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Sir Mark Rylance is among a slew of left-wing luvvies to have signed a virtue-signalling open letter calling on the Old Vic theatre to axe a key sponsor linked to the fossil fuel industry. The ...
“Being the artistic director of The Old Vic has been one of my life’s greatest privileges and pleasures. It is without question my favourite theatre in the world,” sais Warchus.
Live Wire & Roughhouse Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Charlotte Bronte’s timeless classic Jane Eyre: an ...
“In a theatre once mainly renowned for classic revivals, I’m excited to present The Old Vic’s 25th world premiere since my tenure began in 2015 – this urgently topical new play from Joe ...
Frank Barrie, who has died aged 88, was an actor with a long list of theatre credits, including his evergreen one-man show ...
The polar opposite in scale to Stephen Daldry's 1993 National Theatre production with Fiona Shaw, this one started life in the Theatre Royal Bath’s 150-seater Ustinov Studio, and still manages to feel ...
Hampered by an overly haughty Toby Stephens, The Old Vic’s last production, in 2012, left the audience itself feeling decidedly unmoved. But this one, nimbly directed by Max Webster and with a simply ...
Girl From The North Country (Old Vic Theatre, London) Verdict: Knocking on Heaven’s Door Rating: Conor McPherson’s play set in 1930’s depression era America is thrice blessed: by McPherson ...
In 2003, Spacey was appointed the new artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company. As part of that, he would attend performances at the venue and often hosted “workshops” for rising ...
I had been at the Old Vic Theatre in London for three years when I was offered the part of Juliet. Franco Zeffirelli was to be the director, and although he had produced opera, he had never ...