2004

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HIS DARK MATERIALS (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 3 January, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2004 (edited)

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: DRALION (Royal Albert Hall, London SW7; opened 8 January, 2004)

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 January, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2004 (edited)

HONEYMOON SUITE (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 12 January, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2004 (edited)

THE PERMANENT WAY (National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 13 January, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2004

VICTOR/VICTORIA (Bridewell Theatre, London EC4; opened 13 January, 2004)

WHITE CABIN (Purcell Room, London SE1; opened 14 January, 2004)

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Queen's Theatre, London W1; opened 15 January, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2004 (edited)

PLAN B (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London SE1; opened 16 January, 2004)

PUGILIST SPECIALIST (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 16 January, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2004 (edited)

THE OVERCOAT (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 20 January, 2004)

THE TAMER TAMED (Queen's Theatre, London W1; opened 21 January, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2004 (edited)

ROUND THE HORNE... REVISITED (The Venue, London WC2; opened 22 January, 2004)

BOBBY BAKER: BOX STORY (The Pit, London EC2; opened 28 January, 2004)

DIE (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 28 January, 2004)

PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2004 (edited): His Dark Materials / Pugilist Specialist / Honeymoon Suite / The Taming Of The Shrew / The Tamer Tamed / The Pirates Of Penzance (Various venues; January, 2004)

THE GOAT, or WHO IS SYLVIA? (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 3 February, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2004

PARADISE LOST (Old Vic, Bristol; opened 3 February, 2004)

PARADISE LOST (Royal Theatre, Northampton; opened 3 February, 2004)

ONE MINUTE (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 6 February, 2004)

THE DICE HOUSE (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 10 February, 2004)

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield/touring; opened 12 February, 2004)

ON BLINDNESS (Soho Theatre _+ Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 16 February, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2004

WORLD MUSIC (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 16 February, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2004

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 20 February, 2004)

OLIVER TWIST (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 25 February, 2004)

OLIVER TWIST (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 25 February, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2004

PROMPT CORNER 04/2004: Question Time / World Music / The Permanent Way / Oliver Twist /
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? / On Blindness (Various venues; February, 2004)

QUESTION TIME (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 25 February, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2004

THE SONS OF CHARLIE PAORA (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 26 February, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2004

ALL I WANT IS A BRITISH PASSPORT! (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 2 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2004

CALICO (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 3 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2004

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 5 March, 2004)

LADYBIRD (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 8 March, 2004)

LADYBIRD (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 8 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2004

COME OUT ELI (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 9 March, 2004)

COME OUT ELI (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 9 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2004

ENDGAME (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 10 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2004

PROMPT CORNER 05/2004: Calico / Endgame / Come Out Eli / Ladybird / The Sons Of Charlie Paora / All I Want Is A British Passport! (Various venues; February/March, 2004)

WHEN THE NIGHT BEGINS (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 11 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2004

ADRENALIN...HEART (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 12 March, 2004)

ADRENALIN...HEART (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 12 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2004

SINGER (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 15 March, 2004)

RED SUN (Warehouse Theatre, Croydon; opened 17 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2004

SOME VOICES (Young Vic Studio, London SE1; opened 17 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2004

MACBETH (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 18 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2004

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE: Mothers Against / Daughters Of The Revolution (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 20 March, 2004)

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE: Mothers Against / Daughters Of The Revolution (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 20 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2004

HOMAGE TO CATALONIA (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 22 March, 2004)

THE DARK (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 23 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2004

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (London Palladium, London W1; new cast opened 25 March, 2004)

FESTEN (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 25 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2004

STATES OF SHOCK (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 25 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2004

DOÑA ROSITA, THE SPINSTER (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 26 March, 2004)

THE SWEETEST SWING IN BASEBALL (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 31 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2004

NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL (Various venues, Scarborough, N. Yorkshire; 31 March –7 April, 2004)

NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL (Various venues, Scarborough, N. Yorkshire; 31 March –7 April, 2004)

PROMPT CORNER 07/2004: States Of Shock / The Sweetest Swing In Baseball / Festen (Various venues; March/April, 2004)

I AM THICKER THAN WATER (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 13 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2004

THE HOLY TERROR (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2004

THE QUARE FELLOW (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 16 April, 2004)

BLEST BE THE TIE (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 19 April, 2004)

CYRANO DE BERGERAC (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 19 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2004

THE GENTLEMAN FROM OLMEDO (Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, nr Newbury, Berks; opened 19 April, 2004)

