2006

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ALL OF ME (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

ALLEGIANCE (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

AMATO SALTONE (Shunt Vaults, London SE1; opened 25 January, 2006)

AMATO SALTONE (Shunt Vaults, London SE1; opened 25 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2006

THE AMERICAN PILOT (Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre, London W1; opened 29 March, 2006)

STEPHEN K. AMOS: ALL OF ME (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

THE ANDERSEN PROJECT (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 27 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2006

BEAUTIFUL THING (Sound Theatre, London W1; opened 12 January, 2006)

BEAUTIFUL THING (Sound Theatre, London W1; opened 12 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2006

BEAUTIFUL THING (Sound Theatre, London W1; opened 25 July, 2006)

BENT (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 5 October, 2006)

BLACK WATCH (Traverse 4, University of Edinburgh Drill Hall, Edinburgh; opened 5 August, 2006)

BLACK WATCH (Traverse 4, University of Edinburgh Drill Hall, Edinburgh; opened 5 August, 2006) in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2006)

BLASTED (ZERBOMBT) (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 7 November, 2006)

BLASTED (ZERBOMBT) (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 7 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2006

BONES (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 18 October, 2006)

BURN (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 15 March, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2006

THE CHANGELING (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 15 May, 2006)

THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 13 July, 2006)

C-90 (Traverse Theatre, EdinburghAugust, 2006)

CABARET (Lyric Theatre, London W1; opened 10 October, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2006

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 19 October, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2006

CATCH (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 5 December, 2006)

THE CHANGELING (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 15 May, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2006

CINDERELLA (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 7 December, 2006)

THE CLASS CLUB (The Pit, London EC2; opened 18 December, 2006)

CLEVER DICK (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 23 May, 2006)

CORIOLANUS (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 10 May, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2006

CRAIOVA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: Twelfth Night / Twelfth Night / A Midsummer Night's Dream / The Winter's Tale (Various venues, Craiova, Romania; April, 2006)

THE CREEPER
(Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 February, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2006

LA CUCINA DELL'ARTE (The Pit, London EC2; opened 17 January, 2006)

THE CUT (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 28 February, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2006

CYMBELINE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 21 September, 2006)

DAVID LEDDY'S REEKIE (Dr Roberts' Magic Bus, Edinburgh)

DR LEDBETTER'S EXPERIMENT (Traverse 5: Medical Faculty, University of Edinburgh; August, 2006)

DIRTY DANCING (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 October, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2006

DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS (Lyric Studio, London W6; opened 16 March, 2006)

DONKEYS' YEARS (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 9 May, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2006

DRUNK ENOUGH TO SAY I LOVE YOU? (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 22 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2006

EH JOE (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 June, 2006)

EMBERS (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 March, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2006

THE ENCHANTED PIG (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 14 December, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 25-26/2006

ENTERTAINING ANGELS (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 9 May, 2006)

THE ESTATE (Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre, London W1; opened 7 June, 2006)

EVITA (Adelphi Theatre, London WC2; opened 21 June, 2006)

EXILES (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 2 August, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2006

FAIR (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 26 May, 2006)

A FAMILY AFFAIR (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 15 December, 2006)

A FAMILY AFFAIR (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 15 December, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 25-26/2006

A FAMILY OUTING in ME ME ME!: A TRILOGY (The Pit, London EC2; opened 14 October, 2006)

THE FATHER (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 13 September, 2006)

FAUSTUS (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 24 October, 2006)

A FINE BALANCE (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 16 January, 2006)

FINER NOBLE GASES (Bongo Club, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

FOOD (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

FOOL FOR LOVE (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 15 June, 2006)

FOOTLOOSE (Novello Theatre, London WC2; opened 18 April, 2006)

GAUDEAMUS, or A VERY LIBERAL EDUCATION (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 24 March, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2006

GEM OF THE OCEAN (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 10 January, 2006)

GHOST (Lamb's House, Leith; August, 2006)

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES (Warehouse Theatre, Croydon; opened 29 September, 2006)

GOODNESS (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

THE GRAND INQUISITOR (Studio Theatre, Warwick Arts Centre; opened 9 February, 2006)

