Londres
Apollo Theatre
Londres - Angleterre
Construction: 1901
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Topologie du théâtre
Nombre de salles actives: 1
Salle 1: (775) 1901 - Actif
Accès
En métro: Covent Garden, Temple & Piccadilly
En bus: 1, 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 55, 176
Adresse: 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES
Evolution
Bâtiment: Designed by architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfield, and the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street, its doors opened on 21 February 1901. the Apollo was renovated by Schaufelberg in 1932, and a private foyer and anteroom was installed to the Royal Box.
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Façade on Shaftesbury Avenue In free Renaissance style with Art Nouveau overtones. Interior in Louis XIV style.
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1901 - Actif
As early as the 1860s proposals to improve traffic movement between Charing Cross and Tottenham Court Road were being seriously considered at government level. It was not until 1877, however, that the Metropolitan Street Improvements Act authorized the Metropolitan Board of Works to create Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. Under the direction of architect George Vulllamy and engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the proposals were to be achieved as far as possible through street widening rather than wholesale demolition. However, Shaftesbury Avenue - the southern end of which was envisaged as sweeping Into Piccadilly Circus, bounded by buildings matching In design quality those on the Regent Street Quadrant - would have to run through some of London’s worst
slums, the eyries of Dickens's novels, and the street works were held up by the need to rehouse thousands of residents. Not until 1884 was the rehousing requirement of the 1877 Act achieved and the demolition works put in hand, accompanied almost Inevitably by accusations of dishonesty and enquiries Into the disposal of lands. The fact that the Board of Works was careful with its money, hanging on to land until a buyer was found, allowed the Apollo site to remain In private ownership until it was purchased In 1900 by Henry Lowenfeld as a prime theatre location adjacent to the Lyric, which had opened some 12 years earlier.
Lowenfeld commissioned architect Lewen Sharp to produce his new building. On the face of it this was an odd choice, for Sharp had no experience of theatre design, but Lowenfeld’s confidence was well rewarded. Sharp’s almost symmetrical stone-faced façade on Shaftesbury Avenue Is an exuberant essay In free Renaissance style, the eye-catching pairs of winged, draped female figures sculpted by
T. Simpson above the outer pavilions flirting with Art Nouveau. The attractive building that forms the angle between the theatre and Rupert Street was originally the Prince Rupert tavern, now a general store.
Internally the lively quality of the architecture does not flag, through to the very pretty blue and white glazed decorative tiles that enliven the otherwise dull dressing-room staircase and which appear to be original. The auditorium, originally decorated in white and gold with crimson panels in a Louis XIV style, offers a home to a proliferation of cherubs and cuplds. The colour scheme Is now a warmer peachy pink, and the wall panels are pale green, under a mainly cameo blue, richly ornamented, shallow-domed ceiling. Sea gods in washed-out colours fill the tympanum above a proscenium arch flanked by richly ornamented tiers of boxes. Minor alterations carried out In 1932 by Ernest Schaufelberg, architect of the Adelphl Theatre, have not diminished the quality of the architecture.
Henry Lowenfeld, as owner-manager, announced a competition for the name of his new theatre, with a prize for the eventual winner. An early proposal was the Mascot Theatre, but this was dropped, and the theatre opened as the Apollo on 21 February 1901 with an American musical, The Belle of Bohemia. For eight years musicals played at the theatre, and from 1909 to 1912 The Follies moved In. After 1913 musical comedy ceased, giving way to a mixed programme including Noël Coward’s Private Lives in 1944 and Seagulls Over Sorrento in 1950; more recent successes include Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests and Keith Waterhouse's Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell, starring Peter O’Toole.
Designed by architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfield, and the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street, its doors opened on 21 February 1901. the Apollo was renovated by Schaufelberg in 1932, and a private foyer and anteroom was installed to the Royal Box.
Infos complémentaires:
The Stalls are divided into three sections, with a front and a rear section as well as a central aisle. The front section feels open and airy and enjoys good legroom and space. The section is raked well, allowing excellent views over audience’s heads. The Dress Circle overhang occurs around row H, although feels particularly high unlike other similar venues. This begins to affect those sat in the rear section, after the horizontal aisle at row N.
All seats fall within the proscenium arch, meaning that views are never side on. The auditorium is slightly curved on this level, but even the ends of each row provide good sight lines. The rear stalls section is in the middle of the space, and although some of the top of the proscenium is not always visible, the central view certainly makes up for it. The Stalls Boxes run along the edge of the section and provide a side on view of the stage and should only be selected if discounts are available.
The Dress Circle is divided into three sections by two aisles running through the rows. Of these sections, the central one provides the best views, although each side is relatively good. The balcony is very deeply curved, meaning that the front row in particular curves round in a horse shoe shape. Seats towards the ends of each row therefore become restricted, as are looking at the stage side on. This is the same for the first 4 rows in the section, but after that the rows run straighter.
The overhang from the Upper Circle occurs almost immediately, but feels high so restrictions only occur towards the back of the section. Row G is a half row, with only central seats. Although some of the view is restricted at the top of the stage, in many cases this does not matter. The seats are well raked providing clear views throughout. No safety bars or railing obscure the section, apart from at the end of the stairs, which may be visible in aisle seats in row B and C.
The Upper Circle is steeply raked and does feel quite high above the Stalls, although is not too far away from the stage. The section is divided into two equal blocks by a central aisle. The first three rows of the section curve around the balcony, meaning that the ends of each row are looking across at the stage rather than straight on.
There is a small safety rail at the end of each aisle, which may only affect the view of those sat next on aisle seats in rows B and C. No safety bar runs the length of the balcony. Larger bars are provided at the end of each row to assist climbing the stairs, but are rarely a nuisance. The Balcony overhang again begins straight away, affecting the view of those sat in the rear of the section. Boxes on this level are at the side of the stage and you have to learn to get a good view of the stage, but can be worth it if discounted.
The Balcony is extremely steep and may cause dizziness to those sat on the front row. The balcony sits directly above the Upper Circle, and although it feels very high above the stalls, provides a good overall view of the stage and action. The biggest restriction in this section comes from lighting and sound equipment that does vary between performances. Rows A B and C are away from the ceiling, but further back the ceiling comes clearly into view restricting the top of the stage.
Row A is a lot lower than the other seats, and is obstructed by a high wall around the balcony. The best seats on this row are in between the lighting equipment. Avoid seats A8-14, and seats 15-18 have the least obstructions on this row. They are particularly good value for money, and it is often possible to move to a better seat. Row A curves around considerably but rows B-F are straight up, higher into the Gods. Safety rails are in front of each row, but do not restrict the view, instead keep you from toppling over!
Façade on Shaftesbury Avenue In free Renaissance style with Art Nouveau overtones. Interior in Louis XIV style.
