Old Vic
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Old Vic London repertory company and theater. The Old Vic theater opened in 1818 as the Coburg, and was renamed the Royal Victoria in 1833, soon familiarized to the Old Vic. In 1914 it became a Shakespearean repertory company organized by Lillian Baylis; by 1923 the entire stage works of Shakespeare had been presented. After Baylis's death in 1937, other directors such as Michel St. Denis and Michael Benthall used the space for productions and actor training. From 1963-76 it was the temporary home of the National Theatre of Great Britain (see Royal National Theatre ). Briefly closed due to funding cuts, it reopened in 1983. Again threatened by lack of funds, it was purchased and preserved by a charitable trust in 1998. In 2003 Sir Elton John became the theater's president, a restoration drive was organized, and the formation a new Old Vic company was announced. Directed by the American actor Kevin Spacey, the group is intended showcase new theatrical talent.
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Old Vic must get its act together Next week, the Bristol Old Vic will re-open its doors - albeit briefly - to stage two student productions. Bristol playwright and actor Geoffrey Serle explains why he believes this could be the start of an exciting new beginning for the 250-year-old theatre
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Next week, the Bristol Old Vic will re-open its doors - albeit briefly ... the sudden closure of the Bristol Old Vic, or Theatre Royal. It is surely unthinkable ... year history, and since the Bristol Old Vic Company was formed in 1946 as an offshoot ...
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Theatre: Hollywood exclusive; The partnership of Kevin Spacey and Sally Greene has given the Old Vic its highest profile for years. But the veteran director Alan Strachan wonders if the theatre he loves is in the best hands.(Features)
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... left its first home at the historic Old Vic to relocate on the South Bank in 1977 ... audiences who remained so loyal to the Old Vic and to her ideals. She never was the ... classical spurs on lowly salaries at the Old Vic under such charismatic directors as ...
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... also, says Greene, geographical. The Vic cost the Trust pounds 3.5 million ... and an originator of new shows, the Vic was in serious need of direction ... to perform in The Cut, and in the Vic. "One thing I've learned over the ... Unlike the Americans, who value the Vic as the playhouse where Olivier, ...
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... year's subscription prospectus for Old Vic Productions, of which Sally Greene ... raised more than pounds 2m, helping Old Vic Productions to stage Hamlet, directed ... season as artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company (The Philadelphia ...
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There's life in the Old Vic yet.
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... also, says Greene, geographical. The Vic cost the Trust [pound]3.5 million ... and an originator of new shows, the Vic was in serious need of direction ... to perform in The Cut, and in the Vic. One thing I've learned over the past ... Unlike the Americans, who value the Vic as the playhouse where ...
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The woman who saved the Old Vic AS Kevin Spacey would no doubt attest ... her and director Stephen Daldry the Old Vic for 3.5 million, less than half the ... Cometh, persuaded him to join the Old Vic's board. Just recently, she persuaded ...
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KEVIN Spacey, the Old Vic's artistic director, has landed his theatre ... refer to is not caused by Robert Altman's Old Vic production of Arthur Miller's last play ... seasons - not, unfortunately, that Spacey's Old Vic can be given such accolades. No, the crisis ...
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We need pounds2m to save old Vic from closure
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DRAMATIC ENTRANCE; THE OLD VIC NEW VOICES PROJECT GIVES FRESH HOPE TO YOUNG WRITERS AND A VENERABLE THEATRE.
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