2010

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INNOCENCE (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 8 January, 2010)

INNOCENCE (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 8 January, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2010

GRETA GARBO CAME TO DONEGAL (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 11 January, 2010)

LEGALLY BLONDE (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 January, 2010)

THE WORLD'S WIFE (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 13 January, 2010)

THE CARETAKER (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 18 January, 2010)

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 19 January, 2010)

I AM YUSUF AND THIS IS MY BROTHER (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 21 January, 2010)

THREE SISTERS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 25 January, 2010)

ENRON (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 January, 2010)

WAITING FOR GODOT (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 27 January, 2010)

FOOL FOR LOVE (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 28 January, 2010)

URSULA MARTINEZ: MY STORIES, YOUR EMAILS (The Pit, London EC2; opened 2 February, 2010)

URSULA MARTINEZ: MY STORIES, YOUR EMAILS (The Pit, London EC2; opened 2 February, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2010

MEDEA (Oxford Playhouse / touring; opened 3 February, 2010)

THE HOSTAGE (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 4 February, 2010)

PUB ROCK (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 5 February, 2010)

A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 11 February, 2010)

HELDENPLATZ (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 12 February, 2010)

THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN (Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin; seen February, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 03/2010

JERUSALEM (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 19 February, 2010)

DISCONNECT (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 22 February, 2010)

GHOSTS (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 23 February, 2010)

THE DEAD SCHOOL (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 24 February, 2010)

KING LEAR (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 2 March, 2010)

MOONFLEECE / A DAY AT THE RACISTS (Rich Mix, London E1 / Finborough Theatre, London SW10; opened 3 / 4 March, 2010)

THE CATASTROPHE TRILOGY: Alice Bell / Daniel Hit By A Train / The Festival (The Pit, London EC2; opened 6 March, 2010)

RANDOM (Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, London SE1; opened 8 March, 2010)

LOVE NEVER DIES (Adelphi Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 March, 2010)

LONDON ASSURANCE (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 10 March, 2010)

EIGENGRAU (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 15 March, 2010)

EIGENGRAU (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 15 March, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2010

JULIET AND HER ROMEO / ROMEO AND JULIET (Bristol Old Vic / Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 / 18 March, 2010)

THE WHITE GUARD (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 23 March, 2010)

MACBETH (Silk Street Theatre, London EC2; opened 24 March, 2010)

POLAR BEARS (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 6 April, 2010)

POLAR BEARS (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 6 April, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2010

EDUCATING RITA / SHIRLEY VALENTINE (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 8 April, 2010)

ANDERSEN'S ENGLISH (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 8 April, 2010)

ANDERSEN'S ENGLISH (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 8 April, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2010

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Wilton's Music Hall, London E1; opened 13 April, 2010)

HAIR (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 14 April, 2010)

POSH (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 15 April, 2010)

MRS REYNOLDS AND THE RUFFIAN (Watford Palace Theatre; opened 20 April, 2010)

THE REAL THING (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 21 April, 2010)

PRESSURE DROP (Wellcome Collection, London NW1; opened 22 April, 2010)

PRESSURE DROP (Wellcome Collection, London NW1; opened 22 April, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2010

BINGO (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 23 April, 2010)

WOULD LIKE TO MEET (Barbican Centre, London EC2; opened 26 April, 2010)

BEFORE I SLEEP (Old Co-Op Building, Brighton; opened 5 May, 2010)

MUSASHI (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 5 May, 2010)

ELECTION DRAMA (New Players' Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 May, 2010)

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 10 May, 2010)

THE DEVIL INSIDE HIM (New Theatre, Cardiff; opened 11 May, 2010)

A THOUSAND STARS EXPLODE IN THE SKY (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 12 May, 2010)

MADAGASCAR (Theatre 503, London SW11; opened 13 May, 2010)

YES, PRIME MINISTER (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 20 May, 2010)

MARINE PARADE / BEST BEFORE (Old Market / Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton; opened 20 May, 2010)

THE CRUCIBLE (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 2 June, 2010)

JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 3 June, 2010)

LOVE STORY (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 7 June, 2010)

THE FANTASTICKS (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 June, 2010)

SUS (Young Vic Theatre [Clare], London SE1; opened 10 June, 2010)

THE FAMILIES OF LOCKERBIE (Nottingham Playhouse; opened 11 June, 2010)

WOMEN, POWER & POLITICS (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 11 June, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2010

LIKE A FISHBONE (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 14 June, 2010)

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 16 June, 2010)

MORTE D'ARTHUR (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 17 June, 2010)

SUCKER PUNCH (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 19 June, 2010)

WELCOME TO THEBES (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 22 June, 2010)

AS YOU LIKE IT / THE TEMPEST (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 23 June, 2010)

AS YOU LIKE IT / THE TEMPEST (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 23 June, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2010

SALOME (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 24 June, 2010)

SALOME (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 24 June, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2010

42nd STREET (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 2 July, 2010)

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND / THE CRITIC (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 9 July, 2010)

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (Waterloo Eurostar Terminal, London SE1; opened 12 July, 2010)

