2016

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DREI SCHWESTERN [THREE SISTERS] (Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin; opened 4 January, 2016)

DIE AFFÄRE RUE DE LOURCINE (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 17 January, 2016)

HERONS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 21 January, 2016)

LONDON INTERNATIONAL MIME FESTIVAL: Expiry Date / Things Easily Forgotten (Various venues, London; opened January, 2016)

YEN (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 25 January, 2016)

THE MOTHER (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 26 January, 2016)

JEEPERS CREEPERS (Leicester Square Theatre, London W1; opened 27 January, 2016)

ESCAPED ALONE (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 28 January, 2016)

IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT (National Theatre [Temporary], London SE1; opened 29 January, 2016)

RED VELVET (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 February, 2016)

RABBIT HOLE (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 4 February, 2016)

THE END OF LONGING (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 February, 2016)

DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 11 February, 2016)

UNCLE VANYA (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 12 February, 2016)

THE ENCOUNTER (Barbican Theatre, London WC2; opened 16 February, 2016)

JEFF WAYNE'S MUSICAL VERSION OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Dominion Theatre, London W1; opened 17 February, 2016)

A GIRL IS A HALF-FORMED THING (Young Vic Theatre [Maria], London SE1; opened 19 February, 2016)

CLEANSED (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 23 February, 2016)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: A PLAY FOR THE NATION (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and touring; opened 24 February, 2016)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: A PLAY FOR THE NATION (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and touring; opened 24 February, 2016)

THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR WATER (National Theatre [Temporary], London SE1; opened 29 February, 2016)

COMPLETE WORKS: TABLE TOP SHAKESPEARE (The Pit, London EC2; opened 2 March, 2016)

SINGLE SPIES (Richmond Theatre and touring; seen 2 March, 2016)

DON QUIXOTE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 3 March, 2016)

MOTOWN – THE MUSICAL (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 March, 2016)

LUCE (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 11 March, 2016)

NOTMOSES (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 15 March, 2016)

MY FATHER, ODYSSEUS (Unicorn Theatre [Weston], London SE1; opened 17 March, 2016)

PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 23 March, 2016)

REASONS TO BE HAPPY (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 24 March, 2016)

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Bristol Old Vic; opened 29 March, 2016)

LES BLANCS (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 30 March, 2016)

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 31 March, 2016)

SUNSET BOULEVARD (London Coliseum, London WC2; opened 4 April, 2016)

KING LEAR (Royal Theatre, Northampton; opened 5 April, 2016) / KING LEAR (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; opened 6 April, 2016)

CYPRUS AVENUE (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 7 April, 2016)

THE BRINK (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 11 April, 2016)

THE SUGAR-COATED BULLETS OF THE BOURGEOISIE (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 15 April, 2016)

MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD (St James Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 April, 2016)

THE FLICK (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE; opened 19 April, 2016)

THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY (Criterion Theatre, London W1; opened 21 April, 2016)

THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY (Criterion Theatre, London SW1; opened 21 April, 2016)

DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 April, 2016)

THE HERBAL BED (Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames; opened 26 April, 2016)

ELEGY (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 27 April, 2016)

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 4 May, 2016)

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 4 May, 2016)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 5 May, 2016)

BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 12 May, 2016)

THEATERTREFFEN 2016: Ein Volksfeind / John Gabriel Borkman / Väter Und Söhne / The Situation / der die mann (Various venues, Berlin; opened  May, 2016)

DAVID BADDIEL – MY FAMILY: NOT THE SITCOM (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 17 May, 2016)

THE INVISIBLE HAND (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 18 May, 2016)

RUNNING WILD (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW; opened 19 May, 2016)

HUMAN ANIMALS (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 23 May, 2016)

ROMEO AND JULIET (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 May, 2016)

ROMEO AND JULIET (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 May, 2016)

THE THREEPENNY OPERA (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 26 May, 2016)

SUNSET AT THE VILLA THALIA (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE; opened 1 June, 2016)

THE ALCHEMIST (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 2 June, 2016)

THE ALCHEMIST (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 2 June, 2016)

THE SPOILS (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 2 June, 2016)

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 3 June, 2016)

THE GO-BETWEEN (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 7 June, 2016)

THE DEEP BLUE SEA (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 8 June, 2016)

ALADDIN (Prince Edward Theatre, London W1; opened 9 June, 2016)