THE GRAND INQUISITOR (The Pit, London EC2; opened 21 February, 2006)

THE GRAND INQUISITOR (The Pit, London EC2; opened 21 February, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2006

HAIRDRESSER IN THE HOUSE (Aurora Nova, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

THE HARDER THEY COME (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E15; opened 6 April, 2006)

HEAR AND NOW (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 1 June, 2006)

HILDA (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 10 April, 2006)

HONOUR (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; 27 February, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2006

HOW LONG IS NEVER?: A RESPONSE TO DARFUR (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 24 October, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2006

THE HUMAN VOICE and THE SOUND OF SILENCE (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 20 July, 2006)

REGINALD D. HUNTER: PRIDE & PREJUDICE & NIGGAS (E4 Udderbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

IMPROBABLE FREQUENCY Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

IN CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER: A Kind Of Alaska / A Slight Ache  (Gate Theatre, London W1; opened 30 March, 2006)

IN EXTREMIS: THE STORY OF ABELARD AND HELOISE (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 1 September, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2006

IN THE CONTINUUM (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

THE INDIAN BOY (The Cube at the RST, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 9 November, 2006)

KABUKI (Sadler's Wells Theatre, London EC1; opened 31 May, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2006

KETZAL (Aurora Nova, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

A KIND OF ALASKA in IN CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER  (Gate Theatre, London W1; opened 30 March, 2006)

KINDNESS AND EXUBERANCE (Café Royal, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 4 (2006)

KING LEAR (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 10 October, 2006)

KING LEAR (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 10 October, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2006

KING LEAR (The Cube, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 15 November, 2006)

KNOCKER (Zoo Southside, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 3 (2006)

KRAPP'S LAST TAPE (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 14 October, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2006

THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 25 July, 2006)

THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 25 July, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2006

LIES HAVE BEEN TOLD (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 11 January, 2006)

THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 20 July, 2006)

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 29 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2006

JOSIE LONG: KINDNESS AND EXUBERANCE (Café Royal, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 4 (2006)

LONG LIFE (The Hub, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

LOVE SONG (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 4 December, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 25-26/2006

LUNCH WITH THE HAMILTONS (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 3 (2006)

THE MADRAS HOUSE (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond ; opened 8 September, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2006

MAJOR BARBARA (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 20 October, 2006)

MARLON BRANDO'S CORSET (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

ME ME ME!: A TRILOGY: A Family Outing / Show Off / O.A.P. (The Pit, London EC2; opened 14 October, 2006)

MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 15 February, 2006)

MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 15 February, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2006

METAMORPHOSIS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 4 October, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2006

MIDNIGHT COWBOY (Assembly Rooms, EdinburghAugust, 2006)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 9 June, 2006)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 28 June, 2006)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in CRAIOVA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (Craiova, Romania; April, 2006)

MONSIEUR IBRAHIM AND THE FLOWERS OF THE QUR'AN (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 18 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2006

THE NAKED RACIST in EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 4 (2006)

NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL 2006 (Various venues, Scarborough; 1–7 April, 2006)

PHIL NICHOL: THE NAKED RACIST (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 4 (2006)

NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 26 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2006

93.2 FM (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 8 September, 2006)

NOT THE LOVE I CRY FOR (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 28 September, 2006)

O.A.P. in ME ME ME!: A TRILOGY (The Pit, London EC2; opened 14 October, 2006)

O GO MY MAN (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 17 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2006

OHIO IMPROMPTU (The Pit, London EC2; opened 22 March, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2006

THE OLD COUNTRY (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 20 March, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2006

ON RELIGION (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 5 December, 2006)

ON RELIGION (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 5 December, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 25-26/2006

ON THE THIRD DAY (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 June, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2006

OTHER HANDS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 17 Fenruary, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2006

PARTICULARLY IN THE HEARTLAND (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2006)

PARTICULARLY IN THE HEARTLAND (BAC, London SW11; opened 5 September, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2006

PERICLES (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 15 November, 2006)

PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 16 March, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2006