Spectacle
74) Derren Brown - Showman ()
Joué durant 3 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 09 December 2022
Première: 09 December 2022
Dernière: 18 March 2023
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
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Avec: Derren Brown
Commentaire: With his live tours, Derren Brown has won more Olivier Award wins and nominations than any other individual in the award’s history. SHOWMAN is guaranteed to be one of the most astonishing productions of the year and is not to be missed. (plus)
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73) Upstart Crow (Original)
Joué durant 2 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 23 September 2022
Première: 23 September 2022
Dernière: 02 December 2022
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Sean Foley •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: David Mitchell (Shakespeare), …
Commentaire: 'A hit, a hit, an implausible hit!' (Independent) Ben Elton's five-star Olivier award-nominated stage production of the critically acclaimed and much adored BBC sitcom UPSTART CROW, returns to the West End stage.
Starring 'the genius' (Daily Mail) David Mitchell, will once more don the bald wig and bardish coddling pouch in his iconic characterisation of Will Shakespeare and Gemma Whelan 'winningly reprises her role' (Evening Standard) as the sweet and fragrant Kate. (plus)
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72) Walking with Ghosts (Original)
Joué durant 1 semaine
Première preview: 06 September 2022
Première: 06 September 2022
Dernière: 17 September 2022
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Lonny Price •
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Avec: Gabriel Byrne
Commentaire: Gabriel Byrne on stage. In his own words.
Adapted from Gabriel Byrne’s best-selling memoir of the same name and directed by Emmy award-winning director Lonny Price. (plus)
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71) Cruise (Reprise)
Joué durant 3 semaines
Première preview: 13 August 2022
Première: 13 August 2022
Dernière: 04 September 2022
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Bronagh Logan •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Jack Holden
Commentaire: A year ago, Jack Holden starred in his debut play Cruise at the Duchess Theatre. Now, the Olivier-nominated play will return to London. Cruise is at the Apollo Theatre from 13 August to 4 September. (plus)
Presse: “A one-man masterpiece” (Evening Standard)
“The most breath-taking piece of theatre in 2022” (Harriet Thorpe)
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70) Jerusalem (Revival)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 16 April 2022
Première: 28 April 2022
Dernière: 10 August 2022
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Ian Rickson •
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Avec: Mark Rylance (Johnny Byron), Mackenzie Crook (Ginger), Kemi Awoderu, Alan David, Shane David-Joseph, Gerard Horan, Ed Kear, Charlotte O'Leary, Indra Ove, Jack Riddiford, Barry Sloane, Niky Wardley, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Kobe Champion-Norville, Jesse Manzi, Matteo Philbert, Abigail Green, Callum Sheridan-Lee, Greg Snowden, Anthony Taylor.
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69) Magic Goes Wrong (Revival)
Joué durant 3 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 21 October 2021
Première: 21 October 2021
Dernière: 12 February 2022
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Adam Meggido •
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Avec: Louise Beresford (Peg), Scott Hunter (Mel), Shane David-Joseph (Sophisticato), Henry Lewis (Mind Mangler), Jane Milligan (Madame Escapade), Genevieve Nicole (Eugenia), Sydney K Smith (Mickey), Kezeem Tosin-Amore (The Blade), Nancy Zamit (Martina), Steph De Whalley, Christian James, Tom Wainwright
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68) Fermeture COVID (Original)
Joué durant 1 an 4 mois
Première preview: 16 March 2020
Première: 16 March 2020
Dernière: 19 July 2021
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Commentaire: Tous les théâtres anglais ont dû fermer dès le 16 mars 2020 suite à la pandémide de COVID… (plus)
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67) Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Original)
Joué durant
Première preview: 06 November 2017
Première: 22 November 2017
Dernière: 2021
Compositeur: Dan Gillespie Sells •
Parolier: Tom MacRae •
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Metteur en scène: Jonathan Butterell •
Chorégraphe: Kathy Prince •
Avec: John McCrea will reprise his role of Jamie, alongside the majority of the Sheffield Crucible cast including: Josie Walker, Mina Anwar, Tamsin Carroll and Daniel Anthony, Luke Baker, Courtney Bowman, James Gillian, Harriet Payne, Shiv Rabheru, Lucie Shorthouse and Kirstie Skivington
Commentaire:
Presse: "It’s a joyous punch in the air about following your dreams and being yourself. ‘Life-affirming’ is generally an over-used term, but not here. This production owns the stage." - Tom Wicker, Time Out (five stars)
"A songwriter with an easy sincerity, [Dan Gillespie Sells] combines poppy verve and a craving for the bittersweet. The book and lyrics are the work of TV writer Tom MacRae, and what they lack in blazingly original storytelling they more than make up for with warmth and wit. The result is a true crowd-pleaser — big-hearted and joyous." - Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard (four stars)
"This fizzing musical is a blast of fresh air, and what a joy to see a stageful of youngsters who look like swathes of modern Britain: young, poor, sassy, not to mention black, brown, white and, er, sparkly." - Ann Treneman, The Times (five stars)
"Everybody’s Talking About Jamie won a string of awards for its first airing in Sheffield; I reckon it might pick up a few more during this jubilant London run." - Paul Taylor, The Independent (five stars)
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66) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 13 July 2017
Première: 24 July 2017
Dernière: 07 October 2017
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Benedict Andrews •
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Avec: Sienna Miller (Maggie), Jack O'Connell (Brick)
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65) Love in Idleness (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 1 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 11 May 2017
Première: 11 May 2017
Dernière: 01 July 2017
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Trevor Nunn •
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Avec: Eve Best, Anthony Head, Edward Bluemel, Vivienne Rochester, Nicola Sloane
Commentaire: Transfert du Menier Chocolate Factory (plus)
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64) Travesties (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 03 February 2017
Première: 14 February 2017
Dernière: 29 April 2017
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Patrick Marber •
Chorégraphe: Polly Bennett •
Avec: Clare Foster, Freddie Fox, Tom Hollander, Forbes Masson, Peter McDonald, Amy Morgan, Sarah Quist, Tim Wallers
Commentaire: Transféré depuis le Menier Chocolate Factory (plus)
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63) Peter Pan goes wrong (Reprise)
Joué durant 3 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 20 October 2016
Première: 21 October 2016
Dernière: 29 January 2017
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Adam Meggido •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Dave Hearn, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields, Greg Tannahill
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62) Go-Between (The) (Original London)
Joué durant 4 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 27 May 2016
Première: 07 June 2016
Dernière: 15 October 2016
Compositeur: Richard Taylor •
Parolier: David Wood • Richard Taylor •
Libettiste: David Wood •
Metteur en scène: Roger Haines •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Michael Crawford (Leo Colston), Stuart Ward (Ted), Gemma Sutton (Marian), Issy Van Randwyck (Mrs Maudsley), Julian Forsyth (Mr Maudsley), Stephen Carlile (Trimingham), Silas Wyatt-Barke (Denys), Jenni Bowden (Stanton/Leo's Mother/Eulalie), John Addison (Henry), Luka Green, William Thompson, Johnny Evans Hutchison, Archie Stevens, Matty Norgren, Samuel Menhinick, Jane Quinn, Jessica Duncan, Robert Traynor, Michael Colbourne
Commentaire: Michael Crawford leads the cast of the new West End musical The Go-Between, a beautiful and touching adaptation of L.P.Hartley’s classic novel. (plus)
Presse:
"There’s no getting round the awkward fact, though, that Crawford’s best days as a stage-actor are now behind him...Worth a look, then, but not queuing round the block to see." Dominic Cavendish for The Telegraph
"There's no danger of mistaking The Go-Between for a noisy blockbuster but that doesn't signify any shortage of ambition in this enthralling, beautifully textured chamber-musical version of the L P Hartley novel about a boy's loss of innocence during a country house visit in the scorchingly hot summer of 1900." Paul Taylor for The Independent
"It is all done with taste and style. But although the text is shot through with references to Icarus, the story never quite flies because we cannot escape its catastrophic effect on the adult Leo. The novel, as so often, proves a foreign country; they do things differently there." Michael Billington for The Guardian
"The story begins slowly, in silence. You want to scream ‘oh get ON with it!’ Richard Taylor’s music, delivered by an on-stage piano, is frustratingly plinkety-plonk. It sounds like a pastiche of Stephen Sondheim. Slowly, however, this fruit ripens. A surfeit of recitative yields to tight, a capella harmonies." Quentin Letts for The Daily Mail
"... there are things to admire in Roger Haines’s production. Michael Crawford is affecting as the grown-up Leo Colston, a husk of a man whose life has been dominated by the letter-carrying events of three hot summer weeks half a century before." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard
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61) Nell Gwyn (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 04 February 2016
Première: 12 February 2016
Dernière: 30 April 2016
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Christopher Luscombe •
Chorégraphe: Charlotte Broom •
Avec: Gemma Arterton (Nell Gwynn), Paige Carter, Michele Dotrice, Matthew Durkan, Michael Garner, Greg Haiste, George Jennings, Ellie Leah, Peter McGovern, David Rintoul, Anneika Rose, Nicholas Shaw, David Sturzaker, Jay Taylor, Sasha Waddell and Sarah Woodward.
