 In 1961 Olivier accepted the directorship of a new theatrical venture , the Chichester Festival . For the opening season in 1962 he directed two neglected 17th @-@ century English plays , John Fletcher 's 1638 comedy The <unk> and John Ford 's 1633 tragedy The Broken Heart , followed by Uncle Vanya . The company he recruited was forty strong and included Thorndike , <unk> , Redgrave , Athene <unk> , John Neville and Plowright . The first two plays were <unk> received ; the <unk> production attracted <unk> notices . The Times commented , " It is doubtful if the Moscow Arts Theatre itself could improve on this production . " The second Chichester season the following year consisted of a revival of Uncle Vanya and two new productions — Shaw 's Saint Joan and John Arden 's The <unk> <unk> . In 1963 Olivier received another BAFTA nomination for his leading role as a <unk> accused of sexually <unk> a student in the film <unk> of Trial . 
