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Official opening 'press' night.
(Most shows will have previews before official opening!!)
| 2 Sep 08 |
DORIAN GRAY
Sadler's Wells Theatre Freely adapted from Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, devised by Matthew Bourne, Music composed by Terry Davies |
| 3 Sep 08 |
HELIUM
Barbican Pit Devised and created by Slung Low |
| 3 Sep 08 |
LIBERTY
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre by Glyn Maxwell, an adaptation of Anatole France's 1912 novel Les Dieux ont Soif. |
| 10 Sep 08 |
WELL
Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre(formerly Whitehall Theatre) By Lisa Kron |
| 11 Sep 08 |
NOW OR LATER
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs by Christopher Shinn |
| 17 Sep 08 |
WAR HORSE
Olivier, National Theatre based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford |
| 17 Sep 08 |
IVANOV
Wyndham's Theatre by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Tom Stoppard |
| 18 Sep 08 |
IN-I
Lyttelton, National Theatre by Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan with visual design by Anish Kapoor |
| 18 Sep 08 |
RIFLEMIND
Trafalgar Studios 1 Theatre (formerly Whitehall Theatre) by Andrew Upton |
| 19 Sep 08 |
RAIN MAN
Apollo Theatre Adapted for the stage by Dan Gordon based on the MGM motion picture, story by Barry Morrow |
| 22 Sep 08 |
FLAMENCO FLAMEN'KA
Lyric Theatre Based on an original story and concept by Karen Ruimy with additional material by Craig Revel Horwood. Music by Bruno Ribera |
| 29 Sep 08 |
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
Haymarket, Theatre Royal by David Joss Buckley. This play is a stage adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's novel, which was subsequently made into a film |
| 30 Sep 08 |
CREDITORS
Donmar Warehouse by Strindberg, in a new version by David Greig |
| 1 Oct 08 |
SH*T-M*X
Trafalgar Studios 2 Theatre(formerly Whitehall Theatre) by Leo Richardson |
| 2 Oct 08 |
WASTE
Almeida Theatre (Off West End) by Harley Granville Barker |
| 15 Oct 08 |
OEDIPUS
Olivier, National Theatre by Sophocles, in a new version by Frank McGuinness |
| 23 Oct 08 |
BLOWING WHISTLES
Leicester Square Theatre (formerly The Venue) By Matthew Todd |
| 30 Oct 08 |
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Playhouse Theatre Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, Book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the Play La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret |
| 11 Nov 08 |
GETHSEMANE
Cottesloe, National Theatre by David Hare |
| 17 Nov 08 |
TREASURE ISLAND
Haymarket, Theatre Royal by Robert Louis Stevenson, new stage adaptation by Ken Ludwig |
| 19 Nov 08 |
IMAGINE THIS
New London Music by Shuki Levy, Book & lyrics by Glenn Berenbeim & David Goldsmith |
| 26 Nov 08 |
PRIDE, THE
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs by Alexi Kaye Campbell |
| 27 Nov 08 |
ALEX
Leicester Square Theatre (formerly The Venue) by Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor |
| 28 Nov 08 |
WIG OUT!
Royal Court Theatre Downstairs by Tarell Alvin McCraney |
| 2 Dec 08 |
CAROUSEL
Savoy Theatre by Rodgers & Hammerstein |
| 3 Dec 08 |
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Sadler's Wells Theatre Devised by Matthew Bourne , new music and arrangements by Terry Davies, based on themes from the original film score composed by Danny Elfman. Original story and co-adaptation by Caroline Thompson |
| 8 Dec 08 |
AMAZONIA
Young Vic Theatre (Main House) by Pedro Cardoso and Paul Heritage. |
| 9 Dec 08 |
HAMLET
Novello Theatre by William Shakespeare |
| 14 Jan 09 |
OLIVER!
Drury Lane, Theatre Royal Theatre by Lionel Bart |
| 26 Jan 09 |
BE NEAR ME
Donmar Warehouse By Andrew O'Hagan, adapted for the stage by Ian McDiarmid |
| 27 Jan 09 |
MRS AFFLECK
Cottesloe, National Theatre by Samuel Adamson, from Ibsen's Little Eyolf |
| 27 Jan 09 |
PITMEN PAINTERS, THE
Lyttelton, National Theatre by Lee Hall, inspired by a book by William Feaver |
| 18 Mar 09 |
MADAME DE SADE
Wyndham's Theatre By Yukio Mishima, translated from the Japanese by Donald Keene |
| Spring 09 |
DOLL'S HOUSE, A
Donmar Warehouse by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Zinnie Harris |
| 3 Jun 09 |
HAMLET
Wyndham's Theatre By William Shakespeare |
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