Enjoy Celebrity Radio’s Benedict Nightingale Interview…
Benedict is a British journalist, formerly a regular theatre critic for The Times newspaper.
Educated at Charterhouse School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, he worked for The Guardian as a reporter and in 1969 was appointed drama critic of the New Statesman in London. Benedict has written a series of Sunday theatre columns for The New York Times and was appointed chief theatre critic for The Times in London in 1990.
He has contributed to many newspapers and journals, including Encounter, London Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Punch, The Sunday Times, The Observer. He also appeared on radio and TV.
In 1818, the legendary Old Vic theatre first opened its doors and this year celebrates 200 years of creative adventure. We talked to him about the theatres success…
Enjoy an exclusive interview with Alex & Benedict…
In honour of this momentous anniversary, Royal Mail has issued a set of special commemorative stamps to celebrate the powerful performances from actors who once graced the main stage. From Dame Judi Dench in the 1960s to former MP Glenda Jackson more recently, the stamps take us back to significant moments that the Old Vic’s stage has felt.
The Old Vic has played an important part in the development of modern British theatre, with many great actors making their names on its influential stage.
Here’s one of the glorious new stamps from Royal Mail featuring Albert Finney…
This stamp issue commemorates eight of these actors in some of their greatest performances at The Old Vic, from the 1960s to modern day.
Interview by Alex Belfield 13th August 2018 for Celebrity Radio.
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