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• Plus: short, sharp reviews of some of these plays
1990
Dominic Dromgoole appointed artistic director
of the Bush.
25
July
Infidelities by Richard Zajdlic first
performed at the Tabard.
31 August
The Evil Doers by Chris Hannan first performed at the Bush.
27 September
Bold Girls by Rona Munro first performed at Strathclyde.
1 November
Can't Stand Up for Falling Down by Richard
Cameron first performed at the Hampstead.
22 November
No One Sees the Video by Martin Crimp
first performed at the Royal Court.
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1991
2 January
The Pitchfork Disney by Philip
Ridley first performed at the Bush. Shocks
audiences with its scenes of vomiting, cockroach-eating and vivid verbal
images.
6 March
Getting Attention by Martin Crimp, directed
by Jude Kelly, first performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
7 August
Normal by Anthony Neilson first performed
at the Pleasance, Edinburgh. Shockwaves begin.
13 November
Belfry by Billy Roche first performed at the Bush. Culmination
of his Wexford Trilogy, which was staged as a whole the following
year, beginning a craze for Irish writing.
^top
1992
Stephen Daldry appointed artistic director of
the Royal Court.
20 March
Digging for Fire by Declan Hughes transfers from the Project Arts
Centre, Dublin, to the Bush.
23 April
White Woman Street by Sebastian Barry first
performed at the Bush.
24 April
Jordan by Anna Reynolds and Moira Buffini
first performed at the Lilian Baylis.
14 May
The Fastest Clock in the Universe by Philip
Ridley first performed at the Hampstead.
Audiences more shocked by its cruelty to animals than by its suggestion
of paedophilia.
5 June
Pond Life by Richard Cameron first performed
at the Bush.
27 October
Weldon Rising by Phyllis Nagy first performed
at the Liverpool Playhouse. Offends some with its explicit images of lesbian
sex.
13 November
Killers by Adam Pernak first performed at the Royal Court, directed
by Ian Rickson.
27 November
Meanwhile, Rum and Vodka by Conor McPherson
first performed at University College Dublin.
28 November
Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love by Brad
Fraser first performed at the Traverse.
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1993
7 January
Foreign Lands by Karen Hope first performed at the Finborough.
February
The War Boys by Naomi Wallace first performed
at the Finborough.
2 April
New Morning by Declan Hughes first performed at the Bush.
15 April
The Treatment by Martin Crimp first performed
at the Royal Court. And Kindertransport
by Diane Samuels first performed by the Soho Theatre
Company at the Cockpit.
19 April
Lion in the Streets by Judith Thompson first performed at the Hampstead.
May
Mark Ravenhill's Close to You, Joe
Penhall's Wild Turkey, Naomi Wallace's
In the Fields of Aceldema and Wendy Hammond's Jersey City
are highlights of the London New Play Festival
at the Old Red Lion.
13 May
Our Boys by Jonathan Lewis first performed at the Cockpit.
28 July
Beautiful Thing by Jonathan
Harvey first performed at the Bush. Signals a new confidence in gay
writing.
26 August
Hysteria by Terry Johnson first performed
at the Royal Court.
12 August
Penetrator by Anthony
Neilson first performed at the Traverse.
Features a 'uniquely shattering' knife sequence. More shockwaves.
6 October
Keyboard Skills by Lesley Bruce first performed at the Bush.
7 October
Meanwhile, Brothers of the Brush by Jimmy Murphy first performed
at the Abbey, Dublin. Later transfers to the Tricycle.
10 November
Strip by Fiona Padfield first performed at the Lyric, Hammersmith.
^top
1994
12 January
Penetrator by Anthony
Neilson transfers to the Royal Court. Its
scenes of violence and explicit language prompt calls for self-censorship.
20 January
The Skriker by Caryl Churchill first performed
at the National.
27 January
Dead Funny by Terry Johnson first performed
at the Hampstead.
22 March
Brothers of Thunder by Ann Marie di Mambro first performed at the
Traverse.
23 March
The Queen and I by Sue Townsend, produced by Out
of Joint, first performed at the Haymarket, Leicester.
31 March
My Night with Reg by Kevin Elyot first performed at the Royal Court.
7 April
Ghost from a Perfect Place by Philip Ridley
first performed at the Hampstead. Provokes a public debate about its 'quasi-pornographic'
stage images. And Butterfly Kiss by Phyllis
Nagy first performed at the Almeida. Its fragmented
form puzzles some.
18 April
Meanwhile, The Good Thief by Conor McPherson
first performed at the City Arts Centre, Dublin.
4 May
Trainspotting, Harry Gibson's adaptation
of Irvine Welsh's iconic novel, first performed
at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.
7 June
The Queen and I by Sue Townsend transfers to the Royal Court. Songs
by Ian Dury. And Thyestes, adapted by Caryl
Churchill, first performed at the same venue.
16 July
Poor Super Man by Brad Fraser first performed at the Traverse.
