2005

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ACORN ANTIQUES THE MUSICAL! (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 10 February, 2005)

ACORN ANTIQUES THE MUSICAL! (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 10 February, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2005

CHRIS ADDISON: ATOMICITY (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

AFTER THE END (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 5 August, 2005)

ALADDIN (Old Vic, London SE1; opened 16 December, 2005)

ALL WEAR BOWLERS (Aurora Nova, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

AMAJUBA: Like Doves We Rise (Criterion Theatre, London W1; opened 6 April, 2005)

THE AMERICAN PILOT (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 5 May, 2005)

THE AMERICAN PILOT (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 5 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2005

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 25 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005

THE ANNIVERSARY (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 January, 2005)

ARISTOCRATS (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 12 July, 2005)

ARISTOCRATS (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 12 July, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2005

AS YOU LIKE IT (Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2; opened 21 June, 2005)

AS YOU LIKE IT (Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2; opened 21 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2005

ATOMICITY [CHRIS ADDISON] (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

BEHIND THE IRON MASK (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 2 August, 2005)

BELIEVE WHAT YOU WILL (Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon; opened 26 May, 2005)

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (Victoria Palace Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 May, 2005)

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (Victoria Palace Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2005

BLACKBIRD (King's Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 15 August, 2005)

BLOOD WEDDING (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 12 May, 2005)

BLOOD WEDDING (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 12 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

BLOODY SUNDAY: SCENES FROM THE SAVILLE INQUIRY (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 11 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2005

BLUE EYES AND HEELS (Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre, London W1; opened 14 October, 2005)

BLUE EYES AND HEELS (Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre, London W1; opened 14 October, 2005) in CAN YOU HEAR ME AT THE BACK?  21/2005

BLUE MAN GROUP (New London Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2005

KATY BRAND: CELEBRITIES ARE GODS in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

BREAKFAST WITH MUGABE in RSC NEW WORK FESTIVAL (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 19 October, 2005)

BREATHING CORPSES (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SE1; opened 28 February, 2005)

TINA C: I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE TRASH XMAS (The Pit, London EC2; opened 15 December, 2005)

THE CANTERBURY TALES (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 8 December, 2005)

CAN YOU HEAR ME AT THE BACK?  21/2005: Blue Eyes And Heels / Road To Nowhere / Ducktastic! (Various venues; October, 2005)

CAR (STREET TRILOGY) (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 16 February, 2005)

CARVER (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 8 July, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2005

CELEBRITIES ARE GODS [KATY BRAND] in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

CHRONICLES – A LAMENTATION (The Pit, London EC2; opened 17 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

COELACANTH (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

COLDER THAN HERE (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 7 February, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2005

COMFORT ME WITH APPLES (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 24 October, 2005)

COMFORT ME WITH APPLES (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 24 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005

THE COSMONAUT'S LAST MESSAGE TO THE WOMAN HE ONCE LOVED IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 12 April, 2005)

THE COUNTESS (Criterion Theatre, London W1; opened 7 June, 2005)

CYPRUS (Trafalgar Studios, London SW1; opened 22 November, 2005)

CYPRUS (Trafalgar Studios, London SW1; opened 22 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2005

DANCING IN THE STREETS (Cambridge Theatre, London WC2; opened 19 July, 2005)

DARKSIDE [TIM MINCHIN] in EDINBURGH COLUMN 4: Perrier Comedy Award (Edinburgh; August 2005)

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 22 February, 2005)

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 22 February, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2005

THE DEVIL'S LARDER in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (Debenham's, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

DOUBLETHINK (Aurora Nova, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

THE DRAGONS' TRILOGY (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 16 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2005

A DREAM PLAY (National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 15 February, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2005

DUCKTASTIC! (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 19 October, 2005)

EAST COAST CHICKEN SUPPER (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

EAST LYNNE (New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme; opened 24 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2005

EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005): Howard Read: The Little Howard Appeal / Dan Tetsell: Sins Of The Grandfathers / Caimh McDonnell: Futureshock / Miles Jupp: Young Man In A Huff / Steve Hughes: Wake Up / Jason Rouse: In My Darkest Hour (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

EDINBURGH COLUMN 3: Spitfire Electronique / Guided Tour / Ren-Sa / The Edinburgh Love Tour / The Devil's Larder / Homemade (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

EDINBURGH COLUMN 4: Perrier Comedy Award (Edinburgh; August 2005)

EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY: What's The Time, Mr Lion? / Lucy Porter: Happiness / Katy Brand: Celebrities Are Gods / Janey Godley Is Innocent (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

THE EDINBURGH LOVE TOUR in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (Pleasance Courtyard; August, 2005)

ELECTIVE AFFINITIES [POSTCARDS FROM AMERICA] in RSC NEW WORK FESTIVAL (Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 19 October, 2005)

ELMINA’S KITCHEN (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 April, 2005)

ELMINA’S KITCHEN (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2005

THE EMPEROR JONES (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 21 November, 2005)

THE EMPEROR JONES (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 21 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2005

EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 27 September, 2005)

EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 27 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2005

ERIC LARUE [POSTCARDS FROM AMERICA] in RSC NEW WORK FESTIVAL (Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 19 October, 2005)

THE EXONERATED (Queen's Hall, Edinburgh; opened 10 August, 2005)

THE FAR PAVILIONS (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2005

FAUST (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

A FEW GOOD MEN (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 6 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2005

THE FORTUNE CLUB (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 14 March, 2005)

THE FORTUNE CLUB (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 14 March, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2005

THE FOUND MAN (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

TIM FOUNTAIN: SEX ADDICT (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 10 January, 2005)

TIM FOUNTAIN: SEX ADDICT (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 10 January, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2005

FOUR NIGHTS IN KNARESBOROUGH (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 24 March, 2005)

FOUR NIGHTS IN KNARESBOROUGH (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 24 March, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2005

THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY (Finborough Theatre, London SW10; opened 1 December, 2005)

FUTURESHOCK [CAIMH McDONNELL] in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

GLORIOUS! (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened  2 November, 2005)

GLORIOUS! (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened  2 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005

JANEY GODLEY IS INNOCENT in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

THE GOD OF HELL (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 26 October, 2005)

THE GOD OF HELL (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 26 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 30 June, 2005)

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 30 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2005

GUARDIANS (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

GUIDED TOUR in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (McEwan Hall, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

GUYS AND DOLLS (Piccadilly Theatre, London SW1; opened 1 June, 2005)

GUYS AND DOLLS (Piccadilly Theatre, London SW1; opened 1 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2005

HAIR (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 22 September, 2005)

HAIR (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 22 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2005

HAMLET (Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke; opened 19 September, 2005)

HAMLET (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford; opened 5 October, 2005)

HAPPINESS [LUCY PORTER] in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

HEAD/CASE (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 13 January, 2005)

HECUBA (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2005

HENRY IV parts 1 and 2 (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 4 May, 2005)

HENRY IV parts 1 and 2 (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 4 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2005

HIGH SOCIETY (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 10 October, 2005)

HOMEMADE in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (Your place, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

THE HOME PLACE (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 25 May, 2005)

THE HOME PLACE (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 25 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2005

HOPE LEAVES THE THEATER in THEATER OF THE NEW EAR (Royal Festival Hall, London SE1; 3 May, 2005)

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA (National theatre[Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 15 March, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2005

HOUSE OF DESIRES (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 February, 2005)

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (Festival Theatre, Chichester; opened 5 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2005

STEVE HUGHES: WAKE UP in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Underbelly Caves, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

HUMAN RITES (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 6 January, 2005)

I AM MY OWN WIFE (Duke of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 10 November, 2005)

IF DESTROYED TRUE (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 28 April, 2005)

I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE TRASH XMAS [TINA C] (The Pit, London EC2; opened 15 December, 2005)

IMMODESTY BLAIZE AND WALTER’S BURLESQUE! (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 3 May, 2005)

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (The Pit, London EC2; opened 9 June, 2005)

INCOMPLETE AND RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 13 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

IN MY DARKEST HOUR [JASON ROUSE] in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

INTO THIN AIR! (New Players' Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2005

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 7 December, 2005)

JANEY GODLEY IS INNOCENT in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

JOE & I (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 15 November, 2005)

JULIUS CAESAR (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 20 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2005

JULIUS CAESAR (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 7 September, 2005)

JULIUS CAESAR (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 7 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2005

MILES JUPP: YOUNG MAN IN A HUFF in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

KID (STREET TRILOGY) (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 16 February, 2005)

THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 29 September, 2005)

THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 29 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2005

KOPFRAPER'S SYNDROME: ONE MAN AND HIS INCREDIBLE MIND [LAURA SOLON] in EDINBURGH COLUMN 4: Perrier Comedy Award (Edinburgh; August 2005)

