2018
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RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 January, 2018)
RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 11 January, 2018)
THE HERE AND THIS AND NOW (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 12 January, 2018)
TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 (Gate Theatre, London W10; opened 15 January, 2018)
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (Shakespeare’s Globe [Sam Wanamaker Playhouse], London SE1; opened 17 January, 2018)
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 January, 2018)
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 January, 2018)
LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 22 January, 2018)
JOHN (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 24 January, 2018)
MARY STUART (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 25 January, 2018)
THE BELIEVERS ARE BUT BROTHERS (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 26 January, 2018)
EUGENIUS (The Other Palace, London SW1; opened 30 January, 2018)
JULIUS CAESAR (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 30 January, 2018)
DRY POWDER (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 1 February, 2018)
PAINES PLOUGH ROUNDABOUT: How To Be A Kid / Black Mountain / Out Of Love (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; opened 3 February, 2018)
GUNDOG (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 6 February, 2018)
THE DIVIDE (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 7 February, 2018)
PLUTO (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 8 February, 2018)
THE SHADOW FACTORY (NST City, Southampton; opened 15 February, 2018)
NAPOLEON DISROBED (Arcola Theatre, London E8; opened 19 February, 2018)
FROZEN (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 20 February, 2018)
FROZEN (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London SW1; opened 20 February, 2018)
HAROLD AND MAUDE (Charing Cross Theatre, London WC2; opened 26 February, 2018)
SMILE UPON US, LORD (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 28 February, 2018)
FANNY AND ALEXANDER (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 1 March, 2018)
FANNY AND ALEXANDER (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 1 March, 2018)
MACBETH (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 6 March, 2018)
MACBETH (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 6 March, 2018)
BRIGHTON ROCK Theatre Royal, Brighton / touring; opened 7 March, 2018)
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Bristol Old Vic; opened 8 March, 2018)
ROM [ROME] (Deutsches Theater, Berlin; opened 16 March, 2018)
THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (Lyric Hammersmith, London W6; opened 20 March, 2018)
THE LAST SHIP (Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne / touring; opened 21 March, 2018)
THE LAST SHIP (Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne / touring; opened 21 March, 2018)
RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL (Arts Theatre, London WC2; opened 27 March, 2018)
THE INHERITANCE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 28 March, 2018)
THE INHERITANCE (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 28 March, 2018)
THE FANTASTIC FOLLIES OF MRS RICH (OR THE BEAU DEFEATED) (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 3 April, 2018)
THE COUNTRY WIFE (Southwark Playhouse, London SE1; opened 4 April, 2018)
PÉRICLÈS, PRINCE DE TYR (Silk Street Theatre, London EC2; opened 9 April, 2018)
CHICAGO (Phoenix Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 April, 2018)
THE MODERATE SOPRANO (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 April, 2018)
THE MODERATE SOPRANO (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 12 April, 2018)
TINA (Aldwych Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 April, 2018)
TONIGHT AT 8.30 (Jermyn Street Theatre, London SW1; opened 21 April, 2018)
THE WRITER (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 24 April, 2018)
ABSOLUTE HELL (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 25 April, 2018)
ABSOLUTE HELL (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 25 April, 2018)
PRESENT LAUGHTER (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 26 April, 2018)
PRESENT LAUGHTER (Chichester Festival Theatre, W. Sussex; opened 26 April, 2018)
NINE NIGHT (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 30 April, 2018)
ROMEO AND JULIET (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon / touring; opened 1 May, 2018)
MOOD MUSIC (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 2 May, 2018)
MOOD MUSIC (The Old Vic, London SE1; opened 2 May, 2018)
THEATERTREFFEN 2018: Die Odyssee / Am Königsweg / Woyzeck / Solar: A Meltdown / Chombotrope / Mittelreich (Various venues, Berlin; 4–20 May, 2018)
