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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.

Pacific Overtures - - - Extends (2003)

Eileen Page - - - Brings Eleanor of Aquitaine to Jermyn Street (2005)

Elaine Paige - - - To return to the West End (2003)
Elaine Paige - - - In conversation with... at the Shaw (2008)

Patsy Palmer - - - Third stage appearance in less than twelve months (2003)

Paines Plough - - - Part of Soho Connect Five season (2002)
Paines Plough - - - Brings Fringe First winner to the Bush (2002)
Paines Plough - - - New young writers initiative (2004)
Paines Plough - - - Residency at Menier Chocolate Factory (2004)
Paines Plough - - - Roxana Silbert to be new artistic director (2004)
Paines Plough - - - Details of This Other England (2005)
Paines Plough - - - Future Perfect - an opportunity for young playwrights (2006)
Paines Plough - - - Two touring productions (2006)
Paines Plough - - - New series of Later (2006)

Palace Theatre, West End - - - Whistle to replace Woman before Spamalot (2006)

Palace, Watford - - - Scacchi to star in new Mata Hari play (2002)
Palace, Watford - - - £7.3m refurbishment (2002)

Patsy Palmer - - - To star in "alternative panto" (2002)
Patsy Palmer - - - To share lead in Tell Me on a Sunday tour (2004)
Patsy Palmer - - - To tour in Stepping Out (2005)

Gwyneth Paltrow - - - To appear at the Donmar? (2002)
Gwyneth Paltrow - - - In Shakespeare celebration at the Globe (2003)
Gwyneth Paltrow - - - To star at Old Vic? (2004)

Pantomime - - - Returns to the West End (2004)
Pantomime - - - Peter Lathan's book to be published in November (2004)

Paradise Lost - - - Two stage versions planned (2003)

Paris - - - Theatre diary index (2005 on)
Paris - - - Theatre diary for November 2005 (2005)
Paris - - - Theatre diary for December 2005 (2006)
Paris - - - Theatre diary for January 2006 (2006)
Paris - - - Theatre diary for February 2009 (2006)
Paris - - - Theatre diary for March 2006 (2006)
Paris - - - Theatre diary for April 2006 (2006)

Pasifika Styles - - - Details (2007)

Joe Pasquale - - - To star in Cooney London premiere (2004)

Bill Paterson - - - To take over in Talking Cure (2002)
Bill Paterson - - - Drops out of Talking Cure (2002)

Lyn Paul - - - To play Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers (2003)

Luciano Pavarotti - - - Obituary (2007)

Neil Pearson - - - To tour in Frayn revival (2002)
Neil Pearson - - - To tour in Taking Sides (2003)

Pearson Playwrights' Scheme - - - Bursary winners for 2007 (2006)

Peebles - - - New theatre venue opens (2004)

Susan Penhaligon - - - To tour in Deathtrap (2002)

Joe Penhall - - - Some Voices to be revived at Young Vic (2003)
Joe Penhall - - - New play at the National (2007)

Michael Pennington - - - To star in Chichester revival (2002)
Michael Pennington - - - To star in Kureishi world premiere (2004)

Pentabus - - - Strawberry Fields: a drama-documentary (2005)

Perfect Days - - - Borderline to tour new production (2002)

Perfect Pitch - - - 2007 new musical showcase (2007)

Peribanez - - - Extends (2003)

Pericles - - - RSC announces Rounhouse casting (2002)

The Permanent Way - - - To tour before RNT dates (2003)

Luke Perry - - - To make West End debut in When Harry Met Sally (2003)

Matthew Perry - - - To appear in Mamet play at Comedy (2003)

Personals the Musical - - - National tour in 2006 (2005)
Personals the Musical - - - Tour cancelled (2006)

Perth Theatre - - - To premiere Havel's The Memorandum with Communicado (2006)
Perth Theatre - - - Spring 06 programme (2006)
Perth Theatre - - - September 2006 to April 2007 (2006)

Peshkar Productions - - - To tour Camp X-Ray play (2005)

Pete and Dud - Come Again - - - To play in the West End (2006)
Pete and Dud - Come Again - - - To close early (2006)

Peter Brook Awards - - - 2003 nominees announced (2003)

Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure - - - Casting announced (2002)

Peter Pan - - - Centenary celebration events (2004)

Peter Pan El Musical - - - At the Garrick (2008)

Lynne Perrie - - - Obituary (2006)

Clarke Peters - - - In Follies at the RFH (2002)
Clarke Peters - - - Withdraws from Follies (2002)

Taliep Petersen - - - Murdered during a robbery (2006)

