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Laurence Olivier Award For Best Actress In A Supporting Role
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The Oliviers 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 was first given in 1977, then was replaced in 1985 by the commingled actor/actress Best Performance in a Supporting Role, which replaced the 1977 to 1984 pair of Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role awards. From 1991 to 2012, the general supporting category vacillated at random between the commingled singular award (presented for 12 different seasons) and the pair of awards (presented for the other 11 seasons); the commingled award was last given in 2012, and the split pair of Best Actor and Best Actress awards have been presented every year since. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as the Society of West End Theatre Awards, but they were renamed in honour of the British actor of the same name in 1984. The awards are given to individuals involved in West End productions and other leading non-commercial theatres based in London across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre. A discretionary non-competitive Special Olivier Award is also given each year. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in British theatre, equivalent to the BAFTA Awards for film and television, and the BRIT Awards for music. The Olivier Awards are considered equivalent to Broadway's Tony Awards and France's Molière Award. Since inception, the awards have been held at v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 1978 Society of West End Theatre Awards were held in 1978 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of West End Theatre. The awards would not become the Laurence Olivier Awards, as they are known today, until the 1984 ceremony. Winners and nominees Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre. Productions with multiple nominations and awards The following 16 productions received multiple nominations: * 4: '' Evita'' * 3: '' Annie'', '' Filumena'' and ''The Double Dealer'' * 2: ''Brand'', ''Coriolanus'', ''Half-Life'', '' Henry VI'', ''Lark Rise'', '' Plenty'', ''Shut Your Eyes and Think of England'', ''The Homecoming'', ''The Woman'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''Waters of the Moon'' and ''Whose Life Is It Anyway'' The following three productions received multiple awards: * 2: '' Evita'', '' Filumena'' and ''Whose Life Is It Anyway'' See also * 32nd Tony Awards The 32nd Annual Tony Awards was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Routledge
Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, (; born 17 February 1929) is an English actress, singer and broadcaster. For her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom '' Keeping Up Appearances'' (1990–1995), she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1993. Her film appearances include '' To Sir, with Love'' (1967) and ''Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'' (1968). Routledge made her professional stage debut at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1952 and her Broadway debut in ''How's the World Treating You'' in 1966. She won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in '' Darling of the Day'', and the 1988 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for ''Candide''. On television, Routledge came to prominence during the 1980s in monologues written by Alan Bennett and Victoria Wood; appearing in Bennett's '' A Woman of No Importance'' (1982), as Kitty in '' Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV'' (1985–1986), and being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Services Rendered
''For Services Rendered'' is a play by Somerset Maugham. First performed in London in 1932, the play is about the effects of World War I on an English family. Characters *Leonard Ardsley *Charlotte Ardsley, Leonard’s wife *Sydney Ardsley, blinded during World War One *Eva Ardsley *Lois Ardsley *Ethel Bartlett *Howard Bartlett, Ethel’s husband *Collie Stratton *Wilfred Cedar *Gwen Cedar, Wilfred’s wife *Dr Charles Prentice, Charlotte’s brother *Gertrude Synopsis Set in late summer 1932 in Kent, the Ardsley family seem to be managing their lives very well following World War One and the Great Depression. In reality, each of them is fighting for survival. Leonard and Charlotte Ardsley are parents to Ethel, Eva, Sydney and Lois. Ethel is married to a former officer, Howard Bartlett, who returns to his position as a tenant farmer after the war. His class is a source of disharmony between Ethel’s family and her husband. Howard drinks excessively and he attempts to seduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Fiske
Alison Mary Fiske (2 August 1943 – 26 July 2020) was an English actress, who won Actress of the Year in a New Play at the 1977 Laurence Olivier Awards for playing Fish in ''Dusa, Fish, Stats and Vi''. She was also nominated in the 1979 Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing Evie in '' For Services Rendered'', and she won awards for her television performance in ''Helen: A Woman of Today''. Early life Fiske was born in Bedford, the daughter of Roger Fiske, a musicologist, and Elizabeth (''née'' Sadler), who had trained as an actress. She was the second of five siblings (Catherine, Veronica, John and Sarah). Fiske began her training with Letty Littlewood at The Associated Arts School in Wimbledon, London for her A-levels, then attended Central School of Speech and Drama in 1963, where she first met her future husband, Stephen Fagan. There was a breakaway group of teachers and students within the Royal Central School, and Fiske and Fagan beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once In A Lifetime (play)