NIGHTFALL (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 8 May, 2018)
THE GRÖNHOLM METHOD (Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1; opened 22 May, 2018)
PETER PAN (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London NW1; opened 24 May, 2018)
TRANSLATIONS (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 30 May, 2018)
LEAVE TAKING (Bush Theatre, London W12; opened 31 May, 2018)
KILLER JOE (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 4 June, 2018)
KILLER JOE (Trafalgar Studio 1, London SW1; opened 4 June, 2018)
#WEAREARRESTED / DAY OF THE LIVING (The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 5 June, 2018)
MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 6 June, 2018)
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (Donmar Warehouse, London WC2; opened 12 June, 2018)
FINISHING THE PICTURE (Finborough Theatre, London SW10; opened 14 June, 2018)
PRESSURE (Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 14 June, 2018)
NOTES FROM THE FIELD (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 15 June, 2018)
KISS ME, KATE (London Coliseum, London WC2; opened 20 June, 2018)
ONE FOR SORROW (Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London SW1; opened 26 June, 2018)
THE WINTER'S TALE (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 27 June, 2018)
THE WINTER'S TALE (Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1; opened 27 June, 2018)
GENESIS INC. (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 28 June, 2018)
MISS LITTLEWOOD (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 3 July, 2018)
MISS LITTLEWOOD (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 3 July, 2018)
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 4 July, 2018)
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (Noël Coward Theatre, London WC2; opened 4 July, 2018)
THE JUNGLE (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 5 July, 2018)
BARRY HUMPHRIES' WEIMAR CABARET (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 12 July, 2018)
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (National Theatre [Lyttelton], London SE1; opened 12 July, 2018)
PITY (Royal Court Theatre, London SW1; opened 18 July, 2018)
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 14 August, 2018)
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 14 August, 2018)
TAMBURLAINE (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 23 August, 2018)
PERICLES (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 27 August, 2018)
THE VILLAGE (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London E10; opened 13 September, 2018)
PINTER
AT THE PINTER – Programme One: Ashes To Ashes / One For The Road /
Mountain Language / The Pres And An Officer / The New World Order;Programme Two: The Lover / The Collection (Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1; opened 28/29 September, 2018)
TWELFTH NIGHT (Young Vic Theatre, London SE1; opened 8 October, 2018)
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 October, 2018)
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM (Wyndham's Theatre, London WC2; opened 9 October, 2018)
COMPANY (Gielgud Theatre, London W1; opened 16 October, 2018)
STORIES (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 17 October, 2018)
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; opened 18 October, 2018)
MACBETH (Barbican Theatre, London EC2; opened 23 October, 2018)
A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 24 October, 2018)
A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER (Bridge Theatre, London SE1; opened 24 October, 2018)
WHITE TEETH (Kiln Theatre, London NW6; opened 5 November, 2018)
WHITE TEETH (Kiln Theatre, London NW6; opened 5 November, 2018)
HADESTOWN (National Theatre [Olivier], London SE1; opened 13 November, 2018)
MACBETH (Shakespeare's Globe [Sam Wanamaker Playhouse], London SE1; opened 14 November, 2018)
RALEGH: THE TREASON TRIAL (Great Hall, Winchester; opened 16 November, 2018)
SWITZERLAND (Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2; opened 19 November, 2018)
SUMMER AND SMOKE (Duke Of York's Theatre, London WC2; opened 20 November, 2018)
BILLIONAIRE BOY (NST City, Southampton; opened 28 November, 2018)
TRUE WEST (Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2; opened 4 December, 2018)
ALADDIN (Hackney Empire, London E8; opened 5 December, 2018)
UNCLE VANYA (Hampstead Theatre, London NW3; opened 6 December, 2018)
SNOWFLAKE (Old Fire Station, Oxford; opened 10 December, 2018)
THE MESSIAH (The Other Palace, London SW1; opened 11 December, 2018)
THE TELL-TALE HEART (National Theatre [Dorfman], London SE1; opened 12 December, 2018)
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (Playhouse Theatre, London WC2; opened 17 December, 2018)
RICHARD II (Almeida Theatre, London N1; opened 18 December, 2018)
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