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2 months
This summer Anna Maxwell Martin and @JKCorden will star Joe Penhall’s volatile new play The Constituent from 13 Jun. Book from 8am today: #OVConstituent
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We are devastated to hear of the loss of Helen McCrory. She was brilliant, vivacious, and she made us laugh. A luminous presence on stage and on screen.
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Andrew Scott wil return to our stage for five live streamed performances from 29 Jul–1 Aug. #ThreeKings is a brand new play by Stephen Beresford written for Andrew and created especially for the #OVInCamera series
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‘Life turns in directions we know not’ Andrew Lincoln will play Scrooge in #OVInCamera #OVChristmasCarol 📸Helen Maybanks
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@oldvictheatre
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Goodbye from The Old Vic Tech team - for now... #WellBeBack
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All here at The Old Vic are very saddened to hear of the loss of Haydn Gwynne. She performed on our stage in 2011 in Richard III and continued to be a dear friend and supporter of our theatre. Our thoughts are with her family
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It is with immeasurable sadness that all here at The Old Vic learn of the passing of Glenda Jackson:
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. @RishiSunak ’s lifeline to the arts could not be better judged. A world breaking £1.57bn for our world leading sector which has been hit hardest by the pandemic. As the industry faces continued uncertainty around reopening and returning to income generation,(1 of 3)
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4 years
‘Yes it’s not the perfect circumstances, but let’s go into this with open arms’ Claire Foy and Matt Smith will perform a socially distanced version of Lungs live from our stage for a limited number of live streamed performances in June #OVInCamera
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@oldvictheatre
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5 years
After nine months we're very proud to share our newly accesible building with you, complete with a brand new entrance, a revamped Penny, up to 10 wheelchair spaces and twice the number of loos.
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@oldvictheatre
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4 years
Take a peek into rehearsals for #OVFaithHealer #OVInCamera before @michaelsheen , David Threlfall & @indyv9 take to the stage tonight for the first of five live streamed performances. Tickets are still available & booking closes 24 hours before each show
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'Truly one of the greatest actors in the world. A painfully sad loss.' Read more from Matthew Warchus here We are all deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Paul Ritter. Our love and thoughts are with Paul’s wife and sons at this time.
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‘The Vic was always my dream’ On this day in 1957, a 22-year-old Judi Dench made her professional debut as Ophelia in Hamlet on our very own stage ❤️
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Almost 1 million people in the UK will spend Christmas alone this year. This year we're opening up our theatre for a series of free carol concerts & we're looking for groups of older members of the community to come along. Can you help us spread the word?
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We are sorry to let you know that Andrew Scott is now in hospital to undergo minor surgery and we therefore need to reschedule this week's performances of #OVInCamera #OVThreeKings
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Shining a light for love ❤️ #pride #prideinlondon
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Happy #lefthandersday to the 10% of the population destined to never use a fountain pen, who wage elbow war with their desk neighbours and always smudge their crosswords. Where would we be without you? Tag your favourite left-hander and give them a left-handed high five 👍
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In light of the latest government advice we have decided to temporarily close our beloved theatre and postpone our production of 4000 Miles until after theatres are able to re-open in order to play our part in ensuring the country moves beyond this as swiftly as possible.
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One week until @IanMcKellen returns to our stage! We are so proud to be part of this epic birthday celebration and incredibly grateful that Ian will be donating the proceeds of his two performances to #OVTomorrow to make our theatre accessible for the first time in 200 years!
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'Photographs open doors into the past, but they also allow us to look into the future' Sally Mann #WorldPhotographyDay
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4 years
'Ok, now you're screwing with us!' @Alancumming and Daniel Radcliffe Vs @JaneHorrocks and Karl Johnson – who will win in the ultimate game of SAMUEL BECKETT OR EEYORE? It's on. #OVEndgame
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In the most eagerly anticipated casting news in the theatre calendar... Christopher Eccleston will play Scrooge in the return of #OVChristmasCarol 2023–24. Book early for 'one of the best Christmas shows you will ever see' (★★★★★ The Stage)
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'It all began on the stage down in the cut' We're going to be sharing some birthday messages from the incredible people who have appeared on our stage, beginning with the wonderful @IanMcKellen #OV200 . If you have a birthday message for us, we'd love to hear it!
