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, is one of the United Kingdom's flagship theatres with an international reputation for quality and innovation. The following is a chronological list of the Chichester Festival production history of productions that have been staged since its inception.


1960s

1962 *''The Chances'' by John Fletcher (playwright), John Fletcher, directed by Laurence Olivier *''The Broken Heart'' by John Ford (dramatist), John Ford, directed by Laurence Olivier *''Uncle Vanya'' by Anton Chekhov, translation by Constance Garnett, directed by Laurence Olivier 1963 *''Saint Joan (play), Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Dexter *''Uncle Vanya'' by Anton Chekhov, translation by Constance Garnett, directed by Laurence Olivier *''The Workhouse Donkey'' by John Arden, directed by Stuart Burge 1964 *''The Royal Hunt of the Sun'' by Peter Shaffer, directed by John Dexter *''The Dutch Courtesan'' by John Marston (playwright), John Marston, directed by William Gaskill *''Othello'' by William Shakespeare, directed by John Dexter 1965 *''Armstrong's Last Goodnight'' by John Arden, directed by John Dexter and William Gaskill *''Trelawny of the 'Wells''' by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by Desmond O'Donovan *''Miss Julie'' by August Strindberg, translation by Michael Meyer (translator), Michael Meyer, directed by Michael Elliott *''Black Comedy'' by Peter Shaffer, directed by John Dexter 1966 *''The Clandestine Marriage'' by George Colman the Elder, George Colman and David Garrick, directed by Desmond O'Donovan *''The Fighting Cock'' by Jean Anouilh, translation by Lucienne Hill, directed by Norman Marshall (theatre director), Norman Marshall *''The Cherry Orchard'' by Anton Chekhov, translation by John Murrell (playwright), John Murrell, directed by Lindsay Anderson *''Macbeth'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Benthall 1967 *''The Farmer's Wife (play), The Farmer's Wife'' by Eden Phillpots, directed by Sir John Clements, John Clements *''The Beaux' Stratagem'' by George Farquhar, directed by William Chappell *''Heartbreak House'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Clements *''Un chapeau de paille d'Italie (play), The Italian Straw Hat'' by Eugène Labiche, translation by Theodore Hoffmann, directed by Peter Coe 1968 *''The Unknown Soldier and His Wife'' written and directed by Peter Ustinov *''The Cocktail Party'' by T. S. Eliot, directed by Alec Guinness *''The Tempest'' by William Shakespeare, directed by David Jones (director), David Jones *''The Skin of Our Teeth'' by Thornton Wilder, directed by Peter Coe 1969 *''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'' by Bertolt Brecht, translation by James Stern (writer), James and Tania Stern with W. H. Auden, directed by Peter Coe *''The Magistrate (play), The Magistrate'' by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by John Clements *''The Country Wife'' by William Wycherley, directed by Robert Chetwyn *''Antony and Cleopatra'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews (director), Peter Dews


1970s

1970 *''Peer Gynt'' by Henrik Ibsen, English version by Christopher Fry based on a translation by Johann Fillinger, directed by Peter Coe *''Vivat! Vivat Regina!'' by Robert Bolt, directed by Peter Dews (director), Peter Dews *Double bill: ''The Marriage Proposal, The Proposal'' by Anton Chekhov, translation by Constance Garnett, and ''Arms and the Man'' by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Sir John Clements, John Clements *''The Alchemist (play), The Alchemist'' by Ben Jonson, directed by Peter Dews 1971 *''The Rivals'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by John Clements *''Dear Antoine'' by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill, directed by Robin Phillips *''Caesar and Cleopatra (play), Caesar and Cleopatra'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Robin Phillips *''Reunion in Vienna'' by Robert E. Sherwood, directed by Frith Banbury 1972 *''The Beggar's Opera'' by John Gay, directed by Robin Phillips *''The Doctor's Dilemma (play), The Doctor's Dilemma'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Clements *''The Taming of the Shrew'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Jonathan Miller *''The Lady's Not for Burning'' by Christopher Fry, directed by Robin Phillips 1973 *''The Director of the Opera'' by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill, directed by Peter Dews *''The Seagull'' by Anton Chekhov, directed by Jonathan Miller *''R Loves J'' by Peter Ustinov, music