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MACBETH (Circus Space, London N7; opened 3 June, 1991)
MACBETH (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 25 October, 1995)
MACBETH (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 May, 1996)
MACBETH in BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN'S (1997)
KEN CAMPBELL'S PIDGIN MACBETH (Royal National Theatre [Cottesloe], London SE1; opened 25 July, 1998)
MACBETH (Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold; opened 5 October, 1999)
MACBETH (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 November, 1999)
MACBETH (Ludlow Castle; opened 25 June, 2001)
TINY NINJA THEATER PRESENTS MACBETH (Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
TINY NINJA THEATER PRESENTS MACBETH in EDINBURGH FRINGE 5 (2002)
MACBETH (Scotland's Theatre Gateway, Edinburgh; August, 2004)
MACBETH (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 13 October, 2004)
MACBETH (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 20 January, 2005)
MACBETH (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 20 January, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 01-02/2005
MACBETH (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 28 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 22/2005
MACBETH – DIRECTOR'S CUT (Purcell Room, London SE1; opened 27 July, 1999)
MacHOMER (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2000)
MACK AND MABEL (Leicester Haymarket; opened 19 September, 1995)
M.A.D. (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 23 April, 2004)
MADAME GALINA: BALLET STAR GALACTICA (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
MADAME GALINA: BALLET STAR GALACTICA in EDINBURGH FRINGE 4 (2002)
MADAME MELVILLE (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 18 October, 2000)
MAD, BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW (Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 May, 1992)
A MADE UP STORY [DANIEL KITSON] in EDINBURGH FRINGE 2 (2003)
THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 24 September, 2003)
THE MADWOMAN IN THE ATTIC (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 1994)
THE MAGIC TOYSHOP (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 17 January, 2002)
MAHLER'S CONVERSION (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 2 October, 2001)
THE MAID'S TRAGEDY (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 2 November, 1990)
MAINSTREAM (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 10 September, 1999)
MAKE WAY FOR LUCIA (Richmond Theatre; opened 30 October, 1995)
MAKING FISH LAUGH [ALEX HORNE] in EDINBURGH FRINGE 6 (2003)
MAKING IT BETTER (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 11 February, 1992)
MAKING THE NUMBER UP in EDINBURGH FRINGE 2 (1991)
THE MALCONTENT (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 7 December, 2002)
MAMMALS (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 8 April, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 07/2005
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (Touring/Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 24 July, 1991)
MANCUB (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened June 2, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2005
THE MANDATE (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 26 October, 2004)
MANIFESTO (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 16 June, 1994)
A MAN OF SUBSTANCE IN A WORLD OF FILTH [MAURICE CLARK] (Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh; August, 2000)
THE MAN WHO STOLE A WINTER COAT (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 6 April, 2000)
MARATHON (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 19 November, 1999)
THE MARAT/SADE (Bristol Old Vic; opened 15 November, 1996)
MARCHING ON (Lyric Theatre, Belfast; opened 13 June, 2000)
GARTH MARENGHI'S FRIGHT KNIGHT (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2000)
GARTH MARENGHI'S NETHERHEAD (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2001)
THE MARK (Cockpit Theatre, London NW8; opened 6 October, 1994)
MARKURELL (Chelsea Centre, London SW10; opened 15 February, 1996)
LINDA MARLOWE: NO FEAR! in EDINBURGH FRINGE 7 (2003)
THE MARQUEZ BROTHERS (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2001)
MARRIAGE PLAY / FINDING THE SUN (Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1; opened 8 May, 2001)
DEMETRI MARTIN: IF I in EDINBURGH FRINGE 3 (2003)
MARTINE (Duke's Head, Richmond; opened 12 February, 1991)
FRANCESCA MARTINEZ: I'MPERFECT [sic] (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
FRANCESCA MARTINEZ: I'MPERFECT in EDINBURGH FRINGE 2 (2002)
MARTIN GUERRE (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; opened 8 December, 1998)
MARTIN NIGHT (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 7 September, 2000)
THE MARVELLOUS BOY (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 3 January, 1992)
MASKARADE (Cochrane Theatre, London WC1; opened 12 December, 1994)
TERRY PRATCHETT'S MASKERADE (Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon; opened 15 November, 1995)
MASSAGE in EDINBURGH FRINGE 3 (1997)
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 10 June, 1992)
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA in EDINBURGH FRINGE (2001)
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 29 July, 2004)
THE MASTER BUILDER (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London SW1; opened 13 October, 1995)
MAURICE (Bloomsbury Theatre, London WC1; opened 30 March, 1999)