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4 years
We are very happy to announce the third in our #OVInCamera series – #OVFaithHealer , written by Brian Friel, will be performed by @michaelsheen , David Threlfall and @indyv9 and streamed live from our empty auditorium from 16–19 Sep.
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4 years
Eileen Atkins and @RealChalamet will perform in Amy Herzog's Pulitzer Prize nominated #4000Miles from 06 April 2020. Directed by Matthew Warchus
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‘He knew immediately he’d met his match - that she was extraordinary.’ In 1962 Laurence Olivier invited Maggie Smith to be part of his company at The Old Vic. And she was FIERCE. Happy Birthday Dame Maggie!
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STOP what you are doing and clear your plans from 18 – 30 June, because Andrew Scott and @StephensSimon ’s #SeaWall is coming to The Old Vic FOR JUST TWO WEEKS. Tickets go on general sale at 12pm on Friday and start from £10:
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10 years
We can announce that @DigitalTheatre will film The Old Vic production of #TheCrucible starring @RCArmitage , directed by @Yfarber
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When you realise that Andrew Scott will be performing at The Old Vic this summer and there are still tickets available... #PresentLaughter plays from 17 Jun - 10 Aug. Tickets from £12
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That’s right woodchuck-chuckers, it’s... #GroundhogDay ! The Olivier Award-winning musical sensation is back 20 May–12 Aug, starring @Andy_Karl , with direction by Matthew Warchus, book by @groundhog_guy and music and lyrics by @timminchin Find out more:
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10 years
#TheCrucible will be available to buy as a download and watch online around the world + screened in selected cinemas
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4 years
Lungs will be followed by a series of rehearsed play readings all streamed live from the iconic Old Vic stage with the empty auditorium as a backdrop. We’ll be sharing details on how to book very soon #OVInCamera
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Our building this evening. #Orlando #NotAfraid #LoveWins
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Break a leg to Andrew Scott and the (very small) team that will be bringing #OVThreeKings to homes across the world tonight as part of our live-streamed #OVInCamera series.
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While we're waiting for #OVFaithHealer to return with #OVPlayback this month, you can have a listen to @michaelsheen 's episode of our #PlayCrush podcast: With @ShermanTheatre , with thanks to @RBC and @eliotfoundation
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Andrew Scott from everyone here at The Old Vic! 🎉 (And good luck to Andrew in the #OlivierAwards this Sunday for #PresentLaughter ⭐) Photos from #PresentLaughter , #ThreeKings and #SeaWall by Manuel Harlan
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There are three more chances to watch #OVFaithHealer with @michaelsheen , @indyv9 and David Threlfall, with #OVPlayback bringing it back this January. Book for one of three streamed recorded performances between 20–22 Jan, with tickets from £10–£15
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Congratulations @Yfarber @RCArmitage @ColleySam @Grumbletwat & Anna Madeley for your @broadwayworld Award wins! Great news! #TheCrucible
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Tomorrow there will be sun. Stay tuned. Announcement coming Tue 06 Dec. Principal Partner: Royal Bank of Canada @RBC Previews Partner: @PwC_UK
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It's the moment you've all been waiting for... FIRST LOOK inside rehearsals for #AllMySons ! TIP: over 8,000 tickets across the run are currently £30 or under: Photos by Johan Persson
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‘The Vic was always my dream’ On this day in 1957, a 22-year-old Judi Dench made her professional debut as Ophelia in Hamlet on our very own stage.