by Alexander Faris, lyrics by Julian More, directed by Wendy Toye *''Dandy Dick (play), Dandy Dick'' by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by John Clements 1974 *''Tonight We Improvise'' by Luigi Pirandello, translated by Samuel Putnam, directed by Peter Coe *''The Confederacy (play), The Confederacy'' by John Vanbrugh, directed by Wendy Toye *''Oedipus Tyrannus'' by Sophocles, adapted by Gail Rademacher, directed by Hovhannes Pilikian *''A Month in the Country (play), A Month in the Country'' by Ivan Turgenev, translated by Adriane Nicolaeff, directed by Toby Robinson 1975 *''Cyrano de Bergerac (play), Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Edmond Rostand, translated by Christopher Fry, directed by José Ferrer *''An Enemy of the People'' by Henrik Ibsen, English version by John Patrick Vincent, directed by Patrick Garland *''Made in Heaven'' by Andrew Sachs, directed by Wendy Toye *''Othello'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews 1976 *''Noah'' by André Obey, English text by Arthur Wilmurt, directed by Eric Thompson *''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Keith Michell *''The Circle'' by W. Somerset Maugham, directed by Peter Dews *''Monsieur Perrichon's Travels'' by Eugène Labiche & Edouard Martin, English version by R.H. Ward, directed by Patrick Garland 1977 *''Waters of the Moon'' by N.C. Hunter, directed by John Clements *''In Order of Appearance'' by Wally K. Daly & Keith Michell, music by Jim Parker (composer), Jim Parker, directed by Keith Michell *''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews *''The Apple Cart'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Patrick Garland 1978 *''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde, directed by Patrick Garland *''The Inconstant Couple'' by Pierre de Marivaux, translated and adapted by John Griffith Bowen, John Bowen, directed by Noel Willman *''The Aspern Papers'' by Henry James, adapted for the theatre by Michael Redgrave, directed by David William *''Look After Lulu!'' by Noël Coward, based on ''Occupe-toi d'Amélie!'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by Patrick Garland 1979 *''The Devil's Disciple (play), The Devil's Disciple'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Peter Dews *''The Eagle Has Two Heads'' by Jean Cocteau, adapted by Ronald Duncan, directed by David William *''The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Oscar Wilde, directed by Peter Dews *''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Patrick Lau


1980s

1980 *''The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (play), The Last of Mrs Cheyney'' by Frederick Lonsdale, directed by Patrick Lau *''Terra Nova'' by Ted Tally, directed by Peter Dews (director), Peter Dews *''Much Ado About Nothing'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews *''Old Heads and Young Hearts'' by Dion Boucicault, adapted by Peter Sallis, directed by Michael Simpson 1981 *''The Cherry Orchard'' by Anton Chekhov, translated by David Magarshack, revised by Philip Roth, directed by Patrick Garland *''Feasting with Panthers'', devised and directed by Peter Coe *''The Mitford Girls'' by Caryl Brahms & Ned Sherrin, music by Peter Greenwell, directed by Patrick Garland *''Underneath the Arches'' by Patrick Garland, Brian Glanville & Roy Hudd, directed by Roger Redfarn 1982 *''On the Rocks'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Jack Emery (director), Jack Emery and Patrick Garland *''Valmouth (musical), Valmouth'' by Sandy Wilson, from the novel by Ronald Firbank, directed by John Dexter *''Cavell'' by Keith Baxter (actor), Keith Baxter, directed by Patrick Garland *''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', based on the novel by James Hilton (novelist), James Hilton, book by Roland Starke, music & lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, directed by Patrick Garland and Chris Selbie 1983 *''A Patriot for Me'' by John Osborne, directed by Ronald Eyre *''Time and the Conways'' by J.B. Priestley, directed by Peter Dews *''As You Like It'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Patrick Garland *''The Sleeping Prince (play), The Sleeping Prince'' by Terence Rattigan, directed by Peter Coe 1984 *''Forty Years On (play), Forty Years On'' by Alan Bennett, directed by Patrick Garland *''Oh, Kay!'', music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, book by Tony Geiss & Ned Sherrin, based on the original by Guy Bolton & P.G. Wodehouse, directed by Ian Judge *''The Merchant of Venice'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Patrick