Abigail's Party
Not really about the play: just an ad for the production at the New
Ambassadors (which transferred from Hampstead). Details of prices
plus online booking.
And Then There
Were None
The official site for the new stage version of Agatha's Christie's
Ten Little Indians. Details of the play itself and the plot,
of Agatha Christie, of tickets and a competition. The page on the
cast and creative team was missing when we visited.
Antigone
(Sophocles)
A Guardian article about the contemporary resonance of classic texts,
with particular reference to the Sophocle's Antigone.
Arcadia
Devoted to the RNT's 1993 production of this Stoppard play, directed
by Trevor Nunn, with Rufus Sewell, Harriet Walter, Felicity Kendall,
Bill Nighy and Samuel West. There are pictures, a cast list, critical
comments and quotes.
Arden of Faversham
From TheatreHistory.com: a 1934 article on the play's authorship.
Art
A critique of the play by a Roger Allam fan, which spends more time talking about waiting outside the stage door for autographs than about the play itself!
The Beaux' Stratagem
Picture, cast list and review of the 1989 RNT production.
Steven Berkoff's
Plays
A brief summary of each play, together with some quotations.
Blue Murder
(Peter Nichols)
1996 tour featuring Anton Rodgers, Nichola McAuliffe and Barry Foster.
Photos and cast.
Brassed Off
(Mark Herman)
The 1999 touring production. About the show, photos, reviews and cast
list.
Broken Glass
(Arthur Miller)
1995 tour with Henry Goldman and Kenn Stott. Photos and cast.
Cathedral: A Mystery Play
A modern play with a "timeless" theme by James Dimelow of Norwich.
The site has sections on the play itself, the author and the music,
but it has not yet had a production so there is nothing in the Cast,
Venue and News sections. There is also a great deal on the background:
mystery and morality plays, stigmata, angels and demons.
Comedy Plays
A site which aims to bring together writers of comedy plays (full-length
and one-act), sketches and pantomimes and amateur groups looking for
plays to perform. There are details of all the plays in their portfolio,
terms and conditions, and charges.
Cooking with Elvis
(By Lee Hall) There are two versions of the site, one for those with
and one for those without Flash. A site which looks good, but there
isn't that much there, just a little bit about the play, biogs of
the cast and of Lee Hall, and, of course, information about ticket
booking.
The Country
Wife
1997 production with Jaye Griffiths, Patrick Robinson and Sarah Crowe.
About the play and photos.
The Crucible
1998 touring production. About the play, and photos.
Defending the Caveman
Bob Becker's one-man play has run successfully in New York for a long
time and now it's in the UK (with Mark Little). This official site
offers US tour dates, reviews of the US production, and details of
Becker himself.
The Diarist
A really different site: an experiment blending theatre, literature,
and the Internet together to create one seamless story. The diaries
of four people, each will find the seeds of a meeting planted in their
lives - a meeting which happens at the Arches Theatre in Glasgow at
7pm on November 17th, 2002 - which will change them all forever.
The Diary
of Anne Frank
2000 touring production: about the play, photos, reviews, education
programme.
Fall and Rise
A play by James Dimelow: "a unparalleled story as a city businessman
finishes an ordinary day to take the tube train home. What follows
is a extraordinary tale of love, tragedy and desperation as he takes
a memorable voyage home via London's homeless community. The tale
is brought up to date by using the techniques of the Grand Guignol."
The play has yet to be produced.
Finetime Fontayne is Richard Matthewman
A production by TAMAR Scarborough. Details of the play for prospective bookers.