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60) Peter Pan goes wrong ()
Joué durant 1 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 04 December 2015
Première: 09 December 2015
Dernière: 31 January 2016
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Adam Meggido •
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Avec: Dave Hearn, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields, Greg Tannahill and Nancy Wallinger
Commentaire:
Presse: Les critiques sont treès bonnes:
"Everyone loves a theatrical disaster, and Neverland provides an ideal environment for the combination of slapstick and thespian chagrin..." Jane Shillling for The Telegraph
"Directed by Adam Meggido, this is a slicker affair than The Play That Goes Wrong, and has the added bonus of the presence of Tom Edden as a narrator constantly upstaged by his chair." Lyn Gardner for The Guardian
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59) Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 24 September 2015
Première: 24 September 2015
Dernière: 29 November 2015
Compositeur: Tom Lishman •
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Metteur en scène: Adam Meggido •
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Avec: Ruth Bratt, Justin Brett, Dylan Emery, Pippa Evans, Susan Harrison, Sean McCann, Adam Meggido, Philip Pellew, Andrew Pugsley, Oliver Senton, Lucy Trodd and Sarah-Louise Young
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58) Dear Lupin ()
Joué durant 1 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 30 July 2015
Première: 03 August 2015
Dernière: 19 September 2015
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Philip Franks •
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Avec: James Fox, Jack Fox
Commentaire:
Presse: "My misgivings evaporated, though, as the evening mellowed, and the salt taste of harsher experience strengthened the tepid concoction." Dominic Cavendish for The Telegraph
"It was, however, only in the play’s dying moments, as Mortimer faces the debilities of old age, that I felt I got a glimpse of the character’s humanity. Jack Fox, meanwhile, touchingly shows how Charlie’s carefree hedonism turns into filial love." Michael Billington for The Guardian
" the piece feels alienatingly cosy and complacent, except for those touching moments near the end where the son recognises the depth and steadiness of his dying father's undemonstrative love." Paul Taylor for The Independent
"Philip Franks’s loving production captures well this subtle mood of a very English understatement and Fox senior’s customary suave detachment is a fine match for Roger’s tone." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard
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57) Audience (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 21 April 2015
Première: 05 May 2015
Dernière: 25 July 2015
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Stephen Daldry •
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Avec: Kristin Scott Thomas (Queen Elizabeth II), David Calder (Winston Churchill), Mark Dexter (David Cameron), Michael Gould (John Major), Gordon Kennedy (Gordon Brown), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Margaret Thatcher), David Robb (Anthony Eden), Nicholas Woodeson (Harold Wilson), David Peart (Equerry), Charlotte Moore (Bobo MacDonald and Private Secretary), Marnie Brighton, Madeleine Jackson-Smith and Izzy Meikle-Small (will alternate in the role of Young Elizabeth), Matt Plumb and Harry Feltham (Footmen)
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Presse: "... this revamped version of Peter Morgan’s enthralling and royally entertaining (albeit at times too flippantly light-hearted) play about the weekly briefing meetings that take place between the Queen and her Prime Minister could hardly be more up-to-date." Dominic Cavendish for The Daily Telegraph
"Scott Thomas is certainly regal: elegant, refined, chin lifted and nose looked down." Holly Williams for The Independent
"Scott Thomas is excellent when the play gives her a chance to break protocol and argue with her prime ministers. I was less persuaded by the moments when we see the Queen’s vulnerability or capacity to cheer up her nerve-wracked ministers." Michael Billington for The Guardian
"This is such a great play, it is hard to imagine any Queen bombing entirely – just as the part of Maria in ‘The Sound of Music’ is bomb-proof. The Audience would do perfectly well without Dame Kristin. I bet her understudy is more than adequate. Do come and visit me in the Tower." Quentin Letts for The Daily Mail
"Brisk costume changes enable Scott Thomas to move swiftly between regimes. The transformations feel almost magical, and while the play may not illuminate the intricacies of either politics or the Royal Family, it’s an entertaining, ultimately touching portrait of a woman whose life has been a strange mixture of visibility and aloofness." Henry Hitchings for The Evening Standard
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56) My night with Reg (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 17 January 2015
Première: 23 January 2015
Dernière: 11 April 2015
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Robert Hastie •
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Avec: Matt Bardock (Benny), Jonathan Broadbent (Guy), Richard Cant (Bernie), Julian Ovenden (John), Lewis Reeves (Eric) and Geoffrey Streatfeild (Daniel).
