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Production
News Archive
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Production news was first archived in September 1999. The last entry
in the Archive is for September, 2001.
1984 for Derby
New Albee plays for Cottesloe
Albee premieres at the National
One-off Albee at RNT
Almeida: Ken and Dobbo take to the
stage
Almeida to premiere new Arthur
Miller play
Almeida to present Wederkind classic
Possibly coming to the Almeida
Coming to the Almeida later in 2001
Almeida: Gillen for first Chekhov play
AMP to produce modern fairy tale
Amy's Viewon tour
"Scully" plans West End debut
Anna Weiss Comes to the West End
Anna Weiss Closing Early
Annis and Andrews return to the West End
Another Country returns
A new career for Archer?
Archer play exected in November
Archer is charged, then found innocent - on the same day
Archer's Accused to close
Lucy Arnaz for Drury Lane
Art: third birthday
and twelfth cast
Art: TV stars in new cast for February 2000
Art: fourteenth cast
Art: fifteenth cast
Sixteenth Art cast
Seventeenth Art cast
New Art tour
Art: nineteenth cast
Art: new cast and booking period
Arts Theatre to re-open
Arts to host Pet Shop Boys Musical
A tribute to Fred Astaire
Ayckbourn to direct Tommy Cooper play
Two Ayckbourn premieres at SJ
New Ayckbourn premieres at Scarborough
House/Garden at Northampton
Baby Doll West End premiere
Baby Doll to continue after all
Mendes on the 2000 BAFTA trail
Ian Bannen killed in car crash
Barker's House to tour
Bartlett returns to Hammersmith
Bates and Son together at Windsor
Bath's Butler to tour
Bath's world premiere moves to London
Battle Royal at the RNT
£2m for new BBC cop show
BBC Two Awards 2000
Simon Russell Beale to play Hamlet at NT
Beatles' musical now booking
Beatles musical off on tour
Beatles musical to close early
Beau comes to the Haymarket
The Beau closes (2001)
Belgrade premieres new O'Connell
Benson's Mapp and Lucia musical
New Berkoff premieres at Nottingham
New Berkoff premieres in London
Casting announced for new Berkoff
BITE:00 plans
BITE:00 opens
BITE:01 - Tantalus, Strindberg & Noh
BITE:01 - Theatre de Complicite
Black signs up for Bollywood
Blood Brothers extends
Blood Brothers extends again
Blue/Orange to transfer
Blue/Orange opens in the West End
Blue/Orange changes
The Blue Room returns to the West End
James Bolam: director
Bonham Carter in "Apes" remake
Bonham Carter and Branagh Split
Boston Marriage lead announced
A female Bottom!
Bouncers to close early
Golden Quill for Branagh
Branagh's musical Shakespeare
Branagh as Shackleton?
Branagh to play Heidrich
Branagh returns to the stage - in Sheffield
Bridewell hosts UK musical premiere
New musical for the Bridewell
Top student company in Bristol double bill
Brook's Hamlet coming to the Young Vic
Buddy booking till October
Busby's Babes casting
Supporting Burma
Burns film planned
Bush re-opens
New Bush season announced
New career for Michael Caine?
Callow to tour Dickens on-man show
Callow's Dickens show to be webcast
Cannibal at Union Street
New Caretaker production
Car Man to close early
Playwright Cartwright on stage
Cats is 20
Chicago cast changes (Feb., 2000)
Chicago: new booking period
Chicago extends again
Chicago to be filmed
Moyet joins Chicago cast
Chicago: Van Outen to stay on
Chicago to tour
New Chichester season announced
Chichester 2001 season
Children of Eden for one night only
Chiltern Hundreds revival
Charlotte Church - actress?
Macbeth at Chester Gateway
Churchill's Top Girls to tour
Nicholas Clay dies
Closer returns to the
National
Closer to Heaven
casting announced
Pet Shop Boys musical extends
Harris replaces Barber in Closer to Heaven
Closing early (July 2000)
Come Dancing for the West End
Joan Collins returns to the West End
Joan Collins in new Ludwig play
New TV series for Glenister and Collins
Connery US lifetime award
Jason Connery in Soho
Another Cooney run?
