Statue

{On a brass plaque at the front of the plinth:}
Lawrence Olivier as Hamlet by Conner

{On a large brass plaque near the ground at the front:}
Laurence Olivier O.M., Actor, 1907 - 1989
Baron Olivier of Brighton, Founding Director of the National Theatre, 1963 - 1973.
More than two hundred, mainly theatre and film people and institutions, contributed to the Laurence Olivier Centenary Statue Appeal made by his son Tarquin, who said -
"Larry was true. He was exciting, gloriously funny, and is still part of what make life worth living, as is his creation the National Theatre."
The principal contributors were {see the Creators list.}

{The main plaque which can be seen near the ground in our photo was, by 2013, moved and attached flat directly to the front of the plinth.}