Commentaire: Transfert de la version d'août 2014 du Donmar Warehouse. (plus)
Presse: "My Night with Reg is the most artificial and the truest, the funniest and most searing play to be found anywhere on the London stage. It matters absolutely that all the characters in it are gay, and it matters not a jot." Dominic Cavendish for The Telegraph
"British drama doesn’t get better than this." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard
"Elyot balances the drawing-room comedy and the poignancy with rare delicacy. Robert Hastie, following his first full Donmar directorial credit, fully deserves this West End transfer, and shows himself every bit as sensitive to the balance as Elyot." Ian Shuttleworth for Financial Times
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55) Urinetown (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 29 September 2014
Première: 08 October 2014
Dernière: 03 January 2015
Compositeur: Mark Hollmann •
Parolier: Greg Kotis • Mark Hollmann •
Libettiste: Greg Kotis •
Metteur en scène: Jamie Lloyd •
Chorégraphe: Ann Yee •
Avec: Matthew Seadon-Young (Bobby Strong), Phill Jupitus (Caldwell B. Cladwell), Julie Jupp (Penelope Pennywise ), Jonathan Slinger (Officer Lockstock), Alasdair Buchan (Mr. McQueen), Nathan Amzi (Officer Barrel), Chris Bennett (Swing), Katie Bernstein (Little Becky Two Shoes/Mrs. Millennium), Cory English (Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry), Madeleine Harland (Soupy Sue), Rosanna Hyland (Hope Cladwell), Karis Jack (Little Sally), Aaron Lee Lambert (Billy Boy Bill/ UGC Executive), Mark Meadows (Senator Fipp), Christina Modestou (Swing), Joel Montague (Swing), Jeff Nicholson (Tiny Tom/ Dr. Billeaux), Kane Oliver Parry (Robbie The Stockfish) and Vicki Lee Taylor (Swing)
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Presse: "The blunt truth is, though, that it’s not just the title that’s poorly conceived. The show suffers from a strange condition of only getting interesting right at the end...forgettable froth" Dominic Cavendish for The Telegraph
"I have, however, one crucial cavil: slick as Urinetown undoubtedly is, just as with the Book of Mormon I felt no emotional connection to the material. That’s a big problem for a big-ticket show." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard
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54) Let the Right One In (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 4 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 26 March 2014
Première: 07 April 2014
Dernière: 30 August 2014
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: John Tiffany •
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19 décembre 2013 - Effondrement du plafond en pleine représentation…
Le 19 décembre 2013, en pleine représentation de "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", une partie du plafond de la salle s'effondre sur le public, provoquant de nombhreux blessés légers. Le théâtre ferme pour de nombreuses semaines et le spectacle ne reprendra au Gielgud Theatre, à une dizaine de mètres de l'Apollo, que le 24 juin 2014.
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53) Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 9 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 01 March 2013
Première: 12 March 2013
Dernière: 19 December 2013
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Marianne Elliott •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Mike Noble (Christopher Boone), Jack Loxton (alternate Christopher), Rakie Ayola (Christopher’s teacher, Siobhan) , Daniel Casey (Roger Shears), Jo Dockery (Punk Girl), Amanda Drew (Judy), Patrick Driver ( Reverend Peters), Trevor Fox (Ed), Golda Rosheuvel (Mrs. Shears), Gay Soper (Mrs. Alexander), Paul Stocker (Mr. Thompson), Katie Elizabeth Payne, Mark Rawlings, Matt Tait, Cathy Walker.
Commentaire: Le spectacle a été créé au National Theatre, dans la plus petite de leur trois salle (Cottesloe Theatre, actuellement Dorfman Theatre) du 24 juillet au 27 octobre 2012.
Vu l'énorme succès, il a été transféré dans le West End, à l' Apollo Theatre, ouvrant le 12 mars 2013, après des previews depuis le 1er mars. Le 19 décembre 2013, en pleine représentation, une partie du plafnd de la salle s'effondre. Le spectacle s'arrête et ne reprendra au Gielgud Theatre, à une dizaine de mètres de l'Apollo, que le 24 juin 2014. (plus)
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52) Richard III (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 02 November 2012
Première: 17 November 2012
Dernière: 10 February 2013
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Parolier:
Libettiste: William Shakespeare •
Metteur en scène: Tim Carroll •
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Avec: Samuel Barnett (Queen Elizabeth), Liam Brennan (Clarence and the Lord Mayor), Paul Chahidi (Hastings and Tyrrell), John Paul Connolly (First Murderer and Ratcliff), Ian Drysdale (Scrivener/Rivers/Blunt), Peter Hamilton Dyer (Brakenbury and Catesby), Johnny Flynn (Lady Anne and Grey), James Garnon (Richmond and Duchess of York), Colin Hurley (King Edward IV and Stanley), Roger Lloyd Pack (Duke of Buckingham), Mark Rylance (Richard III), Jethro Skinner (Second Murderer and Messenger), Ben Thompson (Dorset and Bishop of Ely)
Commentaire: Staged with an all-male ensemble, according to original Shakespearean practice. Transfert du Globe Theatre. (plus)
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51) Twelfth Night (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 02 November 2012
Première: 17 November 2012
Dernière: 09 February 2013
Compositeur:
Parolier:
Libettiste: William Shakespeare •
Metteur en scène: Tim Carroll •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Mark Rylance (Olivia), Samuel Barnett (Sebastian), Liam Brennan (Orsino), Paul Chahidi (Maria), John Paul Connolly (Antonio), Ian Drysdale (Priest/Valentine), Peter Hamilton Dyer (Feste), Johnny Flynn (Viola), Stephen Fry (Malvolio), James Garnon (Fabian), Colin Hurley (Sir Toby Belch), Roger Lloyd Pack (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), Mark Rylance (Olivia), Jethro Skinner (Captain/Officer), Ben Thompson (Curio)
Commentaire: Staged with an all-male ensemble, according to original Shakespearean practice. Transfert du Globe Theatre. (plus)
Presse: "The big draw is Stephen Fry's Malvolio, and he acquits himself extremely well. He is suitably grave, dignified and overbearing. My only reservation is that Fry has such natural lordliness and is so handsomely bearded that you feel he would be a catch for any Olivia.. " Michael Billington for The Guardian
"Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry stand at opposite ends of the acting spectrum. The former is a protean genius who can lose himself unrecognisably in his roles. The latter performs subtle clever variations on the Stephen Fry persona. So they make a piquant pairing – as the grieving Olivia and her jumped-up, killjoy steward Malvolio – in Tim Carroll's all-male, "original practices" production of Twelfth Night." Paul Taylor for The Independent
"In Twelfth Night...Rylance offers pure comic delight...Stephen Fry strikes me as a solid rather than an inspired Malvolio, comically capturing the puffed up conceit and pomposity of the man, but largely missing the character’s poignancy." Charles Spencer for The Daily Telegraph
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50) ** Hors DB Spectacle (Original London)
Joué durant 2 semaines
Première preview: 18 September 2012
Première: 18 September 2012
Dernière: 06 October 2012
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
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Avec: Roger Rees
Commentaire: First performed in 2007 at Folger Theatre, Washington and following a brief run in Shakespeare's home, Stratford-upon-Avon, in 2010, this is the London premiere of Rees' ninety minute show. (plus)
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49) Long Day's Journey into Night ()
Joué durant 4 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 03 April 2012
Première: 10 April 2012
Dernière: 18 August 2012
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Anthony Page •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf, Kyle Soller
Commentaire: Written in 1956, Long Day’s Journey Into Night is a semi-autobiographical piece based on O’Neill’s own home life and family.
Suchet, who leads the cast of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, is best known to the world for his screen portrayal of Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective Poirot. The actor, appointed a CBE for his services to drama in the 2011 New Year’s Honours List, has London stage credits including All My Sons, Complicit and Last Confession. (plus)
Presse: Long Day’s Journey Into Night is widely considered to be Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece.
