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Please note: the year in brackets refers to the year of the news story, not the year of the event itself.

Richard O'Brien - - - Writes and tours in The Stripper (2009)

Sean O'Casey - - - Tricycle to revive Shadow of a Gunman (2004)

Ocean Theatre Company - - - Pirates on the Thames (2006)

Chris O'Connell - - - Car, Raw and Kid to be published (2003)

Caroline O'Connor - - - Bombshells to transfer to the Arts Theatre (2004)
Caroline O'Connor - - - Wins major Australian award (2006)

Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - Presents a live interactive soap opera (2003)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - Spring 2007 season (2006)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - Autumn/winter season (2008)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - Seeks new artistic director (2008)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - Spring/summer 2009 programme (2008)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - New director announced (2008)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - New director's first season (2009)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - To co-produce Mixed Up North (2009)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - Season from September 2010 to July 2011 (2010)
Octagon Theatre, Bolton - - - Season from September 2011 to June 2012 (2011)

Ofcom - - - Proposals threaten theatre (2007)
Ofcom - - - e-petition (2007)
Ofcom - - - Responds (2007)
Ofcom - - - Parliament discusses the Digital Dividend (2007)
Ofcom - - - Sale postponed (2007)

Off West End Theatre Awards - - - 2011 winners announced (2011)

Of Mice and Men - - - West End opening (2003)
Of Mice and Men - - - Transfers to Old Vic (2003)
Of Mice and Men - - - Cast changes for Old Vic transfer (2004)

Paul O'Grady - - - To join cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002)

Ardal O’Hanlon - - - To make West End debut (2003)

oh!art - - - New arts centre for Bethnal Green (2003)

Oklahoma! - - - Nominated for a Tony (2002)

Oldham Coliseum - - - Spring/summer 2004 season (2003)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Autumn/winter season (2004)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Spring/summer 2005 season (2004)
Oldham Coliseum - - - New rock 'n' roll musical - and a sweet competition! (2005)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Yet another competition (2005)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Spring/summer 2007 season (2006)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Dead Funny to tour (2007)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Spring 2008 season (2007)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Autmn/winter 2008 season (2008)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Spring/summer 2009 season (2008)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Autum/winter 2009 season (2009)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Wordsmith 2009 Festival (2009)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Spring/summer 2010 season (2009)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Autumn/winter 2010 season (2010)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Spring/summer 2011 season (2010)
Oldham Coliseum - - - Autumn/winter 2011 season (2011)

The Old Ladies - - - To tour (2003)

Old Laundry Theatre - - - September to Christmas 2010 (2010)
Old Laundry Theatre - - - Autumn 2011 season (2011)

Old Red Lion - - - Hosts award-winning Russian play (2005)
Old Red Lion - - - New artistic team (2010)

Old Vic - - - Warchus to be artistic director (2002)
Old Vic - - - Elton John is new chairman (2002)
Old Vic - - - To create studio space (2002)
Old Vic - - - To host Sheffield Crucible Tempest (2002)
Old Vic - - - Fund-raising concert (2003)
Old Vic - - - Spacey to direct new production company (2003)
Old Vic - - - To host RSC Wives and Coriolanus (2003)
Old Vic - - - To host London premiere of Berkoffs' Messiah (2003)
Old Vic - - - Icelandic Romeo and Juliet extends (2003)
Old Vic - - - Philadelphia Story to be part of Spacey's first season? (2004)
Old Vic - - - Spacey's first season announced (2004)
Old Vic - - - Six plays in 24 hours (2004)
Old Vic - - - US director for Philadelphia Story (2004)
Old Vic - - - More casting announced for Aladdin (2004)
Old Vic - - - Panto first night cancelled (2004)
Old Vic - - - Spacey to play Richard II (2005)
Old Vic - - - 24 hour play competition (2005)
Old Vic - - - Winter season 2005 (2005)
Old Vic - - - 2005 24 Hour Plays (2005)
Old Vic - - - Productions for 2005 and 2006 (2005)
Old Vic - - - Free drama workshops for adults (2005)
Old Vic - - - First Resurrection Blues casting (2005)
Old Vic - - - Full Resurrection Blues casting (2006)
Old Vic - - - To go dark during the summer (2006)
Old Vic - - - Spacey defends himself (2006)
Old Vic - - - 24-hour plays project (2006)
Old Vic - - - 2006 - 2007 season (2006)
Old Vic - - - Third 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala participants (2006)
Old Vic - - - 2007 - 2008 season (2007)
Old Vic - - - Third 24-hour plays project (2007)
Old Vic - - - Panto casting (2007)
Old Vic - - - Speed-the-Plow casting (2007)
Old Vic - - - Programme from January to August, 2009 (2008)
Old Vic - - - Fundraising gala (2008)
Old Vic - - - Spacey and Nunn reunite (2009)
Old Vic - - - 24-Hour Plays online (2009)
Old Vic - - - Six Degrees casting announced (2009)
Old Vic - - - To open new non-profit venue (2010)
Old Vic - - - West End production (2010)
Old Vic - - - Spacey's seventh season (2010)
Old Vic - - - Launches Time Warner Ignite (2010)
Old Vic - - - 2011 Old Vic New Voices applications open (2011)
Old Vic - - - The 24 Hour Plays return (2011)
Old Vic - - - 24 Hour Plays participants (2011)
Old Vic - - - 2011 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala (2011)

