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Movies

Lawrence of Arabia
[ 1962 ] writer
Doctor Zhivago
[ 1965 ] writer
Ryan's Daughter
[ 1970 ] writer
Lady Caroline Lamb
[ 1972 ] writer
The Bounty
[ 1984 ] writer

Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 1977 - Play of the Year

Robert BoltState Of Revolution

Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Play

Robert Bolt, Vivat! Vivat Regina!


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1962 - Best Foreign Play

Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons


winner
Tony Awards - 1962 - Best Play

Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons

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International Lit​erary Properties Launches Theatrical Division

 International Literary Properties (ILP), the global company that invests in, acquires, manages, and enhances literary catalogs, has announced an expansion of the company’s mandate beyond literary estates into theatrical properties, including works by playwrights, musical book writers, lyricists and composers.
Martin Shaw Will Lead A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS at Theatre Royal Bath Ahead of UK Tour

Robert Bolt’s award-winning play, THE MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, will be staged at Theatre Royal Bath from 16 – 25 January 2025, prior to a national tour to announced.
Lantern Theater Company to Continue 30th Anniversary Season With FAITH HEALER By Brian Friel

Lantern Theater Company continues its 30th anniversary season with Brian Friel's masterpiece play, Faith Healer. Directed by Peter DeLaurier and featuring Anthony Lawton, Ian Merrill Peakes, and Geneviève Perrier, Faith Healer explores memory, belief, and the stories we tell ourselves.
Review: A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey-A Stirring Historical Production

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey continues their successful season with 'A Man for All Seasons.' It is an impactful, must-see show of the fall entertainment season.
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey to Present A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Beginning Next Month

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) will present its penultimate production for the 2023 Main Stage season, Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons beginning, next month.
Shakespeare's PRISONS Comes to TheaterLab

Smoking Mirror Theatre Company, dedicated to producing Shakespeare's plays in the New York City area, announced that it will present the pre-Off-Broadway engagement of Shakespeare's Prisons: Tales of Conscience and Illusion, June 15 - 18, as a (TLab Shares Hosts) guest production at Theaterlab.
THE ROSE TATTOO, WAITING FOR GODOT & More Set for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 2023 Season

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has announced its roster of productions for its 61st season — featuring an eclectic mix of comedy, romance, historical drama, and a fantastical holiday offering.
Handsome Production, Tedious Script: THE LION IN WINTER at Everyman Theatre

You not only have to have the talent to do the technical side of costume drama well, and have actors who can emote convincingly and then (in this case) reverse gears convincingly, and then reverse gears again as many times as the script calls for. You need a script that doesn’t make them do it so often it makes the audience stop following and stop caring. That is a bar this script doesn't clear.
Lantern Theater Company Presents Lynn Nottage's FABULATION in June

Lantern Theater Company will conclude its 2021/22 Mainstage Season of live performances with the Philadelphia premiere of Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. Making her Lantern directorial debut, Amina Robinson helms a cast of Philadelphia actors in a true ensemble production, with eight actors playing nearly 30 roles.
Troupe Announces The World Première of a New Adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's A SINGLE MAN at Park Theatre

Troupe today announces the world première of a new adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man by Simon Reade. Directed by Philip Wilson, the production opens in Park200 at Park Theatre on 21 October, with previews from 19 October, and runs until 26 November.
Lantern Theater Company Presents A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS in March

Lantern Theater Company will launch its 2021/22 Mainstage Season and return to live performances with an epic production of A Man for All Seasons by award-winning British playwright and screenwriter Robert Bolt.
Zuleika Books to Release THE BEST OF THE WEST END by Charles Duff

Charles Duff’s The Best of the West End: The Life and Work of Frith Banbury, will be published on 24 February 2022 by Zuleika Books. A wonderful mixture of scholarship and gossip, this biography will fascinate and amuse everyone who loves theatre.
Lantern Theater Company Announces 2021/22 Season

Lantern Theater Company has announced its upcoming 2021/22 season, a return to live performance that will include an ambitious and eclectic mix of classic and contemporary work for the stage.
VIDEO: Darryl Maximilian Robinson Shares A KING LEAR Speech At LA's Historic Lincoln Heights Library

It was exactly one year ago at this time that a lone, veteran Shakespearean actor, ventured out into the streets of the Lincoln Heights neighborhood to present a speech from the works of the immortal bard that he believed reflected the times we were living through.
LOVE LETTERS Returns To The West End's Theatre Royal Haymarket

Bill Kenwright presents the anticipated return of A.R. Gurney's heart-warming play Love Letters to the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a strictly limited season of only 32 performances from 19 May – 13 June 2021.
LOVE LETTERS Starring Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove Opens at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Just eighteen hours after the end of the UK’s current lockdown, Bill Kenwright presented MARTIN SHAW and JENNY SEAGROVE in A.R. GURNEY’s Love Letters, directed by ROY MARSDEN, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The play opened on 3 December 2020, the first day after the Prime Minister decreed that lockdown would end.
Theatre Royal Haymarket to Host First Post-Lockdown New Production of a Play, LOVE LETTERS

Just eighteen hours after the end of the UK’s current lockdown, Bill Kenwright presents MARTIN SHAW and JENNY SEAGROVE in A.R. GURNEY’s Love Letters, directed by ROY MARSDEN, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of October 5 - Josh Groban, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL, and More!

This week's list includes new music from Josh Groban and Broadway songs from Seth MacFarlane. In addition, The SpongeBob Musical is coming to DVD, and the lyrics of Hadestown are now available!
New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of September 14 - Musical Christmas Carols, Socially Distanced Theatre Games, and More!

Check out this week's list of new and upcoming book and music releases, including a book of Broadway musical Christmas carols, socially distanced theatre games, and more!
Lantern Theater Company Announces Updates on OTHELLO, THE MISANTHROPE, and More

Lantern Theater Company has announced an update on Othello, The Misanthrope, and the upcoming 2020/21 season. Check out their statement below:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Robert Bolt written?

Robert Bolt has written 3 shows including Flowering Cherry (Playwright), Vivat! Vivat Regina! (Playwright), A Man For All Seasons (Playwright).

What awards has Robert Bolt been nominated for?

Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for State Of Revolution, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Vivat! Vivat Regina!, Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for A Man for All Seasons and Best Play (Tony Awards) for A Man for All Seasons.

What awards has Robert Bolt won?

Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for A Man for All Seasons and Best Play (Tony Awards) for A Man for All Seasons.

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