1989-2005

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BABES IN THE WOOD (Sadler's Wells Theatre, London EC1; opened 15 December, 1994)

BABES IN THE WOOD (Palace Theatre, Watford; December, 1997)

BABY DOLL/SILENCE (Birmingham Rep; opened 22 October/14 October, 1999 respectively)

BABY JANE (PEOPLE SHOW 113) in EDINBURGH FRINGE 4 (2003)

BABY JEAN (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 19 March, 1996)

BABY WITH THE BATHWATER (Duke Of Cambridge Theatre Club, London NW5; opened 8 May, 1991)

THE BACCHAE (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 4 November, 2004)

THE BACCHAE (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 4 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2004

BACCHAI (Royal National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 17 May, 2002)

BACK TO METHUSELAH (The Pit, London EC4; opened 20 February, 2001)

BILL BAILEY: PART TROLL (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 13 October, 2003)

BOBBY BAKER: BOX STORY (The Pit, London EC2; opened 28 January, 2004)

MICHAEL BALL: ALONE TOGETHER (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 27 September, 2004)

BALLAD OF YACHIYO (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 28 January, 2000)

BALLET STAR GALACTICA [MADAME GALINA] (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)

BALLET STAR GALACTICA in EDINBURGH FRINGE 4 (2002)

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (Palace Theatre, Watford; opened 11 March, 1992)

THE BARBERS OF SURREAL (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 2 March, 1998)

MICHAEL BARRYMORE LIVE! ON STAGE (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 16 September, 2003; closed 17 September, 2003)

BARRY SORTS IT OUT in THE PICK OF LONDON'S SECOND ONE-PERSON PLAY FESTIVAL

BARTLEBY in EDINBURGH FRINGE 2 (1996)

BAT BOY – THE MUSICAL (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 September, 2004)

BATS (Manchester Royal Exchange; opened 30 November, 1999)

BAT THE FATHER, RABBIT THE SON (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 1990)

THE BATTLE (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 18 June, 2001)

THE BATTLE OF GREEN LANES (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E15; opened 20 October, 2004)

BEAR HUG / THE WEATHER (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 8 October, 2004)

BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED(Lyric Theatre, London W1; opened 10 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2004

THE BEAUTIFUL GAME (Cambridge Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 September, 2000 – reviewed October, 2000)

BECKET (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 27 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

BEDBOUND (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 15 January, 2002)

BEDFELLOWS (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 25 September, 1995)

BEDROOM FARCE (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 8 April, 2002)

BEETHOVEN'S TENTH (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 6 June, 1996)

THE BEGGAR'S OPERA (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 17 January, 2003)

BEHIND ENEMY LINES [OMID DJALILI] (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)

BEHIND ENEMY LINES [OMID DJALILI] in EDINBURGH FRINGE 3 (2002)

BEHIND THE IRON MASK (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 2 August, 2005)

BEHZTI (Birmingham Rep [The Door]; opened 13 December, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 25-6/2004

LENNY BEIGE: ONE MAN AND HIS TALENT (Criterion Theatre, London W1; opened 1 October, 1998)

BELFAST BLUES (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 4 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

BELFAST BLUES / PROTESTANTS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 4 / 8 June, 2004)

BELFAST FESTIVAL (1997): Of Mice And Men, Macbeth, Phaedra, Nick Cave (Various venues, Belfast; November, 1997)

BELFAST FESTIVAL 1 (1998): Getting The Picture/Murder In the Cathedral (Various venues, Belfast; November, 1998)

BELFAST FESTIVAL 2 (1998): The Exhibitionists/Quatre Mains/Molloy/Bob/Robert Wilson/Northern Star (Various venues, Belfast; November, 1998)

BELFAST FESTIVAL 1 (1999): R And J/Romeo E Giulietta/Snow White (Biancaneve)/A Clockwork Orange/Waiting For Godot (Various venues, Belfast; November, 1999)

BELFAST FESTIVAL 2 (1999): Fallen Angels/Out Come The Bastards/The Cherry Orchard/The Wedding Community Play (Various venues, Belfast; November, 1999)

BELFAST FESTIVAL (2000): Convictions/Naked Lunch/Fish/La Chunga: The Woman Of Our Dreams (Various venues, Belfast; November, 2000)

BELFRY (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 18 November, 1991)

BELFRY in THE WEXFORD TRILOGY (1992)

BELFRY in THE WEXFORD TRILOGY (2000)

BELIEVE WHAT YOU WILL (Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon; opened 26 May, 2005)

