Duke of Yorks Theatre
Londres - Angleterre
Construction: 1892
Topologie du théâtre
Nombre de salles actives: 1
Salle 1: (650) 1892 - Actif
Accès
En métro: Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Charing Cross
En bus: 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 40, 176
Adresse: 104 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4BG
Evolution
Bâtiment: Sited on land originally developed by the Earl of Salisbury in the early 17th century - 1892. Designed by Walter Emden for Frank Wyatt and Violet Melnotte, and opened on 10 September - Statutorily Listed Historic Building: Grade II.
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Ambassador Theatre Group
Remarquable
The architect’s skill in his planning of the building on its narrow plot - The delicate detailing of the auditorium.
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1892 - Actif
Il a été annoncé que la production du Theatre Royal Bath et du Tricycle Theatre de The Father de Florian Zelle reviendra dans le West End (après un passage au Wyndham's Theatre) pour une série limitée du 24 février au 26 mars 2016.
A David Troughton, qui avait déjà été annoncé, se rajoutent Tom Oakley (Clark Devlin), Elisa de Grey, Guy Lewis, Simon Markey, Abigail Matthews, Jane Milligan, Martha Seignior, James Staddon, Melle Stewart, Georgina Sutton et Hollie Taylor.
Joe Reynolds, Freddy Hawkins et Alex Taylor-McDowall alterneront dans le rôle de 'William'. Sonny Kirby, Harrison Noble et Oliver Loades alterneront eux dans le rôle de 'Zach'.
Should the spirit of the 2nd Earl of Salisbury hover briefly above St Martin’s Lane, Cecil Court and St Martin’s Court, he would see little evidence of the fashionable enclave he developed in the first decades of the 17th century. He would, however, see Burleigh Mansions (once the home of actress Ellen Terry), dated 1892, with its fine, well- preserved shop fronts, immediately north of the Duke of York's. Further north he would see a symmetrical five-storey red-brick chamber block of 1899, Incorporating The Salisbury public house, which perpetuates the old Earl's memory, adjacent to the Albery Theatre. Architecturally the pub is one of the finest in the West End, having an excellent collection of frosted and cut glass, rich mahogany fittings and Art Nouveau candelabra. The Earl would also see with great pleasure a building of considerable moment to the south of the pub: the Duke of York’s Theatre (originally the Trafalgar Square Theatre), designed by Walter Emden and opened on 10 September 1892, two years after the Garrick Theatre in Charing Cross Road, which Emden produced in partnership with C. J. Phipps.
Although Emden designed only eight theatres from scratch, thus falling well short of the numbers produced by Frank Matcham, Phipps, W. G. R. Sprague and Bertie Crewe, the Duke of York’s, which he built for Frank Wyatt and Violet Melnotte, Is a building of considerable quality and a tribute to the architect’s planning skills, albeit enhanced a little by contrast with its modern neighbours. The symmetrical front, in restrained later classical style, Is four storeys high and faced In pale green painted brickwork with cream stucco detail. The arcaded and channelled stucco ground storey is painted battleship grey. At first- floor level, above a much altered canopy, is a balustraded loggia with Ionic columns fronting the upper-circle bar; the elevation is unified by the judicious use of Ionic pilasters, decorative entablatures and a crowning cornice. High-quality original wrought-iron gates close off access ways to the north and south.
Internally, a strangely sub-17th-century entrance vestibule opens into a square foyer, coloured pink between white and gold fluted Corinthian pilasters above a panelled dado. A plaque records major alterations to the building carried out in 1980 by architects Jaques, Muir and Partners for the owners Capital Radio, who used part of It as a studio. The theatre was again refurbished in 1999, in a process of redecoration with minor alterations to enhance the whole Interior.
The narrowness of the site, and the headaches it must have given the architects, are evident In the picturesque but compressed three-tier cream, gold and pink Louis XVI-style auditorium, and the full- width proscenium arch. Dressing rooms are housed in a separate block, linked to the rear of the main building. Balcony fronts to the royal and upper circles are quite lavishly decorated with arabesque and grotesque ornamentation, while simple palm groups are used above a reeded and ribboned band on the front of the gallery, which has remained unrestored since the building was taken over by Capital Radio. An elegant ribbed and coffered dome, ornamented with acanthus, masks and winged figures, completes the ensemble. The upper-clrcle bar perpetuates the auditorium’s decorative theme with some success, but the remaining bars are of little moment. A plaque in the upper-circle bar records a mass meeting of actors and actresses on 1 December 1929, and Its resolution to form the British Actors' Equity Association.
