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ALONE IT STANDS (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 2 January, 2002)
THE CAVALCADERS (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 7 January, 2002)
DILLIE KEANE: BACK WITH YOU (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 January, 2002)
THE YORK REALIST (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 8 January, 2002)
TOP GIRLS (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 January, 2002)
THE AGE OF CONSENT (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 11 January, 2002)
BEDBOUND (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 15 January, 2002)
THE MAGIC TOYSHOP (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 17 January, 2002)
THE DEAD EYE BOY (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 21 January, 2002)
THE ISLAND (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 22 January, 2002)
I CAN'T WAKE UP (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 24 January, 2002)
TABOO (The Venue, London WC2; opened 29 January, 2002)
HANNAH AND HANNA (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 30 January, 2002)
LONDON INTERNATIONAL MIME FESTIVAL (Various venues, London; January, 2002)
THE LAST EMPRESS (Apollo Hammersmith, London W6; opened 1 February, 2002)
HUMBLE BOY (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 5 February, 2002)
JERRY SPRINGER – THE OPERA (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 5 February, 2002)
TITUS ANDRONICUS (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 7 February, 2002)
THREE SISTERS (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 8 February, 2002)
PUSH UP (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 11 February, 2002)
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; opened 12 February, 2002)
KING LEAR (Almeida Theatre at King's Cross, London N1; opened 12 February, 2002)
THE SYRINGA TREE (Royal National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 14 February, 2002)
SMOKING WITH LULU (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 15 February, 2002)
THE FEAST OF SNAILS (Lyric Theatre, London W1; opened 18 February, 2002)
THE PROMISE (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 18 February, 2002)
IOLANTHE (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 20 February, 2002)
THE GLEE CLUB (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 22 February, 2002)
THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 22 February, 2002)
THE MYSTERIES (YIIMIMANGALISO) (Queen's Theatre, London W1; opened 26 February, 2002)
NIGHTSONGS (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 27 February, 2002)
THE PRINCE OF HOMBURG (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 28 February, 2002)
THREE SISTERS TWO (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 1 March, 2002)
HINTERLAND (Royal National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 4 March, 2002)
PAL JOEY (New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich; opened 5 March, 2002)
TARTUFFE (Royal National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 5 March, 2002)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 11 March, 2002)
THE FULL MONTY (Prince Of Wales Theatre, London W1; opened 12 March, 2002)
FACE TO THE WALL (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 14 March, 2002)
THIS IS OUR YOUTH (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 March, 2002)
DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 18 March, 2002)
A BUYER'S MARKET (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 5 April, 2002)
BEDROOM FARCE (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 April, 2002)
LOBBY HERO (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 10 April, 2002)
THE WELL BEING (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 10 April, 2002)
THE CONSTANT WIFE (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 11 April, 2002)
SHOCKHEADED PETER (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 April, 2002)
HEAVENLY (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 15 April, 2002)
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (London Palladium, London W1; opened 16 April, 2002)
THREE SISTERS (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton; opened 16 April, 2002)
THE NIGHT HERON (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 17 April, 2002)
THE CLEARING (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 24 April, 2002)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 25 April, 2002)
ARABIAN NIGHT (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 29 April, 2002)
DAISY PULLS IT OFF (Lyric Theatre, London W1; opened 29 April, 2002)
THE ISLAND OF SLAVES (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 30 April, 2002)
MARC SALEM: MIND GAMES (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 April, 2002)
VINCENT IN BRIXTON (Royal National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 1 May, 2002)
THE TEMPEST (The Roundhouse, London NW1; opened 7 May, 2002)
THE DISTANCE FROM HERE (Almeida Theatre at King's Cross, London N1; opened 8 May, 2002)
TO YOU, THE BIRDIE! (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 10 May, 2002)
CAMERA OBSCURA (Almeida Rehearsal Room, London N1; opened 13 May, 2002)
PROOF (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 15 May, 2002)
HELMET (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 16 May, 2002)
BACCHAI (Royal National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 17 May, 2002)