Old Vic New Voices Theatre503 Award - - - 2007 winners (2007)

Old Vic Tunnels - - - Wins Big Society Award (2011)

Old World - - - New production on tour (2003)

Oleanna - - - New production to star Julie Stiles, Posner to direct (2004)

Oliver! - - - First casting for revival (2008)

Laurence Olivier - - - "Lost" tape discovered (2006)
Laurence Olivier - - - Centenary celebrations (2007)

Olivier Awards - - - To be sponsored by Hilton Hotels (2001)
Olivier Awards - - - 2002 Nominations (2002)
Olivier Awards - - - Audience Award shortlist (2002)
Olivier Awards - - - Winners (2002)
Olivier Awards - - - How to become a 2003 panellist (2002)
Olivier Awards - - - 2003 nominations (2003)
Olivier Awards - - - 2003 Winners (2003)
Olivier Awards - - - 2004 Nominees (2004)
Olivier Awards - - - Will not be broadcast (2004)
Olivier Awards - - - Concerns raised about fairness (2004)
Olivier Awards - - - Winners (2004)
Olivier Awards - - - 2005 nominations (2005)
Olivier Awards - - - 2005 winners (2005)
Olivier Awards - - - Competition for tickets for the 2006 ceremony (2005)
Olivier Awards - - - 2006 nominations (2006)
Olivier Awards - - - 2006 winners (2006)
Olivier Awards - - - How to be a 2007 judge (2006)
Olivier Awards - - - 2007 nominations (2007)
Olivier Awards - - - 2007 winners (2007)
Olivier Awards - - - How to be a 2008 judge (2007)
Olivier Awards - - - 2008 nominees (2008)
Olivier Awards - - - 2008 winners (2008)
Olivier Awards - - - How to be a 2009 judge (2008)
Olivier Awards - - - 2009 nominees (2009)
Olivier Awards - - - 2009 winners (2009)
Olivier Awards - - - How to be a judge (2009)
Olivier Awards - - - New Audience Award announced (2010)
Olivier Awards - - - 2010 nominations (2010)
Olivier Awards - - - 2010 ceremony to be streamed live on the Web (2010)
Olivier Awards - - - 2010 winners (2010)
Olivier Awards - - - 2011 ceremony at Drury Lane (2010)
Olivier Awards - - - 2011 nominations (2011)
Olivier Awards - - - 2011 launch report (2011)
Olivier Awards - - - Special award for Sondheim (2011)
Olivier Awards - - - 2012 ceremony at the Royal Opera House (2011)
Olivier Awards - - - Be a 2013 judge (2011)

Olivier Bursaries - - - SOLT announces the winners of the 2002 Lawrence Olivier Bursaries
Olivier Bursaries - - - 2004 winners (2004)
Olivier Bursaries - - - 2006 winners (2006)
Olivier Bursaries - - - 2010 winners (2010)