THE LARAMIE PROJECT (Sound Theatre, London W1; opened 24 June, 2005)

THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMENT ARE BEHIND YOU! (Hammersmith Carling Apollo, London W6; opened 1 December, 2005)

A LIFE IN THE THEATRE (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 2 February, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2005

THE LIFE OF GALILEO (Birmingham Rep; opened 1 November, 2005)

THE LION AND THE JEWEL (The Pit, London EC2; opened 28 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2005

JEREMY LION: WHAT'S THE TIME, MR LION? in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

THE LITTLE HOWARD APPEAL [HOWARD READ] in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

LONGITUDE (Greenwich Theatre, London SE10; opened 10 October, 2005)

LOSING LOUIS (Trafalgar Studios, London SW1; opened 1 March, 2005)

THE LUNATIC QUEEN (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 2 March, 2005)

MACBETH (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 20 January, 2005)

MACBETH (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 20 January, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2005

MACBETH (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 28 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005

MAMMALS (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 8 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2005

MANCUB (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened June 2, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2005

CAIMH McDONNELL: FUTURESHOCK in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

MERCURY FUR (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 2 March, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2005

TIM MINCHIN: DARKSIDE in EDINBURGH COLUMN 4: Perrier Comedy Award (Edinburgh; August 2005)

A MINUTE TOO LATE (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 27 January, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2005

MISERY (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 3 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2005

MISTER CARMEN (ICA, London SW1; opened 16 January, 2005)

BEN MOOR: COELACANTH (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 14 April, 2005)

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 14 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2005

MY PYRAMIDS!, or How I Got Fired From The Dairy Queen And Ended Up In Abu Ghraib, By PFC Lynndie England (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 5 August, 2005)

NATIONAL ANTHEMS (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 8 February, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2005

NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL (Various venues, Scarborough; 18–25 March, 2005)

NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL (Various venues, Scarborough; 18–25 March, 2005)

NEW WORK FESTIVAL [RSC]: Postcards From America / Nowhere To Belong: Tales Of An Extravagant Stranger/ Breakfast With Mugabe (Various venues, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 19 October, 2005)

NOWHERE TO BELONG: TALES OF AN EXTRAVAGANT STRANGER in RSC NEW WORK FESTIVAL (Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 19 October, 2005)

NUTS COCONUTS! (Out Of The Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh; opened 15 August, 2005)

AN OAK TREE (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 5 August, 2005)

ON EGO (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 2 December, 2005)

ON EGO (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 2 December, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2005

ONE UNDER (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 7 February, 2005)

ON THE CEILING (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2005

ON THE SHORE OF THE WIDE WORLD (National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 26 May, 2005)

OTHERWISE ENGAGED (Criterion Theatre, London W1; opened 31 October, 2005)

OTHERWISE ENGAGED (Criterion Theatre, London W1; opened 31 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005

PAJAMA MEN: STOP NOT GOING (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

PAUL (National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 9 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2005

PERRIER COMEDY AWARD [EDINBURGH COLUMN 4] (Edinburgh; August 2005)

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 10 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 1 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005

PLAYING WITH FIRE (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 21 September, 2005)

PLAYING WITH FIRE (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 21 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2005

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 19 January, 2005)

LUCY PORTER: HAPPINESS in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

POSTCARDS FROM AMERICA in RSC NEW WORK FESTIVAL (Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 19 October, 2005)

THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 June, 2005)

THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2005

PRAYER ROOM (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 22 August, 2005)

THE PRESIDENT OF AN EMPTY ROOM (National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 28 June, 2005)

THE PRESIDENT OF AN EMPTY ROOM (National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 28 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2005

PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 6 May, 2005)

