2014

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ADLER & GIBB in PROMPT CORNER 13/2014 (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 19 June, 2014)

ALBION (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 19 September, 2014)

THE ANT AND THE CICADA in MIDSUMMER MISCHIEF (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 21 June, 2014)

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 29 May, 2014)

ANYTHING GOES (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; opened 8 December, 2014)

ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 6 May, 2014)

THE ART OF DYING (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 3 July, 2014)

ASSASSINS (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 1 December, 2014)

BAAL (Deutsches Theater [Kammerspiele], Berlin; opened 29 November, 2014)

BAKERSFIELD MIST (Duchess Theatre, London WC2; opened 27 May, 2014)

BALLYTURK (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 16 September, 2014)

BIRDLAND (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 9 April, 2014)

BLINDSIDED (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; opened 28 January, 2014)

THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 20 January, 2014)

BORDERGAME (Secret locations Bristol–Newport; also, and this review exclusively concerned with, online; opened 5 November, 2014)

THE BOSS OF IT ALL (Soho Theatre + Writers' Centre, London W1; opened 4 July, 2014)

BRING UP THE BODIES (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 8 January, 2014)

CATS (London Palladium, London W1; opened 11 December, 2014)

THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 9 December, 2014)

CITY OF ANGELS (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 16 December, 2014)

CLARENCE DARROW (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 4 June, 2014)

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 4 September, 2014)

DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE (AND OTHER LOVE SONGS) (Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and touring; opened 25 June, 2014)

THE DEAD DOGS (Print Room Theatre, London W2; opened 20 March, 2014)

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Savoy Theatre, London WC2; opened 2 April, 2014)

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI (Shakespeare's Globe [Sam Wanamaker Playhouse], London SE1; opened 15 January, 2014)

THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES (Gate Theatre, London W11; opened 29 September, 2014)

ELDORADO (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 1 April, 2014)

ELECTRA (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 1 October, 2014)

ELECTRA in PROMPT CORNER 20/2014 (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 1 October, 2014)

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 24 September, 2014)

FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (The Vaults, London SE1; opened 30 January, 2014)

FOOTFALLS (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 13 January, 2014)

DIE FRAU VOM MEER [THE LADY FROM THE SEA] (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 26 November, 2014)

FULLY COMMITTED (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 10 September, 2014

GOD BLESS THE CHILD (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 19 November, 2014)

GOLEM (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 12 December, 2014)

GOLEM in PROMPT CORNER 24/2014 (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 12 December, 2014)

GOOD PEOPLE (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 5 March, 2014)

GREAT BRITAIN (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 30 June, 2014)

GREAT BRITAIN in PROMPT CORNER 13/2014 (National theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 30 June, 2014)

HAMLET (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; opened 16 September, 2014)

HENRY IV PARTS 1 and 2 (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 16 April, 2014)

HERE LIES LOVE (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 13 October, 2014)

HOBSON'S CHOICE (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 17 June, 2014)

HOLY WARRIORS (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 23 July, 2014)

HOPE (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 2 December, 2014)

HOWIE THE ROOKIE (The Pit, London EC2; opened 20 November, 2014)

I CAN HEAR YOU in MIDSUMMER MISCHIEF (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 21 June, 2014)

INCOGNITO (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 15 May, 2014)

INCOGNITO in PROMPT CORNER 24/2014 (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 15 May, 2014)

INNER VOICES (LE VOCE DI DENTRO) (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 26 March, 2014)

TEH INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 23 September, 2014)

THE JAMES PLAYS in PROMPT CORNER 20/2014 (National theatre [Olivier]; opened 25 September, 2014)

KING LEAR (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 23 January, 2014)

DIE FRAU VOM MEER [THE LADY FROM THE SEA] (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 26 November, 2014)

A LADY OF LITTLE SENSE (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 30 January, 2014)

THE LAST DAYS OF TROY (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; opened 14 May, 2014)

