Theatre Programs

  I am putting this list together, 1. So I know what I have/what I need; and 2. So I can add to the "career biography" information.  I was assuming that the lists of plays in the "biographies" inside the programs are in the order they happened.  As I am finding out, the biographies aren't always accurate.  I can't find dates for some of these. The biographies are brief, they won't include everything in them.

If you, have any information to add to this, see any corrections that need to be made, or see any omissions, please let me know.

There's more than just programs on here.  I have some relevant theatre books too. 

I have tried to construct a complete list of plays, by using the information in the "biographies" in the programs.  I have no idea if it is a complete listing and I don't know if they are in the correct order. 

Find below, the list of plays, the listing of theatre programs I have, the ephemera I have , and then the listings from the "biographies". 

I received excellent service from Mountfield Magazines and Books when I purchased some of the theatre programs below.

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If you see a "yes" in the "Have Program?" column, and you want more information on it, please see the chart below this one titled, "Programmes". 

If there is no year listed, I have no idea if the listing is in the correct order. 

I found some "new" (to me) information via the Internet Movie Database, under "Other works".  I'm not sure how accurate the information is, as they list, "Birds of Passage" as being written by, Syd Clayton. The program lists the author as, Hanif Kureishi.  Dates below in lime are from the information on the Internet Movie Database.  I'm putting the text in that color because I am unsure of the accuracy.  [There's one entry on here with the year as a link.  I found a reliable source for that info.  Click on the link and go to the "University of Glasgow, Special Collections, STA Catalogue - Event Details"; http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/STA/search/detaile.cfm?EID=8373]

 

  Title/Place/ Dates Year Have Program?
1 Trafford Tanzi (London and tour), (at the Lyric), (at the Lyric Hammersmith), (Tour to Lyric Hammersmith) 1981 no
2 The White Devil (Contact, Manchester)   no
3 Man is Man (Edinburgh), (at Manchester), (Contact, Manchester)   no
4 Henry IV pt 1 (at Leicester), (Phoenix, Leicester)   yes
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6 1981 Young Writers Festival (Royal Court), (Royal Court Upstairs) 1981 no
7 Jack Sheppard's Back (at the Tricycle Theatre) 1982 yes
8 Woyzeck (Edinburgh), (1982 Edinburgh Festival) 1982 no
9 Birds of Passage (Hampstead Theatre) 1983 yes
10 Not Quite Jerusalem (at Liverpool Playhouse)   no
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12 Hal in Loot (at the Ambassador's and the Lyric) 1984 two (Lyric)-- looking for one from Ambassadors

HAVE: one with Leonard Rossiter and one with Dinsdale Landen as Truscott

13 Spend, Spend, Spend, (at the Half Moon) 1985 no
14 Summer and Smoke (at Leicester Haymarket) 1987 no
15 Tomorrow--Today!, Tomorrow and Today (Soho Poly), Hanif Kureishi's Tomorrow Today   no
16 The Doctor of Honour (Cheek by Jowl, Donmar Warehouse) 1989 yes
17 Thérèse Raquin (Chichester) 1990 no
18 Gala Charity Variety Show (London Palladium) Sunday 8th December 1991 yes
19 Emily Needs Attention [Mind Millie For Me] (Tour) 1996 yes
20 Mind Millie For Me (Theatre Royal Haymarket May 6-June 15) 1996 yes
21 Closer (Lyric Theatre), (Shaftsbury Theatre) 1998 two
22 The Real Thing (National Tour) 2001 yes
23 Benefactors (June 4-8 Richmond Theatre, Richmond, Surrey; June 11-15 Oxford Playhouse, Oxford; from Wednesday 19th June the Albery Theatre, London) 2002 yes
24 Taking Sides (toured Autumn 2003 - Spring 2004) 2003-2004 yes
25 Cloaca (The Old Vic Theatre) 2004 yes
26 Old Times (toured February 27, 2007 to April 28, 2007) 2007 yes
27 Uncle Vanya (16 January - 5 April 2008), (January 16-February 9 Rose Theatre, Kingston; February 12-16 Theatre Royal Bath; February 19-23 Cambridge Arts Theatre; February 26 – March 1 Theatre Royal Brighton; March 4-8 York Theatre Royal; March 11-15 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford; March 18-22 Northern Stage Newcastle; March 26-29 Milton Keynes Theatre; April 1 -5 Malvern Theatres) 2008 no
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        Play Title/ Author Date/Year Theatre Role Other Info. Photos?
(relevant photos)