Timber sub-stage machinery was probably Installed In 1905 for a performance of Peter Pan with Charlie Chaplin, but regrettably this has been virtually demolished. Under the fly floor a cyclorama track was In situ in the early 1970s.
The theatre’s opening production starred Declma Moore in The Wedding Eve, and Marie Tempest performed here in The Marriage of Kitty in 1902. Much later, one of the theatre’s greatest successes came in the 1980s with a production of Stepping Out by Richard Harris, which ran for well over two years.
Sited on land originally developed by the Earl of Salisbury in the early 17th century - 1892. Designed by Walter Emden for Frank Wyatt and Violet Melnotte, and opened on 10 September - Statutorily Listed Historic Building: Grade II.
The Stalls exist as one undivided section, running deep into the theatre, longer than it is wide. The longest rows in the middle of the auditorium have only 21 seats, with the shortest towards the rear having only 6. This gives the section a tunnel like quality, with the depth and circle overhangs disturbing sight lines in the rear section. The Stalls do not curve, giving clear albeit angled vision to those sat on the extreme ends of each row. Pillars at the ends of row H and row Q do create obstructions, and it would be wise to avoid seats directly behind these, as well as by the side due to restricted legroom.
The Circle overhang begins at row J, affecting rows K and back. If a show uses levels on-stage this means that actor’s heads and bodies cannot be seen from row K back. On a flat stage however very little action would be missed. The sound box is at the back of the stalls House Left, taking seats out of rows U to S. The rear of the stalls feel very far back from the stage, and due to the low rake can be restricted by other audience members. If you are watching with children, aim to sit closer to the front as the rake is a problem throughout the whole of this section. Legroom on the whole is adequate.
Due to the architecture of the theatre the Royal Circle is affected by the shape, which creates a deep curve and is blocked by the position of the boxes on either side. The section feels low and close to the stage which is good for those sitting in the first two rows. The small number of seats is undivided and unlike the stalls the rows are longer than they are deep. Each row follows the heavy curve of the balcony, giving the three seats at either end of the row an angled and restricted view of the stage, and should be avoided unless discounted.
The section is more heavily raked than the stalls, meaning visibility towards the rear is good for those sitting towards the centre of each row. The Upper Circle overhangs at row B, affecting those seats in row C-F. Legroom on the whole is acceptable, and the section feels comfortable and intimate.
The Upper Circle suffers similar problems to the Royal Circle due to the shape and curve of the auditorium. The rake is a lot steeper in this section, giving a better overall view of the stage.
The 5 seats to the end of each row are restricted as the bottom of the stage and apron are cut off from view. Depending on the production this may vary. The extreme ends of each row are heavily restricted and should be avoided.
The overhang which still exists from the old balcony level starts at row B and creates sight problems for the back four rows. Best seats are towards the centre of each row however, and The Seat Inspector would advise choosing a central position over proximity to the stage, as a lot of action can be missed due to the shape of the auditorium and the restrictions from the boxes.
The architect’s skill in his planning of the building on its narrow plot - The delicate detailing of the auditorium.
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Revival
42) Shirley Valentine (Revival)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 17 February 2023
Première: 17 February 2023
Dernière: 03 June 2023
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Matthew Dunster •
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Avec: Sheridan Smith
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41) Mother Goose (Original)
Joué durant 1 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 15 December 2022
Première: 15 December 2022
Dernière: 29 January 2023
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Cal Crystal •
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Avec: Ian McKellen (Mother Goose), John Bishop (Vic), Anna-Jane Casey (Cilla the Goose), Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Jack), Simbi Akande (Jill), Sharon Ballard (Good Fairy Encanta), Karen Mavundukure (Evil Fairy Malignia), Adam Brown (Ensemble), Gabriel Fleary (Ensemble), Richard Leeming (Ensemble), Genevieve Nicole (Ensemble), Mairi Barclay (Ensemble), Laura Tyrer (Ensemble), Shailan Gohil (Swing), Becca Francis (Swing)
Commentaire: Avec Ian McKellen dans le rôle de Mother Goose (plus)
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40) Ocean at the End of the Lane (The) (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 6 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 23 October 2021
Première: 23 October 2021
Dernière: 14 May 2022
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Katy Rudd •
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Avec: Ruby Ablett, James Bamford (Boy), Emma Bown, Charlie Cameron, Jeff D'Sangalang, Kieran Garland, Siubhan Harrison (Ginnie Hempstock), Miranda Heath, Penny Layden (Old Mrs Hempstock), Tom Mackley, Charleen Qwaye, Grace Hogg-Robinson (Sis), Laura Rogers (Ursula), Nicolas Tennant (Dad), Nia Towle (Lettie Hempstock), Peter Twose
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39) Doctor (The) (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 20 April 2020
Première: 29 April 2020
Dernière: 11 July 2020
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Robert Icke •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Juliet Stevenson.