Copenhagen extends
Copenhagen closing
Corpus Christi for the
West End?
Covent Garden Festival 2000
Covent Garden Festival 2001
Cult novel becomes Coventry play
Gala ends year of Coward celebrations
Coward's Fallen Angels revival (2000)
Double Coward revival
Coward premiere opens
Another Coward revival by Morley
Keith and Stubbs together for Coward premiere
Witches features Michael Crawford
Cruise and Kidman Support Dundee
Culkin in erotic London play
Daldry is Best Director
Louis de Bernieres at the Dylan Thomas Festival
Daldry opens new Churchill play at Royal Court
Delayed openings (November/December 1999)
New film for Dame Judi
Dame Judi to be honoured by university
Dame Judi receives Franklin Medal
Anger over Day-Lewis casting in Beckett bio-pic
De Niro for Art?
New DCMS special adviser appointed
Another Dickens on the way
Dickens show re-opens
Dickens out, Churchill in
Dirty Blonde coming to London?
Disney's The Lion King comes to the West End
Disney's first tour
Distel to write Chevalier musical
Coming soon to the Donmar
Donmar to revive Hampton award winner
Hellman at the Donmar
Dorothy's Friends: gender-bender Oz
Tony Doyle's last film on BBC2
D'Oyly Carte returns to the Savoy
Drama Desk nominations 2001
Duchess delayed at the Barbican
Dusty: The Musical
Eccleston to star in Miss Julie
New David Edgar play for the National
One Edinburgh Fringe hit replaces another in the West End
Elton's Gasping on tour
Second tour this year for Gasping
Elton/Webber to perform for Bush
Elton working on Queen musical
New Elton in Leeds
Elton and Stewart, possibly
Empire Awards 2000
Edinburgh International Festival drama 2000
Eric and Ernie Memorabilia
ETT to tour Cherry Orchard
Eyre directs new Satre version
Eyre working on new musical
Extending booking (July 2000)
Fallen Angels closes
Fame returns to London
Fame extends
Fame extends again
Fame to close
Fame on the move
Fiennes, the Almeida and Shakespeare
Fiennes and Roache and Shakespeare in Shoreditch
Joseph Fiennes to star in Sheffield
Marlowe production
Fiennes opens in Sheffield
Joseph Fiennes: Lord Byron
Low budget Brit film for US
Finney says No to a K
Firth Hamlet cancelled
Flockhart and Philadelphia
Story at the Shaftesbury
Fo farce for Clwyd
More Dawn French
Three new French musicals for the West End
Friel walks out of Hollywood film
Friel to make West End debut
Friends the musical?
Fringe 2000 highlights
Full Monty musical opens on Broadway
UK Full Monty
Further opens in Kilburn
Christopher Gable gala
Michael Gambon back in the West End
Gambon to star in new Caretaker
The Gay Divorcee returns (2000)
New TV series for Glenister and Collins
£1m advance for the Globe
Coming soon to Shakespeare's
Globe
Godber in Godber in the West End
Derby premieres new Godber play
New Godber premieres in Hull
Goodman in political satire
Gormenghast for the Small Screen
The Graduate comes to the West End
The Graduate extends its run
The Graduate: Hall to take over from Turner
The Graduate: Donohoe takes over from Hall
The Graduate: a new Mrs Robinson
The Graduate: another new Mrs Robinson
The Middle Ages come to Greenwich
Great Balls of Fire Closing Early
Scacchi to star in new Guardsman
production
Guardsman back in the West End
Guardsman closes
Deryck Guyler dies
Guys and Dolls for Christmas in Sheffield
Gypsy - Peters and Mendes
together?
Jerry Hall "wooden as a toothpick"
Jerry Hall in controversial play?
