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.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
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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Nell Gwynne
Eleanor Gwyn, Gwynn, Gwynne, whatever.  Born Hereford. Rumoured to have lived at Lauderdale House as the mistress of Charles II, where she dangled Charles, her first-born, from a window at Lauderda...
5 memorials
Sam Wanamaker
Actor, director and visionary who recreated Shakespeare's Globe. Born Chicago. In 1952, while working in the UK, he heard that the House Un-American Activities had black-listed him so he decided to...
2 memorials
Sir Augustus Harris
Actor and theatre manager. Born Paris, into an international theatre family. ‘Father of Modern Pantomime', he introduced stars of popular music hall into his Christmas pantomimes. From aged 27 for...
1 memorial
Professor Terry Knapp
Actor, director, teacher, author. Born Hackney. Graduate of RADA. Invited by Olivier to be a founding member of the National Theatre. Professor of theatre at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Accordi...
1 memorial
Bernard N. Mills
Second son of Bertram.  The picture shows him with his brother, Cyril.  We think Bernard is on the left.  Died at home in London.
1 memorial
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