Olivier

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Laurence (Kerr) [kur, kahr, kair], Baron Olivier of Brighton, 1907–89, English actor and director.

Olivier

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OlivierLaurence (Kerr), Baron Olivier of Brighton19071989MEnglishTHEATRE: stage actorFILMS AND TV: actorFILMS AND TV: television actorFILMS AND TV: director Laurence ( Kerr ), Baron Olivier of Brighton. 1907–89, English stage, film, and television actor and director: director of the National Theatre Company (1961–73): films include the Shakespeare adaptations Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948), and Richard III (1956)

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"It's going to be a diminishing discipline, because there's not always the amount of stage work available for them to go and do," she told BBC Radio 4 after winning an Olivier Award.

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The torrential rain came off the back of Storm Olivier, which swept over the Canaries, mainland Spain and Portugal in recent days - triggering several weather alerts.

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Earlier this week Storm Olivier brought more rain and Tenerife South Airport recorded its wettest April day on record.

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The actor who has starred in Conclave, The Crown and 3rd Rock from the Sun, tells us that "he never thought" he would win an Olivier.

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Manville's win marks her second Olivier, following her 2014 triumph for her performance in a revival of the Ibsen play Ghosts.

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