ROSS (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 9 June, 2016)

FIRST LIGHT (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 16 June, 2016)

WILD (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 16 June, 2016)

HENRY V (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 22 June, 2016)

THE SHADOW KING (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 23 June, 2016)

KING LEAR (Bristol Old Vic; opened 28 June, 2016)

NEEDLES AND OPIUM (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 7 July, 2016)

UNREACHABLE (Royal Court Theatre, London SW; opened 8 July, 2016)

INTO THE WOODS (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 12 July, 2016)

FRACKED! or, Please Don't Use The F-Word (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 15 July, 2016)

FRACKED! or, Please Don't Use The F-word (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 15 July, 2016)

WHILE THE SUN SHINES (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 20 July, 2016)

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (Palace Theatre, London W1; opened 21/22 July, 2016)

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 26 July, 2016)

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE; opened 27 July, 2016)

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 27 July, 2016)

GROUNDHOG DAY (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 16 August, 2016)

GROUNDHOG DAY (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 16 August, 2016)

GROUNDHOG DAY (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 16 August, 2016)

946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 17 August, 2016)

HALF A SIXPENCE (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 26 July, 2016)

STRIFE (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 18 August, 2016)

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Gray's Inn Hall, London WC1; opened 22 August, 2016)

THEY DRINK IT IN THE CONGO (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 23 August, 2016)

THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 24 August, 2016)

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (reFASHIONed Theatre, London W1; opened 26 August, 2016)

THE ENTERTAINER (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 August, 2016)

THE ENTERTAINER (Garrick Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 August, 2016)

KING LEAR (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avo; opened 1 September, 2016)

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (The Scoop, London SE1; opened 2 September, 2016)

LABYRINTH (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 7 September, 2016)

PUNKPLAY (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 9 September, 2016)

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; opened 13 September, 2016)

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; opened 13 September, 2016)

THE ROVER (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 15 September, 2016)

THE ROVER (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 15 September, 2016)

NO MAN'S LAND (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC; opened 20 September, 2016)

THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 16 September, 2016)

IMOGEN [THE WINTER'S TALE] (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 23 September, 2016)

THE LIBERTINE (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 27 September, 2016)

NO'S KNIFE (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 3 October, 2016)

TRAVESTIES (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 4 October, 2016)

TRAVESTIES (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 4 October, 2016)

ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 11 October, 2016)

THE DRESSER (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 13 October, 2016)

THE DRESSER (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 13 October, 2016)

OIL (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 14 October, 2016)

RAGTIME (Charing Cross Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 October, 2016)

BLUE HEART (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 18 October, 2016)

A PACIFIST'S GUIDE TO THE WAR ON CANCER (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 19 October, 2016)

THE HOTEL CERISE (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London E15; opened 25 October, 2016)

AMADEUS (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 26 October, 2016)

FOOL FOR LOVE (Found111, London WC2; opened 31 October, 2016)

WHAT SHADOWS (Birmingham Rep [Studio]; opened 1 November, 2016)

DEAD FUNNY (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 3 November, 2016)

DRONES, BABY, DRONES (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 7 November, 2016)

LAZARUS (King's Cross Theatre, London N1; opened 8 November, 2016)

SCHOOL OF ROCK (New London Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 November, 2016)

THE TEMPEST (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 17 November, 2016)

THE TEMPEST (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 17 November, 2016)

NICE FISH (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 25 November, 2016)

THE TEMPEST (Donmar @ King's Cross, London N1; opened 26 November, 2016)

THIS HOUSE (Garrick Theatre, London WC; opened 30 November, 2016)

THE SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 1 December, 2016)

SLEEPING BEAUTY (Hackney Empire, London E8; seen 3 December, 2016)

ONCE IN A LIFETIME (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 6 December, 2016)

SHE LOVES ME (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 7 December, 2016)

STRICTLY BALLROOM – THE MUSICAL (West Yorkshire Playhouse [Quarry], Leeds; opened 8 December, 2016)

HEDDA GABLER (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 12 December, 2016)

RENT (St James Theatre, London SW1; opened 13 December, 2016)

CINDERELLA (London Palladium, London W1; opened 14 December, 2016)

DIE GLASMENAGERIE (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 16 December, 2016)

PROFESSOR BERNHARDI (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 17 December, 2016)


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