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Olivier Award For Best Set Design
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial 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. The award originated as a single award for Designer of the Year in 1976 before being renamed as Best Set Design in 1991 with the introduction of awards for Best Costume Design and Best Lighting Design. In 2004, the award for Best Sound Design was introduced. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Individuals with multiple wins 5 wins * William Dudley 4 wins * Bunny Christie 3 wins * Bob Crowley * Tim Hatley * Rob Howell * John Napier * Mark Thompson (2 consecutive) 2 wins * Es Devlin (consecutive) * John Gunter * Ralph Koltai See also * Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design * Tony Award for B ... [...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 recognize excellence in West End theatre, professional theatre in London. The awards were originally known as the Society of West End Theatre Awards, but they were renamed in honour of the Laurence Olivier, English actor of the same name in 1984 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1984. The awards are given annually to individuals involved in West End productions and other leading West End theatre#London's non-commercial theatres, non-commercial theatres based in London across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre. A discretionary non-competitive Society of London Theatre Special Award, Special Olivier Award is also given each year. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in Theatre of the United Kingdom, British theatre, equivalent to the British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Awards for Cinema of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Koltai
Ralph Koltai Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE, Royal Designers for Industry, RDI (31 July 1924 – 15 December 2018), was a German-born, naturalised British stage designer, who worked as associate designer of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and latterly as a sculptor. Early life Koltai was born on 31 July 1924, in Berlin, Germany, to a family of Jewish descent. He was the only child of a Hungarian-born doctor Alfred and his wife Charlotte (née Weinstein) Koltai who was German. Their son was on the Kindertransport from Brussels to England in 1939. His parents survived the Holocaust; his mother was able to settle in Britain, while his father began again in Cuba. Koltai worked as a translator at the Nuremberg trials and later for the British Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom), Intelligence Corps as an investigator of war crimes. His military service ended in 1948. From 1943, Koltai trained to a commercial artist at Epsom School of Art before he entered the milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homecoming
''The Homecoming'' is a two-act play written in 1964 and published in 1965 by Harold Pinter. Its premières in London (1965) and New York (1967) were both directed by Sir Peter Hall. The original Broadway production won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Play. Its 40th-anniversary Broadway production at the Cort Theatre was nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for "Best Revival of a Play". Set in North London, the play has six characters. Five of these are men of the same family: Max, a retired butcher; his brother Sam, a chauffeur; and Max's three sons: Teddy, a philosophy professor in the United States; Lenny, a pimp who only makes discreet references to his "occupation" and his clientele and flats in the city (London); and Joey, a brute training to become a professional boxer and who works in demolition. The sixth character is a woman, Ruth, Teddy's wife. The play concerns Teddy's and Ruth's "homecoming," which has distinctly different symbolic and thematic implications. In the ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brand (play)
''Brand'' is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is a verse tragedy, written in 1865 and first performed in Stockholm, Sweden on 24 March 1867. Brand is a priest who accepts the consequence of his choices, and is deeply bound to doing the "right thing". He believes primarily in the will of man, and lives by the belief "all or nothing". To make compromises is therefore difficult, or questionable. Brand's beliefs render him lonely, because those around him, when put to the test, generally cannot or will not follow his example. He is a young idealist whose main purpose is to save the world, or at least people's souls, but his judgment of others is harsh and unfair. The word ''brand'' means "fire" in Norwegian (in the spelling of Ibsen's lifetime, spelled "brann" today), Danish, Swedish, German and Dutch. However Brand, Brandt, Brant and similar names are also known as surnames in Scandinavia, Germany and other countries, derived from the Germanic personal name ... [...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 Whose Life Is It Anyway may refer to: * ''Whose Life Is It Any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosmersholm
''Rosmersholm'' () is an 1886 Play (theatre), play written by Norwegian people, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It tells the story of Johannes Rosmer, an aristocratic former clergyman and owner of the Rosmersholm manor who is haunted by his wife's suicide and his own idealistic desires for societal reform, and Rebecca West, a strong-willed companion who challenges his convictions, leading to a deep exploration of morality, political activism, and the struggle for personal and social change amidst a backdrop of intense personal and political turmoil. ''Rosmersholm'' has been described as one of Ibsen's darkest, most complex, subtle, beautiful, mystical, multilayered and ambiguous plays. The play explores the tension between old and new, between liberation and servitude, between narratives, action or inaction, and of "what to do with ourselves when the world collapses around us." ''Rosmersholm'' and ''The Wild Duck'' are "often to be observed in the critics' estimates vying with ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From The Vienna Woods