11 August
Killer Joe by Tracy Letts first performed
at the Traverse, where it wins a Fringe First award.
15 September
Some Voices by Joe Penhall first performed
at the Royal Court, kicking off Stephen Daldry's
first season of funky new writing.
26
September
Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey transfers
to the Duke of York's, sparking hysterical newspaper accusations about
a 'plague of pink plays' in the West End.
5 October
Meanwhile, The Mai by Marina Carr first
performed at the Abbey, Dublin.
13 October
The Knocky by Michael Wynne first
performed at the Royal Court.
18 October
Headstate by Irvine Welsh first performed
at the Lemon Tree, Aberdeen.
21 October
Europe by David Greig first performed
at the Traverse.
10 November
Peaches by Nick Grosso first performed
at the Royal Court.
15 November
My Night with Reg by Kevin Elyot transfers to the Criterion.
18 November
Essex Girls by Rebecca Prichard first
performed at the Royal Court.
1 December
Ashes and Sand by Judy Upton first performed
at the Royal Court. Its images of a violent girl gang cause no controversy.
December
Erotic short pieces by Mark Ravenhill and
Anthony Neilson feature in the I'll Show You
Mine season at the Finborough.
^top
1995
18 January
Press night of Blasted by Sarah
Kane at the Royal Court. Gets some of the
worst reviews of the decade - swiftly followed by a hysterical media outcry,
press attacks on the author and calls to cut the subsidy of the theatre.
The most hotly debated play of the 1990s.
20 January
Killer Joe by Tracy Letts transfers to
the Bush. Widespread media praise.
1 February
One Way Street by David Greig first performed
at the Traverse.
9 February
Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber first
performed at the National. Its success suggests
a public taste for boys' plays.
15
February
The Present by Nick Ward first performed at the Bush.
23 February
The Strip by Phyllis Nagy first performed
at the Royal Court.
21 March
Meanwhile, Danti-Dan by Gina Moxley first performed at the
Project Arts Centre, Dublin.
30 March
The Steward of Christendom by Sebastian Barry
first performed at the Royal Court. Signals yet another renewal of confidence
in Irish writing.
4 May
Skylight by David Hare first performed at the National.
2 June
Knives in Hens, a wonderful play by David
Harrower, first performed at the Traverse.
8 June
Danti-Dan by Gina Moxley transfers to the Hampstead.
14 July
Mojo by Jez Butterworth
first performed at the Royal Court. A quintessential boys' play, it is
hyped as the theatre's first mainstage debut since John Osborne's Look
Back in Anger in 1956.
11 August
Trainspotting, in Harry Gibson's revised
adaptation, first performed at the Edinburgh Festival.
24 August
Not a Game for Boys by Simon Block first
performed at the Royal Court.
5 September
Gangster No 1 by Louis Mellis and David Scinto first performed
at the Almeida.
6 September
Two Lips Indifferent Red by Tamsin Oglesby first performed at the
Bush.
26 September
Meanwhile, This Lime Tree Bower by Conor McPherson
first performed at the Crypt Arts Centre, Dublin.
18 October
One Flea Spare by Naomi Wallace first performed
at the Bush.
16 November
Bruises by Judy Upton first performed at
the Royal Court.
7 December
According to Hoyle by William Gaminara first performed at the Hampstead.
^top
1996
5 January
Goldhawk Road by Simon Bent first performed
at the Bush, beginning a short season called
London Fragments.
17 January
Slaughter City by Naomi Wallace, in an
RSC production, first performed at the Barbican.
25 January
Sweetheart by Nick Grosso first performed
at the Royal Court.
1 February
Meanwhile, The Beauty Queen of Leenane by London-born
Martin McDonagh first performed at the Town Hall,
Galway.
13 February
Skylight by David Hare transfers to the Wyndham's.
14 February
Serving It Up by youthful David Eldridge
first performed at the Bush.
23 February
The Architect by David
Greig first performed at the Traverse.
29 February
The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh
transfers to the Royal Court.
27 March
Meanwhile, Portia Coughlan by Marina Carr
first performed at the Abbey, Dublin.
2 April
Clocks and Whistles by Samuel Adamson
first performed at the Bush, prompting praise for its subtle picture of
sexual and emotional confusion.
5 April
Stealing Souls by Judy Upton first performed
at the Red Room.
9 May
Portia Coughlan by Marina Carr first performed
at the Royal Court.
15 May
Phaedra's Love by Sarah Kane first performed
at the Gate, London.
21 May
Sunspots by Judy Upton first performed at
the Red Room.
24 May
The No Boys Cricket Club by Roy Williams
first performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East,
signalling a revival of black drama.
27 May
Language Roulette by Daragh Carville first performed at the Old
Museum Arts Centre, Belfast.
19 June
A Week with Tony by David Eldridge first performed
at the Finborough.
3 July
This Lime Tree Bower by Conor McPherson
transfers to the Bush.
11 July
The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson
first performed at the Hampstead.
