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2013 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on Sunday 28 April 2013 at the Royal Opera House, London. The awards were sponsored by MasterCard for the third consecutive year and presented by Hugh Bonneville and Sheridan Smith, with music from the BBC Concert Orchestra. Live coverage of the awards was provided by BBC Radio 2, presented by Ken Bruce and for the first time in over a decade, the awards were televised, with a highlights programme on ITV1. Winners and nominees The nominations were announced on 26 March 2013 in 24 categories. Guest performers *Michael Ball, performing "Love Changes Everything (Michael Ball song), Love Changes Everything" from ''Aspects of Love'' *Tade Biesinger, performing "Electricity" from the musical ''Billy Elliot the Musical, Billy Elliot'' *Petula Clarke, performing "With One Look" from the musical ''Sunset Boulevard (musical), Sunset Boulevard'' *Heather Headley, performing "I Will Always Love You" from the musical ''The Bodyguard (musical), T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. The first theatre on the site, the Theatre Royal (1732), served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. In 1734, the first ballet was presented. A year later, the first season of operas, by George Frideric Handel, began. Many of his operas and oratorios were specifically written for Covent Garden and had their premieres there. The current building is the third theatre on the site, following disastrous fires in 1808 and 1856 to previous buildings. The façade, foyer, and auditorium date from 1858, but almost every other element of the present complex dates from an extensive reconstruction in the 1990s. The main auditorium seats 2,256 people, mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Audience (2013 Play)
''The Audience'' is a play by the British playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan. The play centres on weekly meetings, called audiences, between Queen Elizabeth II, originally played by Helen Mirren, and her prime ministers. It premiered in the West End in 2013, at the Gielgud Theatre. A Broadway production opened in 2015, also starring Mirren. A West End revival played in London in 2015 starring Kristin Scott Thomas in the lead role. Overview ''The Audience'' is centred on the weekly audiences given by Queen Elizabeth II to prime ministers from her accession in 1952 to the present day. Three prime ministers are omitted from the play; Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath are not featured. Tony Blair originally did not feature in the play, but was added when the play transferred to Broadway, replacing James Callaghan who was excluded from subsequent productions. Advice regarding the political and historical content of the weekly audiences was provided by Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macbeth
''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, ''Macbeth'' most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Olivier Award For Best Musical Revival
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival 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. This award was introduced in 1991. From 1997 to 2007, the award was presented as Outstanding Musical Production. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple awards and nominations Awards ;Two awards *''Sweeney Todd'' Nominations Four nominations * ''Cabaret'' ;Three nominations *''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' *''Kiss Me Kate'' *''Show Boat'' *''Sweeney Todd'' ;Two nominations *'' Annie Get Your Gun'' *''Anything Goes'' * ''Evita'' *''Fiddler on the Roof'' *''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' *''Guys and Dolls'' *''H.M.S. Pinafore'' *''Into the Woods'' *''Jesus Christ Superstar'' *''The King and I'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Olivier Award For Best Revival
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival 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. This award was introduced in 1991, presented through to 1995, set aside from 1996 to 2002, and reintroduced for the 2003 Olivier Awards. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple awards and nominations Awards 2 awards * ''Hedda Gabler'' Nominations 3 nominations * ''Hamlet'' * ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' * '' Macbeth'' 2 nominations * ''The Crucible'' * ''Death of a Salesman'' * ''Hedda Gabler'' * ''King Lear'' * ''Twelfth Night'' * ''Uncle Vanya'' * '' A View from the Bridge'' * ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' * ''The Winter's Tale'' See also * Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play The Tony Award for Best Revival of a P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Sister (musical)
''Soul Sister'' is a jukebox musical based on the life and times Tina Turner and Ike Turner, written by John Miller and Pete Brooks, with the original production directed by Bob Eaton. Productions ''Soul Sister'' opened at the Hackney Empire where it played a limited run from 14 April - 5 May 2012. The production transferred at the Savoy Theatre in the West End on 23 August 2012, following previews from 20 August. It played a limited run to 29 September 2012. Emi Wokoma starred as Tina Turner, for which she was nominated for the Whatsonstage.com Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The musical was nominated for 2013 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The production, again starring Wokoma, toured the UK in 2013. Critical reception Reviews for the show were mixed, although with praise for Wokoma. Henry Hitchings in his review for ''The Evening Standard'' wrote, "The words "a star is born" can be hazardous, but Emi Wokoma, who plays Tina Turner in this 'bio-musical', i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loserville
