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Olivier Award For Best New Comedy
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play 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 was titled Comedy of the Year from its establishment in 1976 until 1990, was renamed to Best Comedy starting in 1991, Best New Comedy starting in 1999, then retitled to its current name for the 2020 Olivier Awards – when "Entertainment" was moved to join Best Comedy Play from the Best Entertainment and Family award, which was renamed Best Family Show at that same time. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play * Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play * Tony Award for Best Play References * External links * {{OlivierAward Ente ... [...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 recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as the Society of West End Theatre Awards, but they were renamed in honour of the British actor of the same name in 1984. The awards are given to individuals involved in West End productions and other leading non-commercial theatres based in London across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre. A discretionary non-competitive Special Olivier Award is also given each year. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in British theatre, equivalent to the BAFTA Awards for film and television, and the BRIT Awards for music. The Olivier Awards are considered equivalent to Broadway's Tony Awards and France's Molière Award. Since inception, the awards have been held at v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once A Catholic
''Once a Catholic'' is a play by Mary O'Malley. ''Once a Catholic'' is a comedy first performed at The Royal Court Theatre in London in 1977, directed by Mike Ockrent. It concerns a retrospective view of the values of 1950s Catholic convent schools and the female adolescent response to those values. The play won awards from the Evening Standard newspaper and Plays & Players magazine. Mary O'Malley went on to be the Royal Court's resident dramatist for 1977. The production transferred to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End where it ran for over two years. In 2009, it was revived by the LOST Theatre Company, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow .... Work"Once a Catholic: a comedy" Samuel French, Inc., 1978, References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outside Edge
''Outside Edge'' is a play written by Richard Harris about a village cricket team trying to win a game of cricket whilst sorting out their various marital problems. Plot Roger is having trouble getting a team together for the afternoons fixture against the British Railways Maintenance Division Yeading East but this proves to be the least of anyone's worries. Bob is having marriage trouble as he is still doing odd jobs for his ex-wife behind his current wife Ginnie's back. Dennis is also having marital trouble as his wife seems intent on moving house despite the fact they only moved recently. When he finally puts his foot down she sets fire to his new car. Kevin is trying to fight off his over affectionate wife Maggie while at the same time nurse his injured spinning finger and Alex's new girlfriend ends up shutting herself in the toilets having hysterics. Even Roger's seemingly perfect marriage to Miriam hits the skids when she discovers he was playing away from home in more w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Hall (playwright)
Sir Roger Leighton Hall (born 17 January 1939) is one of New Zealand's most successful playwrights, arguably best known for comedies that carry a vein of social criticism and feelings of pathos. Biography Early years Hall was born in Woodford, Essex, England, and educated at London's University College School from 1952 until 1955, when he embarked on a career in insurance. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1957 and continued to work in insurance, also performing in amateur theatre in the city of Wellington. He continued to act while attending Wellington Teachers’ College and Victoria University of Wellington; fellow actor John Clarke praised his impression of then Prime Minister Keith Holyoake as the template for all others. Hall began writing plays for children while teaching, which included a spell at Berhampore School, Wellington. He became a naturalised New Zealander in 1980. Career Hall began writing for television in the 1960s – over the next four decades his telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle-Age Spread
''Middle-Age Spread'' is a 1977 play written by New Zealand playwright Roger Hall that premiered at the Circa Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand. The play was later staged at the London West End Lyric Theatre in 1978, winning the Laurence Olivier Award Comedy of the Year. Film adaptation The play was adapted by Keith Aberdein Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ..., released in 16 mm film format in 1979, directed by John Reid, with Grant Tilly, Donna Akersten, Dorothy McKegg, and Bridget Armstrong. References Further reading * External links * 1977 plays Comedy plays Laurence Olivier Award-winning plays Plays by Roger Hall West End plays New Zealand plays New Zealand plays adapted into films {{1970s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 1979 Society of West End Theatre Awards were held in 1979 in London at the Café Royal, 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 13 productions received multiple nominations: * 6: '' Once in a Lifetime'' * 4: ''Death of a Salesman'' * 3: ''Chicago'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and '' Undiscovered Country'' * 2: '' And a Nightingale Sang'', ''Antony and Cleopatra'', ''Betrayal'', '' For Services Rendered'', ''My Fair Lady'', '' Outside Edge'', '' Songbook'' and ''Strife'' The following two productions received multiple awards: * 2: ''Death of a Salesman'' and '' Songbook'' See also * 33rd Tony Awards The 33rd Annual Tony Awards was broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Marriott