 
 
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6 Henry IV Part I

William Shakespeare

Unknown, early? 1980's Phoenix Arts Hal bought on eBay Not really.  There's an artist's drawing of Hal's costume on what seems to be a generic figure.  
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8 Jack Sheppard's Back

Shirley Barrie and Ian Barnett

First performed Tuesday 14th December 1982 Tricycle Theatre Jack Sheppard, harpsichord bought on eBay

This was a musical

Yes-- cover and two inside  
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11 Birds of Passage

Hanif Kureishi

From Thursday 8th September 1983 Hampstead Theatre Paul bought on eBay cover?  
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13 Loot

By Joe Orton

First performance at this theatre Wednesday 19th September 1984 The Lyric Hal bought on eBay

This one had Leonard Rossiter as Truscott

One with the biography and one of the production  
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By Joe Orton

First performance at this theatre Wednesday 19th September 1984 The Lyric Hal bought on eBay

This one had Dinsdale Landen as Truscott

One with the biography and one of the production  
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18 The Doctor of Honour

By Calderon translated by Roy Campbell

1989 Cheek by Jowl

 

Don Henry The Prince, his brother bought on eBay Yes--three  
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20 Gala Charity Variety Show Sunday 8th December 1991 London Palladium With cast of Drop The Dead Donkey amongst others bought on eBay None  
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23 Emily Needs Attention (Mind Millie For Me)

By Georges Feydeau

Tuesday 27th February--Saturday 23rd March 1996 Thorndike Theatre Leatherhead, Surrey Marcel bought on eBay one with biography one caricature  
24 Mind Millie For Me

By Georges Feydeau

First performance at this Theatre 7th May 1996. Ticket found inside says, "Wed 15th May 1996". Theatre Royal Haymarket Marcel bought on eBay One with biography and two caricatures  
25 Closer

by Patrick Marber

March 31, to July 11, 1998 Lyric Theatre Larry bought on eBay has publicity photos of cast with biographies and none of this production  
26 Closer

by Patrick Marber

March 31, to July 11, 1998 Lyric Theatre Larry bought on eBay
from same seller as one above
 
has photos from production with biographies.  Has other photos from this production.  
27 The Real Thing

By Tom Stoppard

Monday 5th-Saturday 10th November 2001 Richmond Theatre Henry bought on eBay essentially two: the cover photo and the one with the biography.  There are variations of the cover photo inside in various shades of gray.  
28 Benefactors

By Michael Frayn

 

Previewed June 19, 2002; Opened June 25, 2002; Closed September 28, 2002 Albery Theatre Colin bought on eBay cover, repeat of the cover photo, and five more  
29 Taking Sides

By Ronald Harwood

14th - 17th January 2004

[toured Autumn 2003 - Spring 2004]

The Oxford Playhouse Major Steve Arnold bought on eBay cover photo repeated inside twice; the usual publicity photo with biography; one other publicity photo from production  
30 Cloaca

By Maria Goos

 

September 16, to December 11, 2004 The Old Vic Theatre Maarten bought on eBay

 

(This is a copy of "The Old Vic Magazine" Launch Issue)

cover photo; page 17 two; page 20 one; two page spread pages, 28 and 29; pages 60 and 61, article about "24 Hour Plays", five photos? very tiny "contact print" looking photos--it's difficult to see who is in them  
31 Old Times

By Harold Pinter

April 2 to 7, 2007

[toured February 27, 2007 to April 28, 2007]

Richmond Theatre Deeley bought on eBay two, cover photo; the ubiquitous publicity photo with biography  
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Don't know if there is anything relevant in any other editions of "Theatre Year".  Will have to check that out sometime.