Once in a Lifetime may refer to: Film and television * ''Once in a Lifetime'' (1932 film), based on the play by Kaufman and Hart, starring Jack Oakie * ''Once in a Lifetime'', a 1984 TV special by Talking Heads, also known as "Talking Heads vs. Television" * ''Once in a Lifetime'' (1994 film), a TV film based on a novel by Danielle Steele (see below) * ''Once in a Lifetime'', a 1995 Hong Kong film starring Sean Lau * ''Once in a Lifetime'' (2000 film) (''Livet är en schlager''), a Swedish film * ''Once in a Lifetime'' (2014 film), a French film * '' Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos'', a 2006 documentary * "Once in a Lifetime" (''Eureka'' episode), 2006 Music Songs * "Once in a Lifetime" (Talking Heads song), from their 1980 album ''Remain in Light'' * "Once in a Lifetime" (Gregorian song), from their 1991 album ''Sadisfaction'' * " To nie ja!", a 1994 song by Edyta Górniak, released in English as "Once in a Lifetime" * "Once in a Lifetime" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Du Sautoy
Carmen Du Sautoy (born 26 February 1950) is a British stage, television and film actor. Early life Du Sautoy was born in London. She has played a wide variety of leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, in London's West End, and in New York, Tokyo, Sydney, Madrid, Berlin and in many other major theatres worldwide. Career Du Sautoy may be best known to film audiences for her role as the belly-dancing Lebanese temptress Saida in the 1974 James Bond film '' The Man with the Golden Gun''. She has had an extensive television career with numerous starring roles in amongst others ''Lost Empires'', '' Poor Little Rich Girl'', '' La Ronde'', ''The Citadel'', '' The Orchid House'', ''A Dance to the Music of Time'', ''Chessgame'', ''Midsomer Murders'', '' Hammer House of Horror'', ''Absolutely Fabulous'', and ''The South Bank Show''. Personal life Du Sautoy married theatre director and writer Charles Savage in 1974. Films *'' The Man with the Golden Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of A Salesman
''Death of a Salesman'' is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a montage of memories, dreams, and arguments of the protagonist Willy Loman, a travelling salesman who is disappointed with his life, and appears to be slipping into senility. The play contains a variety of themes, such as the American Dream, the anatomy of truth, and infidelity. It won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. It is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. Since its premiere, the play has been revived on Broadway five times, winning three Tony Awards for Best Revival. It has been adapted for the cinema on ten occasions, including a 1951 version from an adaptation by screenwriter Stanley Roberts, starring Fredric March. In 1999, '' New Yorker'' drama critic John L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doreen Mantle
Doreen Mantle (born 22 June 1926)"Remarkable Highgate Women" (PDF). p.13. ''''. Retrieved 11 February 2021. is a South African-born British actress who played Jean Warboys in '''' (1990–2000). She has appeared in many television series since the 1960s, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 1979 Society of West End Theatre Awards were held in 1979 in London at the Café Royal, celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of West End Theatre. The awards would not become the Laurence Olivier Awards, as they are known today, until the 1984 ceremony. Winners and nominees Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre. Productions with multiple nominations and awards The following 13 productions received multiple nominations: * 6: '' Once in a Lifetime'' * 4: ''Death of a Salesman'' * 3: ''Chicago'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and '' Undiscovered Country'' * 2: '' And a Nightingale Sang'', ''Antony and Cleopatra'', ''Betrayal'', '' For Services Rendered'', ''My Fair Lady'', '' Outside Edge'', '' Songbook'' and ''Strife'' The following two productions received multiple awards: * 2: ''Death of a Salesman'' and '' Songbook'' See also * 33rd Tony Awards The 33rd Annual Tony Awards was broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filumena Marturano
''Filumena Marturano'' (, ), sometime performed in English as ''The Best House in Naples'', is a play written in 1946 by Italian playwright, actor and poet Eduardo De Filippo. It is the basis for the 1950 Spanish language Argentine musical film ''Filomena Marturano'', multiple Italian adaptations under its original title, and the 1964 film ''Marriage Italian Style''. Plot The curtain opens on Domenico Soriano, 50, a wealthy Neapolitan shop-keeper who is raging against Filumena, 48, a former prostitute. They lived together for 26 years (but with his frequently having trysts with other women) and she has tricked him, pretending to be near death, and persuading him to marry her ''in extremis''. Domenico, however, would rather marry Diana, a young girl, who is already in the house pretending to be a nurse. Filumena reveals the real reason for the marriage to Domenico: She wants to create a family for her three children (Umberto, Michele and Riccardo) who have no idea of who their mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Hayes
Patricia Lawlor Hayes (22 December 1909 – 19 September 1998) was an English character actress. Early life Patricia Hayes OBE was born in Streatham,Dennis Barker, "Hayes, Patricia Lawlor (1909–1998)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 200available online Retrieved 18 June 2020. London, the daughter of George Frederick Hayes and Florence Alice Hayes. Her father was a clerk in the civil service and her mother was a schoolmistress. As a child, Hayes attended the Sacred Heart School in Hammersmith. Career Hayes attended RADA, graduating in 1928. She spent the next 10 years in repertory theatre.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/175668.stm She was featured in many radio and television comedy shows between 1940 and 1996, including ''Hancock's Half Hour'', '' Ray's a Laugh'', ''The Arthur Askey Show'', ''The Benny Hill Show'', ''Bootsie and Snudge'', ''Hugh and I'' and '' Till Death Us Do Part''. She played the part of Henry Bones in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
