Tag: The Entertainer

Art imitates life for Song & Dance man Shane Richie in The Entertainer

Anne Cox | August 12, 2019

It is the part that restarted Laurence Olivier’s career. Corin Redgrave performed it late on in life. Michael Gambon did so on screen. Three years ago, Kenneth Branagh took

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Shane Richie stars in UK Tour of John Osborne’s The Entertainer

Anne Cox | March 25, 2019

Shane Richie will play Archie Rice in a brand-new production of John Osborne’s The Entertainer, it has been announced. Directed by Sean O’Connor, this innovative and updated adaptation

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John Hurt withdraws from The Entertainer

Anne Cox | July 4, 2016

Kenneth Branagh has recast the role of Billy Rice after actor, John Hurt, has had to withdraw, on doctor’s advice, from the KBTC production of John Osborne’s The