Orla O'Loughlin - - - To be artistic director the Traverse, Edinburgh (2011)

Olympic Games - - - Government attacked over loss of Lottery cash to fund the Olympics shortfall (2007)
Olympic Games - - - Little money for the Cultural Olympiad (2007)
Olympic Games - - - £28m for the Cultural Olympiad (2007)
Olympic Games - - - Lords debate effect on heritage and the arts (2007)
Olympic Games - - - Unions write to Brown (2007)
Olympic Games - - - Cultural Olympiad outlined (2007)
Olympic Games - - - Lottery money will be repaid (2007)
Olympic Games - - - No more Lottery money to be taken (2008)
Olympic Games - - - First Unlimited commissions announced (2010)
Olympic Games - - - Yorks artists get Olympiad funding (2011)
Olympic Games - - - Paralympics opening ceremony directors announced (2011)

Kate O'Mara - - - On tour with The Rivals (2002)

On an Average Day - - - Changes and extension (2002)

On Blindness - - - Three top companies to co-produce (2004)

Once Upon a Time in Wigan - - - National tour (2005)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - - - Casting announced (2004)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - - - Slater has chicken pox (2004)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - - - You can't do it! amateur group told (2004)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - - - Cast to do late-night comedy shows (2004)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - - - Returns to the West End (2006)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - - - Richie to star in tour (2006)

Eugene O'Neill - - - NT to revive Mourning Becomes Electra (2003)

One Helluva Life - - - Stars Tom Conti (2002)

One Knight Only - - - Asian Tsunami Appeal concert at Haymarket (2005)

One Man Lord of the Rings - - - National tour (2010)

Only a Matter of Time - - - Premieres at Newbury (2002)

Only Fools and Horses - - - No Millionaire Christmas special (2001)

On the Ceiling - - - To close early (2005)

On the Piste - - - New 2002 tour (2001)

On Your Toes - - - Casting announced (2003)

Open Air Shakespeare Festival - - - Details of the 2004 event (2004)

Open Air Theatre - - - Summer 2002 season (2002)
Open Air Theatre - - - Casting for 2003 season announced (2003)
Open Air Theatre - - - Summer 2004 season announced (2003)
Open Air Theatre - - - To tour High Society (2004)
Open Air Theatre - - - Cancels performances of Henry (2004)
Open Air Theatre - - - 2005 season announced (2005)
Open Air Theatre - - - Casting announced (2005)
Open Air Theatre - - - Summer 2006 season (2006)
Open Air Theatre - - - Talbot to leave (2006)
Open Air Theatre - - - 2007 season (2007)
Open Air Theatre - - - Sheader to replace Talbot (2007)
Open Air Theatre - - - Announces 2008 season (2008)
Open Air Theatre - - - 2008 casting (2008)
Open Air Theatre - - - 2009 season (2009)
Open Air Theatre - - - First 2009 casting announced (2009)
Open Air Theatre - - - 2010 season (2009)
Open Air Theatre - - - 2010 casting (2010)
Open Air Theatre - - - 2011 season (2010)
Open Air Theatre - - - Announces Olympic season (2011)

Open House - - - Extends (2005)

Opening Doors - - - 2003 festival details announced (2003)

Open Stages - - - Newport amateur group seeks "21st Century Shakespeares" (2011)

Opera London - - - Opening production (2008)

Opera North - - - Revives Sweeney Todd (2002)
Opera North - - - Programme from September 2007 to May 2008 (2007)
Opera North - - - Programme from autumn 2009 to spring 2010 (2009)

Operating Theatre Company - - - Presents Writers' Block at the Actors Centre (2005)
Operating Theatre Company - - - Three grants in one week (2005)

Opera UK - - - To tour Barber (2009)

OperaUpClose - - - First production (2009)

The Opera Walk - - - Details (2006)

Ophaboom - - - Touring Robin Hood (2003)
Ophaboom - - - To premiere Burke and Hare (2004)

