2007

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ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 3 May, 2007)

ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 11 December, 2007)

THE AGENT (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 27 July, 2007)

ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 4 September, 2007)

ANGELS IN AMERICA (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 26 June, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2007

ANIMAL FARM (The Egg, Bath; opened 13 July, 2007)

THE ART OF SWIMMING in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 14 March, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2007

AUTO AUTO in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

AWAKE AND SING! (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 6 September, 2007)

THE BACCHAE (King's Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

BAD GIRLS THE MUSICAL (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 September, 2007)

BAGHDAD WEDDING (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 3 July, 2007)

BASH  (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 10 January, 2007)

BASH (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 10 January, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2007

BELIEVE in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

BEOWULF (The Hub, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

BETRAYAL (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 5 June, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2007

BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (Underbelly, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

THE BICYCLE MEN (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 8 November, 2007)

THE BIG BRECHT FEST 1: The Jewish Wife / A Respectable Wedding (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 4 April, 2007)

THE BIG BRECHT FEST 2: Señora Carrar's Rifles / How Much Is Your Iron? (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 24 April, 2007)

THE BIG BRECHT FEST 2 (Young Vic, Maria / Clare, London SW1; opened 24 April, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2007

THE BIG SECRET LIVE 'I AM SHAKESPEARE' WEBCAM DAYTIME CHAT-ROOM SHOW (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 31 August, 2007)

BIG WHITE FOG (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 17 May, 2007)

THE BLACKS (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E15; opened 18 October, 2007)

BLASTED (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 18 January, 2007)

BRENDON BURNS: SO I SUPPOSE THIS IS OFFENSIVE NOW (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

CALLED TO ACCOUNT (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 23 April, 2007)

CARMEN JONES (Royal Festival Hall; opened 31 July, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2007

CASH IN CHRIST in EDINBURGH FRINGE MUSICALS (Assembly @ Hill Street, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

CHARLEY'S AUNT (Touring; seen at Richmond Theatre, 20 April, 2007)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL – IKRISMAS KHEROL (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 29 November, 2007)

CINDERELLA (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 9 December, 2007)

CINDERELLA (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E15; opened 11 December, 2007)

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Ludlow Castle, Shropshire; opened 23 June, 2007)

THE COUNTRY WIFE (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 9 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2007

CYMBELINE (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 29 May, 2007)

DAMASCUS (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 January, 2007)

DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 January, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2007

DEALER'S CHOICE (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 11 December, 2007)

DEBBIE DOES DALLAS: THEMUSICAL in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (Udderbelly Pasture, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (Novello Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 November, 2007)

DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 5 December, 2007)

LA DIDONE (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

A DISAPPEARING NUMBER (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 11 September, 2007)

DON'T LOOK NOW (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 14 March, 2007)

DOUBT: A PARABLE (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 26 November, 2007)

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Novello Theatre, London WC2; opened 6 June, 2007)

tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ! (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 20 November, 2007)

EDINBURGH COLUMN 1: Stoopud Fucken Animals / Night Time / Believe / Pit / The Art Of Swimming / Venus As A Boy / Long Time Dead / The Walworth Farce / Johnson And Boswell: Late But Live (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

EDINBURGH COLUMN 2: Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical / The Table (Stolik) / Auto Auto / Special / Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea / Teenage Kicks (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

EDINBURGH COLUMN 3: La Femme Est Morte, or Why I Should Not F%!# My Son / Six Women Standing In Front Of A White Wall / Subway (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

EDINBURGH FRINGE MUSICALS: Cash In Christ! / Tony!: The Blair Musical / Jihad: The Musical / Stonewall / Failed States (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

ELLING (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 10 July, 2007)

ENGLAND (Traverse at the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

EQUUS (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 27 February, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2007

EUROPE (The Pit, London EC2; opened 19 March, 2007)

EXITS AND ENTRANCES (Assembly @ George Street, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

FAILED STATES in EDINBURGH FRINGE MUSICALS (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

LA FEMME EST MORTE, OR WHY I SHOULD NOT F%!# MY SON in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

FLOATING (The Pit, London EC2; opened 19 June, 2007)

FLOWER GIRLS (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 23 October, 2007)

FOOD (BAC, London SW11; opened 4 July, 2007)

FREE OUTGOING (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 12 November, 2007)

FREE OUTGOING (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 12 November, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2007

GHOSTS (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 11 January, 2007)

GILGAMESH (The Pit, London EC2; opened 4 October, 2007)

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 12 October, 2007)