MAYBELLENE THE LIVING FASHION DOLL (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2000)
THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE (Salisbury Playhouse Studio; opened 23 April, 1998)
ME AND MY GIRL (Adelphi Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 February, 1985 – reviewed December, 1991)
MEAN TEARS in PETER GILL FESTIVAL
MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry/touring; opened 9 October, 1997)
MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 27 May, 2004)
MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Olivier Theatre, London SE1; opened 27 May, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 11/2004
MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 30 June, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 13/2004
THE MEASURE OF A MILKMAN (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
MEDEA (Lilian Baylis Theatre, London EC1; opened 23 January, 1992)
MEDEA (Queen's Theatre, London W1; opened 30 January, 2001)
MEDEA in EDINBURGH FRINGE (2001)
MEDEA (The Garage, Edinburgh; August, 2001) [different show from above]
MEMORIES OF AMNESIA (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 1991)
MEMORIES OF AMNESIA in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1 (1991)
MEMORY OF ASHES (ICA, London SW1; opened 21 June, 1999)
ME, MYSELF AND I (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 19 December, 2003)
MEN IN COATS (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
MEN SHOULD WEEP in GLASGOW CITIZENS SEPTEMBER OPENINGS (1998)
MENTAL (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2001)
MENTAL in EDINBURGH FRINGE (2001)
THE MENTALISTS (The Loft, Royal National Theatre, London SE1; opened 8 July, 2002)
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 8 December, 1998)
MERCURY FUR (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 2 March, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 05/2005
MERCY (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 13 July, 2004)
MERLIN (Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh; August, 1994)
MERMAN – A LADY WITH A SONG (Bridge Lane Theatre, SW11; opened 22 January, 1991)
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Viaduct Theatre, Halifax/touring; opened 7/8 March, 2001)
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 31 October, 2002)
THE MESSAGE (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds/touring; opened 17 February, 1997)
THE MESSIAH (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 15 December, 2000)
METROPOLIS KABARETT (Terrace Café, Royal National Theatre, London SE1; opened 17 March, 2000)
MIDDEN / FOLEY (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; August, 2001)
MIDDLE-AGE SPREAD (Palace Theatre, Watford; opened 14 June, 1994)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Royal National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 9 July, 1992)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in ENGLISH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (1997)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 21 May, 1997)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Birmingham Rep/touring; opened ?? March, 1998)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Cheltenham Everyman/touring; opened 6 October, 1998)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 March, 2001)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 25 April, 2002)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 5 June, 2002)
MIDWINTER (Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon; opened 7 October, 2004)
THE MIKADO (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 June, 2002)
THE MIKADO (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 17 December, 2004)
MILES & MILLNER (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 1991)
MILES & MILLNER in EDINBURGH FRINGE 2 (1991)
MILLENNIUM MYSTERIES (Coventry Cathedral; opened 18 July, 2000)
A MILLENNIUM PRAYER in EDINBURGH FRINGE 5 (2003)
THE MILLIONAIRESS (Rose Theatre, London SW3; opened 10 December, 1991)
THE MILL ON THE FLOSS (touring/New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened in London 4 April, 2001)
TIM MINCHIN: DARKSIDE in EDINBURGH COLUMN 4: Perrier Comedy Award (Edinburgh; August 2005)
MIND GAMES (MARC SALEM) (Tricycle Theatre, London NW6; opened 21 July, 2004)
MISALLIANCE (Birmingham Rep; opened 18 March, 1997)
THE MISER (Royal National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 9 May, 1991)
LES MISÉRABLES in EDINBURGH FRINGE 2 (1997)
LES MISÉRABLES (Palace Theatre, London W1; opened 4 December, 1985 – reviewed November, 2000)
MISERY (Criterion Theatre, London W1; opened 17 December, 1992)
MISERY (King's Head Theatre, London N1; opened 3 October, 2005) in PROMPT CORNER 20/2005
MISFITS (Manchester Royal Exchange; opened 9 May, 1996)
MISS EVERS' BOYS (The Pit, London EC2; opened 16 September, 1998)
MISS JULIA in GLASGOW CITIZENS FEBRUARY OPENINGS (1997)
MISS JULIE (Latchmere Theatre, London SW11; opened 14 November, 1990)
MISS JULIE (BAC [Battersea Arts Centre], London SW11; opened 20 March, 1991)
MISS JULIE (Manchester Royal Exchange; opened 19 October, 1995)
MISS JULIE (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 16 April, 1996)
MISS JULIE/THE STATUE OF LIBERTY (Derby Playhouse; opened 15 May, 1997)
MRS BROWN'S LAST WEDDING (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 13 July, 1999)
MRS STEINBERG AND THE BYKER BOY (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 9 June, 2000)
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION (Richmond Theatre/touring; opened 20 May, 1997)