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Taking pride of place in our 'walk of fame' in the queue for the temporary loos is one of our dearest friends, @IanMcKellen , for making us part of his birthday celebrations and supporting #OVTomorrow . Here he is with his @NathanBowenArt portrait ahead of yesterday's show ❤️
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This Christmas, you can come together with friends and family at home or online, wherever you are in the world, to watch #OVChristmasCarol , which will be staged live in our auditorium from 12–24 Dec and streamed online as an #OVInCamera
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The final episode of the first season of #Playcrush is live now! Go listen to @michaelsheen talking to @joelukemurphy1 about Hamlet #YourOldVic @ShermanTheatre
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'And Scrooge ran out into Christmas Day morning and he was a very different Scrooge than the one who left his door the morning before' We went behind the scenes with Christopher Eccleston for his first Scrooge transformation #OVChristmasCarol
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Wishing a very Happy Birthday to @RealChalamet today, from everyone at The Old Vic - we're looking forward to having you perform on our stage! #4000Miles
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Wishing the wonderful @Jenna_Coleman_ a very happy birthday! What better way to celebrate than with a two show day?! #AllMySons
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4 years
Your first look at #OVThreeKings – rehearsals are underway for this brand new play by Stephen Beresford, written for and starring Andrew Scott and created especially for #OVInCamera . Tickets are still available across all five performances
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We aren’t ordinarily one to make a fuss, but 200 is kind of a big deal… #OV200
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And in the meantime, here’s #TheCrucible trailer http://t.co/eKRFtWvQpl
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We are now hiring for a Casting Assistant to work across a range of projects, providing support to our programming team, freelance Directors and Casting Directors – with training and mentoring by The Old Vic’s Senior Casting Consultant @JessicaRonane
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Socially distant rehearsals begin... #OVInCamera #Lungs
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The Florence Kleiner Bursary of £12,000 will support an emerging female director based outside of London in year-long placement with us here at The Old Vic - can you help us spread the word?
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Our loos now offer ‘self-selection’ rather than being labelled male or female. This takes a descriptive, rather than prescriptive, approach following advice from surveys conducted with focus groups.
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'I've done tons and tons of prep but I know ultimately you just have to give yourself over to the other actors while you're on stage' #AllMySons
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Excited about watching #thecrucibleonscreen ? We are! See the trailer here http://t.co/JMO8o78p9p
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'For the love of God stop being theatrical!!' Break a leg to the wonderful #PresentLaughter company on their press night performance!
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HE’S DONE IT!!! 04:24:49 and over £7.5k raised for us here at The Old Vic - thank you to everyone who supported and THANK YOU to this incredible man! @bertiecarvel #LondonMarathon #GetInspired
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A huge thank you to everyone who came to see #PresentLaughter - thank you for putting the laughter in #PresentLaughter . If you didn't get to see it (or would love to see it again) don't miss the @NTLive screenings later this year!
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She may be tiny (and couldn't quite manage all of the stairs up to the rehearsal room by herself) but she made a grand entrance! Welcoming Pixie to Team OV 💜 all work and rehearsals are now on hold whilst we stare at her #officedog
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We’re very pleased to announce that our next production will be ‘Thesaurus’. It’s a play on words. #NationalTellAJokeDay
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Change is coming. After two centuries, we are finally getting #MORELOOS #OVTomorrow
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What a summer in Punxsutawney that was! Our run of #OVGroundhogDay has come to an end – a HUGE thank you to the cast, crew, team and every single one of our almost 90,000 audience members who helped break our record for the highest-grossing Old Vic production in history.
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We're incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of the great Diana Rigg. We were lucky to have her grace our stage from 1972-1975 as part of the National Theatre company and again in 2007 in All About My Mother: 'Try to upstage me, my darling, and I will eat you for supper'
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3 years
As London prepares to move into Tier 3, our live streamed production of #OVChristmasCarol is unaffected and will continue to be available for online audiences, performed live from The Old Vic for a further 15 performances until 24 December (1 of 4)
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Whilst we have no reason to disagree with current scientific and government advice on coping with the Coronavirus, given the new travel and other restrictions in place it is nevertheless becoming increasingly impractical to sustain business as usual at our theatre (1 of 3)
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3 years
It's been a privilege to share the first performance of #OVChristmasCarol with 4,000 households from 80 countries tonight. There are just 15 performances to go and we hope you can join us #OVInCamera
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The newest addition to Team OV ❤️ CAN WE KEEP HER?
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4 years
Break a leg to Andrew Scott and the #OVInCamera team on the last performance of live streamed #OVThreeKings tonight! Who's watching?