Commentaire: The play, which received critical acclaim when it opened at the Almeida Theatre, enjoyed a sold-out run at the North London theatre, transfers to the Duke of York's Theatre in London from April 2020.
Schnitzler’s original play is rarely seen in London – one recent production was at the fringe venue the Arcola Theatre in Dalston in 2005. While it was first performed in 1912 at the Kleines Theater in Berlin, it was banned in the author’s native country until the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. Icke’s new version modernises the play, setting it in a contemporary hospital, while also posing questions about human’s innate views on identity, perception and bias. (plus)
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38) 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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37) Blithe Spirit (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 1 mois
Première preview: 05 March 2020
Première: 10 March 2020
Dernière: 11 April 2020
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Libettiste: Noël Coward •
Metteur en scène: Richard Eyre •
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Avec: Jennifer Saunders (Madame Arcati), Geoffrey Streatfeild, Lisa Dillon, Emma Naomi, Simon Coates, Lucy Robinson and Rose Wardlaw
Commentaire: The production premiered at Theatre Royal Bath, to positive reviews including The Stage's Jeremy Brien labelling Saunders' performance "tailor-made for the role of the dotty, but deadly serious, medium", while The Guardian's Clare Brennan adds, '[Saunders'] comic interplay of tensions between real and imaginary is touchingly personified in Jennifer Saunders’s Madame Arcati'. Richard Eyre's production of the play transfers to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre. (plus)
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36) Touching the Void (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 09 November 2019
Première: 14 November 2019
Dernière: 29 February 2020
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Tom Morris •
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Avec: Fiona Hampton, Patrick McNamee, Josh Williams, Angus Yellowlees.
Commentaire: West End transfer of Touching The Void following its critically acclaimed world premiere in 2018 and a run at Bristol Old Vic in March 2019.
Directed by the award-winning Tom Morris (War Horse) and based on Joe Simpson's best-selling memoir, turned BAFTA-winning film, this extraordinary story charts Joe Simpson’s and Simon Yates’ struggle for survival on the perilous Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes. (plus)
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35) Son (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 24 August 2019
Première: 02 September 2019
Dernière: 02 November 2019
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Michael Longhurst •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Amanda Abbington (Anne). John Light (Pierre). Laurie Kynaston (Nicolas). Amaka Okafor (Sofia). Oseloka Obi (Nurse). Martin Turner (Doctor).
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34) Girl On The Train (The) (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 semaines
Première preview: 23 July 2019
Première: 30 July 2019
Dernière: 17 August 2019
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Anthony Banks •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Samantha Womack, Alex Ferns, Kirsty Oswald, Philip McGinley, Adam Jackson-Smith, Lowenna Melrose, Marc Elliott, Matt Concannon and Phillipa Flynn.
Commentaire: Following a UK tour in 2019, The Girl On the Train will come to London starring Samantha Womack at the Duke of York's Theatre from 23rd July to 17th August. Samantha Womack stars in this enthralling stage adaptation of the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins, The Girl On the Train. (plus)
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33) Rosmersholm (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 24 April 2019
Première: 02 May 2019
Dernière: 20 July 2019
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Ian Rickson •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Hayley Atwell, Tom Burke, Giles Terera, Lucy Briers, Jake Fairbrother, Peter Wight, Gavin Antony, Ebony Buckle, Piers Hampton, Maureen Hibbert, Robyn Lovell, Alice Vilanculo
Commentaire: First written in 1886, Rosmersholm is considered one of Ibsen's masterpieces. It centres around Johannes Rosmer and his free-spirited housekeeper, Rebecca West, who are both haunted by the spirit of Rosmer's wife, who committed one year before the play begins. This new version of the play by Duncan Macmillan sees an election looming, with John Rosmer faced with a choice between conservative traditions, or a new freedom. (plus)
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32) Home, I'm Darling (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 26 January 2019
Première: 05 February 2019
Dernière: 13 April 2019
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Tamara Harvey •
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Avec: Katherine Parkinson, Richard Harrington, Charlie Allen, Susan Brown, Ellie Burrow, Siubhan Harrison, Jane MacFarlane and Hywel Morgan
Commentaire: A National Theatre co-production with Theatr Clwyd, directed by Clwyd artistic director Tamara Harvey, who made her National Theatre directional debut, and designed by Anna Fleischle. The production opens in the West End following its world premiere at Theatr Clwyd in June, and in the Dorfman theatre the following month. (plus)
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31) Summer and Smoke (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 10 November 2018
Première: 20 November 2018
Dernière: 19 January 2019
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Rebecca Frecknell •
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Avec:
Patsy Ferran, Matthew Needham, Seb Carrington, Nancy Crane, Eric MacLennan, Forbes Masson, Tok Stephen et Anjana Vasan
Commentaire: The Almeida Theatre’s intensely atmospheric production of Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke transfers to the West End in late 2018, with Patsy Ferran and Matthew Needham reprising their central roles in Rebecca Frecknall’s production.
