Brian Robinson on LAURENCE OLIVIER
- Cafe Royal
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Pop-Up, Something A Little Different and Theatre/Arts
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Tickets from £20.00
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Over 18
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Tue, 14th Jun 2016 @ 19:00 - 20:30
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19:00 - 20:30
Widely considered to be the greatest English-speaking actor of the 20th Century, Olivier's career spanned over 6o years with 12 Oscar nominations. His first taste of West End success came in 1930 with a starring role in Noel Coward's Private Lives and within five years he was starring alongside John Gielgud in what is considered by many to be the greatest Shakespearean production of Romeo and Juliet ever.
His Hollywood breakthrough came shortly after as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights in 1939. He served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War and in 1944 directed his patriotic version of Henry V. After the war he revitalised the Old Vic and was producer-director of the National Theatre, accepting many rather questionable movie roles to fund this project. The main auditorium of the National Theatre is named after him, as are the annual awards bestowed by the Society of West End Theatre. In 1970 he became the first thespian to be elevated to a life peerage. He died in 1989 and became only the second actor to be interred in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
In this talk, Brian Robinson, film archivist and historian at the British film institute, examines the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's greatest actors.
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson is a film archivist and historian at the British Film Institute. He has been described as 'a minor British institution' and 'a walking encyclopaedia on silent film'. Communications Manager and Senior Programmer of the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Brian has been at the BFI for 25 years.
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Salon Ticket Includes a glass of prosecco
Includes a glass of prosecco
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19:00 - 20:30 | £20.00 |
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2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
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6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be
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