Anthony Marriott JP (17 January 1931, London – 17 April 2014) was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor. As a playwright he was best known as the joint author, with Alistair Foot, of the farce ''No Sex Please, We're British'' which opened at the Strand Theatre, London, on 3 June 1971. It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre. A film version starring Ronnie Corbett was released in 1973. In 1967 Marriott was hired by Amicus Productions to rewrite the screenplay penned by Robert Bloch for The Deadly Bees, a film based on the novel ''A Taste for Honey'' by Gerald Heard. Marriott also co-created the long-running British television series '' Public Eye'' with Roger Marshall. He lived for many years in Osterley, West London and was a JP. Other plays * With Alistair Foot, ''Uproar in the House'', Garrick Theatre and Whitehall Theatre, 1967–69 * With John Chapman, ''Shut Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chapman (screenwriter)
John Roy Chapman (27 May 1927 – 3 September 2001) was a British actor, playwright and screenwriter, known for his collaborations with Ray Cooney. Biography Early life Born in Acton, John Chapman was the nephew of the actor Edward Chapman; his own father was an engineer. His brother, Paul Chapman, became an actor. John Chapman trained at RADA, and made his acting debut in Enid Bagnold's ''National Velvet'' in 1946.Obituary: John Chapman telegraph.co.uk, 7 September 2001 Early career Initially a stage manager and understudy at the for the first two years of ''Reluctant Heroes'', the first |
Willis Hall
Willis Edward Hall (6 April 1929 – 7 March 2005) was an English playwright and radio, television and film writer who drew on his working-class roots in Leeds for much of his writing. Willis formed an extremely prolific partnership with his life-long friend Keith Waterhouse producing over 250 works. He wrote plays such as ''Billy Liar'', ''The Long and the Short and the Tall'', and ''Celebration''; the screenplays for ''Whistle Down the Wind'', ''A Kind of Loving'' and Alfred Hitchcock's '' Torn Curtain''; and television programmes including ''Budgie'', ''Worzel Gummidge'' and ''Minder''. His passion for musical theatre led to a string of hits, including ''Wind in the Willows'', ''The Card'', and George Stiles' and Anthony Drewe's '' Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure''. Early life Born in Hunslet, Leeds, Hall was the only son and elder child of Walter Hall, an engineer's fitter, and his wife, Gladys (née Gibbon). He attended local council schools as well as Cockburn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Waterhouse
Keith Spencer Waterhouse (6 February 1929 – 4 September 2009) was a British novelist and newspaper columnist and the writer of many television series. Biography Keith Waterhouse was born in Hunslet, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He performed two years of national service in the Royal Air Force. His credits, many with lifelong friend and collaborator Willis Hall, include satires such as '' That Was The Week That Was'', '' BBC-3'' and '' The Frost Report'' during the 1960s; the book for the 1975 musical ''The Card''; '' Budgie''; '' Worzel Gummidge''; and '' Andy Capp'' (an adaptation of the comic strip). His 1959 book ''Billy Liar'' was subsequently filmed by John Schlesinger with Tom Courtenay as Billy. It was nominated in six categories of the 1964 BAFTA awards, including Best Screenplay, and was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1963; in the early 1970s the sitcom ''Billy Liar'' based on the character was quite popular and ran to 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Considered one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century, De Filippo was the author of many theatrical dramas staged and directed by himself first and later awarded and played outside Italy. For his artistic merits and contributions to Italian culture, he was named '' senatore a vita'' by the President of the Italian Republic Sandro Pertini. Biography De Filippo was born in Naples from the affair between playwright and actor Eduardo Scarpetta and theatre seamstress and costumier Luisa De Filippo. He was the second of three children born from the couple, the other two being Annunziata "Titina" and Giuseppe "Peppino". His father was actually married since 1876 to Rosa De Filippo, Luisa's paternal aunt. His father Eduardo had s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filumena Marturano
''Filumena Marturano'' (, ), sometime performed in English as ''The Best House in Naples'', is a play written in 1946 by Italian playwright, actor and poet Eduardo De Filippo. It is the basis for the 1950 Spanish language Argentine musical film ''Filomena Marturano'', multiple Italian adaptations under its original title, and the 1964 film ''Marriage Italian Style''. Plot The curtain opens on Domenico Soriano, 50, a wealthy Neapolitan shop-keeper who is raging against Filumena, 48, a former prostitute. They lived together for 26 years (but with his frequently having trysts with other women) and she has tricked him, pretending to be near death, and persuading him to marry her ''in extremis''. Domenico, however, would rather marry Diana, a young girl, who is already in the house pretending to be a nurse. Filumena reveals the real reason for the marriage to Domenico: She wants to create a family for her three children (Umberto, Michele and Riccardo) who have no idea of who their mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
