http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-3254-laurence-olivier/topic-rss.do Laurence Olivier RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23773435-lenny-henry-maybe-one-day-we-can-have-a-black-doctor-who.do As he wins the outstanding newcomer prize at the Evening Standard theatre awards for his role as Othello, Lenny Henry has come a long way from black and white minstrels 2009-11-23T08:37:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23746505-lenny-henry-finds-moor-in-othello.do Casting Lenny Henry in the role of Othello ensures a breathless audience — greedy to see how the neophyte compares with predecessors. 2009-09-20T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23743515-pound-1m-elgar-room-will-be-alberts-mini-concert-hall.do £1million performance space is being unveiled in the Royal Albert Hall in a room where actors from Laurence Olivier to Judi Dench learned their trade 2009-09-14T07:30:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23704280-spartacus-gets-top-marks.do Stanley Kubrick produced what is often considered the most impressive Western ever made with Spartacus. 2009-06-04T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/clubbing/article-23692963-take-it-nice-n-speakeasy-in-notting-hill.do Enjoy jazz music, burlesque and gin at Speakeasy in Notting Hill's recently refurbished 20th Century Theatre. 2009-05-15T16:12:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23674095-a-whiter-shade-of-beyond-the-pale.do The Black and White Minstrels are thankfully long gone 2009-04-09T08:34:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23661916-after-olivier-black-actors-white-up-at-the-national.do The National Theatre is set to spark more race controversy today with a production in which black actors will "white up" 2009-03-13T10:08:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23613483-the-millers-tale-revisited.do For a decade the director has complained that no one wanted him in London. Now Jonathan Miller is back at ENO — with a radical new production of La Bohème inspired by Brassaï 2009-01-07T12:24:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23604159-obe-for-evening-standards-award-winning-theatre-star.do Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor was being awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to drama 2008-12-18T09:35:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23561876-be-the-judge-for-theatre-awards-and-see-shows-free.do Theatre lovers are being invited to join the judging panels of the Laurence Olivier Awards, and get the chance to see the best of what is on offer for free 2008-09-30T07:43:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23561438-no-mans-land-was-made-for-the-great-gambon.do The Great Gambon (as Ralph Richardson dubbed him) returns to Pinter in a new production of No Man’s Land directed by the wünderkind Rupert Goold, whose interpretation of Macbeth with Patrick Stewart proved such a hit. 2008-09-28T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23559399-25-events-to-raise-your-spirits-this-autumn.do Something might be rotten in the City but in London’s arts world there’s plenty to be upbeat about. Here’s our pick of must-sees to brighten up longer nights 2008-09-24T07:21:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23557078-strictly-judge-steps-out-with-flamenco-musical.do Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Harwood faces a taste of his own medicine with the opening of a new flamenco show 2008-09-18T07:37:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/article-23550584-best-grouse-hare-and-venison-in-london.do Country comes to town as we find top places to eat grouse, hare and venison. Let your appetite for game run wild. 2008-09-03T11:50:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23481179-dvds-of-the-week.do World War II-era spy thriller Lust, Caution is exquisite on every level, St Trinian's is a surprisingly jolly comedy and Out Of The Blue lives up to the title. 2008-04-29T15:02:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23450885-hairspray-sweeps-the-board-at-laurence-olivier-awards.do West End musical Hairspray has swept the board at the Laurence Olivier Awards, scooping four of the prestigious accolades. Its star, Leanne Jones, was named best actress in a musical for her role as teenager Tracy Turnblad 2008-03-10T09:28:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23436108-hairspray-collects-record-award-nominations.do West End hit Hairspray has received a record 11 nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards. 2008-02-07T08:27:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23425532-a-qualified-welcome-back-ken.do Kenneth Branagh's Sleuth remake sees mixed results and is more interested in the cinematic craft of acting than the original. 2007-12-04T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23422425-poisoned-tea-for-two.do Kenneth Branagh's remake of Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth is an exercise in the theatre of cruelty, says Derek Malcolm. 2007-11-22T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23419891-joan-of-arc-fights-billie.do Anne-Marie Duff is shortlisted in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her impassioned Joan of Arc against Billie Piper's stage debut in Treats. 2007-11-07T09:44:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23414184-mocking-a-metamorphosis.do Absurd and hilarious, black comedy Rhinocerous is an accomplished British send-up of Gallic pomposity and pedantry. 2007-09-27T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23413335-national-honours-100-years-of-larry-olivier.do A hundred years after the birth of Sir Laurence Olivier, stars including Richard Attenborough, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Antony Sher, Samuel West, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Anne-Marie Duff honoured him. 2007-09-24T09:04:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23412965-flynn-an-inspired-choice.do It was the inaugural Hush night, an event trying to give some life to Albert Hall when the main auditorium is between productions. 2007-09-19T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23410507-battle-of-wits-in-this-super-new-sleuth.do Sleuth is highly theatrical rather than truly cinematic and is played out like a deadly game of ping pong between two vulnerable men. 2007-08-30T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23407692-vintage-shakespeare.do Laurence Olivier directed and starred in Henry V, which despite a hotchpotch of stylistic devices, remains one of the best Shakespeare films. 2007-08-08T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23406031-paying-homage-to-a-screen-legend.do A celebration to mark 100 years since the birth of legendary actor Laurence Olivier starts at the BFI Southbank on 2 August. 2007-07-27T14:07:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23396537-trapped-in-a-cul-de-sac.do Declan Donnellan's production of Three Sisters falls short of two great productions of the play - by Laurence Olivier and Trevor Nunn - lodged in Nicholas de Jongh mind. 2007-05-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23384939-let-me-entertain-you.do As Robert Lindsay prepares to play Archie Rice in The Entertainer, he reveals how, unlike John Osborne's character, he has learned to temper the ambition that once helped destroy his family life. 2007-02-09T12:47:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23382081-tv-reality-winner-fisher-snubbed-by-olivier-judges.do Connie Fisher has been ignored by the Laurence Oliver awards despite rave reviews for her performance in The Sound of Music. 2007-01-18T09:15:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23380897-final-curtain-for-the-theatre-museum.do Despite attempts to save London's Theatre Museum by Dame Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave, it has closed its doors to the public after 20 years. 2007-01-08T15:29:46Z