Garland *''The Way of the World'' by William Congreve, directed by William Gaskill 1985 *''Cavalcade (play), Cavalcade'' by Noël Coward, directed by David Gilmore *''Antony and Cleopatra'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Robin Phillips *''The Philanthropist (play), The Philanthropist'' by Christopher Hampton, directed by Patrick Garland *''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' by Baroness Orczy, revised by Beverley Cross, directed by Nicholas Hytner 1986 *''Annie Get Your Gun (musical), Annie Get Your Gun'', music & lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Herbert Fields, Herbert & Dorothy Fields, directed by David Gilmore *''The Chalk Garden'' by Enid Bagnold, directed by Ronald Eyre *''The Relapse'' by John Vanbrugh, directed by Matthew Francis (producer), Matthew Francis *''Jane Eyre'' by Charlotte Brontë, adapted for the stage and directed by Peter Coe *''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'', book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Larry Gelbart 1987 *''Robert and Elizabeth'', book & lyrics by Ronald Millar, music by Ron Grainer, directed by Stewart Taylor *''An Ideal Husband'' by Oscar Wilde, directed by Tony Britton *''A Man for All Seasons (play), A Man for All Seasons'' by Robert Bolt, directed by Frank Hauser (Director), Frank Hauser *''Miranda'' by Beverley Cross, after Carlo Goldoni, directed by Wendy Toye 1988 *''Hay Fever (play), Hay Fever'' by Noël Coward, directed by Tony Britton *''Major Barbara (play), Major Barbara'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Christopher Morahan *''Royal Baccarat Scandal#In fiction, The Royal Baccarat Scandal'' by Royce Ryton, based on the book by Michael Havers & Edward Grayson, directed by Val May *''Ring Round the Moon'' by Jean Anouilh, translated by Christopher Fry, directed by Elijah Morrissey 1989 *''Victory!'' adapted from Thomas Hardy's ''The Dynasts'' by Patrick Garland, directed by Patrick Garland and Matthew Francis *''The Heiress (1947 play), The Heiress'' by Ruth Goetz, Ruth and Augustus Goetz, directed by Vivian Matalan *''London Assurance'' by Dion Boucicault, directed by Sam Mendes *''A Little Night Music'', book by Hugh Wheeler, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Ian Judge *''Summerfolk (play), Summerfolk'' by Maxim Gorky in a version by Botho Strauss & Peter Stein (director), Peter Stein, translated by Michael Robinson *''Culture Vultures'' by Robin Glendinning *''Warrior'' by Shirley Gee *''The Triumph of Love (play), The Triumph of Love'' by Pierre de Marivaux, translated by Guy Callan *''Cloud Nine (play), Cloud Nine'' by Caryl Churchill *''Love's Labours Lost'' by William Shakespeare *''The Purity Game'' by Gillian Plowman, music by Corin Buckeridge, lyrics by Will Cohu *''War and Peaces'', a revue devised by Will Cohu and Stefan Bednarczyk


1990s

1990 *''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Rudman *''The Power and the Glory'', adapted by Denis Cannan from the novel by Graham Greene, directed by Tim Luscombe *''The Silver King (play), The Silver King'' by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman, directed by Peter Wood (director), Peter Wood *''Rumors (play), Rumours'' by Neil Simon, directed by Michael Rudman *''Born Again'', music by Jason Carr, libretto by Julian Barry & Peter Hall (director), Peter Hall, based on the play ''Rhinoceros (play), Rhinoceros'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Peter Hall *''Thérèse Raquin'' by Émile Zola, translation by Nicholas Wright (playwright), Nicholas Wright, directed by David Leveaux *''Eurydice (Anouilh play), Eurydice'' by Jean Anouilh, translated by Peter Meyer, directed by Michael Rudman *''70, Girls, 70'', book by David Thompson (writer), David Thompson & Norman L. Martin, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, based on the play ''Breath of Spring'' by Peter Coke, adapted by Joe Masteroff, directed by Paul Kerryson *''My Mother Said I Never Should'' by Charlotte Keatley, directed by Annie Castledine *''Scenes from a Marriage'' by Ingmar Bergman, translated by Alan Blair, directed by Rita Russek 1991 *''Arsenic and Old Lace (play), Arsenic and Old Lace'' by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Annie Castledine *''Henry VIII (play), Henry VIII'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Ian Judge *''Tovarich (musical), Tovarich'' directed by Patrick Garland *''Preserving Mr Panmure'' directed by Peter Wood *''Point Valaine'' by Noël Coward, directed by Tim Luscombe *''The Sisterhood (play), The Sisterhood'' directed