2013

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THE SILENCE OF THE SEA (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 14 January, 2013)

AMERICAN JUSTICE (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 January, 2013)

NO QUARTER (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 16 January, 2013)

ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 17 January, 2013)

METAMORPHOSIS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 21 January, 2013)

GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 24 January, 2013)

PORT (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 28 January, 2013)

THE WINTER'S TALE (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 30 January, 2013)

ANJIN: THE SHOGUN AND THE ENGLISH SAMURAI (Sadler's Wells Theatre, London EC1; opened 31 January, 2013)

THE CAPTAIN OF KÖPENICK (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 5 February, 2013)

MONEY – THE GAMESHOW (Bush Theatre, London W11; opened 6 February, 2013)

BULL (Crucible Studio, Sheffield; opened 11 February, 2013)

A LIFE OF GALILEO (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 12 February, 2013)

RUTHERFORD AND SON (Viaduct Theatre, Halifax and touring; opened 13 February, 2013)

A CHORUS LINE (London Palladium, London W1; opened 19 February, 2013)

MACBETH (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 22 February, 2013)

A TIME TO REAP (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 27 February, 2013)

THE AUDIENCE (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 5 March, 2013)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Bristol Old Vic; opened 7 March, 2013)

THE LIVING ROOM (Jermyn Street Theatre, London W1; opened 8 March, 2013)

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 12 March, 2013)

HYPERION: LETTERS OF A TERRORIST (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 17 March, 2013)

THE WINSLOW BOY (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 19 March, 2013)

STEPTOE AND SON (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 20 March, 2013)

THE BOOK OF MORMON (Prince Of Wales Theatre, London W1; opened 21 March, 2013)

PETER AND ALICE (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 March, 2013)

HAMLET (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 26 March, 2013)

THE HOSPITAL AT THE TIME OF THE REVOLUTION (Finborough Theatre, London SW10; opened 1 April, 2013)

MY PERFECT MIND (Young Vic Theatre [Maria], London SE1; opened 5 April, 2013)

JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS (Watford Palace; opened 9 April, 2013)

NARRATIVE (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 10 April, 2013)

ON APPROVAL (Jermyn Street Theatre, London W1; opened 11 April, 2013)

TABLE (National Theatre [Shed], London SE1; opened 12 April, 2013

THE SEAGULL (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and touring; opened 16 April, 2013)

THE EMPRESS (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 17 April, 2013)

DOKTOR GLAS (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 18 April, 2013)

OTHELLO (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 23 April, 2013

AS YOU LIKE IT (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 24 April, 2013)

THE WEIR (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 25 April, 2013)

PROMPT CORNER 09/2013: Fräulein Julie (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 30 April, 2013)

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 1 May, 2013)

SONS WITHOUT FATHERS (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 10 May, 2013)

4000 MILES (Print Room Theatre, London W2; opened 15 May, 2013)

THE VICTORIAN IN THE WALL (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 16 May, 2013)

RELATIVELY SPEAKING (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 20 May, 2013)

TANZI LIBRE (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 21 May, 2013)

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 22 May, 2013)

TITUS ANDRONICUS (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 23 May, 2013)

CHIMERICA (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 28 May, 2013)

RACE (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 29 May, 2013)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 30 May, 2013)

STRANGE INTERLUDE (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 4 June, 2013)

TRASH CUISINE (Young Vic Theatre [Maria], London SE1; opened 5 June, 2013)

DANCES OF DEATH (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 6 June, 2013)

A MAD WORLD, MY MASTERS (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 13 June, 2013)

BRACKEN MOOR (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 14 June, 2013)

IF ONLY (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 20 June, 2013)

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London WC2; opened 21 June, 2013)

FENCES (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 June, 2013)

CANDIDA (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 10 July, 2013)

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION (Royal Court Theatre Local, Rose Lipman Building, London E8; opened 11 July, 2013)

