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Members of the original National Theatre company

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The National Theatre company was founded in July 1962 and the first performance was given at the Old Vic on 22 October 1963.

There is a permanent exhibition about the history of the National Theatre in the Olivier Circle Gallery.

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Members of the original National Theatre company

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Laurence Olivier statue

Unveiled by Sir Richard Attenborough, Larry‘s son, Tarquin and widow, Joan Pl...

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National Theatre

National Theatre

First proposed in 1848, the gestation of the NT is complex (see the NT's own site). The first site for the NT was acquired in 1913, immediately behind the British Museum, at the corner of Gower Str...

Building, Theatre

4 memorials
John Fawcett

John Fawcett

Actor and playwright. Born London. Worked at Covent Garden Theatre. Died Southampton.

Person, Theatre

1 memorial
Thomas Doggett

Thomas Doggett

Actor and theatre manager. Born in Castle Street, Dublin (his birth year is approximate). He possibly performed as a strolling player and had arrived in London by 1691, where he quickly achieved su...

Person, Benefactor, Theatre, Ireland

1 memorial
Adelphi Theatre

Adelphi Theatre

Founded as the Sans Parail by John Scott, and his daughter Jane, who was an early playwright-actor-manager.  1819 it re-opened as the Adelphi Theatre, named for the Adelphi development opposite.  1...

Group, Theatre

1 memorial
Sir J. M. Barrie

Sir J. M. Barrie

Playwright and novelist. Born Kirriemuir, Scotland. Moved to London, Bloomsbury, in 1885 for his writing career. Less than 5 foot tall he was not very successful with women and developed a habit of...

Person, Literature, Theatre, Scotland

5 memorials