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4 years
‘There’s going to be some great theatre on the other side. I’ll meet you there’
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4 years
Today our theatre turns 202 🎉 Hands up if you're a fellow isolation birthday-er and let us know how you've been celebrating
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3 years
A Friday treat for you all – we are VERY excited to announce that #AllMySons , our 2019 co-production with @headlongtheatre , is now available to watch online with #NationalTheatreAtHome @NationalTheatre
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They only make up around 10% of the population but where would we be without all the wonderful left handers out there? Happy #lefthandersday ! Like if you're a left hander 👍
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'And Scrooge ran out into Christmas Day morning and he was a very different Scrooge than the one who left his door the morning before' 📷 Manuel Harlan, behind the scenes of #OVChristmasCarol with Christopher Eccleston
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Starting this Wednesday, @michaelsheen , David Threlfall and @indyv9 will be performing #OVFaithHealer live – streamed directly into your home from our empty auditorium. Experience a unique, one-off live theatre performance with #OVInCamera
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‘The Vic was always my dream.’ On 9 Sep 1957, a 22 year old Judi Dench made her professional stage debut as Ophelia. Happy birthday Dame Judi! #OV200 @JadeAnouka
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Yesterday we officially opened our building after nine months of renovations to double the number of loos and improve accessibility:
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6 years
Congratulations to the wonderful @Jenna_Coleman_ on winning the TV Actress Award at the @BazaarUK Women of the Year Awards! We can't wait to welcome you onto our lovely old stage in 2019 for #AllMySons !
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We are very sad to hear of the loss of Albert Finney. His performances in plays by Shakespeare, Chekhov and other iconic playwrights throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s stand apart as some of the greatest in our 200 year history.
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It's the final bows for the #AllMySons company - thank you to our incredible audiences who helped to fill our theatre throughout its 63 performances. It's been incredible sharing this show with you.
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'I feel like you're standing behind a glass wall just this sheet of glass and I can't reach you' Break a leg to the phenomenal #OVLungs #OVInCamera company on their final performance tonight. Photo by Manuel Harlan
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Wishing the wonderful @IanMcKellen a very happy 80th birthday! From your first performance here in 1964 to your unforgettable Widow Twankey in 2004 and your birthday celebrations earlier this year, it's been a joy to share our stage with you 🎂🎈🍾
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'Stories are the wildest things of all' #OVMonster is the first of a series of our productions which will be available to watch for free via our YouTube channel for 7 days from Fri 05 Jun #YourOldVic . Subscribe here
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4 years
We're sorry to let you know that Andrew Scott is still not well enough to perform and we'll be rescheduling all performances of #OVThreeKings #OVInCamera and #OVInConversation to give him the time he needs to fully rest and recover.
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4 years
A huge thank you to everyone across the world who tuned in to watch the live-streamed #OVInCamera #OVFaithHealer this week from 71 countries! Where were you watching from?
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Rehearsals for #AllMySons have officially begun! So many wonderful people in one 200 year old rehearsal room - who's excited? ✋🏾✋🏻✋🏿
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10 years
Hands up who's looking forward to #AskArmitage tomorrow? We'll be tweeting some of your Qs to @RCArmitage from around 5pm. See you there!
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4 years
Today marks four months of our doors being closed. Two of our Artistic Associates paid our building a little visit to see how she’s getting on… Created by and featuring @DrewMconie and @LizziGee1 Watch the full film:
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10 years
Online + cinema release dates will be announced later in the year #TheCrucible @DigitalTheatre
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#AllMySons enters its final week - who's coming to see the show one last time before it closes?
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'You have a right to whatever you have. Everything, Chris, understand that? To me, too' #AllMySons
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If you know an @IanMcKellen fan, you might just make their Christmas because our favourite soon-to-be octogenarian will play a second date here at The Old Vic on Sun 17 Feb at 3pm
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Happy first day of rehearsals to @Alancumming , Daniel Radcliffe, @janehorrocks_ , Karl Johnson and the entire #OVEndgame company!
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6 years
It's time for #OVGirl 's performance at the #OlivierAwards ! In case you aren't able to see or hear the live show, here you go!
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5 years
#PresentLaughter enters its final week! If you've been lucky enough to see it, we'd love to hear what you thought - comment below and we can all share our sassiest Noël Coward one liners and relive the magic together ❤️
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7 years
Building in full colour tonight 🏳️‍🌈 #LoveHappensHere
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We are delighted to announce that, following its sell out run, #OVGirl will transfer to the West End from 29 Dec
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5 years
It's that time again... We are delighted to introduce you to the #OV12 class of 2018/2019 Photo credit: @AmitandNaroop
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THANK YOU to over 37,000 households from 70 countries who joined us for a live streamed performance of #OVInCamera #OVChristmasCarol ... where were you watching from? Thank you for buying a ticket and supporting us – we have loved seeing you bring The Old Vic in to your homes.
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