"Literary Links" is a series of posts celebrating
Britain's wonderful links with great authors, dramatists and poets.
Outside the National Theatre, on the south of the River Thames, is a statue of Laurence
Olivier (1907-1989) erected in 2007 to celebrate the centenary of this
great actor’s birth.
It was unveiled by
his contemporary Richard Attenborough in honour of his brilliant career and his
role as the Founding Director of the National Theatre – a position he held from
1963-1973. The National Theatre’s
largest auditorium – the Olivier - is named in his honour.
This is an excerpt from the tour London River Walk - South Bank which
explores the southern bank of the River Thames. The full tour is found on www.obelisktours.co.uk
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