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The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat,
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in
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,
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, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977.
Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. That s ...
, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by Michael Longhurst. The theatre has a diverse artistic policy that includes new writing, contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama and small-scale musical theatre. As well as presenting at least six productions a year at its home in
Covent Garden Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist si ...
, every year the Donmar tours one in-house production in the UK.


History

Theatrical producer A theatrical producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backing, and hire ...
Donald Albery formed Donmar Productions around 1953, with the name derived from the first three letters of his name and the first three letters of his wife's middle name, Margaret. In 1961, he bought the warehouse, a building that in the 1870s had been a vat room and
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warehouse for the local brewery in Covent Garden, and in the 1920s had been used as a film studio and then the Covent Garden Market banana-ripening depot."Donmar Warehouse"
''The Theatres Trust''. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
His son
Ian Albery Ian Bronson Albery (born 21 September 1936) is an English theatre consultant, manager, and producer. He is a former chief executive of Sadler's Wells Theatre (1994-2002), and was in charge of the Donmar Warehouse from 1961 to 1989.
, a producer and theatre design consultant, converted the warehouse into a private rehearsal studio. In 1977, the
Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...
acquired it as a theatre and renamed it the Warehouse, converting and equipping at "immense speed".Beauman, Sally, ''The Royal Shakespeare Company'', OUP (1982) The first show, which opened on 18 July 1977, was '' Schweik in the Second World War'', directed by Howard Davies, which transferred from the Other Place in Stratford. The electricity for the theatre was turned on just 30 minutes before curtain up, and the concrete steps up to the theatre were still wet. The Warehouse was an RSC workshop as much as a showcase and the seasons were remarkably innovative, including
Trevor Nunn Sir Trevor Robert Nunn (born 14 January 1940) is a British theatre director. He has been the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. He has directed dramas ...
's acclaimed Stratford 1976 ''
Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...
'', starring
Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Regarded as one of Britain's best actresses, she is noted for her versatile work in various films and television programmes encompassing several genres, as well as for her ...
and
Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...
, which opened at the Covent Garden venue in September 1977 before transferring to the
Young Vic The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Kwame Kwei-Armah has been Artistic Director since February 201 ...
. The RSC went on to stage numerous acclaimed productions, both original and transfers from The Other Place, Stratford. In 1980 nearly all the RSC company were involved in '' Nicholas Nickleby'' so a new two hander was found from the pile of submitted scripts. '' Educating Rita'', with
Julie Walters Dame Julia Mary Walters (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a B ...
and Mark Kingston directed by
Mike Ockrent Michael Robert Ockrent (18 June 1946 – 2 December 1999) was a British stage director, well-known both for his Broadway musicals and smaller niche plays. He was educated at Highgate School. Through directing ''Educating Rita'', '' The Nerd'' an ...
, went on to be one of the RSC's biggest successes. From 1983 to 1989 it came under the artistic directorship of
Nica Burns Lounica Maureen Patricia "Nica" Burns OBE (born August 1954) is a London theatre producer and co-owner with her business partner Max Weitzenhoffer of the Nimax Theatres group, comprising six West End theatres: the Palace, Lyric, Apollo, Ga ...
. In 1990, Roger Wingate was responsible for the acquisition of the Donmar Warehouse. He completely rebuilt and re-equipped it in the form it is known today. Prior to its reopening in 1992, Roger Wingate appointed
Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. That s ...
as the theatre's first Artistic Director. As a board member and theatrical producer, Roger Wingate remains closely involved with the Donmar to the present day.