by Tony Britton *''Valentine's Day (play), Valentine's Day'' directed by Gillian Lynne *''Adam was a Gardener'' directed by Caroline Sharman *''Talking Heads (play), Talking Heads'' directed by Alan Bennett 1992 *''Coriolanus (play), Coriolanus'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Tim Supple *''Venus Observed'' directed by James Roose Evans *''King Lear in New York'' directed by Patrick Garland *''She Stoops to Conquer'' by Oliver Goldsmith, directed by Peter Wood *''Me and My Girl'' directed by Ian Rickson *''Double Take (play), Double Take'' directed by Hugh Wooldridge *''Nijinsky - Death of a Faun'' directed by Jane McCulloch *''Vita & Virginia'' directed by Patrick Garland *''Cain (play), Cain'' directed by Edward Hall (director), Edward Hall 1993 *''Getting Married'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Tim Supple *''Relative Values (play), Relative Values'' by Noël Coward, directed by Tim Luscombe *''Pickwick (musical), Pickwick'' directed by Patrick Garland *''The Matchmaker'' by Thornton Wilder, directed by Patrick Mason (theatre director), Patrick Mason *''Carrington (play), Carrington'' directed by Annie Castledine *''Rope (play), Rope'' directed by Keith Baxter (actor), Keith Baxter *''Elvira '40'' directed by Patrick Garland 1994 *''The Rivals'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by Richard Cottrell *''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Patrick Garland *''The Schoolmistress'' directed by Matthew Francis (producer), Matthew Francis *''Noel/Cole: Let's Do It'' directed by Jeff Thacker and David Kernan *''A Doll's House'' directed by Annie Castledine *''Dangerous Corner'' by J.B. Priestley, directed by Keith Baxter (actor), Keith Baxter *''Three Sisters (play), Three Sisters'' by Anton Chekhov, directed by Lisa Forellp 1995 *''Hadrian the Seventh'' by Peter Luke, directed by Terry Hands *''Hobson's Choice (play), Hobson's Choice'' by Harold Brighouse, directed by Frank Hauser (Director), Frank Hauser *''The School for Scandal'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by Richard Cottrell *''The Miser'' by Molière, directed by Nicholas Broadhurst *''The Visit (play), The Visit'' by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Terry Hands *''Taking Sides (play), Taking Sides'' by Ronald Harwood, directed by Harold Pinter *''A Word from Our Sponsor'' directed by Alan Ayckbourn *''Playing the Wife'' directed by Richard Clifford *''The Hothouse'' by Harold Pinter, directed by David Jones (director), David Jones *''Monsieur Amilcar'' directed by Tim Luscombe 1996 *''Love for Love'' by William Congreve, directed by Ian Judge *''Mansfield Park'' directed by Michael Rudman *''Beethoven's 10th'' directed by Joe Harmston *''When We Are Married'' by J.B. Priestley, directed by Jude Kelly *''Fortune's Fool (1848 play), Fortune's Fool'' directed by Gale Edwards *''Simply Disconnected'' directed by Richard Wilson (Scottish actor), Richard Wilson *''Talking Heads (plays), Talking Heads'' directed by Alan Bennett *''Uncle Vanya'' by Anton Chekhov, directed by Bill Bryden *''Hedda Gabler'' by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Lindy Davies *''Beatrix (play), Beatrix'' directed by Patrick Garland *''The Handyman (play), The Handyman'' directed by Christopher Morahan *''It Could Be Any One Of Us'' directed by Alan Ayckbourn 1997 *''The Admirable Crichton'' by J.M. Barrie, directed by Michael Rudman *''Lady Windermere's Fan'' by Oscar Wilde, directed by Richard Cottrell *''Blithe Spirit (play), Blithe Spirit'' by Noël Coward, *''Our Betters'' directed by Michael Rudman *''The Magistrate (play), The Magistrate'' by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by Nicholas Broadhurst *''After October'' directed by Keith Baxter (actor), Keith Baxter *''Nocturne for Lovers'' directed by Kado Kostzer *''Tallulah (play), Tallulah'' directed by Michael Rudman *''Suzanna Andler'' directed by Lindy Davies *''Misalliance'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Frank Hauser (director), Frank Hauser *''Electra (Sophocles), Electra'' by Sophocles, directed by David Leveaux 1998 *''Saturday, Sunday ... and Monday'' directed by Jude Kelly *''Racing Demon (play), Racing Demon'' Christopher Morahan *''Chimes at Midnight'' directed by Patrick Garland *''Katherine Howard'' *''Loot (play), Loot'' directed by David Grindley (director), David Grindley *''Song of Singapore'' directed by Roger Redfarn *''The Glass Menagerie'' by Tennessee Williams, directed by Jacob Murray 1999 *''The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Oscar Wilde, directed