JAILHOUSE ROCK (Piccadilly Theatre, London W1; opened 19 April, 2004)

JAILHOUSE ROCK (Piccadilly Theatre, London W1; opened 19 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2004

DEMOCRACY (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 20 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2004

PROMPT CORNER 08/2004: The Holy Terror / Cyrano de Bergerac / Democracy / Jailhouse Rock / I Am Thicker Than Water (Various venues; April, 2004)

THE BIG LIFE (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London E15; opened 22 April, 2004)

OLEANNA (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2004

M.A.D. (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 23 April, 2004)

FOLLOW MY LEADER (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 26 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2004

HAMLET (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 27 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2004

COYOTE ON A FENCE (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 28 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2004

PROVENANCE (The Pit, London EC2; opened 29 April, 2004)

SING YER HEART OUT FOR THE LADS (Cottesoloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 30 April, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2004

DROWNING ON DRY LAND (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough; opened 4 May, 2004)

PROMPT CORNER 09/2004: Coyote On A Fence / Hamlet / Oleanna / Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads / Follow My Leader (Various venues; April/May, 2004)

LIFEGAME (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 6 May, 2004)

LIFEGAME (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 6 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2004

BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED (Lyric Theatre, London W1; opened 10 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2004

RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 May, 2004)

RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2004

GONE TO EARTH (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 12 May, 2004)

PIETER-DIRK UYS: ELECTIONS AND ERECTIONS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 12 May, 2004)

WHISTLING PSYCHE (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 12 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2004

CRUEL AND TENDER (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 13 May, 2004)

DYLAN MORAN: MONSTER II (Palace Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 May, 2004)

THE SHAPE OF THINGS (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 May, 2004)

THE HISTORY BOYS (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 18 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2004

LA MORT DE KRISHNA (Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton; opened 19 May, 2004)

PROMPT CORNER 10/2004: The History Boys / Lifegame / Rattle Of A Simple Man / Beautiful And Damned / Whistling Psyche (Various venues; May, 2004)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Chichester Festival Theatre. W. Sussex; opened 20 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004

OUT OF THIS WORLD (Chichester Festival Theatre, W Sussex; opened 20 May, 2004)

OUT OF THIS WORLD (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 20 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004

THE BLACK RIDER (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 21 May, 2004)

THE BLACK RIDER (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 21 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004

FUDDY MEERS (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 May, 2004)

FUDDY MEERS (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004

YELLOWMAN (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 26 May, 2004)

LIBERACE'S SUIT (Jermyn Street Theatre, London SW1; opened 27 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004

MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 27 May, 2004)

MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 27 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004

RICKY GERVAIS: POLITICS (Palace Theatre, London WC2; opened 31 May, 2004)

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 2 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004

PROMPT CORNER 11/2004: Fuddy Meers / The Black Rider / Measure For Measure / Much Ado About Nothing / A Midsummer Night's Dream / Out Of This World / Liberace's Suit (Various venues; May/June, 2004)

OTHELLO (Trafalgar Studios, London SW1; opened 3 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

BELFAST BLUES (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 4 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

DAMAGES (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 4 June, 2004)

HENRY IV PART 1 (Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London NW1; opened 7 June, 2004)

HENRY IV PART 1 (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 7 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

PROTESTANTS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 8 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

BELFAST BLUES / PROTESTANTS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 4 / 8 June, 2004)

BURLEIGH GRIMES (Bridewell Theatre, London EC4; opened 8 June, 2004)

SHINING CITY (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 9 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

THE ARAB-ISRAELI COOKBOOK (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 10 June, 2004)

BIOKHRAPHIA / LOOKING FOR A MISSING EMPLOYEE (ICA, London SW1; opened 10 June, 2004)

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; new cast opened 15 June, 2004)

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; new cast opened 15 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

BLUES FOR MR CHARLIE (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 16 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

DIRTY BLONDE (Duke Of York's, London WC2; opened 16 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

PROMPT CORNER 12/2004: Belfast Blues / Protestants / Shining City / Othello / Henry IV part 1 / Blues For Mr Charlie / Dirty Blonde / When Harry Met Sally (Various venues; June, 2004)

JUST SO (Chichester Festival Theatre, W Sussex; opened 17 June, 2004)

IPHIGENIA AT AULIS (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 22 June, 2004)

IPHIGENIA AT AULIS (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 22 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2004