THE MACHINE (Campfield Market Hall, Manchester; opened 12 July, 2013) / THE MASQUE OF ANARCHY (Albert Hall, Manchester; opened 12 July, 2013)

THE COLOR PURPLE (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 15 July, 2013)

A SEASON IN THE CONGO (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 16 July, 2013)

DAYTONA (Park Theatre, London N4; opened 17 July, 2013)

BARNUM (Theatre In The Park, Chichester; opened 24 July, 2013)

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 25 July, 2013)

EDINBURGH FRINGE 1: Quietly / The Events / Grounded / I'm With The Band / Long Live The Little Knife / Ciara / Cadre / Fight Night / Have I No Mouth (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; opened August, 2013)

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2: The Secret Agent / Omega / The Shawshank Redemption / Making News / The Three Lions / Fleabag / Dark Vanilla Jungle / Fionnuala / Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen Volume Too (Various venues, Edinburgh; opened August, 2013)

METAMORPHOSIS (King's Theatre, Edinburgh; opened August, 2013)

LEAVING PLANET EARTH (Edinburgh International Conference Centre / Edinburgh International Climbing Arena; opened August, 2013)

HAMLET (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; opened August, 2013)

EDINBURGH FRINGE 3: The Radicalisation Of Bradley Manning / There Has Possibly Been An Incident / Cape Wrath / How To Occupy An Oil Rig / Stuart: A Life Backwards / Each Of Us (Various venues, Edinburgh; opened August, 2013)

VIEL LÄRM UM NICHTS [MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING] (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 31 August, 2013)

CANDIDE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 5 September, 2013)

INSIDE WAGNER'S HEAD (Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London WC2; opened 6 September, 2013)

A BOY AND HIS SOUL (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 9 September, 2013)

THE RITUAL SLAUGHTER OF GORGE MASTROMAS (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 September, 2013)

THE LAST YANKEE (Print Room Theatre, London W2; opened 12 September, 2013)

BARKING IN ESSEX (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 16 September, 2013)

THE HERD (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 18 September, 2013)

THE CONQUEST OF HAPPINESS (Ebrington, Derry~Londonderry; opened 20 September, 2013)

ANOTHER COUNTRY (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 24 September, 2013)

ROUTES (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 25 September, 2013)

GHOSTS (Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames; opened 25 September, 2013)

DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL: The Threepenny Opera / The Critic / Waiting For Godot / Desire Under The Elms / This Is Not My Voice Speaking / Maeve's House / riverrun / The Hanging Gardens (Various venues, Dublin; opened October, 2013)

RICHARD II (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 17 October, 2013)

GEFÄHRTEN [WAR HORSE] (Theater des Westens, Berlin; opened 19 October, 2013)

THE DUMB WAITER (Print Room Theatre, London W2; opened 28 October, 2013)

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 29 October, 2013)

NUT (National Theatre [Shed], London SE1; opened 5 November, 2013)

KING LEAR (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 8 November, 2013)

JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 November, 2013)

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 13 November, 2013)

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 19 November, 2013)

ELEKTRA (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 22 November, 2013)

MORNING / IN DER REPUBLIK DES GLÜCKS / ATMEN (LUNGS) (Maxim Gorki Theater / Deutsches Theater / Schaubühne, Berlin; opened November, 2013)

THE LITTLE MERMAID (Bristol Old Vic; opened 3 December, 2013)

EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 4 December, 2013)

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 5 December, 2013)

MIDDLEMARCH: FRED AND MARY (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 6 December, 2013)

THE DUCK HOUSE (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 10 December, 2013)

AMERICAN PSYCHO (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 12 December, 2013)

GET HAPPY (The Pit, London EC2; opened 13 December, 2013)

FORTUNE'S FOOL (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 16 December, 2013)

CORIOLANUS (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 17 December, 2013)

WENDY AND PETER PAN (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 18 December, 2013)



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