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48) Madness of George III (The) ()
Joué durant 2 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 18 January 2012
Première: 23 January 2012
Dernière: 31 March 2012
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Christopher Luscombe •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: David Haig (George III), Beatie Edney (Queen Charlotte), Christopher Keegan (Prince of Wales), William Belchambers (Duke of York), Charlotte Asprey (Lady Pembroke|), Ed Cooper Clarke (Captain Fitzroy), Orlando James (Captain Greville), Beruce Khan (Papandiek), Ryan Saunders (Fortnum), Peter McGovern (Braun), Simon Markey (Prince's Footman), Gary MacKay (Prince's Valet), Nicholas Rowe (William Pitt), Thomas Wheatley (Lord Thurlow), Richard Hansell (Henry Dundas), Chris McCalphy (Sir Boothby Skrymshir), Haseeb Malik (Ramsden Skrymshir), Gary Oliver (Charles James Fox), Patrick Moy (Richard Brinsley Sheridan), Peter Pacey (Sir George Baker), Madhav Sharma (Dr Richard Warren), John Webb (Sir Lucas Pepys), Clive Francis (Dr Francis Willis), Karren Winchester (Margaret Nicholson)
Commentaire: Alan Bennett's The Madness Of George III comes to the West End following a season at the Theatre Royal Bath and a UK tour.
One of Bennett's (The History Boys, The Habit Of Art), biggest hits, The Madness Of George III premiered at the National Theatre in 1991 and was adapted into a film in 1994. (plus)
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47) Jerusalem (Reprise)
Joué durant 2 mois 4 semaines
Première preview: 08 October 2011
Première: 17 October 2011
Dernière: 14 January 2012
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Ian Rickson •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Mackenzie Crook (Ginger), Mark Rylance (Johnny Byron), Max Baker (Wesley), Alan David (The Professor), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Phaedra), Johnny Flynn (Lee), Geraldine Hughes (Dawn), Danny Kirrane (Davey), Charlotte Mills (Tanya), Sarah Moyle (Ms Fawcett), Harvey Robinson (Mr Parsons), Johnny Flynn, Geraldine Hughes, Danny Kirrane
Commentaire: Jerusalem received its world premiere at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in July 2009, when the show received rapturous reviews, before transferring to both the West End and Broadway. (plus)
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46) Yes, Prime Minister (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 06 July 2011
Première: 07 July 2011
Dernière: 17 September 2011
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Jonathan Lynn •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Simon Williams (Sir Humphrey Appleby), Richard McCabe (Prime Minister Jim Hacker), Chris Larkin (Bernard Woolley Principal Private Secretary), Charlotte Lucas (Claire Sutton Special Policy Advisor), Kevork Malikyan (The Kumranistan Ambassador), Jonathan Coote (Jeremy Burnham Director-General of the BBC), Michael Fenton Stevens (Simon Chester BBC Presenter), Mark Extance (Understudy for Jim Hacker/Jeremy Burnham), Michael Chadwick (Understudy for Bernard Woolley/Simon Chester), Sarah Baxendale (Understudy for Claire Sutton)
Commentaire: Transfert à Londres de la production du Chichester Festival Theatre.
Adaptation à la scène de la Sitcom TV.
Créé à Londres au Gielgu Theatre en sptembre 2010 puis repris à l'Apollo Theatre (été 2011), au Gielgud Theatre (automne 2011) et au Trafalgar Studio 1 (de juin 2012 à janvier 2013) (plus)
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45) Blithe Spirit (Revival)
Joué durant 3 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 02 March 2011
Première: 09 March 2011
Dernière: 18 June 2011
Compositeur:
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Libettiste: Noël Coward •
Metteur en scène: Thea Sharrock •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Alison Steadman (Madame Arcati), Hermione Norris (Ruth Condomine), Robert Bathurst (Charles Condomine), Ruthie Henshall (Elvira)
Commentaire: In this production of Blithe Spirit, Madame Arcati is played by Alison Steadman, a Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress who was last seen in the West End in Alan Bennett's Enjoy. Her many screen appearances include the Mike Leigh films Abigail's Party, Topsy Turvy and Life Is Sweet, as well as the sitcomes Fat Friends and Gavin And Stacey. (plus)
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44) Country Girl (The) ()
Joué durant 3 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 06 October 2010
Première: 11 October 2010
Dernière: 22 January 2011
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Rufus Norris •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Martin Shaw (Frank Elgin), Jenny Seagrove (Georgie), Mark Letheren (Bernie Dodd), Nicholas Day, Peter Harding, Thomasin Rand, Luke Shaw
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43) All my Sons (Revival)
Joué durant 4 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 19 May 2010
Première: 27 May 2010
Dernière: 02 October 2010
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Howard Davies •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: David Suchet (Keller), Zoe Wanamaker (Kate), Stephen Campbell Moore (Chris), Daniel Lapaine (George Deever), Jemima Rooper (Ann Deever)
Commentaire: Director Howard Davies previously won a Laurence Olivier Award for his 2000 production of All My Sons, which was staged at the National Theatre. (plus)
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42) Jerusalem (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 28 January 2010
Première: 10 February 2010
Dernière: 24 April 2010
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Ian Rickson •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Mark Rylance (Johnny Byron), Mackenzie Crook (Ginger), Jessica Barden (Pea), Tom Brooke (Lee), Alan David (The Professor), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Phaedra), Lennie Harvey (Marky), Gerard Horan (Wesley), Danny Kirrane (Davey), Charlotte Mills (Tanya), Sarah Moyle (Ms Fawcett), Harvey Robinson (Mr Parsons), Barry Sloane (Troy Whitworth)
Commentaire: Jerusalem received its world premiere at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in July 2009, when the show received rapturous reviews, before transferring to both the West End and Broadway. (plus)
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41) Marilyn and Ella (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 semaines
Première preview: 15 November 2009
Première: 15 November 2009
Dernière: 29 November 2009
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Colin McFarlane •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Suzie Kennedy (Marilyn Monroe), Hope Augustus
Commentaire: Interspersed with numerous hit songs from the era, including I Got Rhythm, My Funny Valentine, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Mack The Knife and Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend, Marilyn And Ella is a true story brought vividly to life, featuring two of the most iconic females that ever lived.