LITTLE REVOLUTION (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 3 September, 2014)

THE LONDON 50-HOUR IMPROVATHON 2014 (Park Theatre, London N4; 24–26 January, 2014)

LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST / LOVE'S LABOUR'S WON (MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING) (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 15 October, 2014)

MADE IN DAGENHAM (Adelphi Theatre, London WC2; opened 5 November, 2014)

THE MASSACRE AT PARIS (Rose Theatre, London SE1; opened 13 March, 2014)

MEDEA (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 21 July, 2014)

MEMPHIS – THE MUSICAL (Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2; opened 23 October, 2014)

MIDSUMMER MISCHIEF: The Ant And The Cicada / Revolt. She said. Revolt again. / This Is Not An Exit / I Can Hear You (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 21 June, 2014)

MISS SAIGON (Prince Edward Theatre, London W1; opened 21 May, 2014)

MR BURNS (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 12 June, 2014)

MONTY PYTHON LIVE (MOSTLY) (The O2, London SE10; opened 1 July, 2014)

LOVE'S LABOUR'S WON (MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING) (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 15 October, 2014)

THE NETHER (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 24 July, 2014)

THE NETHER in PROMPT CORNER 15/2014 (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 24 July, 2014)

THE NIGHTMARES OF CARLOS FUENTES (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 29 July, 2014)

NOT I / FOOTFALLS / ROCKABY (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 13 January, 2014)

OUR TOWN (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 17 October, 2014)

THE PAST (Schaubühne, Berlin; opened 27 November, 2014)

PERSEVERANCE DRIVE (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 10 July, 2014)

PRIVACY (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 22 April, 2014)

RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 22 January, 2014)

RED FOREST (Young Vic Theatre [Maria], London SE1; opened 20 June, 2014)

REGENERATION (Royal Theatre, Northampton; opened 2 September, 2014)

RELATIVE VALUES (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 14 April, 2014)

REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. in MIDSUMMER MISCHIEF (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 21 June, 2014)

THE ROARING GIRL (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 15 April, 2014)

ROCKABY (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 13 January, 2014)

RUDY'S RARE RECORDS (Birmingham Rep; opened 9 September, 2014)

THE SHIPMENT (The Pit, London EC2; opened 10 June, 2014)

THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 18 December, 2014)

A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 8 April, 2014)

SPEED-THE-PLOW (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 2 October, 2014)

SPRING AWAKENING (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and touring; opened 25 March, 2014)

SPRING AWAKENING in PROMPT CORNER 24/2014 (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and touring; opened 25 March, 2014)

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 28 July, 2014)

SUNNY AFTERNOON (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28 October, 2014)

SUNNY AFTERNOON in PROMPT CORNER 24/2014 (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28 October, 2014)

TEH INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 23 September, 2014)

TESTAMENT (The Pit, London EC2; opened 3 June, 2014)

THIS IS NOT AN EXIT in MIDSUMMER MISCHIEF (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 21 June, 2014)

THIS MAY HURT A BIT (St James Theatre, London SW1; opened 16 May, 2014)

THREE SISTERS (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 April, 2014)

3 WINTERS (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 3 December, 2014)

TONIGHT AT 8.30 (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and touring; opened 10 May, 2014)

THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 22 July, 2014)

TWO INTO ONE (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 19 March, 2014)

UNCLE VANYA (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 24 April, 2014)

URINETOWN – THE MUSICAL (St James Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 March, 2014)

THE VALLEY OF ASTONISHMENT (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 23 June, 2014)

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 11 April, 2014)

VISITORS (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 6 March, 2014)

INNER VOICES (LE VOCE DI DENTRO) (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 26 March, 2014)

WHITE CHRISTMAS (Dominion Theatre, London W1; opened 12 November, 2014)

THE WITCH OF EDMONTON (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 29 October, 2014)

WOLF HALL / BRING UP THE BODIES (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 8 January, 2014)



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