Laurence Olivier Productions

Mid-20th-century stage production company created by Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier Productions was a stage production company created by Laurence Olivier in the 1950s that also helped finance two films: Richard III and The Prince and the Showgirl.

In 1948, while on tour in Australia and New Zealand, Olivier was fired from the Old Vic. To handle his productions he started Laurence Olivier Productions.^[1]

Productions

Year(s)	Title	Role
1957	The Prince and the Showgirl	Production company^[2]
Feb 13, 1952 – Apr 26, 1952	Venus Observed	"Produced by arrangement with …"^[3]^[4]
Dec 20, 1951 – Apr 13, 1952	Antony and Cleopatra	"Produced by arrangement with …"^[3]^[4]
Dec 19, 1951 – Apr 12, 1952	Caesar and Cleopatra	"Produced by arrangement with …"^[3]^[4]

References

^ Beckett 2005, pp. 73–76, 106.
^ BFI: Laurence Olivier Productions n.d.
^ ^a ^b ^c IBDB: Laurence Olivier Productions n.d.
^ ^a ^b ^c Playbill: Laurence Olivier Productions n.d.

Sources

Beckett, Francis (2005). Laurence Olivier. Life & Times. Haus Publishing. ISBN 9781904950387.
"Laurence Olivier Productions". British Film Institute. n.d. Retrieved 7 January 2018.^{[dead link]}
"Laurence Olivier Productions, Ltd". Internet Broadway Database. n.d. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
"Laurence Olivier Productions, Ltd". Playbill.com. n.d. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

External links

Olivier Archive. Vol. CMXVI (ff. ).—Laurence Olivier Productions; 1953–1954; Anastasia; Waiting for Gillian; Meet a body. Includes programmes and production stills.
Olivier Archive. Vols. DIX-DXXV.—Scripts submitted to Laurence Olivier Productions.

Laurence Olivier

Films as director