Marilyn And Ella was first seen in London at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, where it was staged in 2008. (plus)
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40) Carrie's War ()
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 18 June 2009
Première: 24 June 2009
Dernière: 12 September 2009
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Andrew Loudon •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Sarah Edwardson (Carrie), Prunella Scales (Mrs Gotobed), James Beddard, Amanda Symonds
Commentaire: Carrie's War, which was written in 1973, is based on Bawden's own childhood experiences as an evacuee in Wales during the war. The story has twice been adapted for television. This stage production at the Apollo theatre was previously seen at Sadler's Wells over Christmas 2006. (plus)
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39) Three Days of Rain ()
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 30 January 2009
Première: 10 February 2009
Dernière: 09 May 2009
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
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Avec: James McAvoy (Walker/Ned), Nigel Harman (Pip/Theo), Lyndsey Marshal (Nan/Lina)
Commentaire: Richard Greenberg's Three Days Of Rain explores how the private worlds of one generation are reinterpreted by the next. (plus)
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38) Well (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 3 semaines
Nb de représentations: 32 représentations
Première preview: 29 December 2008
Première: 30 December 2008
Dernière: 24 January 2009
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Eve Leigh •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Sarah Miles (Ann Kron), Natalie Casey (Lisa Kron), Thomas Morrison, Jason Rowe, Hannah Stokely, Zara Tempest-Walters
Commentaire: Academy Award nominated Sarah Miles (Ryan’s Daughter) stars with Natalie Casey (Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps) and Oliver Chris (The Office and Green Wing). After its premiere earlier this year at the Trafalgar Studios, Well is reprised at the Apollo theatre. (plus)
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37) Rain Man (Original London)
Joué durant 3 mois
Première preview: 28 August 2008
Première: 19 September 2008
Dernière: 20 December 2008
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Terry Johnson •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Josh Hartnett (Charlie Babbitt), Adam Godley (Raymond), Colin Stinton, Mary Stockley (Susan), Charles Daish, Tilly Blackwood
Commentaire: The 1988 Oscar-winning film Rain Man is brought to the West End stage at the Apollo theatre. (plus)
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36) Divas ()
Joué durant 1 semaine
Première preview: 19 June 2008
Première: 25 June 2008
Dernière: 05 July 2008
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Peter Schaufuss •
Chorégraphe: Peter Schaufuss •
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35) Vortex (The) ()
Joué durant 3 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 20 February 2008
Première: 26 February 2008
Dernière: 07 June 2008
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Peter Hall •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Felicity Kendal (Florence), Dan Stevens (Nicky), Phoebe Nicholls (Helen), Barry Stanton (Pawnie), Annette Badland (Clara), Daniel Pirrie (Tom), Paul Ridley (David), Cressida Trew (Bunty), Timothy Speyer (Bruce), Vivien Keene (Preston)
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Presse: PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "There isn't, alas, enough nervous electricity in Peter Hall's underpowered revival."
NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "Compelling but not very well nuanced revival...Fortunately, Felicity Kendal, in riveting form...makes the evening satirically delightful."
MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "Peter Hall's wily production is worth seeing for its reminder of Coward's historic ambivalence and for Felicity Kendal's high-octane central performance."
CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "This is an evening that memorably moves from cocktails and laughter to the rawest of drama."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "The play may be uneven, but Kendal’s performance decidedly isn’t. "
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34) An Audience with the Mafia ()
Joué durant 3 semaines
Première preview: 21 January 2008
Première: 21 January 2008
Dernière: 16 February 2008
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
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33) Glengarry Glen Ross ()
Joué durant 3 mois
Première preview: 27 September 2007
Première: 12 October 2007
Dernière: 12 January 2008
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: James McDonald •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Jonathan Pryce (Shelly Levene), Aidan Gillen (Richard Roma), Matthew Marsh (Dave Moss), Paul Freeman (George Aaronow), Shane Attwooll (Baylen), Peter McDonald (John Williamson), Tom Smith (James Lingk)
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32) Kean ()
Joué durant 1 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 24 May 2007
Première: 30 May 2007
Dernière: 14 July 2007
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Adrian Noble •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Antony Sher, Sam Kelly, Joanne Pearce, Robert East, Jane Murphy, Barry McCarthy, Gemma Paige, Hanna Steen, Brendan Hooper, Oliver Beamish, Jeremy Hancock, Dodger Phillips, Alex Avery
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31) Glass Menagerie (The) ()
Joué durant 3 mois
Première preview: 31 January 2007
Première: 14 February 2007
Dernière: 19 May 2007
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Rupert Goold •
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Avec: Jessica Lange (Amanda), Amanda Hale, Ed Stoppard, Mark Umbers
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30) Summer and Smoke ()
Joué durant 1 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 10 October 2006
Première: 18 October 2006
Dernière: 25 November 2006
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Adrian Noble •
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Avec: Rosamund Pike (Alma Winemiller), Chris Carmack (John Buchanan), Sebastian Abiner, Michael Brown, David Killick, Tom Lawrence, Kate O'Toole, Chris Ravenscroft, Hanne Steen, Hannah Stokely, Angela Down, Talulah Riley
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29) Fool for Love ()
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 07 June 2006
Première: 15 June 2006
Dernière: 09 September 2006
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Lindsay Posner •
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Avec: Juliette Lewis (May), Martin Henderson (Eddie), Larry Lamb, Joe Duttine
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28) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ()
Joué durant 3 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 20 January 2006
Première: 31 January 2006
Dernière: 13 May 2006
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Anthony Page •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Kathleen Turner (Martha), Bill Irwin (George), David Harbour, Mireille Enos
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27) Mary Stuart (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 07 October 2005
Première: 19 October 2005
Dernière: 14 January 2006
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Phyllida Lloyd •
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Avec: Janet McTeer (Mary Queen of Scots), Harriet Walter (Elizabeth I), David Burke, Barbara Jefford, James Fleet, Rory Kinnear, Tam Dean Burn, Stephen Fletcher, Guy Henry, David Horovitch, Rufus Wright
Commentaire: Transfert du Donmar où il a été joué du 14 juillet 2005 au 3 septembre 2005 (plus)
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26) Big Life (The) (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 4 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 11 May 2005
Première: 23 May 2005
Dernière: 01 October 2005
Compositeur: Paul Joseph •
Parolier: Paul Sirett •
Libettiste: Paul Sirett •
Metteur en scène: Clint Dyer •
Chorégraphe: Jason Pennycooke •
Avec: Tameka Empson (Mrs Aphrodite), Victor Romero Evans (Ferdy), Neil Reidman (Bernie), Chris Tummings (Lennie), Marcus Powell {Dennis),
Jason Pennycooke (Admiral/Eros), Claudia Cadette, Amanda Horlock, Antonia Kemi Coker, Yaa
Commentaire: Originally staged as a try-out at Stratford East in April 2004, this was Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labours Lost” rewritten as a feel-good ska/reggae musical. A completely re-written version was staged at Stratford East for three weeks in February 2005 and, thanks to impresario Bill Kenwright, it transferred and was acclaimed as the first British black musical. (plus)
Presse: NICK CURTIS for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "Cheery, agreeable but undemanding." PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "One of the exhilarating things about The Big Life is that it is joyous while depicting - without either mitigation or rancour - the experience of first-generation Caribbean immigrants."
BRIAN LOGAN for THE GUARDIAN says, "Infectiously energetic and big-hearted."
CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, " A terrific show."
JEREMY KINGSTON says, "Energy and exuberance are what the show displays in abundance."
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25) A Life in the Theatre ()
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 27 January 2005
Première: 02 February 2005
Dernière: 30 April 2005
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Lindsay Posner •
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Avec: Joshua Jackson, Patrick Stewart
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24) Puppetry of the Penis ()
Joué durant 2 semaines
Première preview: 04 October 2004
Première: 04 October 2004
Dernière: 24 October 2004
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Tim Fountain •
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Avec: David Friend, Simon Morley, Hatty Hayridge (host)
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23) Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (The) ()
Joué durant 3 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 13 April 2004
Première: 15 April 2004
Dernière: 07 August 2004
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Anthony Page •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Jonathan Pryce (Martin), Kate Fahy (Stevie), Matthew Marsh (Ross), Eddie Redmayne
Commentaire: Transfert de l'Almeida Theatre où le spectacle s'est joué du 22 janvier 2004 au 13 mars 2004 (plus)
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22) My Brilliant Divorce ()
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 14 February 2003
Première: 24 February 2003
Dernière: 17 May 2003
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Garry Hynes •
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21) Sleuth ()
Joué durant 7 mois
Première preview: 02 July 2002
Première: 10 July 2002
Dernière: 08 February 2003
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Elijah Moshinsky •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Ian Ogilvy (Andrew), Jonathan Kerrigan (Milo), Seamus Dobony, James Forge, Matthew Knott
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Presse: THE FINANCIAL TIMES says, " The play still holds its own, but this should be an evening of fire and ice, fear and loathing; here, it's a rather tepid affair."