A CARPET, A PONY AND A MONKEY (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 17 May, 2002)
THE POWERBOOK (Royal National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 18 May, 2002)
THE FRONT PAGE (Festival Theatre, Chichester; opened 21 May, 2002)
HOMEBODY/KABUL (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 22 May, 2002)
TWELFTH NIGHT (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 22 May, 2002)
UP FOR GRABS (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 23 May, 2002)
THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 28 May, 2002)
JOHAN PADAN AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 30 May, 2002)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 5 June, 2002)
WILD ORCHIDS (Festival Theatre, Chichester; opened 5 June, 2002)
AS YOU LIKE IT (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London NW1; opened 10 June, 2002)
JULIE BURCHILL IS AWAY... (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 10 June, 2002)
ROSE RAGE (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 16 June, 2002)
UMOJA (THE SPIRIT OF TOGETHERNESS) (Queen's Theatre, London W1; opened 18 June, 2002)
HUMBLE BOY (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; new cast opened 20 June, 2002)
THE MIKADO (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 June, 2002)
BENEFACTORS (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 June, 2002)
TAKE ME OUT (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 27 June, 2002)
THE ISLAND PRINCESS (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 2 July, 2002)
FROZEN (Royal National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 3 July, 2002)
PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE (The Roundhouse, London NW1; opened 5 July, 2002)
THE MENTALISTS (The Loft, Royal National Theatre, London SE1; opened 8 July, 2002)
BETTY (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 July, 2002)
SLEUTH (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 10 July, 2002)
A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 15 July, 2002)
EDWARD II (Cockpit Theatre, London NW8; opened 16 July, 2002)
ABIGAIL'S PARTY (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 17 July, 2002)
VIA DOLOROSA (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 18 July, 2002)
BLUNT SPEAKING (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 25 July, 2002)
THE BIRDS (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 26 July, 2002)
KAYASSINE (Victoria Park, London E3; opened 31 July, 2002)
THE GIRL ON THE SOFA (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 12 August, 2002)
VARIETY (King's Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 12 August, 2002)
REQUIEM FOR GROUND ZERO (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; opened 17 August, 2002)
ROMEO AND JULIET (Festival Theatre, Chichester; opened 27 August, 2002)
OUTLYING ISLANDS (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
IRON (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
SHUT EYE (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
WILL DURST: THE PIG IN THE SNAKE! (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
STITCHING (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
YEH HAI MUMBAI MERI JAAN (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE DROWNED WORLD (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
SAFETY (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE MEASURE OF A MILKMAN (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
DIARMUID AND GRÁINNE (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
OWEN O'NEILL: MY SON THE FOOTBALLER (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
DANIEL KITSON: SOMETHING (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
DEEP THROAT: LIVE ON STAGE (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE COMPLETE LOST WORKS OF SAMUEL BECKETT AS FOUND IN AN ENVELOPE (PARTIALLY BURNED) IN A DUSTBIN IN PARIS MARKED "NEVER TO BE PERFORMED. NEVER. EVER. EVER! OR I'LL SUE. I'LL SUE FROM THE GRAVE!!!" (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
RYMAN AND THE SHEIKH (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
LATIN! OR, TOBACCO AND BOYS (Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
RED, BLACK AND IGNORANT (Southside, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
TINY NINJA THEATER PRESENTS MACBETH (Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
CORRESPONDENT (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
DR PHIL HAMMOND: 59 MINUTES TO SAVE THE NHS (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
TINA C'S TWIN TOWERS TRIBUTE (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
FRANCESCA MARTINEZ: I'MPERFECT [sic] (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
KASSANDRA (The Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
NEWSREVUE 2002 (C venue, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE TROJAN WOMEN (C Cubed, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
ROADMOVIE (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
JULIAN FOX: GOODBYE SEATTLE COFFEE COMPANY (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
WHO IS BOBBY LOPEZ (C Cubed, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
PROFESSOR WREN'S GOLDFISH (The Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
7 AFFIDAVITS ON AUTHORITY (C venue, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG'S FORGOTTEN EGYPT! (Gilded Balloon Cowgate, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Augustine's, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