JIMMY (The Pit, London EC2; opened 23 June, 2004)

JUDITH BLOOM (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 23 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2004

THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 25 June, 2004)

TWELFTH NIGHT / CYMBELINE (Ludlow Castle, Shropshire; opened 26 June, 2004)

COUNTRY MUSIC (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 28 June, 2004)

COUNTRY MUSIC (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 28 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2004

THE COLOUR OF POPPIES (Jermyn Street Theatre, London SW1; opened 29 June, 2004)

KING LEAR (Royal Shakespeare Theatre¸ Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 30 June, 2004)

KING LEAR (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 30 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2004

MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 30 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2004

PROMPT CORNER 13/2004: King Lear / Measure For Measure / Country Music / Iphigenia At Aulis / Judith Bloom (Various venues; June, 2004)

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (Touring [London area]; opened 1 July, 2004)

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (Touring [London area]; opened 1 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2004

THE OLD MASTERS (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 1 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2004

WE HAPPY FEW (Gielgud Theatre¸ London W1; opened 2 July, 2004)

WE HAPPY FEW (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 2 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2004

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Apollo Victoria, London SW1; opened 6 July, 2004)

SHELL CONNECTIONS, Day 1: The Musicians / Discontented Winter: House Remix (National Theatre, London SE1; opened 7 July, 2004)

HOUSE OF DESIRES (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 8 July, 2004)

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA (Greenwich Playhouse, London SE10; opened 8 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2004

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 9 July, 2004)

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Oliver Theatre, London SE1; opened 9 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2004

MARK THOMAS (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 12 July, 2004)

AMAJUBA: LIKE DOVES WE RISE (The Pit; opened 12 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2004

PROMPT CORNER 14/2004: Amajuba – Like Doves We Rise / The Old Masters / We Happy Few / A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum / Alice Through The Looking Glass (Various venues; July, 2004)

MERCY (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 13 July, 2004)

SEVEN DOORS (Minerva Studio, Chichester, W Sussex; opened 15 July, 2004)

SEVEN DOORS (Minerva Studio, Chichester, W Sussex; opened 15 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2004

GALILEO'S DAUGHTER (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 19 July, 2004)

GALILEO'S DAUGHTER (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 19 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2004

MARC SALEM'S MIND GAMES (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 21 July, 2004)

HAMLET (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 21 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2004

SNOOPY – THE MUSICAL (New Players’ Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 July, 2004)

SNOOPY – THE MUSICAL (New Players’ Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2004

CAMELOT (Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London NW1; opened 23 July, 2004)

DEATH AND THE MAIDEN (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 26 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2004

PROMPT CORNER 15/2004: Galileo's Daughter / Hamlet / Sweeney Todd/ Snoopy – The Musical / Seven Doors / Death And The Maiden
(Various venues; July, 2004)

SWEENEY TODD (Trafalgar Studios, London SW1; opened 27 July, 2004)

CIRQUE LILI (Barbican Sculpture Court, London EC2; opened 28 July, 2004)

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 29 July, 2004)

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 29 July, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2004

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Sadler’s Wells, London EC1; opened 3 August, 2004)

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Sadler's Wells, London EC1; opened 3 August, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2004

THE NIGHT SEASON (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 3 August, 2004)

THE NIGHT SEASON (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 3 August, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2004

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 23 August, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2004

PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2004: The Master And Margarita / The Master And Margarita / The Master And Margarita / The Night Season / Singin' In The Rain (Various venues; July/August, 2004)

EDINBURGH FRINGE 1: Tim Fountain – Sex Addict / Mark Borkowski – Son Of Barnum / Simon Woodroffe – How I Got My Yo! / Julian Fox – New Spaces For Role Models / Ian Saville – That Old Red Magic (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2: Chronicles – A Lamentation / Paper World (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

(EDINBURGH FRINGE 3 wasn't a review piece)

EDINBURGH FRINGE 4: Jackson's Way / Sarah Kendall / Andrew Clover: Storyman (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

SHIMMER (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

TEMPTING PROVIDENCE (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

THE PULL OF NEGATIVE GRAVITY / TAKE ME AWAY (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

FUSE / BIMA AND BRAMATI (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

WHEN THE BULBUL STOPPED SINGING / SISTERS, SUCH DEVOTED SISTERS (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

THE BLIND FIDDLER / HARD TO BELIEVE (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

FATBOY (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

MACBETH (Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

JANEY GODLEY: GOOD GODLEY! (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