by Christopher Morahan *''Semi-Detached (play), Semi-Detached'' by David Turner (dramatist), David Turner, directed by Christopher Morahan *''Easy Virtue (play), Easy Virtue'' by Noël Coward, directed by Maria Aitken *''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Joe Dowling *''The King of Prussia'' directed by Sean Holmes (theatre director), Sean Holmes *''Insignificance (play), Insignificance'' directed by Loveday Ingram *''Nymph Errant'' music and lyrics by Cole Porter, libretto by Romney Brent, from the novel by James Laver, directed by Roger Redfarn *''The School of Night (play), The School of Night'' directed by Jack Shepherd (actor), Jack Shepherd *''The Retreat from Moscow'' directed by Christopher Morahan


2000s

2000 *''The Recruiting Officer'' directed by James Kerr *''Heartbreak House'' by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Christopher Morahan *''A Small Family Business'' *''Arcadia (play), Arcadia'' directed by Peter Wood (director), Peter Wood *''The Sea (play), The Sea'' directed by Sean Holmes (theatre director), Sean Holmes *''The Blue Room (play), The Blue Room'' directed by Loveday Ingram *''Pal Joey (musical), Pal Joey'' music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by John O’Hara, directed by Loveday Ingram *''Aristocrats (play), Aristocrats'' directed by Sean Holmes (theatre director), Sean Holmes *''Hysteria (play), Hysteria'' directed by Loveday Ingram 2001 *''On the Razzle'' directed by Peter Wood *''The Winslow Boy'' directed by Christopher Morahan *''My One and Only (musical), My One and Only'' directed by Loveday Ingram *''Three Sisters (play), Three Sisters'' by Anton Chekhov, directed by Loveday Ingram *''Song of Singapore'' directed by Roger Redfarn *''Shang-a-Lang (play), Shang-a-Lang'' directed by Andy Brereton *''In Celebration'' directed by Sean Holmes (theatre director), Sean Holmes *''The Secret Rapture (play), The Secret Rapture'' directed by Indhu Rubasingham *''Pulling It Together'' directed by Edward Hall (director), Edward Hall *''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures'' directed by Dale Rooks 2002 *''The Front Page'' by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, directed by Edward Kemp (playwright), Edward Kemp *''Wild Orchids (play), Wild Orchids'' directed by Edward Kemp (playwright), Edward Kemp *''Cabaret (musical), Cabaret'' book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander, directed by Roger Redfarn *''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Indhu Rubasingham *''The Lady's Not for Burning'' directed by Samuel West *''Up on the Roof (musical), Up on the Roof'' directed by Angus Jackson *''Blunt Speaking'' directed by Mark Clements *''Songs of the Western Men'' directed by Andy Brereton *''Dead Funny'' directed by Loveday Ingram 2003 *''The Gondoliers'' music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W. S. Gilbert, directed by Martin Duncan *''The Merchant of Venice'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Gale Edwards *''The Waterbabies (musical), The Waterbabies'' music and lyrics by Jason Carr, book by Gary Yershon – directed by Jeremy Sams *''The Seagull'' by Anton Chekhov, directed by Steven Pimlott *''Nathan the Wise'' directed by Steven Pimlott *''Holes in the Skin'' directed by Simon Usher *''The Coffee House (play), The Coffee House'' directed by Simon Gonella *''I Caught My Death in Venice'' directed by Martin Duncan *''Pinocchio'' by Brian Way, directed by Dale Rooks 2004 *''Out of This World (musical), Out of This World'' directed by Martin Duncan *''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Gale Edwards *''Just So'' directed by Anthony Drewe *''The Master and Margarita'' translation by Edward Kemp (playwright), Edward Kemp – directed by Steven Pimlott *''Seven Doors'' by Botho Strauß, translated by Jeremy Sams – directed by Martin Duncan''Three Plays (The Park, Seven Doors, Time and the Room)'' translated by Jeremy Sams, Oberon, 2006 *''Cruel and Tender'' directed by Luc Bondy *''Three Women and a Piano Tuner'' directed by Samuel West *''The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Doctor Faustus'' directed by Martin Duncan, Edward Kemp (playwright), Edward Kemp and Dale Rooks 2005 *''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' directed by Martin Duncan *''Scapino, or The Trickster'' directed by Silviu Pucarete *''The Government Inspector'' by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Martin Duncan *''5/11 (play), 5/11'' by Edward Kemp (playwright), Edward Kemp – directed by Steven Pimlott *''Six Pictures of Lee