''Loserville'' is a musical with music and lyrics by James Bourne and Elliot Davis, originally created for Youth Music Theatre UK. The story is based on an album, ''Welcome to Loserville'' from Bourne's second band, Son of Dork. ''Loserville'' was performed in America for the first time in 2017, but performed for the first time in the US professionally in its east coast premiere at Fredericketowne Players in 2020. Synopsis ACT 1 In 1971, at technology company Arch Industries, high school student Michael Dork is mopping the corridors of the building. As Michael sneaks his way into the firm's computer room, he communicates with his best friend and accomplice Lucas Lloyd, who brings him a storage device, onto which Michael transfers the project he has been working on to develop a digital language that would allow computers to communicate with each other. However, the security alarm sounds before completion and Lucas and Michael attempt to escape the premises ("Living In The Futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bodyguard (musical)
''The Bodyguard'' is a 2012 stage musical with a book by Alexander Dinelaris, based on the 1992 film '' The Bodyguard'', with the score featuring songs recorded by Whitney Houston including "One Moment in Time", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" and her cover version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You". The show began previews at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End, on 6 November 2012, and officially opened on 5 December 2012. Background The musical is based on the 1992 film '' The Bodyguard'' which starred and featured songs by Whitney Houston. The show was officially confirmed in February 2012, a few days after the singer's death, and following six years of development, producers confirmed the show would play London's Adelphi Theatre from November 2012. The show is written by Alexander Dinelaris, produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian directed by Thea Sharrock, set and costumes are designed by Tim Hatley, with lighting by Mark Henderson, sound by Richard Brooker, v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Hat (musical)
''Top Hat the Musical'' is a 2011 stage musical based on the 1935 film of the same name, featuring music and lyrics by Irving Berlin with additional orchestration by Chris Walker. The show opened on 16 August 2011 at the Milton Keynes Theatre, touring the United Kingdom before transferring to the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End. ''Top Hat'' won multiple 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards after receiving seven nominations. The musical closed in London on 26 October 2013, with a UK and Ireland tour commencing in August 2014. Background The musical is based on the 1935 film of the same name, with music by Irving Berlin. It took the show's producer, Kenny Wax, sixteen months to obtain the rights from Berlin's estate to adapt the film into a stage musical. A first read-through of the adapted script was held at Sadler's Wells in November 2010, and it was performed for the first time 76 years after the original film. The show features fourteen songs by Berlin, six more songs than the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Graham (playwright)
James Graham (born 8 July 1982) is a British playwright and screenwriter. His work has been staged throughout the UK and internationally, at theatres including the Bush, Soho Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru and the National Theatre. Biography Graham grew up in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at Ashfield Comprehensive School and the University of Hull, where he studied drama. His first professional play ''Albert's Boy'' was produced by the Finborough Theatre in west London, where Graham became playwright-in-residence. His first major play '' This House'' was commissioned by the Royal National Theatre, where it was critically and commercially acclaimed, transferred to the larger Olivier Theatre, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play. ''This House'' was revived in 2016 and ran for two years, first in the West End and then on a national tour. In 2018 Graham won his first Olivier Award, for ''Labour of Love'' as best new comedy (his other play ''Ink'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This House (play)
''This House'' is a play by James Graham. It received its première in the Cottesloe Theatre at the Royal National Theatre from 18 September to 1 December 2012 in a production directed by Jeremy Herrin. In February 2013 it transferred to the larger Olivier Theatre where it continued to play with much critical acclaim to packed houses until May 2013. The show was revived at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester from 23 September to 29 October 2016 before it received its West End debut at the Garrick Theatre where it ran from 19 November 2016 to 25 February 2017. A UK tour began on 23 February 2018 at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. In May 2019 the play was voted Play of the Decade in Bloomsbury Publishing's '60 Years of Modern Plays' public vote. It derives its title from the name given to the House of Commons by MPs. The action takes place in the period in British parliamentary history between the February 1974 general election and the 1979 vote of no confidence in the governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