September
Hoover Bag by Anthony Neilson, and Gay
Marriage in Suburbia by Laura Bridgeman, Tim Blackwell and Tom Minter,
are highlights of the London New Play Festival
at the Young Vic.
September
Meanwhile, Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh first
performed at the Triskel Arts Centre, Cork.
26 September
Shopping and Fucking by Mark Ravenhill
first performed at the Royal Court. The play rapidly becomes a symbol
of cutting-edge drama.
8 October
East Is East by Ayub Khan-Din first performed
at Birmingham.
10 October
Mojo by Jez Butterworth
restaged at the Royal Court.
November
I Licked a Slag's Deodorant by Jim Cartwright
first performed at the Royal Court.
19 November
East Is East by Ayub Khan-Din transfers
to the Royal Court.
13 December
One Good Beating by Linda McLean first performed at the Traverse.
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1997
31 January
Passing Places by Stephen Greenhorn first performed at the
Traverse.
13 February
The Shallow End by Doug Lucie first performed at the Royal
Court.
19 February
St Nicholas by Conor McPherson first performed
at the Bush.
March
Faust by Mark Ravenhill visits the Lyric,
Hammersmith, on its tour.
7 March
Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp first
performed at the Royal Court.
26 March
Summer Begins by David Eldridge first performed
at the National.
1 April
The Censor by Anthony Neilson first performed
at the Finborough. Not an April Fool.
2 April
Popcorn by Ben Elton transfers to the
Apollo after opening at Nottingham in September 1996.
3 April
Noise by Alex Jones first performed at
the Soho.
11-13 April
The Eighth Birmingham Theatre Conference, called 'About
Now' and led by David Edgar, stages a
passionate debate about new writing.
30 April
Love and Understanding by Joe Penhall
first performed at the Bush.
1 May
Tony Blair's New Labour elected on a landslide, ending 18 years of Tory
rule. Sense of optimism?
22 May
Closer by Patrick Marber first performed
at the National.
27 May
People on the River by Judy Upton first performed
at the Finborough.
4 June
The Censor by Anthony Neilson transfers
to the Royal Court.
11 June
Wishbones by Lucinda Coxon first performed at the Bush.
13 June
Amy's View by David Hare first performed at the National, with
Judi Dench.
24 June
Shopping and Fucking by Mark Ravenhill
transfers to the Gielgud.
4 July
The Weir by Conor McPherson first performed
at the Royal Court.
7 July
Grace Note by Samuel Adamson first
performed at the Old Vic, part of Dominic Dromgoole's
season of new work in this great barn of a space.
17 July
The Leenane Trilogy by Martin McDonagh first
performed at the Royal Court.
18 July
Anna Weiss by Mike Cullen first performed at the Traverse.
7 August
Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh first performed
at the Traverse.
14 August
Blue Heart, a double bill by Caryl Churchill,
first performed in Bury St Edmunds, later visiting the Traverse and Royal
Court. Superb Out of Joint production.
1 September
Shopping and Fucking by Mark
Ravenhill visits the West Yorkshire Playhouse on tour. It's the day
after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Ravenhill changes the
order of the 'dirty royals' stories so that Fergie's story precedes Diana's.
1 October
Mackerel Sky by Hilary Fannin first performed at the Bush. And
Crazyhorse by Parv Bancil first performed at the Bristol Old Vic.
10 October
Lazybed by Iain Crichton Smith first performed at the Traverse.
23 October
Sarah Kane directs Buchner's Woyzeck at
the Gate, London.
24 October
Fair Game by Rebecca Prichard first performed
at the Royal Court. Sparks a storm about using teenage actors for in-yer-face
drama.
1 November
Tongue of the Bird by Ellen McLaughlin first performed at the Almeida.
12 November
Caravan by Helen Blakeman first performed
at the Bush.
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1998
8 January
Never Land by Phyllis Nagy first performed
at the Royal Court.
30 January
Easy Access (for the Boys) by Claire Dowie
first performed at the Drill Hall.
19 February
You'll Have Had Your Hole by Irvine Welsh
first performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Its poor reception suggests
that the trend for in-yer-face plays is beginning
to wane.
11 March
Sleeping Around by Hilary Fannin, Stephen Greenhorn, Abi
Morgan and Mark Ravenhill first performed
at Salisbury.
26 March
Our Lady of Sligo by Sebastian Barry
first performed by Out of Joint at Oxford.
2 April
Been So Long by Che Walker first performed
at the Royal Court.
30 April
Cleansed by Sarah Kane first performed
at the Royal Court.
1 May
Frozen by Bryony Lavery first performed at
Birmingham. Revised version revived at the National
in June 2002.
7 May
Yard Gal by Rebecca
Prichard first performed at the Royal Court.
21 May
As part of the London New Play Festival, Mark
Ravenhill and David Hare amicably debate the success of new
writing in the commercial theatre.
June
Meanwhile, As the Beast Sleeps by Gary Mitchell
first performed at the Peacock, Dublin.