"Tales from the Vienna Woods" (, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a virtuoso part for zither. The title of Strauss' dance recalls the folk music of the inhabitants of the Vienna Woods. Composition notes The waltz's introduction is one of the longest he ever wrote for a waltz, 119 bars in the musical score. It starts in C major, intertwining with F major before gaining ascendancy in volume and mood, finishing with a long pause. The second part is in the key of G major, with a solo violin incorporating material which appears again in successive waltz sections. A short flute cadenza evoking birdsong comes in, and moves on to the zither solo, marked ''moderato''. The zither part involves two sub-sections of its own; the slowish ländler tempo and its more vigorous counterpart, with the direction of ''vivace'' (quickly). If a zither is unavailable, a string qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy O'Brien (theatre Designer)
Timothy Brian O'Brien, RDI (8 March 1929 – 14 October 2022) was a British theatre designer. O'Brien was born in Shillong in British India. He was educated at Cambridge University from 1949 to 1952, and as a Henry Fellow and Fulbright Scholar at the Yale School of Drama from 1952 to 1953. His career began in television at the BBC in 1954. From 1956 to 1965, he was Head of Design of ABC Television, working largely on the ''Armchair Theatre'' and at the same time designed for the London stage, mostly new plays by Shaffer, Orton, and others. As an Associate Artist and Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966, he has designed 31 productions for the company, in particular productions of ''Troilus and Cressida'', and ''Richard II'', directed by John Barton; ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'', ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' and ''Love's Labour's Lost'', directed by Terry Hands and ''Enemies'', '' Summerfolk'', ''The Lower Depths'' and ''The Zykovs'' all by Max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volpone
''Volpone'' (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies. Characters * Volpone (the Sly Fox) – a greedy and rich childless Venetian ''magnifico'' * Mosca (the Fly) – his servant * Voltore (the Vulture) – a lawyer * Corbaccio (the Raven) – an avaricious old miser * Bonario – Corbaccio's son * Corvino (the Carrion Crow) – a merchant * Celia – Corvino's wife * Sir Politic Would-Be – ridiculous Englishman and husband of Lady Would-Be * Lady Would-Be (the parrot) – English lady and wife of Sir Politic Would-Be * Peregrine ("Pilgrim") – another, more sophisticated, English traveller * Nano – a dwarf, companion of Volpone * Androgyno – a hermaphrodite, companion of Volpone * Castrone – a eunuch, companion of V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bury (theatre Designer)
John Bury OBE (27 January 1925 - 12 November 2000) was a British set, costume and lighting designer who worked for theatres in London, the rest of the UK, and Broadway and international opera. Bury was educated at Hereford Cathedral School. After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, he pursued a variety of jobs before joining the Theatre Workshop under the direction of Joan Littlewood at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in London. In 1963 he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, whose artistic director was then Peter Hall. In 1973 he followed Hall to the National Theatre Company, then still based at the Old Vic, to become its Head of Design and an associate director. For Hall's Broadway production of '' Amadeus'' by Peter Shaffer, transferred from the National Theatre, Bury was nominated for Tony Awards for scenery, costumes and lighting, and received the awards for scenery and lighting. He was also nominated for five more Tony Awards including his first produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Lear
''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan (King Lear), Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning love. The King's third daughter, Cordelia (King Lear), Cordelia, is offered a third of his kingdom also, but refuses to be insincere in her praise and affection. She instead offers the respect of a daughter and is disowned by Lear who seeks flattery. Regan and Goneril subsequently break promises to host Lear and his entourage, so he opts to become homeless and destitute, and goes insane. The French King married to Cordelia then invades Britain to restore order and Lear's rule. In a subplot, Edmund, the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester, betrays his brother and father. Tragically, Lear, Cordelia and several other main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Napier (designer)
John Napier (born 1 March 1944) is a Scenic design, set designer for Broadway theatre, Broadway and West End theatre, London theatrical performances. Education John Napier was born in London. He studied at Hornsey College of Art and the Central School of Art and Design, Central School of Arts and Crafts, studying under notable set designer Ralph Koltai. Career Napier earned a position as an Associate Designer at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has designed for the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre, notably the production of Peter Shaffer's ''Equus (play), Equus'', ''Trelawny of the Wells'', ''An Enemy of the People'' and ''Candide (operetta), Candide''. John Napier has also designed for the Royal Opera House, for Glyndebourne, for the English National Opera and others. He designed ''Children of Eden'', ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' and ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' in London's West End theatre, West End. He reworked his original designs for ''Equus (play), Equus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