 

  Title/ Author

 

 

Copyright or other Date ISBN / ISSN Other Info. Photos?
(relevant photos)
 
  Theatre Year

Published by In (Parenthesis) Limited

Covers the time, September 1983 to October 1984

Copyright 1983/1984

ISBN: 09507578-4-5

ISSN: 0261-2348

bought via Bookfinder.com One photo from, Loot at the Ambassadors, March 13, 1984  
             
  small poster/lobby card? sheet from, The Real Thing
Bristol Old Vic
2001 unknown bought on eBay

signed; once folded in half

ubiquitous one on the front  
  Theatregoer Magazine July 2002 unknown bought on eBay --originally came inside a Phantom of the Opera program, which I had to buy in order to get this.

Anybody want a Phantom of the Opera program?

extremely nice photo on the cover; two on table of contents page five--copy of nice photo from article, and copy of the cover; two page spread article on pages 12 and 13 with four pictures  
  Benefactors Poster 2002 unknown bought on eBay

Measures 51 cms x 32 cms

one  
             
  "The Old Vic Magazine" Launch Issue (see above in programmes also) 2004 unknown bought on eBay cover photo; page 17 two; page 20 one; two page spread pages, 28 and 29; pages 60 and 61, article about "24 Hour Plays", five? photos very tiny "contact print" looking photos--it's difficult to see who is in them  
  Time Out London
No. 1776
September 1-8, 2004
2004? unknown bought on eBay very nice cover photo of most of the cast of Cloaca; table of contents page 3 another photo of the cast; Main article pages 10, 11, and 12, two photos  
  The Sunday Review-- The Independent on Sunday September 5, 2004 2004 unknown bought on eBay one photo with article on page 5

Neil Pearson and Stephen Tompkinson telling how they met (promoting Cloaca)

 
  In Good Company
A Snapshot of the Theatre and the Arts
Photography Julia Hedgecoe
Text Nicola Upson and Mandy Morton

First Published in Great Britain by Cambridge Arts Theatre, 2005

2005 ISBN: 0-9547804-0-X ordered it from Cambridge Arts Theatre Cambridge, U.K. two, on pages 98 and 99

The Real Thing, November, 2001

 
             
  small poster/lobby card? sheet + two pages from the program, from Old Times
Theatre Royal Bath
2007 unknown from pen pal on E-mail list

Thanks!

both have promotional photo of production  
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

I include the television and movie listings from the biographies.  If you know the dates of the movies and television programs, it will help in determining the date of the play.  Sometimes a theatre and city where the play was produced, can be learned from the biographies.  The only reason I typed all these in, is so "we" could try and figure out the dates of the early work.  [Yes! I have frogs in my pockets.]  Another thing, "[sic]" means, that the error in spelling or whatever is their's and not mine.  I hand typed all this in.  Hopefully I got all there was typed in, and I did it without any mistakes.  No guarantees though.  These biographies aren't entirely accurate as far as the order of things. 

(As far as Bridget Jones goes...  The official titles of the first two books, are, "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason".  At least that's how it is, according to the two U.K. paperbacks by Picador that I got on eBay.  [No, I don't plan on reading them all the way through. I got them for another reason.]  Well, according to correct American punctuation, the first book's title should be written, "Bridget Jones' Diary".  I think this might be correct British punctuation too, but am not sure.  Below you will find it written both ways.  When I first saw, "Bridget Jones's Diary" I was tempted to put, "[sic]" beside it.  Since the book title says, "Bridget Jones's Diary", I put "[sic]" after, "Bridget Jones' Diary".  So in essence I am putting "[sic]" beside the grammatically correct way to write the title.  Go figure!) 

