Laurence Olivier News
Ask Mick LaSalle
sfgate.com –
2009-11-13
Dear Mr. Ferraro: There's Meryl Streep, of course - and Karin Viard, who is sort of the French Streep, always different, always brilliant. But consistency is not always (or even usually) a quality of great actors. ... Full Article
Verdi's Otello to be opening opera at Winspear
txcn.com –
2009-10-14
DALLAS - The AT&T Performing Arts Center is all abuzz with a number of opening night productions set to open, including the first opera to be performed in the Winspear Opera House. ... Full Article
BRITISH PUBLIC INVITED TO BE THEATRE CRITICS FOR LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS
dailyexpress.co.uk –
2009-09-30
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) needs members of the public who can tell their Rodgers from their Hammerstein to work alongside professionals to pick winners for the prestigious awards. ... Full Article
Anglo-Irish clash captured onstage
chicagotribune.com –
2009-09-20
In the late 1950s, Irish genius Brendan Behan , who spent many of his formative years in prison, collaborated with the great populist English director Joan Littlewood. ... Full Article
Aug 13, 2009 04:30 AM THEATRE CRITIC I guess we have to thank Marilyn Monroe for one of the most provocative plays ever presented on the British stage. ... Full Article
Hard-Boiled Britons After Mr. Hitler's War
nytimes.com –
2009-08-02
AS everyone knows, the British cinema of the postwar period consisted of David Lean ( "Great Expectations" ), Laurence Olivier ( "Hamlet" ) and those charming Ealing comedies ( "The Man in the White Suit" ). ... Full Article
Formerly a Couple, Now Frequently a Team
nytimes.com –
2009-08-01
"When people say, 'Oh, I admire you so much,' I say, 'You know, I think it's just practical,' " Ms. Akalaitis said of their continuing collaboration after divorcing in 1980. ... Full Article
In the May issue of Tatler magazine, Simon alleges that Jonathan poisoned his aristocratic mother, Winifred, née Tollemache, while carving their roast lunch. "It is our belief that Uncle Jonathan had placed pieces of hemlock plant under the chicken," he... ... Full Article
Peter Hiley
telegraph.co.uk –
2009-03-24
Peter Hiley, who died on June 25 aged 87, was a stalwart figure in the life of Laurence Olivier and his extended family, representing their interests with unswerving loyalty from 1949 until his death nearly 60 years later. ... Full Article
Mon, Mar 9 03:45 PM London, Mar 9 (ANI): Actor Patrick Stewart has bagged one of the biggest theatre honours, the Laurence Olivier award, for his role of Claudius in 'Hamlet'. ... Full Article