3 June
Gas Station Angel by Ed Thomas first performed at the Royal Court.
12 July
Kill the Old Torture Their Young by David
Harrower first performed at the Traverse.
8 August
Happy Savages by Ryan Craig first performed
at the Lyric, Hammersmith.
13 August
Crave by Sarah Kane first performed at
the Traverse.
10 September
The Blue Room by David Hare first performed at the Donmar, with
Nicole Kidman.
14 September
Handbag by Mark Ravenhill first performed
at the Lyric, Hammersmith.
19 September
Starstruck by Roy Williams first performed
at the Tricycle.
23 September
Confidence by Judy Upton first performed
at Birmingham.
25 September
Guiding Star by Jonathan Harvey first performed
at the Everyman, Liverpool.
30 September
Yard by Kaite O'Reilly first performed at the Bush.
4 October
Real Classy Affair by Nick
Grosso first performed at the Royal Court.
7 October
Meanwhile, By the Bog of Cats by Marina Carr
first performed at the Abbey, Dublin.
14 October
Cooking with Elvis by Lee Hall first performed
at Live Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
16 October
Heritage by Nicola McCartney first performed at the Traverse.
3 November
Snatch by Peter Rose and Belle Fontaine by Nicholas McInerny
open the Soho Theatre Company's Five Plays:
Four Weeks season at the Pleasance, London. Followed by Angels
and Saints by Jessica Townsend.
5 November
Guiding Star by Jonathan Harvey transfers
to the National.
10 November
Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington first performed by the Soho
Theatre Company at the Pleasance, London.
11 November
Shang-a-Lang by Catherine Johnson first performed at the Bush.
17 November
The Backroom by Adrian Pagan first performed at the Pleasance,
London.
1 December
Bluebird by Simon Stephens first performed
at the Royal Court, as part of its Young Writers
Festival.
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1999
6 January
The Colour of Justice verbatim tribunal play first performed at the
Tricycle.
13 January
In Flame by Charlotte Jones first performed
at the Bush.
3 February
Hushabye Mountain by Jonathan Harvey first
performed at the Lyceum, Crewe.
10 February
Howie the Rookie by Mark O'Rowe first performed
at the Bush. Amazing.
12 February
Toast by Richard Bean first performed
at the Royal Court.
19 February
Lift Off by Roy Williams first performed
at the Royal Court.
20 February
Sarah Kane commits suicide.
26 February
Trips by Sarah Woods first performed
at Birmingham.
11 March
Trust by Gary Mitchell first performed
at the Royal Court.
24 March
The Card Boys by Mike Packer first performed
at the Bush. Wow.
27 March
Sacred Heart by Mick Mahoney first performed at the Royal Court.
30 March
Genie by Lee Hall first performed at Live
Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
15 April
Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis by Charlotte
Jones first performed at Bolton.
5 May
Dogs Barking by Richard Zajdlic first
performed at the Bush.
22 June
Car by Chris O'Connell first performed in Coventry's Transport Museum.
8 July
Last Dance at Dum Dum by Ayub Khan-Din
first performed at the New Ambassadors.
14 July
The Backroom by Adrian Pagan transfers to the Bush.
4 August
Drummers by Simon Bennett, in an Out of Joint
production, begins its storming tour at the Arts, Cambridge.
6 August
Cooking with Elvis by Lee Hall transfers to
the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.
10 August
Riddance by Linda McLean, produced by Paines
Plough, first performed at the Traverse.
10 September
Suspect Culture's Mainstream, written by David
Greig, visits the Bush. What a night!
14 September
Hymns by Chris O'Connell, in a Frantic Assembly
production, first performed in Plymouth.
24 September
Meanwhile, The Map Maker's Sorrow by Chris Lee first performed
at the Abbey, Dublin.
30 September
Some Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill
begins its tour at Bury St Edmunds.
14 October
Silence by Moira Buffini first performed
at Birmingham.
19 November
The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett first performed at the Queen's.
With Maggie Smith.
• Also: short,
sharp reviews of selected plays
since October 2000
2000
24 January
My Best Friend by Tamsin Oglesby first performed at the Hampstead.
2 February
Bash: Latterday Plays by Neil LaBute first
performed at the Almeida.
11 February
A Place at the Table by Simon Block first
performed at the Bush.
17 February
Dublin Carol by Conor McPherson reopens
the refurbished Royal Court.
21 February 2000
Breath, Boom by Kia Corthron first performed at the Royal Court.
25 February
Terracotta by Jess Walters first performed at the Hampstead.
14 March
Station by Jonathan Lichtenstein opens the new Soho
Theatre in Dean Street.
17 March
Other People by Christopher Shinn first
performed at the Royal Court.
April
Jump Mr Malinoff, Jump by Toby Whithouse first performed at the
Soho.
6 April
The Force of Change by Gary Mitchell first
performed at the Royal Court.
7 April
Blue/Orange by Joe
Penhall first performed at the National.
Fab.
17 April
Victoria by David Greig first performed
at the Barbican.
