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[West End, 2017]
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Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Actor

Rory KinnearOthello


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Evening Standard Awards - 2013 - Best Actor

Rory KinnearOthello

Olivier Awards - 2011 - Best Actor

Rory Kinnear, Hamlet


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Evening Standard Awards - 2010 - Best Actor

Rory Kinnear, Hamlet


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Evening Standard Awards - 2010 - Best Actor

Rory KinnearMeasure for Measure

Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Rory KinnearBurnt By The Sun


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Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best Performance in a Supporting Role

Rory KinnearThe Man Of Mode

Helen Hayes Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Rory KinnearThe Taming of the Shrew

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Asa Butterfield Will Make His Stage Debut in One-Man Comedy Play, SECOND BEST

Asa Butterfield, star of Netflix’s Sex Education will make his stage debut in the one-man play, Second Best – a fictional story about the boy who came second to play Harry Potter. 
Sondheim's HERE WE ARE Will Make UK Premiere Next Year

Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are will make its UK premiere at the National Theatre next year. The musical features a score by Sondheim, a book by David Ives, and direction by Joe Mantello.
Further Performances Added For WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT at @sohoplace

Further performances announced for WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT by Nassim Soleimanpour. The award-winning international hit continues to captivate audiences with its unique theatrical experience.
POETRY AT THE CORONET Announced for Autumn and Winter 2024

POETRY AT THE CORONET has been announced for Autumn and Winter 2024.
THE DIPLOMAT Season 2 Coming to Netflix in October

Netflix has revealed that the highly anticipated second season of the political drama The Diplomat will premiere on the streamer on October 31, 2024. The Diplomat stars Kari Russell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh. Allison Janney also joins the cast in Season 2 as Vice President Grace Penn.
Rory Kinnear to Play Tom Bombadil in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER

Prime Video has revealed that Laurence Olivier Award-winning actor Rory Kinnear, who, as previously announced, joined the Season Two cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, will portray the fan-favorite J.R.R. Tolkien character Tom Bombadil. The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on August 29, 2024.
Allison Janney Joins THE DIPLOMAT Season 2

Netflix announced that Allison Janney (I, Tonya; The West Wing) will guest star in Season 2 of The Diplomat. The Diplomat is a Golden Globe, Emmy, SAG, PGA, and CCA-nominated series and has received numerous additional accolades since it premiered last year.
Malorie Blackman and Roy Williams Revealed as New Ambassadors For Cardboard Citizens

Cardboard Citizens has announced that Malorie Blackman and Roy Williams are joining the arts and social justice charity as newly-appointed Ambassadors.
Netflix Renews THE DIPLOMAT For Season Two

Netflix has renewed political drama The Diplomat for a second season. The Diplomat premiered on April 20 and debuted at #1 on Netflix’s weekly global Top 10 TV English list. In its first weekend, the series had 57.48M hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 86 countries.
Ian Charleson Awards 2023 Nominations Announced

Nominees have been revealed for this year’s Ian Charleson Awards. The annual awards celebrate actors under 30 who have performed in a classical role, which is defined as a play written before 1918.
THE DIPLOMAT Starring Keri Russell to Premiere on Netflix in April

From showrunner Debora Cahn (THE WEST WING, HOMELAND), THE DIPLOMAT is a high-stakes, contemporary political drama about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships, between countries and people. Also starring David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh, with executive producers Debora Cahn, Janice Williams, and Keri Russell.
Summer Season Announced At Wigmore Hall April-July 2023

Wigmore Hall's packed summer season (1 Apr – 21 Jul) features nearly 200 concerts and events. At the heart of Wigmore Hall's summer programme is the core chamber, piano and vocal repertoire upon which its reputation as the international home of chamber music is built, but there are also visits from legendary jazz musicians, Yiddish cabaret and forays into the avant garde.
Review: ALL OF US, National Theatre

A play that reminds us of theatre's power to entertain us, to affect us and, one hopes, to stir us to action
The Happy Days International Beckett Festival Celebrates its 10th Anniversary This Week

The Happy Days International Beckett Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary as it returns to Enniskillen this summer after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic. Presented by Arts Over Borders, the festival, which pays homage to Irish novelist, playwright and poet Samuel Beckett through arts and literary events based on his works and life, will run from Thursday, July 21 to Monday, July 25.
HBO Max Renews OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH For A Second Season

HBO Max has renewed the comedy series OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH, from creator-showrunner David Jenkins, executive producer and star Taika Waititi and executive producer Garrett Basch, for a second season. Season one was (very) loosely based on the true adventures of 18th century would-be pirate Stede Bonnet, played by Rhys Darby.
Ian Charleston Award Winner Announced

Gloria Obianyo has won the first prize of the 2022 Ian Charleson Awards for her role as Neoptolemus in Paradise by Kae Tempest at the National Theatre. A performance that the judges said 'never put a foot wrong'.
Southbank Centre Announces Autumn and Winter Classical Music Lineup

The Southbank Centre has today revealed its Autumn/Winter 2022/23 classical music programme – the first edition under the curatorship of Head of Classical Music Toks Dada since arriving at the Southbank Centre.
Ten New Productions Added To The National Theatre Collection For Schools, Colleges, Universities and Libraries To Access Worldwide

With 75% of UK state secondary schools signed up to the National Theatre Collection, ten additional productions will now be available to schools, colleges and educational establishments from today in partnership with Bloomsbury Publishing and ProQuest, part of Clarivate.
VIDEO: HBO Max Debuts OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Trailer

In addition to Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi, the ensemble cast stars Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Vico Ortiz, Ewen Bremner, Joel Fry, Matt Maher, Kristian Nairn, Con O’Neill, Guz Khan, David Fane, Rory Kinnear, Samba Schutte, Nat Faxon, Fred Armisen and Leslie Jones. Watch the new trailer now!
ANGELS IN AMERICA Joins the National Theatre Collection on Drama Online

The filmed performance of Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches and of Part Two: Perestroika will be added to the National Theatre Collection 2 on Drama Online in February alongside eight new films announced in November.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Rory Kinnear been nominated for?

Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Othello, Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for Othello, Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Hamlet, Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for Hamlet, Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for Measure for Measure, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for Burnt By The Sun, Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for The Man Of Mode and Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Taming of the Shrew.

What awards has Rory Kinnear won?

Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Othello, Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for Othello, Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for Hamlet, Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for Measure for Measure, and Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for The Man of Mode.

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