Under Sam Mendes (1992–2002)

The Donmar became an independent producing house in 1992 with
Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. That s ...
as artistic director. His opening production was
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's ''
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''. He followed this with a series of classic revivals. Among Mendes' productions were John Kander and Fred Ebb's ''
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'',
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's '' The Glass Menagerie'',
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's ''
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'', Alan Bennett's ''
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'' and his farewell duo of Chekhov's ''
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'' and ''
Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...
'', which transferred to the
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. Under Mendes,
Matthew Warchus Matthew Warchus (born 24 October 1966) is a British theatre director, filmmaker, lyricist, and playwright. He has been the Artistic Director of London's The Old Vic since September 2015. Personal life Warchus is married to American actress L ...
's production of Sam Shepard's '' True West'',
Katie Mitchell Katrina Jane Mitchell (born 23 September 1964) is an English theatre director. Life and career Mitchell was born in Reading, Berkshire, raised in Hermitage, Berkshire, and educated at Oakham School. Upon leaving Oakham, she went up to Ma ...
's of Beckett's '' Endgame'', David Leveaux's of
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's '' Elektra'' and
Tom Stoppard Sir Tom Stoppard (born , 3 July 1937) is a Czech born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and polit ...
's '' The Real Thing'' were all productions at Donmar. Mendes' successor Michael Grandage directed some of the key productions of the later part of Mendes' tenure, including Peter Nichols's '' Passion Play'' and '' Privates on Parade'' and Sondheim's '' Merrily We Roll Along''.


Under Michael Grandage (2002–2011)

In 2002 Michael Grandage succeeded
Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. That s ...
as Artistic Director. Grandage appointed Douglas Hodge and
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as Associate Directors; in 2007 Rob Ashford succeeded Hodge. For its revivals of foreign plays, the company regularly commissioned new translations or versions, including
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's '' The Wild Duck'' ( David Eldridge),
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's ''
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'' (Frank McGuinness), Dario Fo's '' Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' (
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) and Strindberg's '' Creditors'' ( David Greig). Its musical productions included '' Grand Hotel'' and the
Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...
works, '' Pacific Overtures'', '' Merrily We Roll Along'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and the 1992 production of ''
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'' that opened
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' tenure as Artistic Director. Under the umbrella of Warehouse Productions, the theatre sometimes opened shows in the West End. Including 1999's ''
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'' and 2005's ''
Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on " The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also b ...
''. Many well-known actors have appeared at the theatre, including Nicole Kidman ('' The Blue Room''),
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(''Proof''),
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(''The Cut'') and Ewan McGregor (''
Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...
''). With only 250 seats, the tickets for ''Othello'' starring McGregor were in such demand that Grandage feared it could become "a bad news story". His response was to plan a one-year season at the 750-seat Wyndham's Theatre, four major new productions presented by Donmar West End. It commenced on 12 September 2008, with Kenneth Branagh in the title role of Chekhov's ''
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'', given in a new version by
Tom Stoppard Sir Tom Stoppard (born , 3 July 1937) is a Czech born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and polit ...
and directed by Grandage. The West End season continued with
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in ''
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'',
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in Yukio Mishima's ''
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'' and
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in ''
Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'', all directed by Grandage. Following the Donmar West End season, the Donmar held three productions internationally: transfers of '' Red'', '' Piaf'' and ''Creditors'', to Broadway, Madrid and the
Brooklyn Academy of Music The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is a performing arts venue in Brooklyn, New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant-garde performance. It presented its first performance in 1861 and began operations in its present location in ...
respectively. Furthermore, from 30 September through December, the Donmar had the first of three year resident spots at Trafalgar Studios 2, in order to showcase its past Resident Assistant Directors. In late 2010, the Donmar led the UK celebrations to mark
Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...
's 80th birthday to recognise his long association with the theatre. It included a new production of '' Passion'' directed by
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. In February 2011, the Donmar collaborated with the National Theatre Live programme to broadcast its production of ''
King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...
'', starring
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, to cinemas around the world. With over 350 screens in 20 countries, this single performance of ''King Lear'' was seen by more than 30,000 people.