Miller'' Music and lyrics by Jason Carr, book by Edward Kemp (playwright), Edward Kemp – directed by Anthony Van Laast *''King Lear'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Steven Pimlott *''The Scarlet Letter'' directed by Phyllis Nagy *''Arabian Nights'' directed by Dale Rooks 2006 *''Entertaining Angels (play), Entertaining Angels'' directed by Alan Strachan *''Carousel (musical), Carousel'' by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, directed by Angus Jackson *''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby parts 1 & 2'' directed by Jonathan Church Philip Franks, and Philip Franks *''Pravda (play), Pravda'' directed by Jonathan Church *''Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, Peter Pan'' directed by Dale Rooks *''In Praise of Love (play), In Praise of Love'' directed by Philip Wilson *''Tonight at 8.30, Tonight at 8.30 Parts I & II'' directed by Lucy Bailey *''The Father (Osborne), The Father'' directed by Angus Jackson *''Grimm's Fairy Tales, Grimm Tales'' directed by Dale Rooks 2007 *''The Last Confession'' directed by David Hugh Jones, David Jones *''Babes in Arms'' by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, directed by Martin Connor (director), Martin Connor *''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Philip Franks *''Hobson's Choice (play), Hobson's Choice'' directed by Jonathan Church *''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby parts 1 & 2'' directed by Jonathan Church and Philip Franks *''James and the Giant Peach'' directed by Dale Rooks *''Office Suite (play), Office Suite'' directed by Edward Kemp (playwright), Edward Kemp *''Macbeth'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Rupert Goold *''The Waltz of the Toreadors'' by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill, directed by Lindsay Posner *''I am Shakespeare'' directed by Matthew Warchus and Mark Rylance 2008 *''The Cherry Orchard'' by Anton Chekhov directed by Philip Franks *''The Music Man'' by Meredith Willson directed by Rachel Kavanaugh *''The Circle (play), The Circle'' by Somerset Maugham directed by Jonathan Church *''Calendar Girls'' by Tim Firth directed by Hamish McColl *''Funny Girl (musical), Funny Girl'' by Isobel Lennart directed by Angus Jackson *''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' by Luigi Pirandello directed by Rupert Goold *''Taking Sides (play), Taking Sides'' by Ronald Harwood directed by Philip Franks *''Collaboration (play), Collaboration'' by Ronald Harwood directed by Philip Franks *''Aristo (play), Aristo'' by Martin Sherman directed by Nancy Meckler 2009 *''The Last Cigarette'' by Simon Gray and Hugh Whitemore directed by Richard Eyre *''Hay Fever (play), Hay Fever'' by Noël Coward directed by Nikolai Foster *''Taking Sides (play), Taking Sides'' by Ronald Harwood directed by Philip Franks *''Collaboration (play), Collaboration'' by Ronald Harwood directed by Philip Franks *''Cyrano de Bergerac (play), Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Edmond Rostand directed by Trevor Nunn *''Wallenstein (trilogy of plays), Wallenstein'' by Friedrich Schiller directed by Angus Jackson *''Oklahoma!'' by Rodgers & Hammerstein directed by John Doyles *''The House of Special Purpose'' by Heidi Thomas directed by Howard Davies (director), Howard Davies *''The Grapes of Wrath'' by John Steinbeck, adapted by Frank Galati directed by Jonathan Church *''ENRON (play), ENRON'' by Lucy Prebble directed by Rupert Goold *''Separate Tables'' by Terence Rattigan directed by Philip Franks


2010s

2010 *''Bingo (play), Bingo'' by Edward Bond directed by Angus Jackson *''Yes, Prime Minister'' by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn directed by Jonathan Lynn *''Love Story (musical), Love Story'' by Erich Segal music by Howard Goodall directed by Rachel Kavanaugh *''42nd Street (musical), 42nd Street'' music by Harry Warren directed by Paul Kerryson *''The Critic'' and ''The Real Inspector Hound'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Tom Stoppard directed by Jonathan Church *''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' by George Bernard Shaw directed by Philip Prowse *''The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists'' by Robert Tressell directed by Christopher Morahan *''The Master Builder'' by Henrik Ibsen directed by Philip Franks *''ENRON (play), ENRON'' by Lucy Prebble directed by Rupert Goold *''A Month in the Country (play), A Month In The Country'' by Ivan Turgenev directed by Jonathan Kent (director), Jonathan Kent *''The Firework-Maker's Daughter'' by Philip Pullman