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 12 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2007

GOD IN RUINS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 5 December, 2007)

HAIRSPRAY (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 October, 2007)

HAIRSPRAY (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2007

HEADLINES (Various; seen at the Albany, London SE8, 26 July, 2007)

HENRY IV PART 1 (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 August, 2007)

HENRY IV PART 2 (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 August, 2007)

HENRY V (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 6 November, 2007)

HONOUR BOUND (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 14 November, 2007)

THE HOTHOUSE (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 18 July, 2007)

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 April, 2007)

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (Touring; seen at Greenwich Theatre, London SE10, 18 April, 2007)

HOW MUCH IS YOUR IRON? in THE BIG BRECHT FEST 2 (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 24 April, 2007)

HOW MUCH IS YOUR IRON? (Young Vic, Maria / Clare, London SW1; opened 24 April, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2007

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 15 August, 2007)

HOW TO CURSE (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 16 October, 2007)

HOW TO CURSE (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 16 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2007

IKRISMAS KHEROL – A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 29 November, 2007)

IMPEMPE YOMLINGO – THE MAGIC FLUTE (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 29 November, 2007)

IN CELEBRATION (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 July, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2007

JENUFA (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 19 October, 2007)

THE JEWISH WIFE in THE BIG BRECHT FEST 1 (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 4 April, 2007)

JIHAD: THE MUSICAL in EDINBURGH FRINGE MUSICALS (C, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

JOE GUY (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 29 October, 2007)

JOE GUY (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 29 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2007

JOHNSON AND BOSWELL: LATE BUT LIVE in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

KEAN (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 30 May, 2007)

KEBAB (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 23 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2007

KING LEAR (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 31 May, 2007)

KING OF HEARTS (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 5 March, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2007

LANDSCAPE WITH WEAPON (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 5 April, 2007)

THE LAST CONFESSION (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 8 May, 2007)

LEAVES (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 19 March, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2007

LEAVES OF GLASS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 8 May, 2007)

LEONCE AND LENA (Tabard Theatre, London W4; opened 19 January, 2007)

THE LETTER (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 May, 2007)

LIFE AFTER SCANDAL (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 25 September, 2007)

LIFE AFTER SCANDAL (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 25 September, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2007

LITTLE NELL (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 12 July, 2007)

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 March, 2007)

LONE STAR (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 30 August, 2007)

LONG TIME DEAD in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London WC2; opened 19 June, 2007)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London WC2; opened 19 June, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2007

MABOU MINES DOLLHOUSE (King's Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

MACBETH (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 17 April, 2007)

MACBETH (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 1 June, 2007)

MACBETH (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 4 June, 2007)

MACBETH (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 26 September, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2007

THE MAGIC FLUTE – IMPEMPE YOMLINGO (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 29 November, 2007)

THE MAIDS (Old Ship Hotel, Brighton; opened 11 May, 2007)

THE MAN OF MODE (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 6 February, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2007

MARIANNE DREAMS (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 19 December, 2007)

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (BAC, London SW11; opened 2 October, 2007)

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (BAC, London SW11; opened 2 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2007

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 10 May, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2007

MEETINGS (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 8 October, 2007)

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 27 March, 2007)

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 28 June, 2007)

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 14 September, 2007)

MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 1 October, 2007)

NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL (Various venues, Scarborough; 29 March–4 April, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2007

NIGHT TIME in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 5 February, 2007)

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES (Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 6 December, 2007)

OFFICE PARTY XMAS 2007 (The Pit, London EC2; opened 14 December, 2007)

OLD TIMES (Touring; seen at Richmond Theatre, 7 April, 2007)

ORPHEUS X (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

OTHELLO (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 24 May, 2007)

OTHELLO (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 4 December, 2007)

THE PAIN AND THE ITCH (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 21 June, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2007

PARADE (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 24 September, 2007)

PEER GYNT (The Pit, London EC2; opened 28 February, 2007)

PERA PALAS (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 15 June, 2007)

PIT in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

PLATONOV (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 12 March, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2007