Orange Tree, Richmond - - - Thirtieth birthday (2002)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - Winter/spring 2003 season (2003)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - Autumn season (2003)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - Autumn/winter season (2005)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - Director attacks ACE cuts (2008)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - To premiere new Havel play (2008)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - Autumn 2010 season (2010)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - Spring 2011 season (2010)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - 40th anniversary season (2011)
Orange Tree, Richmond - - - Programme from February to July 2012 (2011)

Kaite O'Reilly - - - Shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2009 (2009)
Kaite O'Reilly - - - Shortlisted for Poetry Award (2011)

Origins Festival - - - At Soho Theatre and Riverside Studios (2009)

Robert Ornbo - - - Obituary (2008)

John Osborne - - - The Hotel in Amsterdam revival at the Donmar (2003)
John Osborne - - - Premiere at the King's Head (2008)

Oscar Nominations - - - Announced (2002)
Oscar Winners - - - Announced (2002)
Oscar Nominations - - - 2005 nominations announced (2005)
Oscar Winners - - - Little British joy (2005)
Oscar Winners - - - Announced (2006)
Oscar Nominations - - - 2007 British nominees (2007)
Oscar Winners - - - British success (2009)

Oscar Wilde the Musical - - - Closes after one night (2004)

The Other Theatre Company - - - To take Neilson play to Southwark (2004)

Otherwise Engaged - - - Casting (2005)

Peter O'Toole - - - Turns down honorary Oscar (2003)
Peter O'Toole - - - Will accept Oscar after all (2003)
Peter O'Toole - - - Attacks British theatre (2005)

Our House - - - Opening Delayed (2002)
Our House - - - More delay (2002)
Our House - - - Cancels matinees (2002)
Our House - - - Extends (2002)
Our House - - - Extends to 2004 (2003)
Our House - - - To close (2003)
Our House - - - National tour (2008)

Our Song - - - To tour (2003)

Tamsin Outhwaite - - - To make stage debut at Royal Court (2003)

Out of Joint - - - New national tour (2002)
Out of Joint - - - To premiere two new plays (2003)
Out of Joint - - - Duck tour dates announced (2003)
Out of Joint - - - To tour The Permanent Way before RNT dates (2003)
Out of Joint - - - To tour promenade Macbeth (2004)
Out of Joint - - - More Macbeth tour details (2004)
Out of Joint - - - Talking to Terrorists (2005)
Out of Joint - - - To tour new Edgar play (2007)
Out of Joint - - - To co-produce Mixed Up North (2009)
Out of Joint - - - To tour Andersen's English (2010)
Out of Joint - - - Director Award (2010)
Out of Joint - - - Four London productions (2011)

Over My Shoulder - - - Opens at Mill at Sonning (2003)

Over the Moon - - - To close early (2001)

Clive Owen - - - To star in film version of Marber's Closer (2003)

Glyn Owen - - - Obituary (2004)

Oxford Playhouse - - - Production of Pinter's The Dumb Waiter (2003)
Oxford Playhouse - - - Shared Experience to be resident theatre company (2011)

Oxford Samuel Beckett Trust - - - New award announced (2003)

Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - 2003 Winners (2003)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Winning play at Riverside (2003)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for 2004 invited (2004)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - 2004 winner announced (2004)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - 2004 winner to play at the Riverside Studios (2004)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for 2005 invited (2004)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for 2006 invited (2005)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - 2006 winner announced (2006)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for the 2007 Award invited (2006)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for the 2008 Award invited (2007)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for the 2009 Award invited (2008)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for the 2010 Award invited (2009)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for the 2011 Award invited (2009)
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award - - - Applications for the 2012 Award invited (2010)

Oxfordshire - - - Showtime Challenge (2004)

Oxford Stage Company - - - To tour little known Rattigan play (2002)
Oxford Stage Company - - - To tour Cherry Orchard (2003)
Oxford Stage Company - - - Season at the Tricycle, Kilburn (2004)
Oxford Stage Company - - - Touring Candida (2004)
Oxford Stage Company - - - Eight productions this year (2005)
Oxford Stage Company - - - Goold replaces Dromgoole (2005)
Oxford Stage Company - - - New name and new season (2006)

Oxford University - - - Appoints Stephen Daldry as Visiting Professor (2002)

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