26 April
Normal by Helen Blakeman first performed
at the Bush.
11 May
The Country by Martin Crimp first
performed at the Royal Court.
18 May
Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington revived at the Soho.
25 May
The Gift by Roy Williams first performed
at Birmingham.
31 May
Five Kinds of Silence by Shelagh Stephenson
first performed at the Lyric, Hammersmith.
23 June
4.48 Psychosis, Sarah
Kane's last play, first performed posthumously at the Royal Court.
29 June
On Raftery's Hill by Marina Carr transfers
to the Royal Court.
4 August
The Bogus Woman by Kay Adshead first
performed at the Traverse.
6 August
Further Than the Furthest Thing by Zinnie
Harris first performed at the Traverse. Transfers
to the National.
6 September
Vincent River by Philip Ridley first performed
at the Hampstead.
11 September
Navy Pier by John Corwin first performed at the Soho.
14 September
To the Green Fields Beyond by Nick Whitby first performed at the
trendy Donmar. A rare example of original new writing
at this venue.
14 September
Under the Blue Sky by David Eldridge first
performed at the Royal Court.
13 October
Among Unbroken Hearts by Henry Adam first performed at the Traverse.
And Designs for Living by Claire Dowie first performed at the Drill
Hall. And Made of Stone by Leo Butler
first performed as part of the Royal Court's Young
Writers Festival.
19 October
A State Affair, written by Robin Soans and produced by Out
of Joint, first performed at the Everyman, Liverpool, in a double
bill with Andrea Dunbar's classic Rita, Sue and Bob Too. And Hijra
by Ash Kotak first performed at Plymouth. Transfers to the Bush.
31 October
Mr England by Richard Bean first performed
at Sheffield.
1 November
The Architect by David Greig belatedly
given its English premiere at the studio theatre of Royal Holloway's Drama
Department, directed by Dan Rebellato.
2 November
A Wedding Story by Bryony Lavery first performed
at Birmingham. With Jackie Clune.
23 November
Japes by Simon Gray first performed at Colchester.
24 November
Far Away by Caryl Churchill, directed by
Stephen Daldry, first performed at the Royal Court.
Yes!
29 November
Ancient Lights by Shelagh Stephenson first
performed at the Hampstead.
30 November
I Just Stopped by To See the Man by Stephen Jeffreys first performed
at the Royal Court.
5 December
Rita, Sue and Bob Too/A State Affair, a double bill from Out of
Joint, visits the Soho.
• Plus:
short,
sharp reviews
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2001
5
January
Spinning into Butter by Rebecca Gilman first
performed at the Royal Court.
18 January
Meanwhile, Eden by Eugene O'Brien first performed at the Peacock,
Dublin. Later transfers to London's West End.
1 February
Mouth to Mouth by Kevin Elyot first performed at the Royal Court,
later transfers to the West End.
2 February
Soho:
A Tale of Table Dancers by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
first performed at the Arcola.
8 February
Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco by Gary Owen first
performed at the Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. It tours to the Lyric,
Hammersmith, in March. And Credible Witness by Timberlake Wertenbaker
first performed at the Royal Court.
15 February
Casanova by David Greig first performed at
the Tron.
20 February
The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek by Naomi Wallace
first performed at the Traverse.
22 February
Port Authority by Conor McPherson first performed
at the New Ambassadors, later transfers to the Gate, Dublin.
28 February
Loveplay by Moira Buffini first performed
at the Barbican.
7 March
Art and Guff by Catherine Tregenna first performed at the Soho.
8 March
ecstasy + GRACE by James Martin Charlton first performed at the Finborough.
9 March
Flamingoes by Jonathan Hall first performed at the Bush.
15 March
Out in the Open by Jonathan Harvey first
performed at the Hampstead.
19 March
The Kings of Kilburn High Road by Jimmy Murphy first performed at
the Tricycle.
29 March-9 June
Sarah Kane season at the Royal
Court. New production of Blasted
on the main stage, revivals of Crave and 4.48
Psychosis, plus readings of Phaedra's Love and Cleansed.
5 April
The Coming World by Christopher Shinn
first performed at the Soho.
11 April
The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh
first performed by the RSC at Stratford-upon-Avon.
19 April
Presence by David Harrower first performed
at the Royal Court.
30 April
Blue/Orange by Joe
Penhall transfers to the Duchess.
18 May
Herons by Simon Stephens first performed
at the Royal Court.
24 May
The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute first
performed at the Almeida, with Paul Rudd and
Rachel Weiss.
1 June
Howard Katz by Patrick Marber first performed,
rather unsuccessfully, at the National.
15 June
Clubland by Roy Williams first performed
at the Royal Court.
12 July
Gagarin Way, Gregory Burke's sizzling debut,
first performed at the Traverse. Later transfers
to the National and West End.
17 July
Raw by Chris O'Connell first performed in Coventry.
27 July
Wiping My Mother's Arse by Iain Heggie first performed at the Traverse.