The Graduate extends
Lee Hall's West End success
Playwright Hall returns to the New Ambassadors
Peter Hall to work off-Broadway
UK Margulies premiere at Hampstead
Daryl Hannah's West End debut
Hard Times at the Haymarket
More casting details for Hard Times
Hard Times get even harder
More Hard Times (2000)
Hard Times extends
Hare finishes Chekhov
New Harvey play for Hampstead
God and Stephen Hawking
Hawthorne's Lear gets a hammering
Hay Fever on tour
Hedwig comes to the West End
New Heiress at the National
Helpless at the Donmar
Henshall to be Peggy Sue
High Spritis at the Bridewell
Hinds to star in ITV Hardy drama
The Hobbit is coming
Hollywood casting announced
Holme replaces Hawthorne in Ripper film
Homecoming opening delayed
Honk! for the National
Honk! creators look for work from Disney
Honk! to tour
Hopkins becomes an American
Horla to premiere "bawdy medieval
romp"
Hornblower Wins Emmy
Howard to join Friel in Lulu? Howard confirmed for Lulu
Hull Truck and Godber at Greenwich
Importance returns to the West End
In the Solitude of the Cotton Fields to tour
An inspector calls back
Irish Theatre Awards 2000
Jacobi back in the West End this autumn
Jacobi and God in the West End
Jane Eyre at the Ambassadors
Japes at the Haymarket
Japes to close early
Jason takes six months off
New Jesus Christ Superstar tour
Jones and Beesley head for Hollywood
£10,000 prioze for Charlotte Jones
Joseph on video
Kane's last play at Royal Court
Kane revial this spring
Kane play on Channel 4
Broadway Kate coming to the West End
Penelope Keith: Sheriff
Kidman to return to the London stage?
Kidman is coming back
Kidman to return to the Donmar as well as the RNT
The King and I to open in May
The King and I
The King and I extends
Lee to leave The King and I
King and I extends again
King and I changes
King and I: Lawrence to replace Paige
New Stars for The King and I
King and I extends
King and I to close
Kiss Me, Kate for
the West End
Krapp's Last Tape returns to London
LaBute premiere
La Cava is moving (2000)
La Cava to close
Lange makes a long day's journey to the West End
Massive advance for Lady in the Van
No mid-week matinees for the Lady
Lady in the Van: new booking
period
Lady for NYC?
Lautrec begins tour
Lautrec to close? Yes. No.
Lautrec closes
Law to co-star in new Mendes film?
Dennis Lawson to direct on London Fringe
again
Lear x 2
Mike Leigh's G&S Voice of Music Theatre joins Les
Mis
Liaisons national tour
Life X 3 casting announced
Life X 3 to transfer
Life X 3 transfer cast confirmed
Lion King to open on Sundays
The Lion King extends
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
returns to London
Lipman and daughter
Little Foxes casting announced
New writing at Live Theatre
Lloyd Webber and Elton Collaborate on Football Musical
Lloyd Webber begins working on Indian musical
Lloyd Webber "Bollywood" musical announced
New Lloyd Webber musical opens in September 2000
Unknowns star in ALW premiere
Elton and Lloyd Webber together again
Josef Locke dies
British nominations for London Film Critics' Circle Awards
The London Mime Festival
Derevo for London Mime Festival
2001
Lulu opening postponed
New TV series for Lumley
Ally McBeal for the West End
RSC Macbeth for TV
Big money for McCormack
McNally Callas Hit on Tour
McCutcheon as Eliza?
McCutcheon must cut down
Frank McGuinness British premiere
McPherson double at the Fringe
Early McPherson monologues open in London
Madonna to star in Coward film
Madonna for the West End?
The Magic Toyshop to tour
Double Mamet revival in 2000
A million for Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! extends
Record-breaking Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!extends again
Man U play for West End
Marber the actor
Free Masterclasses for young people
Maureen Plays Peggy by Alan
Mayall for the West End/
Meaney in Donmar Production
Sam Mendes wins Shakespeare prize
Mendes returns to the Donmar
Mendes changes plans
Mendes announces Green Fields lead
Messiah to tour
Miller's first play for Sheffield
Mindgame closing early
Minogue moves shows
Mirren to play in US import
Mirren at the Donmar in June 2000
Mitford novels for TV
Mother Courage arrives in the West End
Moon over Buffalo renamed
Mouth to Mouth to transfer
Three top musicals to close? (June 2001)
My Fair Lady to
transfer
Mouth to Mouth extends
Mouth to Mouth closes early
National Television Awards 1999 Nominations
Napoleon - "Never mind
the music. Enjoy the scenery!"
