2015

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THE ABSENCE OF WAR (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield and touring; opened 11 February, 2015)

ABSENT (Shoreditch Town Hall, London EC1; opened 2 September, 2015)

AFTER ELECTRA (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 9 April, 2015)

ARCADIA (Theatre Royal, Brighton and touring; opened 3 February, 2015)

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (St James Theatre, London SW1; opened 3 December, 2015)

AS YOU LIKE IT (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 20 May, 2015)

AS YOU LIKE IT (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 3 November, 2015)

AT THE FORD in DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL (New Theatre, Dublin; opened September, 2015)

BAKKHAI (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 30 July, 2015)

BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 February, 2015)

THE BEAUX' STRATAGEM (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 26 May, 2015)

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (Phoenix Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 June, 2015)

UNGEDULD DES HERZENS [BEWARE OF PITY] (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 22 December, 2015)

BUYER AND CELLAR (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 19 March, 2015)

CAMELOT: THE SHINING CITY (Crucible Theatre and city centre, Sheffield; opened 14 July, 2015)

CARMEN DISRUPTION (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 17 April, 2015)

THE CHANGELING (Shakespeare's Globe [Sam Wanamaker Playhouse], London SE1; opened 20 January, 2015)

CHEKHOV'S FIRST PLAY in DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL (Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin; opened September, 2015)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 December, 2015)

THE CHRONICLES OF KALKI (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 12 January, 2015)

CLOSER (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 23 February, 2015)

CRAVE (Studio Theatre, Sheffield; opened 12 March, 2015)

DEATH OF A COMEDIAN (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 16 April, 2015)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 1 April, 2015)

DEUTSCHSTUNDE (Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin; opened 9 October, 2015)

DI AND VIV AND ROSE (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 29 January, 2015)

THE DIVIDED LAING, or THE TWO RONNIES (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 23 November, 2015)

DON CARLOS (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 30 April, 2015)

DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL: A View From The Bridge / The Night Alive / Newcastlewest / I'm Your Man / At The Ford / Chekhov's First Play (Various venues, Dublin; opened September, 2015)

DUSTY (Charing Cross Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 September, 2015)

EDUCATING RITA (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 23 June, 2015)

EDWARD IV (Rose Theatre, Kingston; opened 3 October, 2015)

THE ELEPHANT MAN (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 29 May, 2015)

ELF (Dominion Theatre, London W1; opened 5 November, 2015)

EUGENE ONEGIN (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 18 February, 2015)

EVENING AT THE TALK HOUSE (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 24 November, 2015)

FARINELLI AND THE KING (Shakespeare's Globe [Sam Wanamaker Playhouse], London SE1; opened 20 February, 2015)

THE FATHER (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 5 October, 2015)

FEAR (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 24 October, 2015)

FEAR in PROMPT CORNER 21/2015 (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 24 October, 2015)

4.48 PSYCHOSIS (Studio Theatre, Sheffield; opened 12 March, 2015)

FUNNY GIRL (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 2 December, 2015)

GAME (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 3 March, 2015)

THE HAIRY APE (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 29 October, 2015)

HANGMEN (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 September, 2015)

THE HARD PROBLEM in PROMPT CORNER 03/2015 (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 28 January, 2015)

THE HARVEST (Ustinov Studio, Bath; opened 18 March, 2015)

HARVEY (Birmingham Rep and touring; opened 17 February, 2015)

HAY FEVER (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 11 May, 2015)

HECUBA (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 24 September, 2015)

HELLO/GOODBYE (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 27 January, 2015)

HENRY V (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 22 September, 2015)

HENRY VI (Rose Theatre, Kingston; opened 3 October, 2015)

HIGH SOCIETY (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 14 May, 2015)

HUSBANDS AND SONS (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 27 October, 2015)

THE ILLUSIONISTS (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 16 November, 2015)

IMPOSSIBLE (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 July, 2015)

I'M YOUR MAN in DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL (Project Arts Centre, Dublin; opened September, 2015)

IVANOV (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 17 October, 2015)

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 26 November, 2015)

THE JEW OF MALTA (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 26 March, 2015)

KING LEAR (Viaduct Theatre, Halifax and touring; opened 4 March, 2015)