Edward Petherbridge - - - Joins cast of Chitty Citty Bang Bang (2002)
Edward Petherbridge - - - At 2005 Edinburgh Fringe (2005)

Phaedra - - - At the Riverside (2002)

Phantom of the Opera - - - Extends to December 2002 (2001)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Olivier Audience award (2002)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Extends (2002)
Phantom of the Opera - - - 18th birthday (2002)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Extends again (2002)
Phantom of the Opera - - - New two-tier ticket pricing structure (2003)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Further extension (2003)
Phantom of the Opera - - - 7,000th performance in the West End (2003)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Film casting announced (2003)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Extends (2003)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Extends to 2005 (2004)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Another extension (2004)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Carpenter to play the Phantom (2005)
Phantom of the Opera - - - 19th birthday (2005)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Broadway production breaks Cats record (2006)
Phantom of the Opera - - - Sequel? (2007)

The Philadelphia Story - - - More casting (2005)

Sian Phillips - - - To tour in The Old Ladies (2003)

Phoenix Dance Company - - - New artistic director (2006)

Phyllis Bedells Bursary - - - 2007 winners (2007)

Edith Piaf - - - An evening devoted to Piaf and Brecht in Leicester (2004)

The Picture of Dorian Gray - - - New tour (2003)

Pier Playwrights - - - Would Like to Meet 2 regional conference (2005)

Tim Pigott-Smith - - - Journalist for a week (2006)

The Pillowman - - - Extends (2004)

Steven Pimlott - - - To take over as artistic director at Chichester (2002)
Steven Pimlott - - - To be artistic director of the Savoy Opera (2003)
Steven Pimott - - - Dies, aged 52 (2007)
Sreven Pimlott - - - A celebration (2007)
Steven Pimlott - - - A report on the celebration of his life (2007)

Harold Pinter - - - Sketches at the National (2002)
Harold Pinter - - - Has cancer (2002)
Harold Pinter - - - Knighthood (2002)
Harold Pinter - - - BBC to broadcast major tribute (2002)
Harold Pinter - - - Novel to be adapted for the stage (2003)
Harold Pinter - - - Betrayal to make West End debut (2003)
Harold Pinter - - - Terence Rigby stars in Bristol revival of The Caretaker (2003)
Harold Pinter - - - To direct in Birmingham (2004)
Harold Pinter - - - Casting for revial of Old Times at the Donmar (2004)
Harlod Pinter - - - No more plays (2005)
Harold Pinter - - - Wins Nobel Prize for Literature (2005)
Harold Pinter - - - West End celebration from the Gate, Dublin (2005)
Harold Pinter - - - Will not collect Nobel in person (2005)
Harold Pinter - - - Summary of his Nobel lecture (2005)
Harold Pinter - - - Two new productions (2007)

Billie Piper - - - To co-star in new Dr Who (2004)
Billie Piper - - - To star in new TV Philip Pullman adaptation (2006)

Nigel Pivaro - - - To star in Bouncers at Richmond (2003)

Nigel Planer - - - To play lead in Queen musical (2001)
Nigel Planer - - - To tour his one-man show (2001)
Nigel Planer - - - Makes playwriting debut (2005)
Nigel Planer - - - Debut play to transfer to West End (2005)

Plateaux - - - An international platform for young experimental theatre directors (2004)

Alan Plater - - - New play premieres at Newbury (2002)
Alan Plater - - - Second new play for Newbury (2003)

Playbox Theatre - - - Summer 2005 (2005)
Playbox Theatre - - - To present His Dark Materials (2006)

Players' Theate - - - Bailiffs move in (2002)

Playgrounding - - - New children's plays (2004)

Playhouse Theatre - - - To be sold? (2002)
Playhouse Theatre - - - Sold (2002)

The Play's the Thing - - - New playwriting competition and TV series from Channel 4 (2005)
The Play's the Thing - - - Winner to premiere in June (2006)
The Play's the Thing - - - Pimlott pulls out (2006)
The Play's the Thing - - - The winner (2006)

The Play What I Wrote - - - Returning to the West End (2002)
The Play What I Wrote - - - Another West End return (2002)
The Play What I Wrote - - - Tony nomination (2003)
The Play What I Wrote - - - To close on Broadway (2003)
The Play What I Wrote - - - New tour (2003)

Playwrights' Studio Scotland - - - Scottish plays database (2005)
Playwrights' Studio Scotland - - - Ignite, a playwriting competition (2006)