THE DAILY MAIL says, "Fine revival."
THE GUARDIAN says, "Bowles and O'Brien don't spark one another off."
THE TIMES says, "Whodunnit still thrills 30 years on."
THE INDEPENDENT says, "This tit-for-tat rapier fight rarely loses pace and never gives itself away."
TIME OUT says, "Director Elijah Moshinsky...lacks the cruel sense of fun needed to bring out the humour and violence of the writing."
ALEKS SIERZ for THE STAGE says, "An undemanding piece of boulevard theatre that is unlikely to appeal to anyone except inveterate cultural nostalgics."
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20) Constant Wife (The) ()
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 02 April 2002
Première: 11 April 2002
Dernière: 29 June 2002
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Edward Hall •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Sara Crowe (Marie-Louise), Serena Evans, Lucy Fleming, Steven Pacey (John Middleton), Jenny Seagrove (Constance Middleton), Linda Thorson (Mrs Culver), Simon Williams (Bernard Kersal), Eric Carte, Robin Browne
Commentaire: Sera prolongé du 2 juillet 02 au 12 octobre 2002 au Lyric Theatre voisin (plus)
Presse: DARREN DALGLISH says, "A little slow to get going but builds up to a punishing ending! Superb acting in a delightful and charming play ";
NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STRANDARD says, "Thrilling denouement, with its assertion of female independence."
MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "The play as a whole is a testament to Maugham's enduring skill as a subversive boulevard entertainer."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, " There are many sharp moments in Edward Hall’s able revival ."
JOHN THAXTER for THE STAGE says, "Cool, clever comedy
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19) Star Quality ()
Joué durant 4 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 23 October 2001
Première: 29 October 2001
Dernière: 23 March 2002
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Christopher Luscombe •
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Avec: Penelope Keith (Lorraine Barrie), Una Stubbs (Marion Blake), Russell Boulter (Ray Malcolm), Nick Fletcher (Bryan Snow), Nick Waring (Tony Orford), Marjorie Yates (Nora Mitchell), Peter Cellier (Gerald Wentworth), Fiz Marcus (Beryl Fletcher), Andrew Coppin (Bob Deacon), Magnus Hastings (Eric Larch), Graham Ashe (Harry Thornton), Toni Kanal (Laura Whitby)
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18) Gondoliers (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 3 semaines
Première preview: 27 June 2001
Première: 03 July 2001
Dernière: 29 July 2001
Compositeur: Arthur Sullivan •
Parolier: W.S. Gilbert •
Libettiste: W.S. Gilbert •
Metteur en scène: John Doyle •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Karen Mann, Mike Afford, Elizabeth Marsh, Mark Crossland, Rebecca Arch, Josephine Baird, Eddie Burton, Christopher Dickins
Commentaire: Eight actor-musician-singers performed all the roles and played all the music in this completely re-written version, which abandoned nearly all Gilbert’s dialogue and all Sullivan’s original orchestration in favour Mafia and spaghetti gags and boogie-woogie/cool jazz/easy listening . The production had originated at the Watermill, Newbury, where John Doyle had been pioneering a new kind of approach to musicals using actor-musicians accompanying themselves as they perform. This had brought interesting new interpretations to his earlier “Irma la Douce”, “Cabaret” and “Carmen”, but it was generally felt not to have worked with such a period piece as Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Gondoliers”. It was booked into the Apollo for a limited ten week season. (plus)
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17) Odd Couple (The) ()
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 17 April 2001
Première: 23 April 2001
Dernière: 23 June 2001
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Elijah Moshinsky •
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Avec: Jenny Seagrove, Paula Wilcox, Lavinia Bertram, Tracey Childs, Hilary Crane, Sue Holderness, Vincent Carmichael, Qarie Marshall
Commentaire: (The Female Version) (plus)
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16) Fallen Angels ()
Joué durant 5 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 17 October 2000
Première: 25 October 2000
Dernière: 14 April 2001
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Michael Rudman •
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Avec: Felicity Kendal (Julie), Frances de la Tour (Jane), Eric Carte (Willy), James Woolley (Fred), Stephen Grief (Maurice), Tilly Tremayne (Saunders)
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15) Personals (Revival)
Joué durant 1 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 13 June 2000
Première: 15 June 2000
Dernière: 29 July 2000
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Pete Brooks •
Chorégraphe: Sam Spencer-Lane •
Avec: Cameron Blakely (Louis), Martin Callaghan (Typesetter), Marcus Allen Cooper (Sam), Christina Fry (Louise), Carmen Cusack (Kim), Vicki Simon (Claire)
Commentaire: With the same production team - but a few cast changes - this was a re-creation of the show that had been performed on the fringe in September 1998. It ran just over 6 weeks.
Original London run: New End, September 1998 (plus)
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14) Side Man ()
Joué durant 3 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 17 February 2000
Première: 28 February 2000
Dernière: 10 June 2000
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Michael Mayer •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Jason Priestley, Jeff Binder, Edie Falco, Kevin Geer, Michael Mastro, Angelica Torn, Frank Wood
Commentaire: The long awaited transfer of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Warren Leight's play Side Man in London starring Jeson Priestly. (plus)
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13) A Saint she ain't (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 3 mois 3 semaines
Nb de représentations: 133 représentations
Première preview: 16 September 1999
Première: 22 September 1999
Dernière: 15 January 2000
Compositeur: Denis King •
Parolier: Dick Vosburgh •
Libettiste: Dick Vosburgh •
Metteur en scène: Ned Sherrin •
Chorégraphe: Lindsay Dolan •
Avec: Rae Baker (Anna Bagalucci), Gavin Lee (Danny O ’Reilley), Pauline Daniels (Mrs Fay Bogle), Barry Cryer (Snaveley T. Bogle), Vincent Marzello, Brian Greene, Jessica Martin, Robert Norris, Michael Roberts.
Commentaire: Based on “Sganarelle, ou le cocu imaginaire” by Molière, this is a send-up of the 1940s musical where sailors on leave would meet up and fall in love with Rita Hayworth types, get into a series of misunderstanding and farcical situations, but eventually have a happy ending. With clever parodies of period songs, some wonderful puns and terrible jokes, this was deemed to be a delightful night’s entertainment. It ran a month at the King’s Head, and was then re-staged for a four month run at the Apollo, finishing in January 2000. (plus)
Presse: THE FINANCIAL TIMES says, "The crucial element is the joy of this comprehensive pastiche" and goes on to say "it is simply immense fun."
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH says "The Original good time had by all."