PRODUCT (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 17 August, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2005: Tim Fountain – Sex Addict / Macbeth / Tejas Verdes / A Minute Too Late / Ta main dans la mienne (Various venues; January, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 03/2005: A Life In The Theatre / Acorn Antiques The Musical! / National Anthems / Colder Than Here (Various venues; February, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 04/2005: Tynan / Days Of Wine And Roses / A Dream Play (Various venues; February, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 05/2005: Mercury Fur (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 2 March, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 06/2005: The Fortune Club / Four Knights In Knaresborough / The House Of Bernarda Alba (Various venues; March, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 07/2005: Hecuba / stoning mary / Mammals (Various venues; April, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 08/2005: The Far Pavilions / Bloody Sunday – Scenes From The Saville Inquiry / Someone Who'll Watch Over Me / My Name Is Rachel Corrie / Julius Caesar / Tristan And Yseult (Various venues; April, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 09/2005: Elmina's Kitchen / How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying / Henry IV parts 1 and 2 / The American Pilot / The Birthday Party (Various venues; April/May, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 10/2005: Theatre Of Blood / Billy Elliot The Musical / Blood Wedding / The Tempest / Incomplete And Random Acts Of Kindness / The Philadelphia Story / The Woman Before / Chronicles – A Lamentation (Various venues; May, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 11/2005: Mancub / This Is How It Goes / Some Girl(s) / Guys And Dolls / The Home Place (Various venues; May/June, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 12/2005: The Shaughraun / The Postman Always Rings Twice / The U.N. Inspector (Various venues; June, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 13/2005: Telstar – The Joe Meek Story / The President Of An Empty Room / As You Like It / East Lynne / The Government Inspector / Tierno Bokar (Various venues; June, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 14/2005: Talking To Terrorists / Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others / Shoreditch Madonna / Aristocrats / Carver (Various venues; July, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 18/2005: Into Thin Air! / A Few Good Men / Julius Caesar / Switch Triptych (Various venues; September, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 19/2005: On The Ceiling / Romance / Two Thousand Years / Playing With Fire / The Dragons' Trilogy / Hair (Various venues; September, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 20/2005: Richard II / The Lion And The Jewel / The Knight Of The Burning Pestle / Epitaph For George Dillon / Misery (Various venues; September/October, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 22/2005: The God Of Hell / And Then There Were None / Macbeth / Pillars Of The Community / Comfort Me With Apples / Glorious! / Otherwise Engaged / The World's Biggest Diamond (Various venues; October/November, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 23/2005: Tamburlaine / Paul / Scrooge / Blue Man Group (Various venues; November, 2005)

PROMPT CORNER 24/2005: The Emperor Jones / Cyprus / On Ego / Ubu The King (Various venues; November/December, 2005)

PYRENEES (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 30 March, 2005)

RAW (STREET TRILOGY) (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 16 February, 2005)

HOWARD READ: THE LITTLE HOWARD APPEAL in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

REN-SA in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (Aurora Nova @ St Stephen's, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

RICHARD II (Ludlow Castle, Shropshire; opened 26 June, 2005)

RICHARD II (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 4 October, 2005)

RICHARD II (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 4 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2005

ROAD TO NOWHERE (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 20 October, 2005)

ROAD TO NOWHERE (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 20 October, 2005) in CAN YOU HEAR ME AT THE BACK?  21/2005

ROMANCE (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 14 September, 2005)

ROMANCE (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 14 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2005

JASON ROUSE: IN MY DARKEST HOUR in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

RSC NEW WORK FESTIVAL: Postcards From America / Nowhere To Belong: Tales Of An Extravagant Stranger/ Breakfast With Mugabe (Various venues, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 19 October, 2005)

THE RUBENSTEIN KISS (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 23 November, 2005)

SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS (The Venue, London WC2; opened 6 December, 2005)

SAWBONES in THEATER OF THE NEW EAR (Royal Festival Hall, London SE1; 3 May, 2005)

SCROOGE (London Palladium, London W1; opened 8 November, 2005)

SCROOGE (London Palladium, London W1; opened 8 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2005

SEX ADDICT [TIM FOUNTAIN] (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 10 January, 2005)

SEX ADDICT [TIM FOUNTAIN] (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 10 January, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2005

THE SHAUGHRAUN (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2005

SHOOT THE CROW (Trafalgar Studios, London SW1; opened 11 October, 2005)

SHOREDITCH MADONNA (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 12 July, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2005

SINS OF THE GRANDFATHERS [DAN TETSELL] in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

THE SMALL THINGS (Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 3 February, 2005)

SNUFF (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 5 August, 2005)

LAURA SOLON: KOPFRAPER'S SYNDROME – ONE MAN AND HIS INCREDIBLE MIND in EDINBURGH COLUMN 4: Perrier Comedy Award (Edinburgh; August 2005)

SOLSTICE (The Other Place, Stratford upon Avon; opened 6 April, 2005)

SOME GIRL(S) (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 24 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2005

SOME GIRLS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 5 July, 2005)

SOME GIRLS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 5 July, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2005

SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 19 April, 2005)

SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 19 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2005

SPITFIRE ELECTRONIQUE in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

stoning mary (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 5 April, 2005)

stoning mary (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 5 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2005

STOP NOT GOING [PAJAMA MEN] (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