BELLE (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 9 March, 2001)

THE BELLE VUE (Northcott Theatre, Exeter/touring; opened 20 November, 1996)

THE BELLINGHAM TRAP (Etcetera Theatre, London NW1; opened 30 January, 1991)

BELOW THE BELT in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1 (1992)

BE MY BABY/ANGELS AND SAINTS (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 22 May, 2000)

THE BENCH (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 19 July, 2000)

BENEFACTORS (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 June, 2002)

BEOWULF (Celtic Lodge, Edinburgh; August, 1992)

BEOWULF in ENGLISH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (1997)

BERKOFF'S WOMEN (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2/touring; opened 5 February, 2001)

BERTRAND'S TOYS in LONDON INTERNATIONAL MIME FESTIVAL (2001)

THE BEST MAN (Warehouse Theatre, Croydon; opened 13 October, 1992)

BETJEMANIA (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 12 January, 1996)

BETRAYAL (Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round, Scarborough; opened ?? July, 1995)

A BETTER DAY (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London E15; opened 9 June, 1992)

BETTY (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 July, 2002)

BEWILDERNESS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 3 May, 2001)

BFG (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 28 November, 1991)

THE BIBLE – THE COMPLETE WORD OF GOD (ABRIDGED) in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1 (1996)

THE BICYCLE BRIDGE (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2000)

THE BIG BOOK FOR GIRLS (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 1994)

THE BIG BOOK FOR GIRLS (Pleasance London, London N7; opened 19 December, 1996)

THE BIG CLEAN-UP (Man In The Moon Theatre, London SW3; opened 21 November, 1990)

THE BIG HOWARD LITTLE HOWARD SHOW [HOWARD READ] in EDINBURGH FRINGE 6 (2003)

THE BIG LIFE (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London E15; opened 22 April, 2004)

BIG TROUBLE IN THE LITTLE BEDROOM in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 1 (1999)

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (Victoria Palace Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 May, 2005)

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (Victoria Palace Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

BIMA AND BRAMATI / FUSE (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

BIOGRAPHIES IN A BAG / ROSEBUD: THE LIVES OF ORSON WELLES (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

BIOKHRAPHIA /ANDROMACHE (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

BIOKHRAPHIA / LOOKING FOR A MISSING EMPLOYEE (ICA, London SW1; opened 10 June, 2004)

THE BIRDS (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 26 July, 2002)

BIRDSONG (Café Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 June, 1992)

BIRDY (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 15 July, 1996)

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; opened 12 February, 2002)

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 09/2005

BLACKBIRD (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 8 June, 2001)

BLACKBIRD (King's Theatre, Edinburgh; opened 15 August, 2005)

BLACK BREAD AND CUCUMBER (Jermyn Street Theatre, London SW1; opened 15 January, 1997)

THE BLACK DAHLIA (Northcott Theatre, Exeter/touring; opened 2 November, 1998)

THE BLACK RIDER (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 21 May, 2004)

THE BLACK RIDER (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 21 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004

BLEST BE THE TIE (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 19 April, 2004)

BLINDED BY LOVE (CEGADA DE AMOR) (Edinburgh International Conference Centre; opened 12 August, 1997)

THE BLIND FIDDLER / HARD TO BELIEVE (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

BLITHE SPIRIT (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 16 June, 1997)

BLITHE SPIRIT (Salisbury Playhouse; opened 21 January, 1999)

BLITHE SPIRIT in GLASGOW CITIZENS SEPTEMBER OPENINGS (2000)

BLITHE SPIRIT (Leeds West Yorkshire Playhouse; opened 13 December, 2000)

BLITHE SPIRIT (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2004

BLOOD BROTHERS (Phoenix Theatre, London WC2; opened 27 August, 1988 (Albery Theatre, London WC2) – reviewed October, 2000)

BLOOD LIBEL (Norwich Playhouse; opened 1 February, 1996)

BLOOD ON THE THISTLE in GLASGOW CITIZENS NOVEMBER OPENINGS (1999)

BLOODSTREAM (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 1993)

BLOOD WEDDING (Royal National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 17 December, 1991)

BLOOD WEDDING (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 12 May, 2005)

BLOOD WEDDING (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 12 May, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 10/2005

THE BLOODY CHAMBER (The London Dungeon, London SE1; opened 5 March, 1998)

BLOODY MESS (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 2 November, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2004

BLOODY SUNDAY: SCENES FROM THE SAVILLE INQUIRY (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 11 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 08/2005

ADAM BLOOM in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY 1 (1997)