KINKY BOOTS (Adelphi Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 September, 2015)

KRAPP'S LAST TAPE (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 19 June, 2015)

LAMPEDUSA (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 10 April, 2015)

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 17 December, 2015)

LIBERIAN GIRL (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 13 January, 2015)

LIGHT (The Pit, London EC2; opened 20 January, 2015)

LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 23 April, 2015)

LITTLE LIGHT (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 6 February, 2015)

LOVE FOR LOVE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 4 November, 2015)

LOVE'S SACRIFICE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 20 April, 2015)

LUNA GALE (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 22 June, 2015)

MACK AND MABEL (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 21 July, 2015)

MAN AND SUPERMAN (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 25 February, 2015)

MARTYR (Unicorn Theatre, London SE1 and touring; opened 17 September, 2015)

MATCHBOX THEATRE (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 4 May, 2015)

MEDEA (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 1 October, 2015)

MEDEA (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 9 November, 2015)

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 21 May, 2015)

MR FOOTE'S OTHER LEG (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 21 September, 2015)

MONSIEUR POPULAR (Ustinov Studio, Bath; opened 14 October, 2015)

MOUTHFUL (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 11 September, 2015)

MY NIGHT WITH REG (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 23 January, 2015)

NEWCASTLEWEST in DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL (Smock Alley, Dublin; opened September, 2015)

THE NIGHT ALIVE in DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin; opened September, 2015)

ÖDIPUS DER TYRANN (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 6 March, 2015)

OPPENHEIMER (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 22 January, 2015)

OTHELLO (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 14 January, 2015)

OTHELLO (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 11 June, 2015)

OUR AMERICAN COUSIN (Finborough Theatre, London SW10; opened 30 March, 2015)

PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE (Shakespeare's Globe [Sam Wanamaker Playhouse], London SE1; opened 25 November, 2015)

PHOTOGRAPH 51 (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 September, 2015)

PIONEER (Shoreditch Town Hall, London EC1; opened 13 April, 2015)

PLATONOV (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 17 October, 2015)

RICHARD II (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 22 July, 2015)

RICHARD III (Rose Theatre, Kingston; opened 3 October, 2015)

THE RULING CLASS (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 27 January, 2015)

SCUTTLERS (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; opened 10 February, 2015)

THE SEAGULL (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 17 October, 2015)

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 23 July, 2015)

SHOW BOAT (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; opened 16 December, 2015)

SLEEPING BEAUTY (Bristol Old Vic; opened 2 December, 2015)

SONG FROM FAR AWAY (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 4 September, 2015)

STEVIE (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 16 March, 2015)

STÜCK PLASTIK (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 25 April, 2015)

TAKEN AT MIDNIGHT (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 26 January, 2015)

THREE DAYS IN THE COUNTRY (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 28 July, 2015)

TITLE & DEED (Print Room at the Coronet, London W11; opened 16 January, 2015)

THE TWITS (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 14 April, 2015)

UNGEDULD DES HERZENS [BEWARE OF PITY] (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 22 December, 2015)

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE in DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL (Gate Theatre, Dublin; opened September, 2015)

VIOLENCE AND SON (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 8 June, 2015)

VOLPONE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 9 July, 2015)

THE VOTE (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 6 May, 2015)

WAITING FOR GODOT / LESSNESS (Barbican Theatre / Frobisher Auditorium 2, Barbican Centre, London EC2 Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 5 June, 2015)

WARS OF THE ROSES: Henry VI / Edward IV / Richard III (Rose Theatre, Kingston; opened 3 October, 2015)

THE WASP (Trafalgar Studio 2, London SW1; opened 11 December, 2015)

WASTE (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 10 November, 2015)

WE WANT YOU TO WATCH (National Theatre [Temporary], London SE1; opened 15 June, 2015)

WINTERSONNENWENDE [WINTER SOLSTICE] (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 23 October, 2015)

THE WINTER'S TALE in PROMPT CORNER 23/2015 (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 November, 2015)

YOU FOR ME FOR YOU (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 8 December, 2015)

YOUNG CHEKHOV: THE BIRTH OF A GENIUS – Platonov / Ivanov / The Seagull (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 17 October, 2015)




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