1982 in Wales - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • Roger Rees wins a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
  • Alice Thomas Ellis is shortlisted for the Booker Prize for The 27th Kingdom.

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