Under Josie Rourke (2012–2019)

In January 2012, Josie Rourke became the third Artistic Director in the Donmar's history. The first production under her leadership was
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's '' The Recruiting Officer'', which Rourke also directed. Her first season also included Robert Holman's 1987 play, ''Making Noise Quietly'', directed by Peter Gill; Jack Thorne's new version of '' The Physicists'' by Swiss playwright Friedrich Duerrenmatt;
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's ''
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'', directed by Lyndsey Turner; and Rourke's own production of
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's '' Berenice'', in a new translation by
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and Phyllida Lloyd's all female
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, which later went on to play at the
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, New York. The Donmar built a temporary, in-the-round, 420-seat theatre next to
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. This theatre housed the all-female Shakespeare trilogy: The Tempest, Julius Caesar and Henry IV, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, from September to December 2016.


Under Michael Longhurst (2019–present)

In June 2018, Michael Longhurst was named the fourth Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse. Longhurst's previous credits include '' Constellations'' at the Royal Court Theatre and '' Amadeus'' at the National Theatre. Longhurst's first season at the Donmar started on 20 June 2019 with David Greig’s ''Europe'', followed by the UK premiere of ''Appropriate'' by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Further planned productions include '' lank' by
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, the UK premiere of Mike Lew's ''Teenage Dick'' and the season closes with
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's ''Far Away.''


