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Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Labelled the greatest Shakespearean actor of the 20th Century, Sir John Gielgud was hailed as the best Hamlet of his generation. In this extract ...

He became the first actor of his generation to be knighted. He became Sir Ralph in 1947, and was quickly followed by Laurence Olivier in 1948, and then by John Gielgud in 1953. Co-stars and friends, ...

The Tempest's December opening was the first time Shakespeare had been performed in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane since Sir John Gielgud had performed as Prospero in same play from 1957-58.

The fact that it could be used in the title of a popular play in London in 1937 written by one homosexual (Emlyn Williams) and starring another (John Gielgud), proves the obscurity of its secondary ...

Through the centuries, the classic play has been staged numerous times worldwide. John Gielgud's portrayal of Richard II at the Old Vic Theatre in 1929 is considered one of the most notable ...