NICHOLAS DE JONGH of THE EVENING STANDARD says, "A Saint She ain't slips down memory lane and stays for a salacious night out."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE of THE TIMES says, "Puns, quips, doubles-entendres, malapropisms and jolly repartee seem to come pouring out of every part of the stage..."
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD says, "A diamond studded cast. It's a delight."
However, JANE EDWARDES of TIME OUT did not care for the show saying, "What might be great for half an hour on the radio feels stretched to breaking point in the theatre."
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12) Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 1 mois 1 semaine
Nb de représentations: 45 représentations
Première preview: 09 December 1996
Première: 11 December 1996
Dernière: 18 January 1997
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
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Metteur en scène: David Leland •
Chorégraphe: Carole Todd •
Avec: Brad Henshaw (Jake), Simon J. Foster (Elwood), Michelle Dixon, Ronnie Dangerfield, Ambrose (The Bluettes).
Commentaire: Back in the West End for a Christmas season, and still touring the UK for the rest of the year. (plus)
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11) Forever plaid (Original London)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Nb de représentations: 127 représentations
Première preview: 28 September 1993
Première: 28 September 1993
Dernière: 15 January 1994
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: Stuart Ross •
Metteur en scène: Stuart Ross •
Chorégraphe: Stuart Ross •
Avec: Stan Chandler (Jinx), David Engel (Smudge), Larry Raben (Sparky), Guy Stroman (Frankie)
Commentaire: This was a compilation show with a series of running gags and audience participation, with highlights including a high-speed distillation of the Ed Sullivan show, complete with jugglers, ventriloquists and fire-eaters, and a riotous calypso. Audiences and critics alike enjoyed this gentle celebration of nostalgia and sheer entertainment. (It had originated as a 1989 off-Broadway cult show.) (plus)
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10) Driving Miss Daisy (Original London)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 08 June 1988
Première: 08 June 1988
Dernière: 26 September 1988
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Ron Lagomarsino •
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Avec: Wendy Hiller, Barry Foster, Clarke Peters
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9) Up on the Roof (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: Inconnu
Première: 08 June 1987
Dernière: 22 August 1987
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Simon Moore • Jane Prowse •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Beverley Hills (Angela), Mark McGann (Scott), Felicity Montagu (Bryony), Michael Mueller (Tim), Gary Olsen (Keith)
Commentaire: A warm-hearted and admired piece which moved from the small Donmar to the much bigger Apollo without losing its intimate charm, but sadly for a very short run.
Transféré du Donmar Warehouse. (plus)
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8) Look to the Rainbow (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 1 mois
Première preview: Inconnu
Première: 01 May 1985
Dernière: 01 June 1985
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Robert Cushman •
Chorégraphe: Dennis Grimaldi •
Avec: Jack Gilford, Michael Cantwell, Isabelle Lucas, Mandy More, Barbara Rosenblatt, Simon Russell-Beale
Commentaire: Transfer from The Kings Head Theatre 6 March 1985 to 16 March 1985.
A biographical revue of the lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg who wrote the words for composers such as Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen and others. The show had a short run at the King’s Head and then transferred to the Apollo theatre. Though highly praised by the critics, it lasted just one month. It marked one of the earliest London appearances of Simon Russell-Beale. (plus)
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7) One Night Stand (Version Harding) ()
Joué durant 1 mois 1 semaine
Nb de représentations: 47 représentations
Première preview: Inconnu
Première: 21 July 1981
Dernière: 29 August 1981
Compositeur: Mike Harding •
Parolier: Mike Harding •
Libettiste: Mike Harding •
Metteur en scène: Kenneth Alan Taylor •
Chorégraphe: Sheila Carter •
Avec: Jeffrey Longmore (Bezzer), Cliff Howells (Derek), Andrew Hay (Damien), Richard Platt (Paul), Christina Jones (Veronica), Linda Jean Barry (Patsy), Patricia Winslow (Kathleen), Candice Hartley (Leonie)
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6) I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road (Original London)
Joué durant 2 mois
Nb de représentations: 62 représentations
Première preview: Inconnu
Première: 31 March 1981
Dernière: 30 May 1981
Compositeur: Nancy Ford •
Parolier: Gretchen Cryer •
Libettiste: Gretchen Cryer •
Metteur en scène: Word Baker •
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Avec: Diane Langton (Heather), Ben Cross (Joe), Nicky Croydon (Cheryl), Megg Nicol (Alice), Greg Martyn (Jake)
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5) Beggar's Opera (Revival)
Joué durant
Nb de représentations: 32 représentations
Première preview: 12 September 1968
Première: 12 September 1968
Dernière: Inconnu
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: John Gay •
Libettiste: John Gay •
Metteur en scène: Toby Robertson •
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Avec: Cast: Peter Gilmore (Macheath), James Cossins (Peachum), Hy Hazell (Mrs Peachum), Jan Waters (Polly), Angela Richards (Jenny Diver), Frances Cuka (Lucy Lockit)
Commentaire: Notes: This was a “modernised” version, with completely new dialogue and up-to-date musical arrangements and had been first produced at the Edinburgh Festival. It was generally liked by the critics and the cast was highly praised, but lasted a few weeks only. (plus)
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4) Fantasticks (The) (Original London)
Joué durant
Nb de représentations: 44 représentations
Première preview: 07 September 1961
Première: 07 September 1961
Dernière: Inconnu
Compositeur: Harvey Schmidt •
Parolier: Tom Jones •
Libettiste: Tom Jones •
Metteur en scène: Word Baker •
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Avec: El Gallo ... Terence Cooper / Matt ... Peter Gilmore / Luisa ... Stephanie Voss / Henry ... John Wood (iii) / Unknown Role ... Timothy Bateson
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3) Private lives (Revival)
Joué durant 1 an 7 mois 1 semaine
Nb de représentations: 717 représentations
Première preview: 01 November 1944
Première: 01 November 1944
Dernière: 08 June 1946
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Libettiste: Noël Coward •
Metteur en scène: John Clements •
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Avec: Kay Hammond (Amanda), John Clements (Elyot), Peggy Simpson, Patrick Barr et Yvonne André
Commentaire: Transféré au Fortune Theatre du 10/6/1946 au 20/7/1946… (plus)
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2) Journey's End (Original)
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Nb de représentations: 2 représentations
Première preview: Inconnu
Première: 09 December 1928
Dernière: 10 December 1928
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: James Whale •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: David Horne (Captain Hardy), George Zucco (Lieutenant Osborne), Alexander Field (Private Mason), Maurice Evans (2nd Lieutenant Raleigh), Laurence Olivier (Captain Stanhope), Melville Cooper (2nd Lieutenant Trotter), Robert Speaight (2nd Lieutenant Hibbert), H. G. Stoker (The Colonel), Reginald Smith (The Company Sergeant Major), Geoffrey Wincott (A German Soldier), Richard Caldicot (Lance-Corporal Broughton)
Commentaire: Il s'agit de la création mondiale de cette pièce, qui a donc lieu à l'Apollo Theatre de Londres avec un tout jeune acteur qui a de l'avenir, Laurence Olivier. Produite par la "Incorporated Stage Society", elle sera jouée dans d'autres théâtres du West End pendant deux ans… (plus)
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