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION (Strand Theatre, London WC2; opened 10 October, 2002)
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION (Manchester Royal Exchange; opened 5 June, 2000)
MR AND MRS NOBODY (Greenwich Theatre, London SE10; opened 17 December, 1993)
MISTER CARMEN (ICA, London SW1; opened 16 January, 2005)
MR DICKENS/MR SHAKESPEARE in EDINBURGH FRINGE THEATRE 1 (1999)
MR ENGLAND (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; opened 26 October, 2000)
MR PUNTILA AND HIS MAN MATTI (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 13 October, 1998)
MISTRESS AND MUSE (Pentameters Theatre, London NW3; opened 28 May, 1992)
MOBY DICK (Piccadilly Theatre, London W1; opened 17 March, 1992)
THE MODERN HUSBAND (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 23 November, 1995)
MOJO (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 July, 1995)
MOJO-MICKYBO (Lyric Studio Hammersmith, London W6; opened 1 May, 2003)
MOLLOY in BELFAST FESTIVAL 2 (1998)
MOLLY BLOOM (Etcetera Theatre, London NW1; opened 10 July, 1991)
MONDAY AFTER THE MIRACLE (New End Theatre, London NW3; opened 7 November, 1990)
MONEY TO BURN (The Venue, London W1; opened 9 October, 2003; closed 11 October, 2003)
MONROVIA MONROVIA (Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh; August, 1992)
MONSTER II [DYLAN MORAN] (Palace Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 May, 2004)
MONSTERS OF GRACE (Barbican Theatre, EC2; opened 19 May, 1998)
THE MOON'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE (Great Northern Railway Tavern, London N8; opened 23 April, 1991)
BEN MOOR: COELACANTH (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; opened 7 August, 2005)
DYLAN MORAN: MONSTER II (Palace Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 May, 2004)
MORNING HAS BROKEN (Cluny Church Hall/Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh; August, 1990)
MORPHIC RESONANCE in AMERICAN IMPORTS
LA MORT DE KRISHNA (Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton; opened 19 May, 2004)
THE MOSQUITO COAST (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 29 March, 1995)
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN (New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 April, 2000)
MOTHER GOOSE (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London E15; opened 2 December, 1991)
MOTHERS AGAINST (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 20 March, 2004)
MOTHERS AGAINST (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 20 March, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 06/2004
MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA'S GRAND FAREWELL TOUR (Pleasance, Edinburgh; August, 1991)
MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA'S GRAND FAREWELL TOUR in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1 (1991)
MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA – THE JOURNEY BACK in EDINBURGH FRINGE 2 (1992)
MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA: see also GRAHAM NORTON
MOUNTAIN LANGUAGE, presented with PARTY TIME
MOUTH TO MOUTH (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court, London SW1; opened 6 February, 2001)
MOUTH TO MOUTH (Albery Theatre, London WC2; opened 21 May, 2001)
MOZART AND SALIERI (Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford; opened 22 April, 1991)
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 18 February, 1998)
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 16 June, 2000)
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Riverside Studios, London W6; opened 1 February, 2001)
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Theatre Royal, Bath; opened 5 March, 2004)
SIMON MUNNERY: NOBLE THOUGHTS OF A NOBLE MIND (The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
MURDER BY MISADVENTURE (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 13 July, 1992)
MURDERER (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 17 November, 2004)
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 31 July, 1996)
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL in BELFAST FESTIVAL 1 (1998)
MURDEROUS INSTINCTS (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 7 October, 2004) in PROMPT CORNER 21/2004
AL MURRAY as THE PUB LANDLORD (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 19 April, 2001)
AL MURRAY as THE PUB LANDLORD: GIVING IT BOTH BARRELS (Touring; tour opened 2 October, 2003)
MUSEUM OF MODERN ODDITIES (Natural History Museum, London SW7; opened 3 May, 2003)
LA MUSICA (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 2 February, 1993)
THE MUSICIANS in SHELL CONNECTIONS (2004), Day 1 (National Theatre, London SE1; opened 7 July, 2004)
THE MUSIC MAN (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 26 July, 1995)
MUTANTS (Southside, Edinburgh; August, 1989)
MY ARM in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1 (2003)
MY DEAR FRIEND CHARLOTTE BRONTË (Theatre Museum, London WC2; opened 7 March, 1991)
MY LAST WEEK WITH MODOLIA in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1 (1998)
MY ONE AND ONLY (Chichester Festival Theatre; opened 24 July, 2001)
MYRA AND ME in EDINBURGH FRINGE 1 (1998)
MY SON THE FOOTBALLER [OWEN O'NEILL] (Scotsman Assembly, Edinburgh; August, 2002)
THE MYSTERIES (YIIMIMANGALISO) (Queen's Theatre, London W1; opened 26 February, 2002)
MYSTERY BRUISES (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 20 June, 1994
THE MYSTERY OF CHARLES DICKENS (Albery Theatre, London WC2; re-opened 30 October, 2000)