PERSAE (Underbelly, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2006)

PETER PAN (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 15 December, 2006)

PETROL JESUS NIGHTMARE #5 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (2006)

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 22 December, 2006)

POOL (NO WATER) (Lyric Hammermsith, London W6; opened 1 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2006

PRAVDA (Festival Theatre, Chichester; opened 13 September, 2006)

PRESENT LAUGHTER (Arts Theatre, Cambridge / touring; opened 1 May, 2006)

PRIDE & PREJUDICE & NIGGAS (E4 Udderbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

PRIVATE PEACEFUL (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 28 February, 2006)

PUMPGIRL Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

RABBIT (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 7 September 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2006

REALISM (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

REEKIE (Dr Roberts' Magic Bus, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

RICHARD II (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 November, 2006)

RICHARD II (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2006

A RIGHT ROYAL FARCE (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 31 July, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2006

ROCK ’N ’ ROLL (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 14 June, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2006

ROCKABY (The Pit, London EC2; opened 22 March, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2006

ROMEO AND JULIET (The Pit, London EC2; opened 23 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2006

THE SCHUMAN PLAN (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 6 February, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2006

SCLAVI (THE SONG OF AN EMIGRANT) (Aurora Nova, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

THE SEAFARER (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 28 September, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2006

THE SEAGULL (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 27 June, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2006

THE SECOND MAIDEN’S TRAGEDY (Acorn Studio, Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 2 February, 2006)

SEJANUS: HIS FALL (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 18 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2006

SHAMLET (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 31 August, 2006)

SHAMLET (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 31 August, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2006

SHOW OFF in ME ME ME!: A TRILOGY (The Pit, London EC2; opened 14 October, 2006)

A SLIGHT ACHE in IN CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER  (Gate Theatre, London W1; opened 30 March, 2006)

THE SLUSH PILE (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh) in EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 3 (2006)

THE SOLDIER'S TALE (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 30 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2006

SOPHIE TUCKER’S ONE NIGHT STAND (King’s Head Theatre, London N1; opened 22 March, 2006)

SOPHIE TUCKER'S ONE NIGHT STAND (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 22 March, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2006

THE SOUND OF MUSIC (London Palladium, London W1; opened 14 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2006

THE SOUND OF SILENCE and THE HUMAN VOICE (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 20 July, 2006)

SOUTHWARK FAIR (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 16 February, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2006

DOUG STANHOPE (George Square Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

STEPTOE & SON in MURDER AT OIL DRUM LANE (Comedy Theatre, London SW1; opened 22 February, 2006)

STRAWBERRIES IN JANUARY (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

TALK RADIO (E4 Udderbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London NW1; opened 5 June, 2006)

TERRE HAUTE (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

THE 39 STEPS (Criterion Theatre, London W1; opened 20 September, 2006)

TITUS ANDRONICUS (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 30 May, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2006

TOWNSHIP STORIES (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (King's Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

TWELFTH NIGHT in CRAIOVA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (Craiova, Romania; April, 2006)

TWINKLE LITTLE STAR (Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

TWO-WAY MIRROR (Courtyard at Covent Garden, London WC2; opened 2 March, 2006)

TWELFTH NIGHT (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 16 March, 2006)

UNDER THE BLACK FLAG (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 18 July, 2006)

UNPROTECTED (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 13 June, 2006)

MARK WATSON (Pleasance Courtyard) in EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 4 (2006)

WHAT I HEARD ABOUT IRAQ (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2006)

WHIPPING IT UP (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 10 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2006

WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (Palace Theatre, London W1; opened 27 March, 2006)

WHITE OPEN SPACES (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 28 September, 2006)

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 31 January, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2006

WICKED (Apollo Victoria, London SW1; opened 27 September, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2006

THE WINTER'S TALE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 15 November, 2006)

THE WINTER'S TALE in CRAIOVA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (Craiova, Romania; April, 2006)

THE WINTERLING (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 9 March, 2996) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2006

ZERBOMBT (BLASTED) (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 7 November, 2006)

ZERBOMBT (BLASTED) (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 7 November, 2006) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2006




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