POPPEA (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

PVT. WARS (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 30 August, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2007: Days Of Significance / The Seagull / Bash (Various venues; January, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 04/2007: The Soldier's Fortune / The Man Of Mode / The Reporter (Various venues; February, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 05/2007: Equus / Treats / King Of Hearts / The Tempest (Various venues; February / March, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 06/2007: Attempts On Her Life / Leaves / Platonov (Various venues; March, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 07/2007: The Wonderful World Of Dissocia / National Student Drama Festival (Various venues; March / April, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 09/2007: That Face / The Big Brecht Fest 2 / Rafta, Rafta... (Various venues; April / May, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 10/2007: A Matter Of Life And Death / the "dead white males" brouhaha (National Theatre, London SE1; May, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 12/2007: Taking Care Of Baby / Betrayal (Various venues; June, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 13/2007: The Pain And The Itch / Angels In America / The Lord Of The Rings (Various venues; June, / July 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 15/2007: In Celebration (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; July, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 16-17/2007: Carmen Jones (Royal Festival Hall; July, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 20/2007: Life After Scandal / The Masque Of The Red Death / Macbeth (Various venues; September / October, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 21/2007: Shadowlands / Glengarry Glen Ross / Rent / How To Curse / The Country Wife (Various venues; October, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 22/2007: Joe Guy / Kebab / Hairspray / Small Metal Objects (Various venues; October / November, 2007)

PROMPT CORNER 23/2007: Free Outgoing / Statement Of Regret (Various venues; November, 2007)

PROOF (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 19 February, 2007)

PYGMALION (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 13 July, 2007)

RAFTA, RAFTA... (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 26 April, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2007

RAMAYANA (Lyric Hammersmith. London W6; opened 14 February, 2007)

RENT (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 October, 2007)

RENT (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2007

THE REPORTER (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 21 February, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2007

A RESPECTABLE WEDDING in THE BIG BRECHT FEST 1 (Young Vic, London SE1; opened 4 April, 2007)

RHINOCEROS (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 27 September, 2007)

RICHARD II (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 August, 2007)

RICHARD III: AN ARAB TRAGEDY (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 13 February, 2007)

HENRY ROLLINS: SPOKEN WORD (Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 5 April, 2007)

SAINT JOAN (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 11 July, 2007)

SCARBOROUGH (Assembly @ George Street, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

THE SEAGULL (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 25 January, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2007

THE SEAGULL (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 31 May, 2007)

SEÑORA CARRAR'S RIFLES in THE BIG BRECHT FEST 2 (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 24 April, 2007)

SEÑORA CARRAR'S RIFLES (Young Vic, Maria / Clare, London SW1; opened 24 April, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2007

SHADOWLANDS (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2007

SIT & SHIVER (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 29 January, 2007)

SIX WOMEN STANDING IN FRONT OF A WHITE WALL in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (C soco, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 21 March, 2007)

SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD (The Pit, London EC2; opened 9 May, 2007)

THE SKIN GAME (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 23 March, 2007)

SMALL METAL OBJECTS (Stratford Railway Station, London E15; opened 31 October, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2007

THE SOLDIER'S FORTUNE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 22 February, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 04/2007

SPECIAL in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (Universal Arts, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

STATEMENT OF REGRET (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 14 November, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2007

STOCKHOLM (Touring; seen at The Junction, Cambridge, 10 October, 2007)

STONEWALL in EDINBURGH FRINGE MUSICALS (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

STOOPUD FUCKEN ANIMALS in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

STORY OF A RABBIT (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

SUBWAY in EDINBURGH COLUMN 3 (Traverse 3, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

THE TABLE (STOLIK) in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (Aurora Nova, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

TAKING CARE OF BABY (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 4 June, 2007)

TAKING CARE OF BABY (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 4 June, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2007

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Wilton's Music Hall, London E1; opened 22 March, 2007)

TEENAGE KICKS in EDINBURGH COLUMN 2 (Universal Arts, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

THE TEMPEST (Novello Theatre, London WC2; opened 28 February, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2007

10 DAYS ON EARTH (The Pit, London EC2; opened 19 April, 2007)

THAT FACE (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 23 April, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2007

THE THING ABOUT MEN (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 2 May, 2007)

THINGS OF DRY HOURS (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 8 March, 2007)

TONY!: THE BLAIR MUSICAL in EDINBURGH FRINGE MUSICALS (C, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

TREATS (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 March, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2007

TRUTH IN TRANSLATION (Assembly Hall, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

TWELFTH NIGHT (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 5 September, 2007)

THE UGLY ONE (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 18 September, 2007)

VENUS AS A BOY in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

VICTORY (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 15 August, 2007)

THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 21 June, 2007)

THE WALWORTH FARCE in EDINBURGH COLUMN 1 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)

THE WOMAN HATER (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 21 December, 2007)

WOMEN OF TROY (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 28 November, 2007)

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 30 March, 2007) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2007

YELLOW MOON (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2007)




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