GARY LE STRANGE: FACE ACADEMY (Pod Deco, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

NINE DAYS CRAZY (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

CELESTINA (King's Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

LE SOULIER DE SATIN (THE SATIN SLIPPER) (Festival Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

BIOGRAPHIES IN A BAG / ROSEBUD: THE LIVES OF ORSON WELLES (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

ANDROMACHE / BIOKHRAPHIA (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

FINDING MICK JAGGER (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

PEER GYNT (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

PUNCH AND JUDY / CARAVAN (Pod Deco / Aurora Nova at St Stephen's, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

JOB: A HIP-HOP MUSICAL / RUMBLE / FIERCE (Pod Deco / Aurora Nova at St Stephen's / Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

THE COMPOSER, THE SINGER, THE COOK AND THE SINNER / ERARITJARITJAKA (King's Theatre / Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

EPISTLE TO YOUNG ACTORS / LUCIA MELTS (The Hub, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

BOMBSHELLS (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

STEWART LEE (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

TIM FOUNTAIN: SEX ADDICT (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 1 September, 2004)

TWO STEP (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 1 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2004

THE ELEPHANT VANISHES (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 3 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2004

THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING) (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 6 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2004

BOMBSHELLS (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 6 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2004

PROMPT CORNER 18/2004: The Elephant Vanishes / Two Step / Thom Pain (based on nothing)  / Bombshells (Various venues; August/September, 2004)

ROSS NOBLE: NOODLEMEISTER (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 7 September, 2004)

BAT BOY – THE MUSICAL (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 September, 2004)

PEDRO, THE GREAT PRETENDER (Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon; opened 9 September, 2004)

EMBEDDED (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 9 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2004

STUFF HAPPENS (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 10 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2004

BONE (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 13 September, 2004)

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN IN CONCERT (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 14 September, 2004)

HECUBA (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 14 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2004

THE WOMAN IN WHITE (Palace Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2004

PROMPT CORNER 19/2004: Stuff Happens / Hecuba / Embedded / The Woman In White (Various venues; September, 2004)

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (Gielgud Theatre, London WC2; opened 16 September, 2004)

A PASSAGE TO INDIA (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 17 September, 2004)

GONE (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 21 September, 2004)

DARWIN IN MALIBU (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 22 September, 2004)

THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 22 September, 2004)

FESTEN (Lyric Theatre, London W1; opened 23 September, 2004)

MICHAEL BALL: ALONE TOGETHER (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 27 September, 2004)

THE SOLID GOLD CADILLAC (Garrick Theatre, London SW1; opened 27 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2004

CLOACA (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 28 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2004

BURIED CHILD (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 29 September, 2004)

BURIED CHILD (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 29 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2004

PRIMO (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 30 September, 2004)

PRIMO (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 30 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2004

DON CARLOS (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; opened 1 October, 2004)

THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 4 October, 2004)

DON JUAN (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 4 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2004

BRIGHTON ROCK (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 5 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2004

PROMPT CORNER 20/2004: Cloaca / Buried Child / Primo / Brighton Rock / Don Juan / The Solid Gold Cadillac (Various venues; September/October, 2004)

MIDWINTER (Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon; opened 7 October, 2004)

MURDEROUS INSTINCTS (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2004

THE WEATHER / BEAR HUG (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 8 October, 2004)

MACBETH (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 13 October, 2004)

LITTLE WOMEN (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 13 October, 2004)

LITTLE WOMEN (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 13 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2004

HOW TO ACT AROUND COPS (Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre, London W1; opened 15 October, 2004)

CUCKOO'S NEST COMEDY SHOW (Gielgud Theatre, London WC2; opened 16 October, 2004)

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Greenwich Theatre, London SE10; opened 18 October, 2004)

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Greenwich Theatre, London SE10; opened 18 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2004

OSCAR WILDE (Shaw Theatre, London NW1; opened 19 October, 2004)

OSCAR WILDE (Shaw Theatre, London NW1; opened 19 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2004

PROMPT CORNER 21/2004: Oscar Wilde / Pride And Prejudice / Little Women / Murderous Instincts (Various venues; October, 2004)

THE BATTLE OF GREEN LANES (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E15; opened 20 October, 2004)

TROPICANA (Shunt Vaults, London SE1; opened 22 October, 2004)

TROPICANA (Shunt Vaults, London SE1; opened 22 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

SIMPLY HEAVENLY (Trafalgar Studios, London SW1; opened 25 October, 2004)

