Dame Joan’s wedding to Lord Olivier in 1961 was the ... The town’s Scunthorpe Civic Centre was renamed the Plowright Theatre during the 1990s in honour of the actress’s achievements.

A tribute to Dame Joan from Scunthorpe Theatres, which runs the Plowright Theatre ... version of John Osborne’s The ...

Joan Plowright, made a dame in today's New Year ... the Royal Court and won a string of awards for her stage roles. Her wedding in 1961 to Olivier was the showbusiness sensation of the year ...