Productions


1990s

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'' (22 October 1992 – 9 January 1993) *''
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'' (14 January–20 February 1993) *''Playland'' (25 February–17 April 1993) *''Don't Fool With Love'' (22 April–15 May 1993) *'' Translations'' (3 June–24 July 1993) *''
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'' (9 July–11 September 1993) *''The Life of Stuff'' (16 September–6 November 1993) *''
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'' (10–27 November 1993) *''
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'' (2 December 1993 – 26 March 1994) *''Half Time'' (4, 5, 11 and 12 February 1994) *'' Maria Friedman by Special Arrangement'' (20, 27 February and 6 March 1994) *'' Beautiful Thing'' (29 March–23 April 1994) *'' Maria Friedman by Special Arrangement by Further Arrangement'' (23 May–11 June 1994) *''
Glengarry Glen Ross ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' is a play by David Mamet that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts ...
'' (16 June–27 August 1994) *''
Design for Living ''Design for Living'' is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo, and their complicated three-way relationship. Originally written to star Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Cowa ...
'' (1 September–5 November 1994) *'' True West'' (9 November–3 December 1994) *''
The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with mu ...
'' (8 December 1994 – 18 March 1995) *'' Highland Fling'' (21 March–8 April 1995) *'' Our Boys'' (11 April–13 May 1995) *''Insignificance'' (1 June–6 August 1995) *'' The Glass Menagerie'' (7 September–5 November 1995) *''Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club'' (7–25 November 1995) *''
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'' (1 December 1995 – 2 March 1996) *''The King of Prussia'' (4–9 March 1996) *''Buddleia'' (12–16 March 1996) *''Song from a Forgotten City'' (18–23 March 1996) *''Bondagers'' (27 March–6 April 1996) *'' Endgame'' (11 April–25 May 1996) *''
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'' (30 May–27 July 1996) *'' Hedda Gabler'' (30 July–31 August 1996) *''Pentecost'' (3–28 September 1996) *'' Fool for Love'' (3 October–30 November 1996) *'' Nine'' (6 December 1996 – 8 March 1997) *''Badfinger'' (11–22 March 1997) *''Summer Begins'' (25 March–5 April 1997) *''Halloween Night'' (8–19 April 1997) *'' The Fix'' (26 April–14 June 1997) *'' The Maids'' (19 June–9 August 1997) *''
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'' (12 August–6 September 1997) *'' Enter the Guardsman'' (11 September–18 October 1997) *''
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'' (21 October–6 December 1997) *'' The Front Page'' (10 December 1997 – 28 February 1998) *''In a Little World of our Own'' (3–7 March 1998) *''Tell Me'' (9–14 March 1998) *''Timeless'' (17–21 March 1998) *''Sleeping Around'' (23–28 March 1998) *''
The Real Inspector Hound ''The Real Inspector Hound'' is a short, one-act play by Tom Stoppard. The plot follows two theatre critics named Moon and Birdboot who are watching a ludicrous setup of a country house murder mystery, in the style of a whodunit. By chance, th ...
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'' (Tour: 25 March–11 April 1998, West End: 16 April–31 October 1998, Tour: 18 August–23 October 1999) *''The Bullet'' (2 April–2 May 1998) *'' A Kind of Alaska'', '' The Lover'' & '' The Collection'' (7 May–13 June 1998) *''
How I Learned to Drive ''How I Learned to Drive'' is a play written by American playwright Paula Vogel. The play premiered on March 16, 1997, Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. Vogel received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work. It was written and devel ...
'' (18 June–8 August 1998) *''
Divas at the Donmar ''Divas at the Donmar'' is a stage production that occurred for 5 seasons at the Donmar Warehouse, first premiering on 10 August 1998, with the last show ending on 31 August 2002. The show hosted different actors and actresses performing a variety ...
'' with Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway, Barbara Cook and
Imelda Staunton Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre prod ...
(10 August–5 September 1998) *'' The Blue Room'' (10 September–31 October 1998) *''
Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...
'' (6 November 1998 – 13 February 1999) *''Splash Hatch on the E Going Down'' (16–27 February 1999) *''Morphic Resonance'' (17–27 February 1999) *'' Three Days of Rain'' (1–13 March 1999) *''
Suddenly, Last Summer ''Suddenly Last Summer'' is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams, written in New York in 1957. It opened off Broadway on January 7, 1958, as part of a double bill with another of Williams' one-acts, '' Something Unspoken'' (written in London i ...
'' (Tour: 3 March–3 April 1999, West End: 8 April–17 July 1999) *''Good'' (18 March–22 May 1999) *'' The Real Thing'' (27 May–7 August 1999) *''Divas at the Donmar'' with
Patti LuPone Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer best known for her work in musical theater. She has won three Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, two Grammy Awards, and was a 2006 inductee to the American Theater Hall of F ...
,
Audra McDonald Audra Ann McDonald (born July 3, 1970) is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four act ...
and Sam Brown
(9 August–4 September 1999) *''
Antigone In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and either his mother Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia. She is a sister of Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene.Roman, L., ...
'' (Tour: 6–25 September 1999, West End: 27 September–18 December 1999) *''
Juno and the Paycock ''Juno and the Paycock'' is a play by Seán O'Casey. Highly regarded and often performed in Ireland, it was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the ...
'' (9 September–6 November 1999)