Napoleon extends
Napoleon to close
New 2000 season at the National
Cabaret at the National
Coming to the National in 2000
National Theatre news (May 2000)
National Theatre News (July 2000)
National's House/Garden casting announced
National My Fair Lady
details
National's Spring 2001 season
Watch the National's outdoor space!
Blessed and Jennings in RNT Relapse
New Ambassadors early 2001 season
Paul Nicholas in TV comeback
Nichols revival comes to the Donmar
Peter Nichols' Joe Egg
revival
Nichols: flavour of the month?
New Nichols opens in August
Noises Off tour and transfer
Noises Off: Hodge goes, Redgrave arrives
Mangane to join Noises Off
Noises Off West
End transfer
Noises Off changes
Northern Broadsides tour
Notre Dame extends
Off-Broadway success for the West End
Oh what a success!
OJ Othello for London
Oklahoma! on TV
Oklahoma! on air on Boxing Day
Old Vic to be a dance venue
Be an Olivier Judge
On the whole it should be very
good
O'Neill classic confirmed
Open House in London
Coming to the Orange Tree (2001)
Ormond to star in West End premiere
Orton classic for Arts Theatre
O'Toole Play for BBC2
O'Toole returns to the movies
Out of Joint remembers Dunbar
Pageant to get West End run (2000)
Pageant to close early
Paige out of Wednesday matinees
Pajama Game to close early
Panto at the Theatre Museum
Passion Play to transfer
Pearson in Britol's Stoppard tour
Peggy for You for the West End
Peggy Sue to transfer
Peggy Sue gets married in August
New Penhall play for the National
Penhall to script Quadrophenia
Pennington to star with Scacchi
Petherbirdge builds on Archer failure
Phantom film underway
Phantom movie coming at last
Phoenix in panto?
Pinocchio comes to Hammersmith
Pinter in NYC
Pinter to celebrate onstage (2001)
Homecoming for The Homecoming
The Homecoming delayed again
Pirates at the
Savoy
Plater TV hit for the West End
Polish musical for the West
End?
Priestley fest for WYP
Prime Suspect to return for the sixth time
Pryce as Higgins?
Puppetry of the Penis to close early
Queen musical on the cards
Race in the Media Awards
It's the Real Thing for the Side Man
Real Thing shines brightly on Broadway
Red Dwarf flies to Hollywood
Redgrave's Spanish Award
Vanessa Redgrave to play Prospero
Redgraves together in Cherry Orchard
Redman in X Files rival
The Red Shoes for the stage
Vic Reeves in Millennium Dome Film
£1.6m for Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Summer 2000 rep at Regent's Park
Summer 2001 at Regent's Park
Rent to close
Rent and Miss Saigon
leave the stage
Rent to tour
Rickman returns to the West
End?