Williams’ play is set in Mississippi and centres on a minister’s daughter named Alma, who finds herself entangled in an impassioned and complicated relationship with John Buchanan, an unruly young doctor and her next door neighbour.
Produced by the Almeida and Sonia Friedman Productions, Summer and Smoke transfers to the Duke of York’s Theatre from 10th November to 19th January, with tickets now on sale.
Following its initial sell-out run at the Almeida, the production received critical praise across the board, with many paying tribute to Ferran’s performance in the central role, with LondonTheatre.co.uk hailing her performance as a memorable one which ‘demonstrates she is going from strength to strength’.
Williams finished writing Summer and Smoke in 1948, although it was almost 60 years until it was first produced in London. The play received its West End premiere in 2006 at the Apollo Theatre. Directed by Adrian Noble, and starring Rosamund Pike and Chris Carmack, the play cut its 16-week run short by 10 weeks, owing to poor ticket sales. (plus)
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30) King Lear (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 3 mois
Première preview: 11 July 2018
Première: 04 August 2018
Dernière: 03 November 2018
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Libettiste: William Shakespeare •
Metteur en scène: Jonathan Munby •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Ian McKellen (King Lear), …
Commentaire: Acting legend Sir Ian McKellen takes to the West End stage in one of William Shakespeare’s greatest roles as he stars in King Lear at the Duke of York's Theatre from 12th July. McKellen starred in Jonathan Munby’s production at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2017; (plus)
Presse: ★★★★★ ‘Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production.’ Daily Telegraph
King Lear received a host of five star reviews at Chichester:
★★★★★ 'Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production' Daily Telegraph
★★★★★ 'Ian McKellen's detailed, intelligent performance is a triumph' Evening Standard
★★★★★ 'Intensely moving' The Stage
★★★★★ 'Excellent' Whatsonstage
★★★★★ The Independent
★★★★★ I Newspaper
★★★★ 'Nuanced and powerful' The Times
★★★★ 'Smart, lucid, superbly detailed' Guardian
★★★★ Financial Times
★★★★ Metro
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29) Moderate Soprano (The) (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 05 April 2018
Première: 12 April 2018
Dernière: 30 June 2018
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Jeremy Herrin •
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Avec: Roger Allam et Nancy Carroll
Commentaire: David Hare’s play The Moderate Soprano will transfer to the West End following a sold-out run at Hampstead Theatre in 2015. (plus)
Presse: ★★★★★ ‘One of the most poignant, theatrical scenes Hare’s ever written’ WhatsOnStage
★★★★ ‘Spine-tingling magnificence…beautifully directed’ Guardian
★★★★ ‘Allam delivers a stunning performance – killingly funny and achingly sad’ The Independent
★★★★ ‘Note-perfect’ Daily Mail
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28) Mary Stuart (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 13 January 2018
Première: 25 January 2018
Dernière: 31 March 2018
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Robert Icke •
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Avec: Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams will share the central roles, decided at each performance by the toss of a coin. They will be joined by Alexander Cobb, Rudi Dharmalingam, Vincent Franklin, David Jonsson, John Light, Carmen Munroe, Eileen Nicholas, Daniel Rabin, Sule Rimi and Alan Williams.
Commentaire: Following a critically acclaimed run at the Almeida Theatre in December 2016 - January 2017, Robert Icke's new adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart transfers to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre from January 2018 before embarking on a UK tour.
Reprising their roles from the Almeida Theatre, Juliet Stevenson (Hamlet) and Lia Williams (Oresteia) trade the play's central roles, deciding who steps into who's shoes by a coin toss at each performance. (plus)
Presse: "Lia Williams and Juliet Stevenson switch roles seamlessly at the toss of a coin to play warring queens in Robert Icke’s explosive production."
Susannah Clapp for The Guardian
"I’m a bit 50-50 about it all, then. Should you go? Toss a coin. Heads says yes."
Dominic Cavendish for The Telegraph
"Icke’s approach combines cerebral rigour with moments of both magical lightness and throbbing intensity. This is an absorbing, dense and resonant three hours of theatre."