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI (Great Eastern Quay, London E16; opened 13 July, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 14/2010

LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 16 July, 2010)

THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS / PYGMALION (Minerva Studio / Festival Theatre, Chichester; opened 19 July, 2010)

PYGMALION (Festival Theatre, Chichester; opened 19 July, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2010

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 21 July, 2010)

DANTON'S DEATH (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 22 July, 2010)

DANTON'S DEATH (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 22 July, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2010

THE HOUSE OF BILQUIS BIBI (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 26 July, 2010)

THE PRINCE OF HOMBURG (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 27 July, 2010)

THE PRINCE OF HOMBURG (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 27 July, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 15/2010

ANNE BOLEYN (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 28 July, 2010)

THE GREAT BRITISH COUNTRY FÊTE (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 2 August, 2010)

EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 4 August, 2010)

EDINBURGH COLUMN 1: The Girl In The Yellow Dress / Speechless / While You Lie / My Romantic History / Flesh And Blood & Fish And Fowl / Decky Does A Bronco (Traverse Theatre and offshoots, Edinburgh; August, 2010)

FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE / LOVELACE: A ROCK MUSICAL (Udderbelly's Pasture, Edinburgh; August, 2010)

EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 2: Penelope / The Not So Fatal Death Of Grandpa Fredo / Apples / en route / Roadkill / David Leddy's Sub Rosa / Beautiful Burnout (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2010)

THE SUN ALSO RISES (THE SELECT) (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2010)

EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 3: It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later / Shakespeare: The Man From Stratford / Jack The Knife / Touching The Blue / Miranda / First Love / Honest / Bunny / You're Not Like The Other Girls, Chrissy (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2010)

EDINBURGH FRINGE COLUMN 4: Teenage Riot / Imagine-Toi / An Evening With Elsie Parsons / Magicians! Behind The Magic (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2010)

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE (Various venues, Edinburgh; August, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2010

THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS (Playhouse, Edinburgh; August, 2010)

CLYBOURNE PARK (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 2 September, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2010

TINY KUSHNER (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 3 September, 2010)

PIECES OF VINCENT (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 6 September, 2010)

DEATHTRAP (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 September, 2010)

SUNSET BITCH (Waterloo East Theatre, London SE1; opened 8 September, 2010)

BEDLAM (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 9 September, 2010)

THE RIVALS (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 13 September, 2010)

BLOOD AND GIFTS (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 14 September, 2010)

THE MASTER BUILDER (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 15 September, 2010)

DESIGN FOR LIVING (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 15 September, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2010

ACCOMPLICE (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 16 September, 2010)

HOUSE OF GAMES (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 16 September, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2010

PASSION (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 21 September, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2010

HAMLET (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; opened 22 September, 2010)

KRAPP'S LAST TAPE (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 September, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 19/2010

LES MISÉRABLES (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 23 September, 2010)

FRÄULEIN JULIE (Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin; opened 25 September, 2010)

THE TIGER LILLIES: FREAKSHOW (Wintergarten Variété, Berlin; opened 27 September, 2010)

FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY I HATE YOU (Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin; opened 29 September, 2010)

A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 30 September, 2010)

FAUST (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 1 October, 2010)

A NUMBER (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 4 October, 2010)

ENLIGHTENMENT (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 6 October, 2010)

HAMLET (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 7 October, 2010)

DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL: Celebration / Watt / Una Santa Oscura / Phaedra / The Rehearsal: Playing The Dame / The Silver Tassie (Various venues, Dublin; October, 2010)

THE COUNTRY GIRL (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 11 October, 2010)

T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 14 October, 2010)

TRIBES (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 20 October, 2010) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2010

LA SOIRÉE (South Bank Big Top, London SE1; opened 21 October, 2010)

RED BUD (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 25 October, 2010)

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 27 October, 2010)

BLASTED (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 28 October, 2010)

THERE WILL BE MORE (Cock Tavern, London NW6; opened 29 October, 2010)

NOVECENTO (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 1 November, 2010)

RED, BLACK AND IGNORANT (Cock Tavern, London NW6; opened 2 November, 2010)

SHOCKHEADED PETER (Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin; opened 4 November, 2010)

FELA! (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 16 November, 2010)

JOSEPH K (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 17 November, 2010)

THE MASTER BUILDER (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 18 November, 2010)

END OF THE RAINBOW (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 22 November, 2010)

KIN (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 24 November, 2010)

THE CRADLE WILL ROCK / GANDHI AND COCONUTS (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 26 / 29 November, 2010)

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 2 December, 2010)

DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 3 December, 2010)

SEASON'S GREETINGS (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 8 December, 2010)

MATILDA (Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 9 December, 2010)

THE ANIMALS AND CHILDREN TOOK TO THE STREETS (BAC, London SW11; opened 9 December, 2010)

A FLEA IN HER EAR (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 14 December, 2010)

RED RIDING HOOD (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E15; opened 15 December, 2010)

PETER PAN (New Wimbledon Theatre, London SW19; opened 16 December, 2010)

ONCE BITTEN (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 17 December, 2010)


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