2000s

*'' Three Days of Rain'' (9 November–22 December 1999 & 5–22 January 2000) *'' American Buffalo'' (28 January–26 February 2000) *'' Helpless'' (2 March–8 April 2000) *'' Passion Play'' (13 April–10 June 2000) *'' Orpheus Descending'' (15 June–12 August 2000) *''Divas at the Donmar'' with
Betty Buckley Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the American ...
and Clive Rowe
(21 August–9 September 2000) *'' To the Green Fields Beyond'' (14 September–25 November 2000) *'' Merrily We Roll Along'' (1 December 2000 – 3 March 2001) *'' Boston Marriage'' (8 March–14 April 2001) *''Tales from Hollywood'' (19 April–23 June 2001) *'' A Lie of the Mind'' (28 June–1 September 2001) *''Divas at the Donmar'' with Clive Rowe, Siân Phillips and Michael Ball (3–29 September 2001) *'' The Little Foxes'' (4 October–24 November 2001) *'' Privates on Parade'' (30 November 2001 – 2 March 2002) *'' Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train'' (6–30 March 2002) *''Frame 312'' (11–30 March 2002) *'' Lobby Hero'' (10 April–4 May 2002) *''
Proof Proof most often refers to: * Proof (truth), argument or sufficient evidence for the truth of a proposition * Alcohol proof, a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength Proof may also refer to: Mathematics and formal logic * Formal proof, a c ...
'' (9 May–15 June 2002) *'' Take Me Out'' (20 June–3 August 2002) *''Divas at the Donmar'' with Janie Dee, Ruby Turner,
Philip Quast Philip Mark Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an Australian actor and singer. He has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical three times, making him the first actor to have three wins in that category. He is perhaps best known f ...
and Kristin Chenoweth
(5–31 August 2002) *''
Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the di ...
'' (6 September–20 November 2002) *''
Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...
'' (11 October–30 November 2002) *'' The Vortex'' (5 December 2002 – 15 February 2003) *'' Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' (20 February–18 April 2003) *''
Caligula Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germani ...
'' (24 April–14 June 2003) *'' Pacific Overtures'' (20 June–6 September 2003)
''The Hotel in Amsterdam''
(11 September–15 November 2003) *'' After Miss Julie'' (20 November 2003 – 7 February 2004) *'' World Music'' (12 February–13 March 2004)
''The Dark''
(18 March–24 April 2004) *'' Pirandello's Henry IV'' (29 April–26 June 2004) *'' Old Times'' (1 July–4 September 2004) *'' Hecuba'' (9 September–12 November 2004) *'' Grand Hotel'' (19 November 2004 – 12 February 2005) *'' Days of Wine and Roses'' (17 February–2 April 2005) *'' The Cosmonaut's Last Message...'' (7 April–21 May 2005) *''
Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on " The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also b ...
'' (West End; 20 May 2005 – 6 December 2007) *''
This Is How It Goes ''This Is How It Goes'' is a play by Neil LaBute set in small town America, about the repercussions of an interracial love triangle. The play premiered Off-Broadway in 2005 and also was produced in the West End in 2005. Plot and concept High ...
'' (26 May–9 July 2005) *'' Mary Stuart'' (14 July–3 September 2005) *'' The Philanthropist'' (8 September–15 October 2005) *''