Henry Hitchings for The Evening Standard
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27) ** Hors DB Theatre (Revival)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 09 September 2017
Première: 19 September 2017
Dernière: 06 January 2018
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Rupert Goold •
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Avec: Bertie Carvel (Rupert Murdoch), Richard Coyle (Larry Lamb) Oliver Birch, Rachel Caffrey, Pearl Chanda, Geoffrey Freshwater, Jack Holden, Justin Salinger, Sophie Stanton, Tim Steed, Tony Turner and Rene Zagger, Jonathan Coy
Commentaire: The production opened at the Almeida in June 2017, and starred Bertie Carvel and Richard Coyle. It is directed by the Almeida’s artistic director Rupert Goold. (plus)
Presse: "It’s all delivered with wit, flair and vivid humanity. And it’s a hell of a story."
- Sam Marlowe, The Times (four stars)
"Ink is a welcome sort of theatre: political without being preachy, contemporary without necessarily being set in the present and, crucially, rich in entertainment value with its continual supply of zinging, witty lines."
- Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard (five stars)
"West End theatre tickets may cost a little more than the 5p Sun, but Carvel's performance alone is worth the price. Hold the front page: this one's a smasher."
- Caroline McGinn, Time Out (five stars)
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26) Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 09 May 2017
Première: 15 May 2017
Dernière: 02 September 2017
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Vicky Featherstone •
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Avec:
Commentaire: Following sold out seasons at the National Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and UK Tour, the smash hit, award-winning new musical from National Theatre of Scotland Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour transfers to the West End for a strictly limited season. (plus)
Presse: ★★★★★ "a work that's both anthem and elegy a getting of wisdom that celebrates life even as it breaks your heart" The Herald
★★★★★ "full of show-stopping musical moments delivered to perfection" The Scotsman
★★★★★ "The six girls take you to the brink of hysteria with their witty lines and then pull you back almost to tears with their tragic back stories." The Daily Record
★★★★★ "This rude, hilarious yet touching play pulls off its conceits with a foul-mouthed, finely tuned flourish." The Times
★★★★★ "zippingly entertaining yet achingly human – and funny with it all the way." The Stage
★★★★★ "an unforgettable production that is bound to hit the heights across the UK and quite possibly the globe." The British Theatre Guide
★★★★★ "an evening that is life-affirming, ridiculously funny and completely alive – little short of miraculous" The Arts Desk
★★★★ "fresh, funny and poignant" The Telegraph
★★★★ "deserves to play to halls packed with families and hen nights for years to come." The Independent
★★★★ "a winningly confident picture of friendship, rivalry and teenage kicks, bursting with a lust for life." The Evening Standard
★★★★ "An absolute blast" Financial Times
★★★★ "the most spirited, original, representative, and universal girl gang on the planet" Time Out
★★★★ "blisteringly funny" The Broadway World
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25) Glass Menagerie (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 26 January 2017
Première: 02 February 2017
Dernière: 29 April 2017
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: John Tiffany •
Chorégraphe: Steven Hoggett •
Avec: Cherry Jones (Amanda Wingfield), Michael Esper (Tom) and Kate O’Flynn (Laura), Brian J. Smith (Gentleman Caller)
Commentaire: This brand new production The Glass Menagerie opened on Broadway in September 2013 at the Booth Theatre and featured Cherry Jones as Amanda Wingfield, Zachary Quinto as Tom, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Laura and Brian J. Smith as Jim. It was nominated for seven 2014 Tony Award nominations, including Best Revival of a Play and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Cherry Jones. (plus)
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24) Dresser (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 3 mois
Première preview: 05 October 2016
Première: 13 October 2016
Dernière: 14 January 2017
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Sean Foley •
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Avec: Ken Stott, Reece Shearsmith, Selena Cadell et Harriet Thorpe
Commentaire: Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith come together as lead actor “Sir” and Norman “the dresser” in this eagerly awaited revival of “a wonderfully affectionate and intelligent play about the theatre” The Guardian. (plus)
Presse: "Sean Foley’s production settles too. It starts by looking nervously for slamming-door farce. It moves into boldly projecting Harwood’s very funny chaos scenes." Susannah Clapp for The Guardian
"But even in the bittier sections and sketchier characters, the evening is an authentic-feeling pleasure." Dominic Cavendish The Telegraph
"Sean Foley’s somewhat lacklustre production doesn’t make a convincing case for a West End revival in 2016. Even so, this remains an indestructibly watchable play." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard
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23) How The Other Half Loves (Reprise)
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 07 July 2016
Première: 07 July 2016
Dernière: 01 October 2016
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Alan Strachan •
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Avec: Tamzin Outhwaite, Nicholas Le Prevost, Jenny Seagrove, Gillian Wright, Jason Merrells, Matthew Cottle
Commentaire: Transferred from the Theatre Royal Haymarket
By huge demand Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious tale of matrimonial mishaps, How The Other Half Loves, directed by Alan Strachan is moving house to the Duke of York’s Theatre for a 12 week run. (plus)
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22) Doctor Faustus (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 09 April 2016
Première: 21 April 2016
Dernière: 25 June 2016
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Jamie Lloyd •
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Avec: Kit Harington (Faustus), Jenna Russell (Mephistopheles), Jade Anouka (Wagner), Forbes Masson (Lucife), Tom Edden, Danielle Flett, Brian Gilligan, Craig Stein, Gabby Wong
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21) Father (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 1 mois
Première preview: 24 February 2016
Première: 24 February 2016
Dernière: 26 March 2016
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: James MacDonald •
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Avec: Kenneth Cranham (Andre), Amanda Drew (Anne), Rebecca Charles, Brian Doherty, Daniel Flynn, Jade Williams
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20) Goodnight Mister Tom (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 11 December 2015
Première: 17 December 2015
Dernière: 20 February 2016
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Metteur en scène: Angus Jackson •
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Avec: David Troughton (Tom Oakley), Clark Devlin, Elisa de Grey, Guy Lewis, Simon Markey, Abigail Matthews, Jane Milligan, Martha Seignior, James Staddon, Melle Stewart, Georgina Sutton and Hollie Taylor. Joe Reynolds, Freddy Hawkins and Alex Taylor-McDowall (alternate the role of William), Sonny Kirby, Harrison Noble and Oliver Loades (alternate as Zach).
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19) Farinelli and the King (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 14 September 2015
Première: 29 September 2015
Dernière: 05 December 2015
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: John Dove •
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Avec: Mark Rylance (Philippe V), Sam Crane (Farinelli), Iestyn Davies (shared with Rupert Enticknap), Huss Garbiya (Doctor Jose Cervi), Melody Grove (Isabella Farnese), Colin Hurley (Metastasio) and Edward Peel (De la Cuadra).
Commentaire: Transfert de la versiobn créée au Globe Theatre (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse ). (plus)
Presse: ★★★★
'A warm, witty tribute to music and its therapeutic power'
Evening Standard
★★★★
‘Claire Van Kampen’s warmingly eccentric, bewitchingly musical historical comedy-drama is compelling’
The Times
★★★★
‘Enchantingly directed by John Dove’
The Independent
★★★★
‘A pleasure that verges on the sublime’
The Guardian
★★★★
‘Claire Van Kampen’s extraordinary story interweaves story and song'
The Guardian
★★★★
'Beautifully realised…an evening of pure enchantment'
Daily Express
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18) Hetty Feather (Revival)
Joué durant 1 mois
Première preview: 06 August 2015
Première: 07 August 2015
Dernière: 06 September 2015
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Sam Cookson •
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17) Hay Fever (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 29 April 2015
Première: 11 May 2015
Dernière: 01 August 2015
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Libettiste: Noël Coward •
Metteur en scène: Lindsay Posner •
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Avec: Felicity Kendal (Judith), Simon Shepherd (David), Michael Simkins (Richard Greatham), Sara Stewart (Myra Arundel), Alice Orr-Ewing (Sorel Bliss), Edward Franklin (Simon Bliss), Celeste Dodwell (Jackie Coryton), Edward Killingback (Sandy Tyrrell), Mossie Smith (Clara)
Commentaire:
Presse: "Kendal’s lovely energy holds the evening together; but it is hard not to feel that the opportunity for a sharper, more dangerous production has been missed." Dominic Cavendish for The Daily Telegraph
"This play, above nearly all others, needs to sparkle and fizz continually and by and large Lindsay Posner’s well-drilled production, with its pleasingly-blended ensemble, does just this." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard
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16) Nether (The) (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois
Première preview: 30 January 2015
Première: 23 February 2015
Dernière: 25 April 2015
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Jeremy Herrin •
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Avec: David Calder (Doyle), Amanda Hale (Morris), Stanley Townsend (Sims), Ivanno Jeremiah (Woodnut), Zoe Brough and Isabella Pappas will alternate the role of Iris.