Rigg retirns to the National
Rogers and Davison to star in West End
farce
Coming to the Rose and Crown
Royal Court September - December
season
Four premieres for the Royal Court this autumn
Royal Court early 2001 season
Elyot play to open Royal Court season
Next at the Royal Court (late 2001)
Coming soon to the Royal Exchange
Top names for the Royal Exchange
RNT reduces prices for Villain
RNT autumn 200 season details
RNT South Pacific opening date announced
First stage of new ROH opens
Alternative RSC to tour
RSC Barbican Season
RSC Newcastle season
RSC for NYC
RSC 2000 summer season
RSC to stage Shakespeare history cycle
RSC winter season announced
(2000)
RSC London season, October 2000 to May 2001
RSC winter season: Stratford 2000-01
RSC to revive children's musical
RSC Secret Garden London
run
RSC This England starts this month (April 2001)
New RSC productions (2001)
60 venue tour for the other RSC
Routledge in one-off ITV drama
Rumours (April 2000)
Rumours (May 2000)
Rumours (June 2000)
Rumours (September/October 2000)
Rumours (December 2000)
Russell to Direct Weill Play
Salesman for West End
Saturday Night Fever is drawing to a close
Dougray Scott back on the London stage
New Secret Garden planned
New matinees for Secret Garden
Semi-Monde to premiere 75 years on
Servant of Two Masters
returns
Seven Brides national tour
Seven Year Itch to close early
Seymour and Moore win TV awards
Shakespeare for the Millennium
World's biggest Shakespeare exhibition opens
Shaw back in West End next year
Putting Sheffield on the map
Shepard at the Donma
Two Shepard plays this summer
Sher autobiography published
Sher to play Mahler
Shockheaded Peter gets fourth London outing
Side Man for the West End
Side Manextends and Priestley stays
Simon's female Odd Couple for the West End
Another Simon play on the way
Singin' to move (2000)
The Snowman returns to the Wells
Soho goes back to school
Sondheim special for the Proms
Sondheim's Merrily for the Donmar
Merrily at the Donmar
From synagogue to Soho Theatre
Song of Singapore closes
Speed-the-Plow returns
Speed-the-Plow to close early
Spend Spend Spend: Dickson out, Langton in
Spend moving on
Spend on tour
Spoonface is coming to the West End
Starlight Express to be
a film
Starlight to close for ten days
uliet Stephenson at the Royal
Court in May
Patrick Stewart "unprofessional", says
US Equity
Stewart to return to his roots
Stewart at WYP (2001)
Stones in his Pocket to transfer to the West End
Possible transfer for Stones
Stones on the move
Stones for Broadway?
Stones to start filming next year
Royal Honour for Stoppard
Storey revival at Chichester
Stratford East looking for new musicals
Stones extends
Sunday matinees finishing
Sunset to tour
Donald Sutherland in the West End
Fire at the Swan
Bridewell Sweeney Todd revival
Swift in the Park (2001)
Syms drops out of MRE show
Tantalus opens in Denver
Tantalus UK tour dates
Tess to transfer to West End
Tess closes
theatreshop cymru at Aberystwyth
Theatre in the £, July 2001
Theatre in the £, September 2001
Theatre of Dreams closer to reality
39 Steps - the comedy!
Thunderbirds F.A.B. returns for fourth West End run
Thunderbirds are go!
Tricycle revives Edinburgh award-winning play
TV News (December 2000)
Spring at the Traverse
Underground theatre
Under the Doctor closes (very) early
The understudy's understudy takes over
Van Outen joins Chicago
Vivian Ellis Prize entries invited
Vivian Ellis Prize winners 200 to be announced this week
Voice of Musical Theatre 2000
Walters and Hazeldine to star in Miller play
Warriors & Longitude fight it out for TV award
Waterman joins Pryce and McCutcheon
New cast for Vagina Monologues
TV awards for Warriors
Weisz returns to the West End
ALW for BBC
Closer to Heaven with ALW and the Pet Shop Boys
Little known Weill for King's Head
Anna Weiss Closing Early
Three West End early closures in one week
West Side Story revival on tour
Whistle Down the Wind to close
A white Christmas at the Savoy - in the autumn
TV Honour for June Whitfield
No White Christmas this year
Whiting West End revival
The Wicker Man for the stage
Willets joins Cats
Williams' Cat coming to the West End
Robbie Williams - actor?
Simon Williams' Nobody's Perfect on tour
Wit in the West End in April
Wit film planned
Wit to close early
Witches of Eastwick opens
Cast changes for Witches
Woman in Black to tour again
Woman in Black: 5000 not out!
Woodward gives up Art
Yellow Submarine on stage?
New developments at York
Young Vic pays tribute to US writers
Coming to the Young Vic (Autumn 2001)
Zeta Jones one of the world's best dressed people
Zeta Jones makes multi-million pound film deal
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