The Independent - London, June 4th, 1996
Laurence Olivier once said he only approved of prizes for actors if he was receiving them. The playwright David Hare has taken the adage one step further. He only approves of prizes for playwrights if the winner is informed in advance that he has won. Lawyers' letters have been exchanged between Hare and Lloyds Bank, which had the audacity to nominate him as playwright of the year. Hare, author of award-winning plays such as Skylight and Racing Demon, claims he disapproves of award ceremonies which do not tell the winner in advance that he has won. He first aired the issue in his column in ...
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