THE BLUE ANGEL (Globe Theatre, London W1; opened 20 May, 1992)

BLUE EYES AND HEELS (Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre, London W1; opened 14 October, 2005)

BLUE EYES AND HEELS (Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre, London W1; opened 14 October, 2005) in CAN YOU HEAR ME AT THE BACK?  21/2005

BLUE HEART in EDINBURGH FRINGE 3 (1997)

BLUE MAN GROUP (New London Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 November, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 23/2005

BLUE/ORANGE (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 30 April, 2001)

A TRIBUTE TO THE BLUES BROTHERS (Apollo Theatre, London W1; opened 11 December, 1996)

THE OFFICIAL TRIBUTE TO THE BLUES BROTHERS (Whitehall Theatre, London SW1; opened 2 May, 2001)

BLUES FOR MR CHARLIE (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 16 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 12/2004

BLUNT SPEAKING (Minerva Studio, Chichester; opened 25 July, 2002)

BOARDROOM SHUFFLE (Cottons Centre, London SE1; opened 29 September, 1992)

BOB in BELFAST FESTIVAL 2 (1998)

BOB (The Pit, London EC2; opened 5 June, 2001)

THE BOGUS WOMAN (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2000)

THE BOGUS WOMAN in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1: THEATRE (2000)

THE BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS in EDINBURGH FRINGE 5 (2002)

THE BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 May, 2003)

BOMBSHELLS (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh; August, 2004)

BOMBSHELLS (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 6 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 18/2004

BONE (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 13 September, 2004)

BOOF! in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY 1 (1997)

BOOGIE NIGHTS in CHRISTMAS SHOWS 2 (1999)

BOOM BANG-A-BANG (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 21 July, 1995)

BORDERS OF PARADISE (Palace Theatre, Watford; opened 22 March, 1995)

MARK BORKOWSKI – SON OF BARNUM in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1 (2004)

BOUNCERS (Whitehall Theatre, London SW1; opened 2 February, 2001)

LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME (Royal National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 5 May, 1992)

THE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME (Bridge Lane Theatre, London SW11; opened 4 November, 1994)

BOXED (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 10 May, 2000)

BOX STORY [BOBBY BAKER] (The Pit, London EC2; opened 28 January, 2004)

BOYBAND (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 8 June, 1999)

BOY GETS GIRL (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 7 November, 2001)

KATY BRAND: CELEBRITIES ARE GODS in EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDY (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; August, 2005)

BRASSED OFF (Royal National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 8 June, 1998)

BRAVE FACES (Lillan Baylis Theatre, London EC1; opened ?? March, 1991)

BRAVELY FOUGHT THE QUEEN (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 9 April, 1996)

BREAKFAST WITH MUGABE in RSC NEW WORK FESTIVAL (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 19 October, 2005)

BREAKING THE CODE (Latchmere Theatre, London SW11; opened 5 December, 1990)

BREATH (Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 1993)

BREATHING CORPSES (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London SE1; opened 28 February, 2005)

BRIDGES AND HARMONIES (Bridewell Theatre, London EC4; opened 14 November, 2000)

BRIEF CANDLE (New End Theatre, London NW3; opened 21 January, 1999)

BRIGHTON ROCK (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 5 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2004

BRIXTON STORIES (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 17 October, 2001)

THE BROWNING VERSION (Greenwich Theatre, London SE10; opened 27 June, 1994)

BT NATIONAL CONNECTIONS (Royal National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; 12 July, 1999)

BUCHETTINO (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 19 June, 2001)

BUDDY (Strand Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 October, 1989 [Victoria Palace Theatre, London SW1] – reviewed November, 2000)

BUFF presented with ASHES TO ASHES

BUG (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 20 September, 1996)

BUMS ON SEATS (Trinity Academy, Edinburgh; August, 1991)

BURIED CHILD (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 29 September, 2004)

BURIED CHILD (Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1; opened 29 September, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2004

BURLEIGH GRIMES (Bridewell Theatre, London EC4; opened 8 June, 2004)

BURNING BLUE (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 13 March, 1995)

BURNING HORIZON (People Show No. 97) (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 2 May, 1991)

BRENDON BURNS (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2000)

A BUYER'S MARKET (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 5 April, 2002)

BY JEEVES (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough; opened 1 May, 1996)

BY THE BOG OF CATS (Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 December, 2004)

BY THE BOG OF CATS (Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2; opened 1 December, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 24/2004

BYZANTIUM .00AD (Union Chapel, London N1; opened 31 January, 2000)
 


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