directed by Dale Rooks 2011 *''Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'' by Tom Stoppard *''Singin' in the Rain'' book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown *''The Deep Blue Sea (play), The Deep Blue Sea'' by Terence Rattigan *''Rattigan's Nijinsky'' by Nicholas Wright (playwright), Nicholas Wright *''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd'' music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and libretto by Hugh Wheeler *''She Loves Me'' book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock *''Top Girls'' by Caryl Churchill *''The Syndicate (play), The Syndicate'' by Eduardo De Filippo, in a new version by Mike Poulton *''South Downs (play), South Downs'' by David Hare (playwright), David Hare 2012 *''Uncle Vanya'' – by Anton Chekhov *''The Way of the World'' – by William Congreve *''A Marvellous Year for Plums'' by Hugh Whitemore *''Canvas (play), Canvas'' by Michael Wynne (playwright), Michael Wynne *''Kiss Me, Kate'' – book by Samuel and Bella Spewack – music and lyrics by Cole Porter *''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' – by Bertolt Brecht *''Heartbreak House'' by George Bernard Shaw *''Noah (play), Noah'' by Rachel Barnett *''Surprises (play), Surprises'' by Alan Ayckbourn *''Absurd Person Singular'' by Alan Ayckbourn *''Private Lives'' – by Noël Coward *''Antony and Cleopatra'' – by William Shakespeare 2013 *''The Pajama Game'' – music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (composer), Jerry Ross *''If Only (play), If Only'' – by David Edgar (playwright), David Edgar *''Barnum (musical), Barnum'' – by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart (playwright), Michael Stewart, music by Cy Coleman *''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' – by Bertolt Brecht *''Neville's Island'' – by Tim Firth *''Another Country (play), Another Country'' – by Julian Mitchell *''The Witches (book), The Witches'' – by Roald Dahl 2014 *''Stevie (play), Stevie'' – by Hugh Whitemore *''Pressure (play), Pressure'' – by David Haig *''Miss Julie'' – by August Strindberg, in a new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz *''Black Comedy'' – by Peter Shaffer *''Amadeus (play), Amadeus'' – by Peter Shaffer *''Guys and Dolls'' – music and lyrics by Frank Loesser book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows *''Taken at Midnight'' – by Mark Hayhurst *''Gypsy (musical), Gypsy'' – book by Arthur Laurents music by Jule Styne lyrics by Stephen Sondheim *''Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune'' – by Terrence McNally *''An Ideal Husband'' – by Oscar Wilde *''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' – by Dodie Smith in a new adaptation by Bryony Lavery 2015 *''Way Upstream'' – by Alan Ayckbourn *''Educating Rita'' – by Willy Russell *''The Rehearsal (play), The Rehearsal'' – by Jean Anouilh, in a new adaptation by Jeremy Sams *''Mack and Mabel'' *''For Services Rendered'' – by Somerset Maugham *''Someone Who'll Watch Over Me'' – by Frank McGuinness *''A Damsel in Distress (musical), A Damsel in Distress'' – based on a novel by PG Wodehouse, with songs by George Gershwin, George and Ira Gershwin *''Young Chekhov'' trilogy – ''Platonov (play), Platonov'', ''Ivanov (play), Ivanov'' and ''The Seagull'' 2016 *''Travels with My Aunt'' – based on the novel by Graham Greene, book by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, music and lyrics by George Stiles (composer), George Stiles and Anthony Drewe *''An Enemy of the People'' – by Henrik Ibsen, in a version by Christopher Hampton *''Ross (play), Ross'' – by Terence Rattigan *''First Light'' – a new play by Mark Hayhurst *''Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use the F-Word'' – a new play by Alistair Beaton *''Half a Sixpence (2016 musical), Half a Sixpence'' – book by Julian Fellowes, new music and lyrics by George Stiles (composer), George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, original songs by David Heneker *''Strife (play), Strife'' – by John Galsworthy *''This House (play), This House'' – by James Graham (playwright), James Graham *''Much Ado About Nothing'' and ''Love's Labour's Lost'' – by William Shakespeare 2017 *''Forty Years On (play), Forty Years On'' – by Alan Bennett *''Caroline, or Change'' – book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori *''Sweet Bird of Youth'' – by Tennessee Williams *''The Country Girls'' – by Edna O'Brien *''Fiddler on the Roof'' – book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick *''The House They Grew Up In'' – a new play by Deborah