Playwriting - - - NE competition launched (2004)
Playwriting - - - Seventh annual competition at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley (2005)
Playwriting - - - A new competition and TV series from Channel 4 (2005)
Playwriting - - - International playwriting competition: call for entries (2005)
Playwriting - - - New Writing/New Worlds in Glasgow (2006)
Playwriting - - - News for writers (2006)
Playwriting - - - DAW playwriting competition 2007 (2006)
Playwriting - - - News for writers (2007)
Playwriting - - - Protect the Human! - a new competition (2007)
Playwriting - - - New plays sought (2007)
Playwriting - - - Warehouse International Playwriting Festival (2007)
Playwriting - - - PubScripts 2008 (2007)
Playwriting - - - Current opportunities (2008)

Pleasance Edinburgh - - - Announces 2003 Fringe programme (2003)

Pleasance London - - - Puppet show (2002)
Pleasance London - - - Opens new studio (2002)
Pleasance London - - - Financial crisis leads to job losses (2003)

The Pocket Orchestra – The Unlikely Lives of the Great Composers - - - At Trafalgar Studios (2006)

The Pod - - - Expands (2004)

Stephen Poliakoff - - - Now play for West End (2003)

Political Futures - - - A conference on alternative theatre at the University of Reading (2004)

Polka Children's Theatre - - - Theatened cut in grant (2003)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - 2003 Summer season (2003)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - Free workshops for primary teachers (2004)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - Playgrounding 2 (2004)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - Tackles bullying (2005)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - Summer season (2005)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - Autumn season (2005)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - Spring 2006 season (2005)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - Spring 2007 programme (2007)
Polka Children's Theatre - - - Spring 2008 programme (2007)

Peter Polycarpou - - - To appear in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002)

Porgy and Bess - - - National tour (2004)

Cole Porter - - - First Broadway hit to receive London premiere (2002)
Cole Porter - - - Anything Goes casting announced (2002)

Natalie Portman - - - To star in film version of Marber's Closer (2003)

Portsmouth Theatre Royal - - - Shakespeare touring initiative (2002)

Lindsay Posner - - - Directs revival of The Caretaker at Bristol (2003)
Lindsay Posner - - - To revive Shepard's Fool for Love (2006)

Pete Postlethwaite - - - One-man show to tour (2002)
Pete Postlethwaite - - - At the Riverside Studios (2002)
Pete Postlethwaite - - - International tour for Scaramouche Jones (2003)

Dennis Potter - - - Revival of Brimstone and Treacle at the Bridewell (2004)

Harry Potter - - - Branagh to direct third film? (2002)

Robert Powell - - - In new Bennett revival? (2002)

Stefanie Powers - - - To play the lead in King and I tour (2002)

Practicum Theatre - - - An opportunity for playwrights (2006)

Pragnell Shakespeare Award - - - Corin Redgrave wins 2005 award (2005)

Presnyakov Brothers - - - Playing the Victim to transfer to Royal Court (2003)

Pretending to Be Me - - - To open at Comedy (2003)
Pretending to Be Me - - - Extends (2003)

The Price - - - To transfer to the Apollo after Kilburn (2003)

Pride of Place Festival - - - Details of 2004 event (2004)
Pride of Place Festival - - - Details of 2006 event (2006)
Pride of Place Festival - - - Details of 2008 event (2008)

Priestley Centre for the Arts, Bradford - - - Rescued by Paradise Green Promotions (2003)

Primetime Theatre Company of India - - - Brings Ghandi play to Brentford (2007)

Prime Theatre - - - Launch (2007)

Prince Charles - - - Launches Arts & Kids Foundation (2002)
Prince Charles - - - To re-open the refurbished Prince of Wales Theatre (2004)

Private Lives - - - Extends (2001)
Private Lives - - - Tranfers to Broadway (2002)

Proof - - - More casting (2002)

Propeller - - - Dream extends at Comedy (2003)
Propeller - - - To tour all-male Winter's Tale (2005)

Proteus Theatre Company - - - To tour The Elephant Man (2007)

Jonathan Pryce - - - To be replaced by Jennings (2001)
Jonathan Pryce - - - To star at the Soho (2003)
Jonathan Pryce - - - To receive a 2006 Cymry for the World Honour (2006)

Pugilist Specialist - - - To play the the Soho Theatre (2003)
Pugilist Specialist - - - Expands, transfers and is broadcast (2004)

Philip Pullman - - - Operatic version of Clockwork at ROH (2004)
Philip Pullman - - - BBC to film Sally Lockhart novels (2006)

Puppets - - - At the Pleasance (2002)
Puppets - - - New writing for puppets (2005)

James Purnell - - - Leaves DCMS (2008)

Push 04 - - - Details (2004)

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