   
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6 From: Henry IV Part I...
Man is Man (Edinburgh); Trafford Tanzi (London and tour); 1981 Young Writers Festival (Royal Court); Tomorrow and Today (Soho Poly); Woyzeck (Edinburgh). Television includes: Shades (for the BBC); Oi For England (for Central). Film credits include: Privates on Parade.
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8 From: Jack Sheppard's Back...
Man is Man (at Manchester); Woyzeck (at Edinburgh); Henry IV pt 1 (at Leicester).  London: Trafford Tanzi (at the Lyric); 1981 Young Writer's Festival (at the Royal Court); Tomorrow--Today! (at the Soho Poly). Television comprises: Shades (BBC); Oi For England (Central TV).  Film comprises: Privates on Parade.
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Trafford Tanzi (at the Lyric Hammersmith); Henry IV Part 1 (at the Phoenix Arts Leicester); Jack Shepherd's Back [sic] (at the Tricycle Theatre) and Hanif Kureishi's Tomorrow Today.  Television credits include: Oi For England; Shades; and Submariners.  He appeared in the film of: Privates on Parade.
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13 From: Loot... same as below
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The White Devil, Man is Man (Contact, Manchester); Young Writers' Festival 1981 (Royal Court Upstairs); Tomorrow--Today! (Soho Poly); Trafford Tanzi (Tour and Lyric Studio, Hammersmith); Hal in Henry IV pt. 1 (Phoenix, Leicester); the title roles in Woyzeck (1982 Edinburgh Festival) and Jack Shepherd's Back [sic] (Tricycle); and Birds of Passage (Hampstead).  Television: four plays-- Shades and Submariners (BBC); Oi! for England (Central); and Home Video (for C4).  Film: Privates on Parade.  Filming Drummond's for London Weekend TV.
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18 From: The Doctor of Honour...
Trafford Tanzi (at the Lyric Hammersmith); Summer and Smoke (at Leicester Haymarket); Birds of Passage (at Hampstead Theatre); Not Quite Jerusalem (at Liverpool Playhouse) and Spend, Spend, Spend, (at the Half Moon); Hal in Loot (at the Ambassador's and the Lyric); and Hal in Henry IV Part I (for the Phoenix Leicester).  TV credits include: That's Love (for TVS); Eskimos Do it; Bell Run and Submariners (for the BBC); Oi for England and Intimate Contact (for Central); Chelmsford 123, Home Video, This is David Landor, and Upline [sic] (for Channel 4).  Film: Privates on Parade for Handmade Films.
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no biography
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23 From: Mind Millie For Me...
Henry IV Part I (Leicester); Not Quite Jerusalem (Liverpool); Trafford Tanzi (Tour to Lyric Hammersmith); Summer and Smoke (Leicester); Thérèse Raquin (Chichester).  London: Spend, Spend, Spend, (Half Moon); Birds of Passage (Hampstead); Loot (Ambassadors and Lyric); The Doctor of Honour (Cheek by Jowl, Donmar Warehouse); Television: Oi! for England; Home Video; Intimate Contact; Submariners; The Bell Run; Eskimos Do it; This is David Lander; That's Love; Chelmsford 123; Up Line; Dropt the Dead Donkey; Between the Lines; Rhodes (to be screened this Autumn).  Film: Privates on Parade; The Secret Rapture; Latin for a Dark Room.
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Same as Mind Millie For Me
25 From: Closer...
Henry IV, pt. I (Leicester); Woyfeck [sic] (Edinburgh); Not Quite Jerusalem (Liverpool); Trafford Tanzi (Manchester and London); Summer and Smoke (Leicester); Thérèse Raquin (Chichester); London: Spend, Spend, Spend, (Half Moon); Birds of Passage (Hampstead); Young Writer's Festival (Royal Court); Doctor of Honour (Cheek by Jowl, Tour to Donmar Warehouse); Loot (Ambassadors and Lyric); Mind Millie for Me (Tour to Theatre Royal, Haymarket).  Television: Oi! For England; Intimate Contact; Submariners; The Bell Run; Chelmsford 123; Eskimos Do It; Up Line; Home Video; This is David Lander; Drop the Dead Donkey; Rhodes; Between the Lines; Crossing the floor; See You Friday; Heaven on Earth.  Film: Privates on Parade; Latin for a Dark Room; Work Experience; The Secrete Rapture; Fever Pitch.