STREET TRILOGY: Car / Raw / Kid (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 16 February, 2005)

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 29 November, 2005)

SWITCH TRIPTYCH (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)

SWITCH TRIPTYCH (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 6 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2005

TAKE ME AWAY (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 10 February, 2005)

TALKING TO TERRORISTS (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 4 July, 2005)

TALKING TO TERRORISTS (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 4 July, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2005

TA MAIN DANS LA MIENNE (YOUR HAND IN MINE) (The Pit, London EC2; opened 26 January, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2005

TAMBURLAINE (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 9 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2005

TEJAS VERDES (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 13 January, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2005

TELSTAR: THE JOE MEEK STORY (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 June, 2005)

TELSTAR: THE JOE MEEK STORY (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 June, 2005)

TELSTAR: THE JOE MEEK STORY (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2005

THE TEMPEST (Shakespeare’s Globe, London SE1; opened 18 May, 2005)

THE TEMPEST (Shakespeare’s Globe, London SE1; opened 18 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

DAN TETSELL: SINS OF THE GRANDFATHERS in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

THEATER OF THE NEW EAR (Royal Festival Hall, London SE1; 3 May, 2005)

THEATRE OF BLOOD (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 19 May, 2005)

THEATRE OF BLOOD (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 19 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

THIS IS HOW IT GOES (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 31 May, 2005)

THIS IS HOW IT GOES (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 31 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2005

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Churchill Theatre, Bromley/touring; opened 8 March, 2005)

THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS (The Pit, London EC2; opened 27 October, 2005)

TIERNO BOKAR (Warwick Arts Centre; opened 22 June, 2005)

TIERNO BOKAR (Warwick Arts Centre; opened 22 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2005

TINA C: I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE TRASH XMAS (The Pit, London EC2; opened 15 December, 2005)

TRISTAN AND YSEULT (National Theatre[Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 12 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2005

TWELFTH NIGHT (New Wimbledon Theatre, London SW19; opened 12 October, 2005)

TWELFTH NIGHT (Novello Theatre, London WC2; opened 13 December, 2005)

2005 YEARS IN 2005 MINUTES: MARK WATSON EXPLAINS THE WORLD SINCE CHRIST (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; 15–16 August, 2005)

TWO THOUSAND YEARS (National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 15 September, 2005)

TWO THOUSAND YEARS (National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 15 September, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2005

TYNAN (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 21 February, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2005

UBU THE KING (The Pit, London EC2; opened 30 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2005

UNCLE VANYA (Corn Exchange, Brighton; opened 17 May, 2005)

THE U.N. INSPECTOR (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 16 June, 2005)

THE U.N. INSPECTOR (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 16 June, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2005

VANISHING POINTS (German Gym, London NW1; opened 14 April, 2005)

WAKE UP [STEVE HUGHES] in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Underbelly Caves, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

WALK HARD – TALK LOUD (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 28 November, 2005)

MARK WATSON: 2005 YEARS IN 2005 MINUTES – MARK WATSON EXPLAINS THE WORLD SINCE CHRIST (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; 15–16 August, 2005)

WAY TO HEAVEN (Royal Court Upstairs, London SW1; opened 20 June, 2005)

WHAT'S THE TIME, MR LION? [JEREMY LION] in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

WHAT THE BUTLER SAW (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 21 July, 2005)

WHAT WE DID TO WEINSTEIN (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 26 September, 2005)

WHEN YOU CURE ME (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 18 November, 2005)

WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 25 January, 2005)

WHO’S THE DADDY? (King’s Head Theatre, London N1; opened 25 July, 2005)

WILD EAST (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 1 February, 2005)

THE WINTER’S TALE (Shakespeare’s Globe, London SE1; opened 15 June, 2005)

THE WITCHES (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 March, 2005)

THE WOMAN BEFORE (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 17 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

THE WOMAN IN WHITE (Palace Theatre, London W1; new cast opened 7 October, 2005)

THE WORLD’S BIGGEST DIAMOND (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 2 November, 2005)

THE WORLD’S BIGGEST DIAMOND (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 2 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005

WOYZECK (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 12 October, 2005)

THE WRONG MAN (Pleasance, London N7; opened 15 March, 2005)

YING TONG – A WALK WITH THE GOONS (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 February, 2005)

YOU NEVER CAN TELL (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 November, 2005)

YOUNG MAN IN A HUFF [MILES JUPP] in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2005) (Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2005)
 


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