The God of Hell ''The God of Hell'' is a play by United States, American playwright Sam Shepard. The play was written in part as a response to the events of September 11, 2001 attacks, September 11, 2001. The plot concerns Wisconsin dairy farmer Frank and his w ...
'' (20 October–2 December 2005) *'' The Wild Duck'' (8 December 2005 – 18 February 2006) *'' The Cut'' (23 February–1 April 2006) *'' Phèdre'' (6 April–3 June 2006) *'' A Voyage Round My Father'' (8 June–5 August 2006) *'' Frost/Nixon'' (10 August–7 October 2006) *'' The Cryptogram'' (12 October–25 November 2006) *'' Don Juan in Soho'' (30 November 2006 – 10 February 2007) *'' John Gabriel Borkman'' (15 February–14 April 2007) *'' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (19 April–26 May 2007) *'' Betrayal'' (31 May–21 July 2007) *''Absurdia'' (26 July–8 September 2007) *''
Parade A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of s ...
'' (14 September–24 November 2007) *''
Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...
'' (4 December 2007 – 23 February 2008) *''
The Man Who Had All the Luck ''The Man Who Had All the Luck'' is a play by Arthur Miller, his second major play (after '' No Villain''). ''The Man Who Had All the Luck'' follows protagonist David Beeves’ existential exploration into the enigmatic question of how fate and t ...
'' (28 February–5 April 2008) *''Small Change'' (10 April–31 May 2008) *''
The Chalk Garden ''The Chalk Garden'' is a play by Enid Bagnold that premiered in the US in 1955 and was produced in Britain the following year. It tells the story of the imperious Mrs St Maugham and her granddaughter Laurel, a disturbed child under the care of ...
'' (5 June–2 August 2008) *'' Piaf'' (8 August–20 September 2008) *''
Ivanov Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, bg, Иванов, russian: ИвановSometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation), or Ivanova (feminine, bg, Иванов ...
'' (Donmar West End; 12 September–29 November 2008) *''Creditors'' (25 September–15 November 2008) *''
The Family Reunion ''The Family Reunion'' is a play by T. S. Eliot. Written mostly in blank verse (though not iambic pentameter), it incorporates elements from Greek drama and mid-twentieth-century detective plays to portray the hero's journey from guilt to rede ...
'' (20 November 2008 – 17 January 2009) *''
Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...
'' (Donmar West End; 5 December 2008 – 7 March 2009) *''
Be Near Me "Be Near Me" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC. It was released in April 1985 as the second single from their third studio album, '' How to Be a ... Zillionaire!'' It peaked at No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985, and was ...
'' (22 January–14 March 2009) *''Dimetos'' (19 March–9 May 2009) *''
Madame de Sade ''Madame de Sade'' is a 1965 play written by Yukio Mishima. It was first published in English, translated by Donald Keene by Grove Press and is currently out of print. ''Madame de Sade'' is a historical fiction play written by Mishima Yukio an ...
'' (Donmar West End; 23 March–23 May 2009) *''
A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' ( Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having be ...
'' (14 May–18 July 2009) *''
Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' (Donmar West End; 29 May–22 August 2009) *''
A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of per ...
'' (23 July–3 October 2009) *'' Life is a Dream'' (8 October–28 November 2009)


