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Kevin Spacey returns to Old Vic as Richard III

16.06.11
The Old Vic's Bridge Project is set to brings its season to an exciting close with Artistic Director Kevin Spacey confirmed for the title role of Richard III ... more

Old Vic venue under Waterloo shut by blaze

17.12.10
A theatre run by the Old Vic in tunnels under Waterloo station has been forced to close after a fire... more

After six instant shows, gala celebrities raise thousands for Old Vic

22.11.10
Stars including Natascha McElhone and Kelly Brook raised more than £100,000 to help the Old Vic work with new talent and the community... more

Kevin Spacey gets CBE for services to drama

03.11.10
Actor Kevin Spacey was today awarded an honorary CBE for services to drama... more

Scorched set to heat things up at Old Vic Tunnels

01.09.10
Scorched is a play from Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad which arrives in the UK from Canada already heavily laden with critical acclaim... more

Rosamund Pike tells of the night Courtney Love dressed as a duck and won a rave review

31.08.10
As Courtney Love cavorted on stage during a fundraising gala for the Old Vic, veteran actor Peter O’Toole was watching in the wings... more

Kevin Spacey to play evil king Richard III

27.08.10
Kevin Spacey is set to portray Richard III in an upcoming production directed by Sam Mendes... more

Old Vic Tunnels to host a real underground party

18.08.10
The Old Vic Tunnels will be transforming into a performance club venue for one night only... more

Kevin Spacey aims for a classic season at Old Vic

12.07.10
Kevin Spacey has unveiled a new programme of classic plays for The Old Vic for his seventh season as artistic director... more

Jeff Goldblum comes back to London to revive his old pals act with Kevin Spacey

20.05.10
Hollywood star Jeff Gold-blum is returning to the London stage after hailing his last experience as the best time he had ever had.... more

Toby Stephens to face family history at Old Vic

23.03.10
Toby Stephens is finally stepping out of the shadow cast by his acting parents to make his debut at the Old Vic, where they first starred together — and he’s working with his hero, Tom Stoppard.... more

Lesley Manville's six degrees of success

06.01.10
Lesley Manville is about to return to the Old Vic stage and she has another Mike Leigh film on the horizon. At last, she says, she is beginning to get the hang of the acting game... more

Spacey meets Darwin at Old Vic as clash over evolution hits the stage

05.06.09
Kevin Spacey will return to the Old Vic stage this autumn to star in Inherit The Wind, a drama inspired by a courtroom clash over the ideas of Charles Darwin... more

Ayckbourn trilogy to conquer the US

03.02.09
Alan Ayckbourn's comic trilogy The Norman Conquests is to transfer to Broadway directly following its critically acclaimed run in London... more

Perfect panto’s here, in town: oh no it isn’t

16.12.08
How do you like your panto? The posh-non posh divide is never greater than in the season of principal boys and pneumatic dames... more

Kevin Spacey speaks of pride at turning round the Old Vic

24.11.08
Kevin Spacey spoke with pride about his success in transforming the Old Vic as the Evening Standard celebrated the best of London theatre... more

Hartnett is main man in Old Vic's 24 Hour Plays

11.11.08
Josh Hartnett, Martin Freeman, Dervla Kirwan and Jessica Hynes are four of the stars who will take part in this year's 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala at the Old Vic... more

Provocative play to spearhead new season at Old Vic

22.10.08
A provocative play about a journalist accused of espionage in the war on terror is to spearhead the new season at the Old Vic... more

Stars of stage sculpt artistic drama

13.10.08
Stars of the visual arts and theatre have united for the British premiere of a short play at the Old Vic in which sculptures were brought to life ... more

Old Vic gets round to staging Ayckbourn at last

25.09.08
It is London's oldest theatre as you have never seen it before, transformed for a production not staged in the city for a generation... more

Ayckbourn hits revived at Old Vic

15.05.08
The Old Vic is to be transformed into a theatre in the round to stage Alan Ayckbourn's comic trilogy, The Norman Conquests... more

Local heroes take to the stage

01.05.08
Kevin Spacey is throwing open the doors of the Old Vic for three days to host Branded; a community play with a difference.... more

Future stars test their skill in Old Vic's 24-hour plays

26.03.08
Fifty stars of the future get the chance to perform at the Old Vic this weekend in seven new plays they have to create in under a day... more

Stars join 'madness' of 24-Hour Plays gala

24.10.07
A cast including Christian Slater, Ronni Ancona, Rob Brydon, and Fiona Shaw are to take up the challenge of creating and presenting six plays in 24 hours to raise money for the Old Vic.... more

Friendly back street pub

10.09.07
Stage Door is a lively, friendly back street pub, a stones throw from Waterloo tube station and appropriately tucked around the back of the Old Vic theatre.... more

Old Vic's saviour Honest Ed dies at 92

12.07.07
Ed Mirvish, the flamboyant Canadian businessman who saved the Old Vic theatre, has died aged 92.... more

Spacey loves it at the Old Vic

21.06.07
Old Vic director Kevin Spacey is looking ahead to a starry new season as he tackles the renovation of the historic theatre.... more

Spacey back in Mamet

31.05.07
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films.... more

Spacey back in Mamet

31.05.07
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films, Spacey says.... more

Stars pay £2,500 each to help the Old Vic

17.11.06
Guests including Elle Macpherson, Jeremy Irons and Robert Lindsay will pay £2,500 each for lobster and roast beef at a charity meal for the cash-strapped Old Vic.... more


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