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Scofield Memorial, Galas for Bushfires & Calendar
Date: 17 March 2009
The late Paul Scofield's life and work will be celebrated this week at the National Theatre with a memorial held on the first anniversary of the actor's death (See News, 20 Mar 2008), this Thursday 19 March 2009, in the NT Lyttelton Theatre at 2.30pm.
Paul Scofield - An Actor for All Seasons will be compered by Alex Jennings and will feature contributions by Eileen Atkins, Claire Bloom, Anna Calder-Marshall, Ralph Fiennes, Robert Hardy, John Harrison, John Hurt, Michael Pennington, Diana Rigg, Donald Sinden, John Tydeman and NT artistic director Nicholas Hytner. The tribute is directed by Royal Shakespeare Company chief associate director Gregory Doran.
Paul Scofield, considered by many to be one of the greatest classical actors of the mid-20th century, died at the age of 86 on 19 March 2008. Though he achieved international fame thanks to a handful of films, Scofield was first and foremost a stage actor, most closely associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he was an honorary associate artist and appeared in nearly 30 productions between 1947 (then the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre) and 1972.
Beyond the RSC, Scofield is probably best remembered for playing Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons. He originated the role in the 1960 London stage production and won a Tony Award for the Broadway transfer the following year. When he recreated the performance on screen in the 1966 film, he was awarded an Oscar. Scofield also famously originated the role of Salieri in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus at the National Theatre in 1979.
Tickets for Paul Scofield - An Actor for All Seasons are free but must be obtained in advance from the National Theatre box office on 0207 452 3000.
