Omnibus The Old Vic (Season 17, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Omnibus

The Old Vic (Season 17, Episode 3)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

The history of the Old Vic Theatre near London's Waterloo told by famous actors and actresses who have played there over the years since its founding by Lillian Baylis who, in effect, helped create The National Theatre, The Sadler's Wells ...See moreThe history of the Old Vic Theatre near London's Waterloo told by famous actors and actresses who have played there over the years since its founding by Lillian Baylis who, in effect, helped create The National Theatre, The Sadler's Wells Ballet and English National Opera. At the time of the programme's transmission the Theatre had been bought by a Canadian businessman, Ed Mirvish who, with his son David, set about restoring it to its former glory and re-opening it. Written by Anon See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Baker Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Saturday Special (1951)
Peggy Ashcroft Self (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft) Self (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft) See fewer	A Passage to India (1984)
Joan Cross Self Self See fewer	The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Ninette de Valois Self (as Dame Ninette de Valois) Self (as Dame Ninette de Valois) See fewer	The Female Swindler (1916)
John Gielgud Self (as Sir John Gielgud) Self (as Sir John Gielgud) See fewer	Arthur (1981)
Alec Guinness Self (as Sir Alec Guinness) Self (as Sir Alec Guinness) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
David Mirvish Self Self See fewer	Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Ed Mirvish Self (as Honest Ed Mirvish) Self (as Honest Ed Mirvish) See fewer	Vida Y Danza Cuba - Life & Dance (2008)
Laurence Olivier Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Michael Redgrave Self (as Sir Michael Redgrave) Self (as Sir Michael Redgrave) See fewer	The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Ralph Richardson Self (as Sir Ralph Richardson) Self (as Sir Ralph Richardson) See fewer	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Flora Robson Self (as Dame Flora Robson) Self (as Dame Flora Robson) See fewer	Clash of the Titans (1981)
Paul Rogers Self Self See fewer	A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
Tommy Steele Self Self See fewer	Half a Sixpence (1967)
Sybil Thorndike Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)