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Same as above
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Henry IV, pt I (Leicester); Not Quite Jerusalem (Liverpool); Trafford Tanzi, Man Equals Man (Manchester); Wayzeck [sic] (Edinburgh); Summer and Smoke (Leicester); Thérèse Raquin (Chichester); London: Spend, Spend, Spend, (Half Moon); Birds of Passage (Hampstead); Loot (Ambassadors, Lyric); The Doctor of Honour (Cheek by Jowl, Donmar Warehouse); Mind Millie for Me (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); Closer (Lyric).  Television: Oi! for England; Home Video; Intimate Contact; Submariners; The Bell Run; That's Love; Up Line; Chelmsford 123; Rhodes, Drop the Dead Donkey; Between the Lines; Heaven on Earth; Cross the Floor; See You Friday; Dirty Work; A Lump in My Throat; Armadillo (to be transmitted this autumn).  Film: Privates on Parade; Work Experience; The Secret Rapture; Latin for a Dark Room; Fever Pitch; Bridget Jones' Diary; Trance (to be released later this year).
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Thérèse Raquin (Chichester); Henry IV Part I (Leicester Haymarket); Not Quite Jerusalem (Liverpool Playhouse); Summer and Smoke (Leicester Haymarket); The Real Thing (National Tour); London: Trafford Tanzi (Lyric Theatre Hammersmith); Spend, Spend, Spend, (Half Moon Theatre); Birds of Passage (Hampstead Theatre); The Doctor of Honour (Cheek by Jowl and Donmar Warehouse); Loot (Ambassadors Theatre and Lyric Theatre); Mind Millie For Me (Haymarket); Closer (Shaftsbury Theatre).  Television: The Bell Run; Oi! For England; Intimate Contact; Chelmsford 123; That's Love; Eskimos Do It; Upline [sic]; Submariners; See You Friday; Bostock's Cup; Between The Lines; Drop The Dead Donkey; Rhodes; Heaven on Earth; Dirty Work; Armadillo; The Whistleblower; The Mystery of Men; The Magicians House; A Lump in my Throat; Murder in Mind. Film: Privates on Parade; Work Experience; The Secret Rapture; Fever Pitch; Latin for a Dark Room; Bridget Jones's Diary; Trance.
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Thérèse Raquin (Chichester); Henry IV Part I (Leicester Haymarket); Not Quite Jerusalem (Liverpool Playhouse); Summer and Smoke (Leicester Haymarket); The Real Thing (national tour); London: Trafford Tanzi (Lyric Theatre Hammersmith); Spend, Spend, Spend, (Half Moon Theatre); Birds of Passage (Hampstead Theatre); The Doctor of Honour (Cheek by Jowl and Donmar Warehouse); Loot (Ambassadors Theatre and Lyric Theatre); Mind Millie for Me (Haymarket); Closer (Lyric Theatre) Benefactors (Albery Theatre).  Television: That's Love; Eskimos Do It; Upline [sic]; Submariners; See You Friday; Bostock's Cup; Between the Lines; Drop the Dead Donkty; Rhodes; Heaven on Earth; Dirty Work; Armadillo; The Whistleblower; The Mystery of Men; The Magician's House; A Lump in My Throat; Murder in Mind; Trevor's World of Sport; The Booze Cruise.  Film: Privates on Parade; Work Experience; The Secret Rapture; Fever Pitch; Latin for a Dark Room; Bridget Jones's Diary; Trance; Bridget Jones's Diary: The Edge of Reason [sic] to be released in 2004.
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Closer, Benefactors, the West End; The Real Thing, Taking Sides, on tour. Television: Trevor's World of Sport; The Booze Cruise; Armadillo; The Whistleblower; Heaven on Earth; Between the Lines; Drop the Dead Donkey. Film: Privates on Parade; The Secret Rapture; Fever Pitch; Trance; Bridget Jones' Diary [sic]; Bridget Jones' Diary: The Edge of Reason [sic].
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The Real Thing (on tour); Taking Sides (on tour); London: Loot; Mind Milly For Me [sic]; Benefactors; Closer; Cloaca. Television: Upline [sic]; Armadillo; Rhodes; The Whistleblower; Heaven on Earth; Between the Lines; Drop the Dead Donkey; Booze Cruise; Trevor's World of Sport; The Kindness of Strangers; The State Within. Film: Privates on Parade; The Secret Rapture; Trance; Fever Pitch; Bridget Jones' Diary [sic]; Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
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