Bruce *''Grimm Tales – For Young and Old'' – Chichester Festival Youth Theatre *''The Stepmother'' – by Githa Sowerby *''The Norman Conquests'' – a trilogy of plays – ''Table Manners'', ''Living Together'', ''Round and Round the Garden'' – by Alan Ayckbourn *''King Lear'' – by William Shakespeare *''Quiz (play), Quiz'' – a new play by James Graham (playwright), James Graham *''Beauty and the Beast (musical), Beauty and the Beast'' – Chichester Festival Youth Theatre 2018 *''Present Laughter'' – by Noël Coward *''random/generations'' – by Debbie Tucker Green *''The Chalk Garden'' – by Enid Bagnold *''The Country Wife'' – by William Wycherley *''Me and My Girl'' – book and lyrics by L Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, book revised by Stephen Fry with contributions by Mike Ockrent, music by Noel Gay *''The Meeting'' – by Charlotte Jones (writer), Charlotte Jones *''Copenhagen (play), Copenhagen -'' by Michael Frayn *''Flowers for Mrs Harris (musical), Flowers For Mrs Harris'' – based on the novel by Paul Gallico, book by Rachel Wagstaff, music and lyrics by Richard Taylor *''Cock (play), Cock'' – by Mike Bartlett (playwright), Mike Bartlett *''The Midnight Gang'' – by David Walliams, adapted by Bryony Lavery, music and lyrics by Joe Stilgoe *''The Watsons'' – by Laura Wade, adapted from the unfinished novel by Jane Austen *''Sleeping Beauty'' – by Rufus Norris – Chichester Festival Youth Theatre 2019 * ''This Is My Family'' – a musical by Tim Firth * Shadowlands (play), ''Shadowlands'' – by William Nicholson (writer), William Nicholson * Plenty (play), ''Plenty'' – by David Hare (playwright), David Hare * The Deep Blue Sea (play), ''The Deep Blue Sea'' – by Terence Rattigan * ''Oklahoma!'' – music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the play ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs'' by Lynn Riggs * ''8 Hotels'' – a new play by Nicholas Wright (playwright), Nicholas Wright * ''Crossing Lines'' – a new play by Anna Ledwich * ''Hedda Gabler, Hedda Tessman'' – by Cordelia Lynn after Henrik Ibsen * ''Macbeth'' – by William Shakespeare * ''Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads'' – by Roy Williams (playwright), Roy Williams * ''The Butterfly Lion'' – by Michael Morpurgo, a new adaptation by Anna Ledwich * The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical), ''The Wizard of Oz'' – by L. Frank Baum with music and Lyrics of the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg. Background music by Herbert Stothart. Dance and vocal arrangements by Peter Howard. Adapted by John Kane from the motion picture screenplay. – Chichester Festival Youth Theatre


2020’s

2020 (Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) 2021 * South Pacific (musical), ''South Pacific'' – music by Richard Rogers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan, Adapted from ''Tales of the South Pacific'' by James A. Michener * ''The Flock'' – a new play by Zoe Cooper * ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' – by Martin McDonagh * ''The Long Song'' – A new adaptation by Suhayla El-Bushra, Based on the novel by Andrea Levy * Home (play), ''Home'' – by David Storey * ''Pinocchio'' – A new adaptation by Anna Ledwich, Music by Tom Brady, From the original novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi – Chichester Festival Youth Theatre 2022 * ''The Taxidermist's Daughter'' – adapted for the stage by Kate Mosse, a new play based on her novel * ''Our Generation'' – a new play by Alecky Blythe * ''Murder on the Orient Express'' – by Agatha Christie, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig * ''The Unfriend'' – a new play by Steven Moffat * ''The Southbury Child'' – a new play by Stephen Beresford * ''Crazy for You (musical), Crazy for You'' - music & lyrics by George Gershwin, George & Ira Gershwin, book by Ken Ludwig * ''Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads'' – by Roy Williams (playwright), Roy Williams * ''The Narcissist'' – a new play by Christopher Shinn * ''Woman in Mind'' – by Alan Ayckbourn * Local Hero (musical), ''Local Hero'' – book by David Greig (dramatist), David Greig, music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler, based on the Bill Forsyth film * ''The Famous Five'' – music and lyrics by Theo Jamieson, book by Elinor Cook, based on the books by Enid Blyton * ''The Wind in the Willows'' – by Kenneth Grahame, adapted for the stage by Alan Bennett, music and additional lyrics by Jeremy Sams – Chichester Festival Theatre References External links
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