Michael Redington obituary
In 1948 my father, Michael Redington, was a young member of the Old Vic Company's triumphant tour of Australia, headed by Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. His admiration for both actors was boundless, and Olivier's performance as Richard III, he felt, was a theatrical epiphany.But when he married Ann Connell two years later, Michael accepted an actor's life was precarious and joined ATV, taking on a role in live te…