3 August
Tiny Dynamite by Abi Morgan first performed
by Frantic Assemby at the Traverse. Then tours
Britain. Wow.
9 August
Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones first performed
at the National.
13 August
Office, Shan Khan's award-winning play, first performed at the Edinburgh
Festival. Then transfers to the Soho.
14 August
Midden by Morna Regan first performed by Rough Magic at the Traverse.
30 August
Sliding with Suzanne, Judy Upton's storming
drama, first performed at the Royal Court, directed by Max
Stafford-Clark.
September
As
the Beast Sleeps
by Gary Mitchell transfers to the Tricycle.
4 September
Mother Clap's Molly House, a play with songs by Mark
Ravenhill, first performed on the National's large Lyttelton stage.
6 September
Tender by Abi Morgan first performed at
the Hampstead. On 11 September, there was a minute's silence for victims
of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York. Redundant
by Leo Butler first performed at the Royal
Court. (The play mentions Osama Bin Laden, a reference which was cut
on the press night, 12 September.)
28 September
Nightingale and Chase by Zinnie Harris
first performed at the Royal Court.
10 October
The Danny Crowe Show by David Farr first performed
at the Bush.
11 October
Behsharam (Shameless), Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's
enormously successful play, first performed at the Soho.
Then transfers to Birmingham.
17 October
Brixton Stories by Biyi Bandele first performed at the Tricycle.
1 November
Boy Meets Girl by Rebecca Gilman first
performed at the Royal Court. (Last stage performance by Katrin Cartlidge,
who died in 2002.)
8 November
Fucking Games by Grae Cleugh first performed at the Royal Court.
Where else?
23 November
Sakina's Restaurant by Aasif Mandvi first performed at the Bush.
29 November
Henna
Night
by Amy Rosenthal first performed at the Chelsea Centre.
• Plus: short, sharp reviews
2002
9
January
The Age of Consent by Peter Morris transfers to the Bush.
10 January
Bedbound by Enda Walsh transfers to
the Royal Court.
17 January
Hinterland by Sebastian Barry first performed
at Bolton.
8 February
Mother Clap's Molly House by Mark Ravenhill
transfers to the Aldwych.
14 February
Peeling by Kaite O'Reilly first performed at Birmingham, in a production
by Graeae. And Hand in Hand by Simon
Block first performed at the Hampstead.
20 February
The Glee Club by Richard Cameron first performed
at the Bush.
26 February
Bones by Peter Straughan first performed at Live
Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
5 March
Raw by Chris O'Connell's Theatre Absolute visits BAC.
8 March
Helmet by Douglas Maxwell first performed at the Traverse.
11 March
Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train by Stephen Adly Gurgis transfers to the
Donmar, marking the start of a season which renews American influence
on British new writing.
12 March
Face to the Wall by Martin Crimp first
performed at the Royal Court.
3 April
The Inland Sea by Naomi Wallace first
performed at Wilton's Music Hall.
11 April
The Night Heron by Jez Butterworth first
performed at the Royal Court.
18 April
Kosher Harry by Nick Grosso first performed
at the Royal Court. And Night of the Soul by David
Farr first performed by the RSC at the Barbican.
And The Lucky Ones, Charlotte Eilenberg's award-winning
debut, first performed at the Hampstead.
2 May
Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads by Roy Williams
opens the National's 100-seat Loft, a temporary
studio space at the heart of British theatre's flagship.
13 May
Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness! by Anthony
Neilson first performed at Plymouth.
15 May
A Carpet, A Pony and a Monkey by Mike Packer
first performed at the Bush.
17 May
Where Do We Live by Christopher Shinn first
performed at the Royal Court.
23 May
Free by Simon Bowen first performed at the National's Loft.
7 June
The People Are Friendly by Michael Wynne
first performed at the Royal Court.
10 June
Julie Burchill Is Away by Tim Fountain first performed at the Soho.
12 June
After
the Gods by Steve Waters first performed at the Hampstead.
17 June
The Shadow of a Boy by Gary Owen first performed
at the National's Loft.
20 June
Mother Teresa Is Dead by Helen Edmundson first performed at
the Royal Court.
8 July
The Mentalists by Richard Bean first
performed at the National's Loft.
12 July
Outlying Islands by David Greig first
performed at the Traverse. Later transfers to the Royal Court.
18 July
Meeting Myself Coming Back by Kerry Hood first performed at the Soho.
Great.
26 July
Iron by Rona Munro first performed at the Traverse.
29 July
Sanctuary by Tanika Gupta first performed
at the National's Loft.
1 August
Stitching by Anthony Neilson first
performed at the Traverse. And The Drowned World by Gary
Owen first performed at the same venue.
19 August
The Associate by Simon Bent first
performed at the National's Loft.
9 September
Closing Time by Owen McCafferty first performed at the National's
Loft.
20 September
Peepshow by Isabel Wright for Frantic Assembly
first performed at Plymouth.