SIMPLY HEAVENLY (Trafalgar Studios, London SW1; opened 25 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

THE MANDATE (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 26 October, 2004)

TWELFTH NIGHT (Bristol Old Vic; opened 26 October, 2004)

BECKET (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 27 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

LOVE ME TONIGHT (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 28 October, 2004)

YING TONG (Leeds, West Yorkshire Playhouse; opened 28 October, 2004)

YING TONG (Leeds, West Yorkshire Playhouse; opened 28 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 28 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

FULLY COMMITTED (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 November, 2004)

BLOODY MESS (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 2 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

DEAD HANDS (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 3 November, 2004)

DEAD HANDS (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 3 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

FORTY WINKS (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 3 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

PROMPT CORNER 22/2004: Bloody Mess / Tropicana / Forty Winks / Dead Hands / Becket / Simply Heavenly / Ying Tong / How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (Various venues; October/November, 2004)

THE BACCHAE (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 4 November, 2004)

THE BACCHAE (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 4 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2004

GONG DONKEYS (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 5 November, 2004)

FRESH KILLS (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 8 November, 2004)

THE PRODUCERS (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London WC2; opened 9 November, 2004)

THE PRODUCERS (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London WC2; opened 9 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2004

HAMLET (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 10 November, 2004)

HAMLET (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 10 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2004

MYTH, PROPAGANDA & DISASTER IN NAZI GERMANY & CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 12 November, 2004)

MYTH, PROPAGANDA & DISASTER IN NAZI GERMANY & CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 12 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2004

OTHELLO (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 15 November, 2004)

OTHELLO (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 15 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2004

PROMPT CORNER 23/2004: The Producers / Hamlet / Othello / The Bacchae / Myth, Propaganda & Disaster In Nazi Germany & Contemporary America (Various venues; November, 2004)

H-O-T-B-O-I (Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre, London W1; opened 16 November, 2004)

MURDERER (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 17 November, 2004)

ROMEO AND JULIET (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 18 November, 2004)

BLITHE SPIRIT (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2004

THE EARTHLY PARADISE (Almeida Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2004

GRAND HOTEL (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 29 November, 2004)

GRAND HOTEL (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 29 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2004

ANNA IN THE TROPICS (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 30 November, 2004)

BY THE BOG OF CATS (Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 December, 2004)

BY THE BOG OF CATS (Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 December, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2004

PROMPT CORNER 24/2004: By The Bog Of Cats / The Earthly Paradise / Grand Hotel / Blithe Spirit (Various venues; November/December, 2004)

THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 2 December, 2004)

AS YOU LIKE IT (Rose of Kingston, Kingston-upon-Thames; opened 3 December, 2004)

PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 6 December, 2004)

THE TRACHTENBURG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre; opened 6 December, 2004)

ALADDIN (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 7 December, 2004) in CHRISTMAS ROUND-UP 2004

HIS DARK MATERIALS (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 8 December, 2004) in CHRISTMAS ROUND-UP 2004

SLEEPING BEAUTY (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E15; opened 9 December, 2004)

SLEEPING BEAUTY (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E15; opened 9 December, 2004) in CHRISTMAS ROUND-UP 2004

TARTUFFE (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 9 December, 2004)

ALADDIN (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford; opened 13 December, 2004)

ALADDIN (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford; opened 13 December, 2004) in CHRISTMAS ROUND-UP 2004

BEHZTI (Birmingham Rep [The Door]; opened 13 December, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 25-6/2004

C'EST BARBICAN! (The Pit, London EC2; opened 14 December, 2004)

MARY POPPINS (Prince Edward Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 December, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 25-6/2004

FIX UP (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 16 December, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 25-6/2004

PROMPT CORNER 25-6/2004: Behzti / Jerry Springer – The Opera / Mary Poppins / Fix Up (Various venues; December, 2004)

THE MIKADO (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 17 December, 2004)

SLEEPING BEAUTY (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 17 December, 2004)

SLEEPING BEAUTY (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 17 December, 2004) in CHRISTMAS ROUND-UP 2004

ALADDIN (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 17 December, 2004) in CHRISTMAS ROUND-UP 2004

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (Victoria Palace, London SW1; opened 17 December, 2004) in CHRISTMAS ROUND-UP 2004

THE GRUFFALO (Pleasance, London N7; opened 18 December, 2004)

ROMEO AND JULIET (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 21 December, 2004)
 


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