Commentaire: Transfert dans le West End de la version jouée en juillet 2014 au Royal Court Theatre. (plus)
Presse: "Jeremy Herrin oversees a starkly compelling production that benefits immeasurably from Es Devlin’s design, contrasting the colourful faux-innocence of The Hideaway with the slick, black functionalism of the technological age." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard
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15) Neville's Island (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 10 October 2014
Première: 21 October 2014
Dernière: 03 January 2015
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Angus Jackson •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Neil Morrissey, Robert Webb
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14) Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 3 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 30 October 2013
Première: 12 November 2013
Dernière: 08 March 2014
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Sean Foley •
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Avec: Matthew Macfadyen (Jeeves), Stephen Mangan (Bertie Wooster)
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13) Doll's House (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 2 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 08 August 2013
Première: 14 August 2013
Dernière: 26 October 2013
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Carrie Cracknell •
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Avec: Hattie Morahan (Nora), Dominic Rowan (Torvald Helmer), Nick Fletcher (Nils Krogstad), Steve Toussaint (Doctor Rank), Caroline Martin (Kristine Linde), Leda Hodgson (Anna), Yolanda Kettle (Helene). The role of young Jon will be alternated by Shane Lyons-Cording, Lukas Rolfe and Jake Tuesley and the role of Ivar will be played by Leon Rolfe, Tommy Rodger and Harry Polden. The Helmers’ baby will be played by Julia Eliott Lockhart, Cary Elwood and Joseph Neville.
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12) Constellations (West End Transfer)
Joué durant 1 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 09 November 2012
Première: 16 November 2012
Dernière: 05 January 2013
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
Metteur en scène: Michael Longhurst •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Rafe Spall (Roland), Sally Hawkins (Marianne)
Commentaire:
Presse: "The stars shine brightly in Nick Payne's metaphysical love story, and I'm not just talking about the bewitching performances of Sally Hawkins and Rafe Spall." Lyn Gardner for The Guardian
"When the play opened in January, Charles Spencer, awarding it five stars, made glowing comparisons to the work of Tom Stoppard and Michael Frayn. While this 80-minute affair is governed by a neat idea and fizzes with invention, I’d sound a warning note that it’s high on promise but relatively light on learning. My hunch is that what must have looked like a huge find in the small space of the Court Upstairs is now in danger of appearing overexposed on a major stage." Dominic Cavendish for Daily Telegraph
"So why only three stars? The dazzle of the on-off love affair between Sally Hawkins’s Sussex University cosmologist, Marianne, and Rafe Spall’s affable beekeeper, Roland, was more affecting and surprising first time round in the Court’s little upstairs studio, where it was danced out in the middle of us in beautiful geometric patterns. There’s now a more deliberate tread about Michael Longhurst’s 70-minute production and far less mobility.." Michael Coveney for Independent
"Ingenious and beautiful...The play lasts a little over an hour, but manages to dazzle, delight and dismay. Truly stellar." Henry Hitchings for Evening Standard
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11) Backbeat (Original London)
Joué durant 4 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 24 September 2011
Première: 10 October 2011
Dernière: 18 February 2012
Compositeur: Beatles •
Parolier: Beatles •
Libettiste: Iain Softley • Stephen Jeffreys •
Metteur en scène: David Leveaux •
Chorégraphe: Aucun •
Avec: Nick Blood (Stuart Sutcliffe), Andrew Knott (John Lennon), Ruta Gedmintas (Astrid Kirchherr), Daniel Healy (Paul Mccartney), William Payne (George Harrison), Oliver Bennett (Pete Best), Adam Sopp (Tony Sheridan / Ringo Starr), Dominic Rouse ( Klaus Voorman), Ben Fox ( Arthur Ballard / Bert Kaempfert ), James Wallace (George Martin).
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Presse: "This show largely left me bored and depressed." Charles Spencer for The Daily Telegraph
"Intelligent, multilayered and often touching." Lyn Gardner for The Guardian
"Dynamic blast of a production." Paul Taylor for The Independent
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10) Rent (Revival)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: 02 October 2007
Première: 15 October 2007
Dernière: 02 February 2008
Compositeur: Jonathan Larson •
Parolier: Jonathan Larson •
Libettiste: Jonathan Larson •
Metteur en scène: William Baker •
Chorégraphe:
Avec: Mark Cohen ... Oliver Thornton / Roger Davis ... Luke Evans / Benjamin Coffin III ... Craig Stien / Tom Collins ... Leon Lopez / Joanne Jefferson ... Francesca Jackson / Angel Dumott Schunard ... Jay Webb / Mimi Marquez ... Siobhán Donaghy / Maureen Johnson ... Denise Van Outen / SOLoist #1 ... Lydia Perrow / Ensemble ... Ruth Augilera
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Presse: NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "A strangely disappointing makeover or remix by director William Baker...Enjoy Rent Remixed for its exquisite songs, not its vacuous story. " MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "They call this "Rent Remixed". I'd dub it "Rent Reduced", in that the late Jonathan Larson's reworking of La Bohème, while never a great musical, has been turned into a grisly, synthetic, pseudo pop concert with no particular roots or identity." SAM MARLOWE for THE TIMES says, "The songs, apart from a few numbers — notably Seasons of Love and Take Me or Leave Me — are forgettable. The characterisation is slight and the plot lacks focus...Still, Anderson has done a cracking job of funking up Larson’s score, replacing overweening guitar rock with pumping gay club anthems and diva pop, flavoured with rippling keyboards and electronica...Overall, this is a flawed product stylishly repackaged" CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "This clinical, cynical, underpowered revival makes its shortcomings all too apparent...But while the singing is strong, most of the acting is abysmal."