23 September
A Number by Caryl Churchill, directed
by Stephen Daldry, first performed at the Royal
Court. And Modern Dance for Beginners by Sarah Phelps first performed
at the Soho.
2 October
Meanwhile,
Ariel by Marina Carr first performed at
the Abbey, Dublin.
4 October
The Breath of Life by David Hare first performed at the Theatre Royal,
Haymarket.
23 October
Adrenalin... Heart, Georgia Fitch's sizzling
debut, first performed at the Bush.
24 October
Mappa Mundi by Shelagh Stephenson
first performed at the National.
12 November
Port by Simon Stephens first performed at
the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
14 November
Falling by Shelley Silas first performed at the Bush.
18 November
Dinner by Moira
Buffini first performed at the National's Loft.
23 November
The Lying Kind by Anthony Neilson first
performed at the Royal Court.
29 November
Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self by DeObia Oparei first performed at
the Royal Court. Where else?
3 December
Untouchable by Simon Burt first performed at the Bush.
• Plus:
short,
sharp reviews
2003
22 January
Iron by Rona
Munro transfers to the Royal
Court from the Traverse, and The Goat:
Who Is Sylvia? by Edward
Albee opens at the Almeida.
31 January
Black
Milk by Russian bad boy Vassily Sigarev first performed at the Royal
Court.
19
February
The
Green Man by Doug
Lucie transfers
to the Bush.
10 March
Terrorism by the Presnyakov Brothers first staged at the Royal Court.
27 March
Hitchcock Blonde by Terry Johnson first performed
at the Royal Court.
April
Debris by Dennis Kelly first performed at
the Latchmere.
10 April
Scenes from the Big Picture by Owen McCafferty first performed at
the National.
15 May
Flesh Wound by Che Walker first performed
at the Royal Court.
20 May
Smack Family Robinson by Richard Bean first
performed at Live Theatre.
21 May
Little Baby Nothing by Catherine Johnson first performed at the Bush.
28 May
US and Them by Tamsin Oglesby first performed at the Hampstead.
29 May
Elmina's Kitchen by Kwame Kwei-Armah first
performed at the National.
May
World Music by Steve Waters first performed at Sheffield.
4 June
Mr Nobody by Philip Ralph first performed at the Soho.
19 June
Food Chain by Mick Maloney first performed at the Royal Court.
3 July
Protection by Fin Kennedy first performed
at the Soho.
11 July
The People Next Door by Henry Adam first performed at the Traverse.
15 July
Kid by Chris O'Connell's Theatre Absolute first performed in Coventry.
25 July
Dark Earth by David Harrower first performed
at the Traverse.
31 July
Nine Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo first performed at the Traverse.
And My Arm by Tim Crouch first performed at the same venue.
July
San Diego by David Greig first
performed at the Tron.
1 August
The Straits by Gregory Burke first performed
at the Traverse. And Tape by Stephen Belber first performed at
the Soho.
6 August
Top Dog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks first performed at the Royal
Court.
12 August
Playing the Victim by the Presnyakov Brothers first performed at the
Royal Court.
4 September
Animal
by Kay Adshead first performed at the Soho.
25 September
The Maths Tutor by Clare McIntyre first performed at the Hampstead.
2 October
Wrong Place by Mark Norfolk first performed at the Soho.
8 October
Airsick by Emma Frost first performed at the Bush. Yellow!
16 October
The Sugar Syndrome by Lucy Prebble first performed at the
Royal Court.
31 October
Age/Sex/Location by Richard Hurford, in a Pilot Theatre production,
first perfomed at York.
5 November
Loyal Women by Gary Mitchell first performed
at the Royal Court.
13 November
The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh first
performed at the National. Fabulous. And The Permanent Way
by David Hare first performed at York. Transfers to the National in January
2004.
6 December
Christmas by Simon Stephens first performed
at the Pavilion, Brighton.
10 December
Revelations by Stephen Lowe first performed at the Hampstead.
11 December
Five Gold Rings by Joanna Laurens first performed at the Almeida.
• Plus: short, sharp reviews
2004
7
January
Christmas by Simon Stephens transfers to
the Bush.
8 January
Honeymoon Suite by Richard Bean first performed
at the Royal Court.
4 February
One Minute by Simon Stephens first
performed at the Bush. A mini-fest of his work.
11 February
Notes on Falling Leaves by Ayub Khan-Din
first performed at the Royal Court.
12 February
On Blindness by Glyn Cannon first performed at the Soho,
in a daring collaboration between Frantic Assembly,
Graeae and Paines Plough.
13 February
Meanwhile, Take Me Away by Gerald Murphy first performed at the
Project Arts Centre, Dublin. Goes to Edinburgh in 2005.
3 March
Calico by Michael Hastings first performed at the Duke of York's.
5 March
Ladybird by Vassily Sigarev first performed at the Royal Court.
11 March
Adrenalin... Heart by Georgia Fitch
returns to the Bush. Superb.
18 March
The Dark by Charlotte Jones first performed
at the Donmar. And Festen, a version of the Dogma film by David
Eldridge, first performed at the Almeida.
