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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)DSH12
TitleNigel Hawthorne's Playscript for 'King Lear'
Extent1 file
Date1999-2000
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DescriptionSir Nigel Hawthorne's playscript for 'King Lear', directed by Yukio Ninagawa and performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1999-2000. Also performed in Tokyo and at the Barbican Centre, London, October/November 1999.
LocationThis collection is held at the Shakespeare Institute Library, Stratford-upon-Avon
Access ConditionsAccess to all registered researchers.
CopyrightPermission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.
LanguageEnglish
Access StatusOpen
Administrative HistoryBorn, Coventry 5 April 1929. Educated at Christian Brothers' College, Cape Town, South Africa. Entered theatre professionally, 1950; returned to England, 1951. Extensive theatre work in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby in the BBC comedy "Yes [Prime] Minister" won him international acclaim in the 1980s. In 1992 he received the Olivier Award for his George III in Alan Bennett's hit stage play The Madness of George III. [For details of stage, film and TV roles, see 'Who Was Who']. Kt. 1999; CBE, 1987; DL. Died, Hertfordshire, 26 December 2001.
[Compiled from 'Who's Who, 2001']
AcquisitionGift to the Shakespeare Institute by Sir Nigel Hawthorne (through Thelma Holt)
Associated MaterialsThe Royal Shakespeare Company Archive, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon
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