools | Buddies in Bad Times and Theatre Passe-Muraille | 
| LULU v.7 // aspects of a femme fatale | Buddies in Bad Times, red light district | 
| Waiting for Godot | Soulpepper Theatre Company | 
| 2019 | School Girls, or The African Mean Girls Play | Obsidian Theatre, Nightwood Theatre |  | 
| bug | Luminato Festival, Manidoons Collective |  | 
| Middletown | Crow's Theatre, Shaw Festival | 
| The Royale | Soulpepper Theatre | 
| Secret Life of a Mother | SLOM Collective, The Theatre Centre | 
2020s
| Year | Play | Production companies | Ref | 
| 2020 | The Brothers Size | Soulpepper Theatre Company | [39] | 
| Buffoon | Tarragon Theatre | [40] | 
| Forget Me Not | Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Luminato Festival | 
| Julius Caesar | Groundling Theatre, Crow's Theatre | 
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Soulpepper Theatre | 
| 2021 | No ceremony held due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada on theatre production in 2020. | [41] | 
| 2022 | Wildfire | Factory Theatre | [42] | 
| Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Mirvish Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions | [43] | 
| Is God Is | Obsidian Theatre, Necessary Angel, Canadian Stage | 
| The Land Acknowledgement, or As You Like It | Crow's Theatre | 
| Orphans for the Czar | Crow's Theatre | 
| 2023 | Red Velvet | Crow's Theatre | [44] | 
| Da Kink in My Hair | TO Live, Soulpepper Theatre Company | 
| Maanomaa, My Brother | Blue Bird Theatre Collective, Canadian Stage | 
| our place | Cahoots Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille | 
| Uncle Vanya | Crow's Theatre | 
| 2024 | Three Sisters | Soulpepper Theatre Company, Obsidian Theatre | [45] | 
| Bad Roads | Crow's Theatre | [46] | 
| The Inheritance, Pt. 1 | Canadian Stage | 
| The Master Plan | Crow's Theatre | 
| Sizwe Banzi Is Dead | Soulpepper Theatre Company | 
| 2025 | Mahabharata: Part One: Karma: The Life We Inherit | Why Not Theatre, Canadian Stage | [47] | 
| Flex | Crow's Theatre, Obsidian Theatre | [48] | 
| Mahabharata: Part Two: Dharma: The Life We Choose | Why Not Theatre, Canadian Stage | 
| Rosmersholm | Crow's Theatre | 
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Canadian Stage | 
References
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- ^ Carole Corbeil, "Just like Oscars: lots of no-shows Carver, Maxwell win theatre awards". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 1982.
- ^ Ray Conlogue, "Donald Davis, Loose Ends lead Dora nominees". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 1981.
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