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9) Little Shop of Horrors (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 3 mois 1 semaine
Première preview: 06 March 2007
Première: 12 March 2007
Dernière: 23 June 2007
Compositeur: Alan Menken •
Parolier: Howard Ashman • Howard Ashmand •
Libettiste: Howard Ashmand •
Metteur en scène: Matthew White •
Chorégraphe: Lynn Page •
Avec: Paul Keating (Seymour), Sheridan Smith (Audrey), Jasper Britton (Orin), Barry James (Mushnik), Katie Kerr, Melitsa Nicola, Jenny Fitzpatrick, Mike McShane, Andy Heath
Commentaire: Prolongation de la version Little Shop of Horrors (The) (2006-11-Chocolate Factory Theatre-London)
This revival was a critical and commercial success and transferred to the Duke of York’s Theatre in March for a three month run, with one change of cast - Alistair McGowan replacing Jasper Britton. The show then transferred to the Ambassadors, where it ran for a farther three months, finally ending on September 8th, 2007.
Sheridan Smith, Alistair McGowan and the show itself were all nominated
for Olivier Awards. (plus)
Presse: NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "Now, in the West End, Matthew White's production strikes many witless, dull and gross notes." MADDY COSTA for THE GUARDIAN says, "A charming production...Little Shop is kooky, irresistibly feel-good and deserves to run and run." CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "I can't see how anyone could fail to have a good time at Matthew White's exuberant show." BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "Everyone who saw Matthew White’s Horrors revival at the Menier Chocolate Factory last November seems to have enjoyed it, and, though transfer has clearly deprived it of intimacy, everyone should enjoy it now that it is following the same theatre’s Sunday in the Park with George into the West End."
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8) By Jeeves (Revival)
Joué durant 2 mois 4 semaines
Nb de représentations: 104 représentations
Première preview: 24 June 1996
Première: 02 July 1996
Dernière: 28 September 1996
Fait partie de: London Run 1996
Compositeur: Andrew Lloyd Webber •
Parolier: Alan Ayckbourn •
Libettiste: Alan Ayckbourn • Andrew Lloyd Webber •
Metteur en scène: Kate Young •
Chorégraphe: Kate Young •
Avec: Steven Pacey (Bertie Wooster), Malcolm Sinclair (Jeeves), Simon Day (Gussie), Richard Long (Stinker), Lucy Tregear (Honoria Glossop), Cathy Sara (Stiffy Byng), Diana Morrison (Madeleinej, Nicholas Haverson (Bingo Little), Robert Austin (Sir Watkyn Bassett)
Commentaire: This was a completely revised version of “Jeeves”, the 1975 flop, re-titled “By Jeeves”. Instead of the large-scale original, the new version was a small-scale play with songs. Ayckbourn had thrown out the aunts and the pigs and all the other eccentric stuff and created an entirely new plot: Bertie intends to play his banjo at a charity performance at the local village hall but Jeeves hides the offending instrument. Andrew Lloyd Webber came up with eight new songs with five songs retained from the original. This time it was a success, described as “one of the slickest comebacks since Lazarus”. However, it still only managed just over a six month run. (plus)
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Parolier: Alan Ayckbourn •
Libettiste: Alan Ayckbourn • Andrew Lloyd Webber •
Metteur en scène: Kate Young •
Chorégraphe: Kate Young •
Avec: Steven Pacey (Bertie Wooster), Malcolm Sinclair (Jeeves), Simon Day (Gussie), Richard Long (Stinker), Lucy Tregear (Honoria Glossop), Cathy Sara (Stiffy Byng), Diana Morrison (Madeleinej, Nicholas Haverson (Bingo Little), Robert Austin (Sir Watkyn Bassett)