H.P. LOVECRAFT'S AZATHOTH (C venue, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
OMID DJALILI: BEHIND ENEMY LINES (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
KITCHEN (C venue, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
SWEETHEARTS AND BODYPARTS (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
OLEANNA (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
PULLING (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
AGNES (Crowne Plaza Hotel, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE AL-HAMLET SUMMIT (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
SICK TRANSIT (Gilded Balloon Cowgate, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
JOHN LAURIE, FRAZER AND I (Gilded Balloon Caves, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
AUNTY AND ME (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
VICTORY AT THE DIRT PALACE (The Garage, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
BARRY CRYER AND RONNIE GOLDEN: ROCK OF AGES (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE CANTERBURY TALES: THE DECAMERON (The Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
"TRUTH AND LIES...": AN ARTIST'S URBAN ODYSSEY (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE DISINHERITED (Greyfriars Kirk House, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
BOOTHBY GRAFFOE: ALL ON HIS OWN (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
ANDREW CLOVER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
ANDRE VINCENT IS UNWELL (Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
GONER (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
MIRANDA HART-THROBS (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
FEM (Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE GONZO DOG-DO BAR BAND (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE TRAP (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
UNCLE WOLODJA (Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
STEWART LEE: PEA GREEN BOAT (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
KISS OF LIFE (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
MADAME GALINA: BALLET STAR GALACTICA (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
SUCH STUFF AS WE ARE MADE OF (St Stephen's, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE COMEDY CLONE (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
SIMON MUNNERY: NOBLE THOUGHTS OF A NOBLE MIND (The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
ROBERT LLEWELLYN: WOMAN WIZARD (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
SCAPEGOAT (Komedia Roman Eagle Lodge, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
MEN IN COATS (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
HAPPY NATIVES (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 3 September, 2002)
EVERYDAY USES FOR SIGHT nos 3 & 7 (The Pit, London EC2; opened 4 September, 2002)
SILENT ENGINE (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 5 September, 2002)
DAMSELS IN DISTRESS: GAMEPLAN (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 September, 2002)
DAMSELS IN DISTRESS: FLATSPIN (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 September, 2002)
DAMSELS IN DISTRESS: ROLEPLAY (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 September, 2002)
CLOSING TIME (The Loft, Royal National Theatre, London SE1, then touring; opened 9 September, 2002)
THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 12 September, 2002)
IVANOV (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 16 September, 2002)
THE WOMAN WHO COOKED HER HUSBAND (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 16 September, 2002)
DEAD FUNNY (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 17 September, 2002)
AFTERPLAY (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 19 September, 2002)
10 ROUNDS (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 23 September, 2002)
LESSNESS (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 25 September, 2002)
THE TEMPEST (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; opened 2 October, 2002)
THE KEY GAME (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 3 October, 2002)
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION (Strand Theatre, London WC2; opened 10 October, 2002)
ART (Whitehall Theatre, London SW1; final cast opened 21 October, 2002)
GERTRUDE – THE CRY (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 23 October, 2002)
OUR HOUSE (Cambridge Theatre, London WC2; opened 28 October, 2002)
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 31 October, 2002)
FALLING (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 14 November, 2002)
KING LEAR (Arts Theatre, Cambridge/touring; opened 15 November, 2002)
THIS IS OUR YOUTH (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; re-opened 20 November, 2002)
THE RAT PACK (Peacock Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 November, 2002)
CORIOLANUS (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 27 November, 2002)
THE TEMPEST (Theatre Royal, Plymouth/touring; October/November, 2002)
THE SOUND OF OCEAN (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 3 December, 2002)
THE MALCONTENT (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 7 December, 2002)
KING HEDLEY II (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 11 December, 2002)
EDWARD III (Gielgud Theatre, London
W1; opened 18 December, 2002)