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Review of the Year 2007 - The London StageDateline: 23rd December, 20072007 might well be seen as the year that the musical began to encroach further into the West End, possibly on an inexorable journey that will eventually leave London like Broadway awash with musicals and very short on straight plays. There is still hope though, in that the National Theatre under Nick Hytner, the RSC and the Barbican are more willing to support straight programming, as are many of the best new writing theatres such as the Royal Court, the Bush, Soho and Hampstead. Although it is not apparent that anyone notices, I will continue to nominate the remarkably informal "Philips", selections of the very finest theatrical productions and performances for which there are no prizes other than this recognition. These are selected from all that I have seen, not just London productions.
Many congratulations to these superlative winners and thanks for all of the pleasure that they have given to theatre lovers throughout the year. Finally, I append the usual apology to those that have inadvertently been missed out of the overview. It is probably just the result of tiredness at the end of a long but rewarding year of theatre rather than any attempt to slight. In order to make what is otherwise a very long article more readable, it is divided up into the following categories: --
Philip Fisher
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