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BY TITLE (or alternatively, VIEW BY DATE)
AFFAIRS IN A TENT (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 11 March, 1999)
AFTER JULIET in BT NATIONAL CONNECTIONS
AND THE BROTHER TOO... (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 9 February, 1999)
ANNA WEISS (Whitehall Theatre, London SW1; opened 22 November, 1999)
BRIAN APPLETON'S HISTORY OF ROCK'N'ROLL in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
ART (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; 1000th performance on 10 March, 1999)
BABY DOLL/SILENCE (Birmingham Rep; opened 22 October/14 October, 1999 respectively)
BATS (Manchester Royal Exchange; opened 30 November, 1999)
BIG TROUBLE IN THE LITTLE BEDROOM in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 1
BLITHE SPIRIT (Salisbury Playhouse; opened 21 January, 1999)
BLOOD ON THE THISTLE in GLASGOW CITIZENS NOVEMBER OPENINGS
BOOGIE NIGHTS in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 2
BOYBAND (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 8 June, 1999)
BRIEF CANDLE (New End Theatre, London NW3; opened 21 January, 1999)
KEN CAMPBELL in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1
CAR in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 2
CAVALCADE in GLASGOW CITIZENS NOVEMBER OPENINGS
CELLARWORKS (27 Belfast Road, London N16; opened 15 June, 1999)
CHARLEY'S AUNT in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 4
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke/touring; opened 9 February, 1999)
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (York Theatre Royal; opened 11 October, 1999)
THE CHERRY ORCHARD in BELFAST FESTIVAL 2
CINDERELLA in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 5
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE in BELFAST FESTIVAL 1
COOKIN' in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 2
COOKING WITH ELVIS in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1
CORPUS CHRISTI in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1
OTIS LEE CRENSHAW in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
THE CURSE OF IAIN BANKS in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1
DARKNESS FALLS (Palace Theatre, Watford; opened 2 February, 1999)
DEADMEAT (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 26 May, 1999)
DEATH IN VENICE in GLASGOW CITIZENS NOVEMBER OPENINGS
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 17 February, 1999)
DEKAFFIRNATED [PIETER-DIRK UYS] (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 21 July, 1999)
DOGS BARKING (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 7 May, 1999)
DREAMING (Manchester Royal Exchange; opened 23 March, 1999)
THE EARLY HOURS OF A REVILED MAN (Finborough Theatre, London SW10; opened 19 January, 1999)
EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1: Corpus Christi/Mr Dickens–Mr Shakespeare/On The Whole It's Been Jolly Good/The Curse Of Iain Banks/It's Not The End Of The World By Richard Herring/Ken Campbell/Cooking With Elvis (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 1999)
ENDGAME (Nottingham Playhouse; opened 26 February, 1999)
ENJOY (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 2 June, 1999)
FALLEN ANGELS in BELFAST FESTIVAL 2
FAMILY VIEWING (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 11 November, 1999)
FEUERGESICHT (FIREFACE) (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 2 September, 1999)
400 JOKES WITH THE DEVIL (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 31 March, 1999)
GAMBLERS (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 11 March, 1999)
A GAME OF GOLF (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 7 April, 1999)
GENTLEMEN VOLUNTEERS in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
GHOSTS (Theatre Royal, Plymouth; opened 4 June, 1999)
GOODNIGHT CHILDREN EVERYWHERE (The Pit, London EC2; opened 23 February, 1999)
DAVE GORMAN'S BETTER WORLD in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
GUMBOOTS in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 2
RICH HALL in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
HANSEL AND GRETEL in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 3
HANSEL AND GRETEL in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 3
RICHARD HERRING in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISTER DEKA D (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 10 November, 1999)
HOUSE AND GARDEN (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough; opened 18 June, 1999)
HYACINTH BLUE (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6/touring; opened 18 October, 1999)
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 18 May, 1999)
INSIGNIFICANCE (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 20 July, 1999)
INTIMATE DEATH (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 22 January, 1999)
INTIMATE EXCHANGES: AFFAIRS IN A TENT, A GAME OF GOLF and A ONE MAN PROTEST (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; March–May, 1999)
IPH... (Lyric Theatre, Belfast; opened 2 March, 1999)
IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD BY RICHARD HERRING in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 5
KATHAKALI KING LEAR (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 6 July, 1999)
THE KING OF PRUSSIA (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 15 June, 1999)
THE KING OF THE CASTLE in BT NATIONAL CONNECTIONS
LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (Salisbury Playhouse; opened 13 September, 1999)
LAST DANCE AT DUM DUM (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 July, 1999)
THE LAST THRASH (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 30 April, 1999)
LIFE DURING WARTIME (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 15 July, 1999)
LIKE CANDYFLOSS in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 2
LORD OF THE FLIES (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6/touring; opened 18 January, 1999)
LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 19 March, 1999)
MACBETH (Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold; opened 5 October, 1999)
MACBETH (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 November, 1999)
MACBETH – DIRECTOR'S CUT (Purcell Room, London SE1; opened 27 July, 1999)
MAINSTREAM (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 10 September, 1999)
MARATHON (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 19 November, 1999)
MAURICE (Bloomsbury Theatre, London WC1; opened 30 March, 1999)
MEMORY OF ASHES (ICA, London SW1; opened 21 June, 1999)
MRS BROWN'S LAST WEDDING (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 13 July, 1999)
MR DICKENS/MR SHAKESPEARE in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1
MORPHIC RESONANCE in AMERICAN IMPORTS
BT NATIONAL CONNECTIONS (Royal National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; 12 July, 1999)
NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL (Various venues, Scarborough; 7-14 April, 1999)
THE NATION'S FAVOURITE: THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF RADIO 1 in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 2
NATIVITY (Birmingham Rep; opened 6 December, 1999)
A ONE MAN PROTEST (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 6 May, 1999)
ON THE WHOLE IT'S BEEN JOLLY GOOD in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1
OROONOKO (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 28 April, 1999)
OTHELLO (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 3 February, 1999)
OUR LATE NIGHT (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 21 October, 1999)
OUT COME THE BASTARDS in BELFAST FESTIVAL 2
PASSAGE in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 2
PEER GYNT (Manchester Royal Exchange; opened 16 February, 1999)
POPPY DAY in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
THE PRICE (Bristol Old Vic; opened 18 March, 1999)
PUSS IN BLUE SUEDE BOOTS in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 2
¡EL QUIJOTE! (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 26 February, 1999)
REMEMBER THIS (Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton), London SE1; opened 15 October, 1999)
RESIDENT ALIEN (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 12 November, 1999)
THE RESIDENTS PLAY WORMWOOD (The Forum, London NW5; 19 July, 1999)
ROBINSON CRUSOE in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 5
ROMEO E GIULIETTA in BELFAST FESTIVAL 1
A SAINT SHE AIN'T (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 22 September, 1999)
SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION (The Pit, London EC2; opened 22 September, 1999)
SEMI-DETACHED (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 28 May, 1999)
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 1 December, 1999)
SHOCKHEADED PETER (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 22 February, 1999)
SILENCE reviewed with BABY DOLL
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 4
SLEEPING BEAUTY in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 1
SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS (Pleasance London, London N7; opened 21 May, 1999)
SNOW WHITE (BIANCANEVE) in BELFAST FESTIVAL 1
SOUL TRAIN (Victoria Palace Theatre, London SW1; opened 22 June, 1999)
SPEND SPEND SPEND (Piccadilly Theatre, London W1; opened 12 October, 1999)
SPLASH HATCH ON THE E GOING DOWN in AMERICAN IMPORTS
THE STREET OF CROCODILES (Queen's Theatre, London W1; opened 19 January, 1999)
ŠVEJK (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 10 May, 1999)
THE TEMPEST (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 21 April, 1999)
THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE (Richmond Theatre/touring; opened 15 March, 1999)
THREE SISTERS (Whitehall Theatre, London SW1; opened 27 May, 1999)
TIMON OF ATHENS (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 24 August, 1999)
TONS OF MONEY (Bristol Old Vic; opened 20 April, 1999)
TRUST (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs at the Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 March, 1999)
TWELFTH NIGHT (Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold; opened 18 May, 1999)
2:18 UNDERGROUND in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
2 PIANOS 4 HANDS (Birmingham Rep; opened 26 January, 1999)
UBU AND THE TRUTH COMMISSION (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 9 June, 1999)
UND (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 17 June, 1999)
UP AGAINST THE WALL (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 25 March, 1999)
PIETER-DIRK UYS in DEKAFFIRNATED (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 21 July, 1999)
VARIATIONS ON A CONCIERTO BARROCO (Three Mills Island, London E3; opened 22 June, 1999)
VA YOMER. VA YELECH (Three Mills Island, London E3; opened 24 June, 1999)
VITA AND VIRGINIA (Palace Theatre, Watford/touring; opened 22 April, 1999)
WAITING FOR GODOT in BELFAST FESTIVAL 1
THE WAY OF THE WORLD (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 5 March, 1999)
THE WEDDING COMMUNITY PLAY in BELFAST FESTIVAL 2
BILLIE WHITELAW: AN EVENING WITH SAMUEL BECKETT (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London SE1; 27 June, 1999)
WHOREDOM in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 2
WIDOWERS' HOUSES (Christ's Hospital School, Horsham/touring; opened 13 October, 1999)
THE WINTER'S TALE (Theatre Royal, Brighton/touring; opened 5 May, 1999)
WOMEN OF TROY: 2099 in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
WORMWOOD [THE RESIDENTS] (The Forum, London NW5; 19 July, 1999)
WRECK THE AIRLINE BARRIER in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE/COMEDY 3
THE YIDDISH QUEEN LEAR (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 22 April, 1999)
YOU'LL HAVE HAD YOUR HOLE (LA2, London WC2; opened 2 February, 1999)
THE YOUNG IDEA (Chester Gateway
Theatre; opened 19 October, 1999)