2010s

*'' Red'' (3 December 2009 – 6 February 2010) *''
Serenading Louie ''Serenading Louie'' is a 1976 play by Lanford Wilson. Production history The 1976 Off-Broadway production of ''Serenading Louie'' played at the Circle Repertory Company from May 2 to May 30, 1976. Marshall W. Mason won an Obie Award for his dir ...
'' (11 February–27 March 2010) *'' Polar Bears'' (1 April–22 May 2010) *''The Late Middle Classes'' (27 May–17 July 2010) *'' The Prince of Homburg'' (22 July–4 September 2010) *'' Passion'' (10 September–27 November 2010) *''Lower Ninth'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 30 September–23 October 2010) *'' Novecento'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 28 October–20 November 2010) *'' Les Parents Terribles'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 25 November–18 December 2010) *''
King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...
'' (3 December 2010 – 5 February 2011) *'' The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' (11 February–2 April 2011) *''
Moonlight Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes. Illumination The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...
'' (7 April–28 May 2011) *''
Luise Miller ''Intrigue and Love'', sometimes ''Love and Intrigue'', ''Love and Politics'' or ''Luise Miller'' (german: Kabale und Liebe, ; literally "''Cabal and Love''") is a five-act play written by the German dramatist Friedrich Schiller. His third pla ...
'' (8 June–30 July 2011) *''
Anna Christie ''Anna Christie'' is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It made its Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. O'Neill received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work. According to historian Paul Avrich, the ...
'' (4 August–8 October 2011) *'' Inadmissible Evidence'' (13 October–26 November 2011) *''Salt, Root & Roe'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 10 November–3 December 2011) *''
Richard II Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father ...
'' (1 December 2011 – 4 February 2012) *'' Dublin Carol'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 8–31 December 2011) *'' Huis Clos'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 5–28 January 2012) *'' The Recruiting Officer'' (9 February–14 April 2012) *''
Making Noise Quietly Dominic Dromgoole (born 25 October 1963)DROMGOOLE, Dominic Charles Flemi ...
'' (19 April–26 May 2012) *'' The Physicists'' (31 May–21 July 2012) *''
Philadelphia, Here I Come! ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' is a 1964 play by Irish dramatist Brian Friel. Set in the fictional town of Ballybeg, County Donegal, the play launched Friel onto the international stage. Plot ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' centres around Gareth ...
'' (26 July–22 September 2012) *'' Berenice'' (27 September–24 November 2012) *''
Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, an ...
'' (30 November 2012 – 9 February 2013) *'' Trelawny of the Wells'' (15 February 2013 – 13 April 2013) *'' The Promise'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 15 November–8 December 2012) *''
Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, an ...
'' (30 November 2012 – 9 February 2013) *''
The Dance of Death The ''Danse Macabre'' (; ) (from the French language), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory of the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death. The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification ...
'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 13 December 2012 – 5 January 2013) *'' The Silence of the Sea'' (Donmar Trafalgar; 10 January–2 February 2013) *'' Trelawny of the Wells'' (15 February–13 April 2013) *'' The Weir'' (18 April–8 June 2013) *''
The Night Alive ''The Night Alive'' is a 2013 stage play by Conor McPherson which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play 2013–14 The play premiered in London in 2013. Productions The play premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London, runn ...
'' (13 June–27 July 2013) *''The Same Deep Water As Me'' (1 August–28 September 2013) *''
Roots A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...
(3 October 2013 – 30 November 2013) *'' Coriolanus'' (6 December 2013 – 13 February 2014) *''
Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, ...
'' (20 February–5 April 2014) *''
Privacy Privacy (, ) is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. The domain of privacy partially overlaps with security, which can include the concepts of ...
'' (10 April–31 May 2014) *''Fathers and Sons'' (5 June–26 July 2014) *'' My Night With Reg'' (31 July 2014 – 27 September 2014) *''Henry IV'' (31 July 2014 – 27 September 2014) *'' City of Angels'' (5 December 2014 – 7 February 2015) *'' Closer'' (12 February – 4 April 2015) *''
The Vote ''The Vote'' is a 2015 play by British playwright James Graham. The play received its world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse as part of their spring 2015 season, where it ran from 24 April to 7 May 2015. Directed by Josie Rourke and set in a f ...
'' (24 April – 7 May 2015) *''
Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
'' (21 May – 25 July 2015) *''Splendour'' (30 July – 26 September 2015) *''Teddy Ferrara'' (2 October – 5 December 2015) *'' Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' (11 December 2015 – 13 February 2016) *'' Welcome Home, Captain Fox!'' (18 February – 16 April 2016) *'' Elegy'' (21 April – 18 June 2016) *''
Faith Healer Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the healing ...
'' (23 June – 20 August 2016) *'' One Night in Miami'' (6 October – 3 December 2016) *'' Saint Joan'' (9 December 2016 – 18 February 2017) *'' Limehouse'' (2 March – 15 April 2017) *'' The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' (21 April – 17 June 2017) *'' Committee...'' (23 June – 12 August 2017) *'' Knives in Hens'' (17 August – 7 October 2017) *'' The Lady from the Sea'' (12 October – 2 December 2017) *'' Belleville'' (7 December – 3 February 2018) *'' The York Realist'' (8 February – 24 March 2018) *'' The Way of the World'' (29 March – 26 May 2018) *'' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (play)'' (4 June – 28 July 2018) *'' Aristocrats (play)'' (2 August – 22 September 2018) *'' St Nicholas (play)'' (Donmar Dryden Street; 10 September – 5 October 2018) *''
Measure For Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the '' First Folio'' of 1623. The play's plot features its ...
'' ( 28 September – 1 December 2018) *'' Sweat'' ( 7 December – 26 January 2019) *'' Berberian Sound Studio'' (based on the film) (8 February – 30 March 2019) *''
Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on ...
'' (6 April – 8 June 2019) *''Europe'' (20 June – 10 August 2019)


See also

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West End theatre West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes, "West End" in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194� ...
*
List of London venues This is a partial list of entertainment venues in London, England. Theatres The majority of London's commercial "theatre land" is situated around Shaftesbury Avenue, the Strand and nearby streets in the West End. The theatres are receiving h ...


References


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