The drama of Leigh and Larry

THE story of Vivien Leigh’s devastation over her divorce from Laurence Olivier will be told in a film, Viv, which will start shooting in the UK later this year.

Actress Susie Lindeman has written a screenplay after enjoying success with the stage show Letter To Larry, in which she starred in 2013.

The role of Leigh — who won Oscars for Gone With The Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire — is yet to be cast.

Mark Foligno, who executive produced The King’s Speech, says their script ‘beautifully handles the line between Vivien Leigh’s mental turmoil, in both the reality and fantasy surrounding the collapse of her marriage to Laurence Olivier’.