And Badnuff by Richard Davidson first performed at the Soho.
25 March
The Sweetest Swing in Baseball by Rebecca Gilman
first performed at the Royal Court.
30 March
Debris by Dennis Kelly restaged at the BAC.
15 April
Blest Be the Tie by the late Dona Daley first performed at the Royal
Court.
20 April
Flush by David Dipper first performed at the Soho.
23 April
MAD by David Eldridge first performed at
the Bush.
12 May
Whistling Psyche by Sebastian Barry first
performed at the Almeida.
14 May
Cruel and Tender by Martin Crimp first
performed at the Young Vic. And Lucky Dog by Leo
Butler first performed at the Royal Court.
18 May
The History Boys by Alan Bennett first performed at the National.
Old writing, bah... but sooo successful.
19 May
Mr
and Mrs Shultz by Alex Jones first performed
at the Warehouse, Croydon.
2 June
Damages by Steve Thompson first performed at the Bush.
3 June
Three Women and a Piano Tuner by Helen Cooper first performed at
Chichester.
4
June
Shining City by Conor McPherson first
performed at the Royal Court.
24
June
Country Music by Simon Stephens first
performed at the Royal Court.
8 July
Mercy by Lin Coghlan first performed at the Soho.
9 July
Moonfleece by Philip Ridley first performed
at the National.
23 July
The Night Season by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
first performed at the National.
8 August
Killing Paul McCartney by Nick Grosso
first performed at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.
12 August
Taking Charlie by Jonathan Harvey first
performed at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.
30 August
Two Step by Rhashan Stone first performed at the Almeida.
1 September
The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony
Neilson first performed at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh.
2 September
Dumb Show by Joe Penhall first performed
at the Royal Court.
9 September
Bone by John Donnelly first performed at the Royal Court.
16 September
Soap by Sarah Woods first performed at
Scarborough. And Good Things by Liz Lochhead first performed
at the Tron.
29 September
How Love Is Spelt by Chloe Moss first
performed at the Bush. And Poor Beck by Joanna Laurens first performed
at the RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon.
30 September
The New Electric Ballroom by Enda Walsh
first performed at Munich.
1 October
The Weather by Clare Pollard first performed at the Royal Court.
The play features an on-stage poltergeist.
5 October
Midwinter by Zinnie Harris first performed
at the RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon. And Bear Hug by Robin French first
performed at the Royal Court. The play features a boy who's turned into
a bear.
13 October
Jeff Koons by Rainald Goetz first performed at Plymouth.
14 October
Head/Case by Ron Hutchinson first performed at the RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon,
in a co-production with Coventry.
15 October
The Battle of Green Lanes by Cosh Omar first performed at the Theatre
Royal Stratford East. And Dead Hands by Howard Barker first performed
at Birmingham.
16 October
Big Ideas, a one-day symposium at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon,
offers a platform to the Monsterists.
5 November
Gong Donkeys by Richard Cameron first performed
at the Bush. And Fresh Kills by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder first
performed at the Court.
18 November
The Earthly Paradise by Peter Whelan first performed at the Almeida.
26 November
A Girl in a Car with a Man by Rob Evans first performed at the
Royal Court.
9 December
Behzti (Dishonour) by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti
first performed at Birmingham - show is stopped after protests by militant
Sikhs.
16 December
Fix Up by Kwame Kwei-Armah first performed
at the National.
• Plus: short, sharp reviews
2005
12 January
Bites by Kay Adshead first performed
at the Bush.
24 January
Losing Louis by Simon Mendes da Costa first performed at the Hampstead.
27 January
Wild East by April de Angelis first performed at the Royal
Court.
28 January
The Small Things by Enda Walsh first
performed at the Menier as part of Paines Plough's
This Other England season.
3 February
Colder Than Here by Laura Wade first
performed at the Soho.
4 February
Little Sweet Thing by Roy Williams
first performed at Ispwich.
8 February
Take Me Away by Gerald Murphy transfers to the Bush.
10 February
Mercury Fur, the controversial shocker by Philip
Ridley, first performed at Plymouth.
16 February
Street Trilogy (Car/Raw/Kid) by Chris O'Connell's Theatre Absolute
visits BAC.
19 February
The Girl with the Red Hair by Sharman Macdonald first performed at
the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh. Transfers to the Hampstead.
24 February
Breathing Corpses by Laura Wade first
performed at the Royal Court.
3 March
Meanwhile, Enlightenment by Shelagh Stephenson
first performed at the Abbey, Dublin.
9 March
Pyrenees by David Greig first performed
at the Tron.
10 March
The Fortune Club by Dolly Dhingra first performed at the Tricycle
Theatre.
1 April
Stoning Mary by Debbie Tucker Green first
performed at the Royal Court.
7 April
My Name Is Rachel Corrie, edited by Alan Rickman and Katherine Viner,
first performed at the Royal Court. Later transfers to West End.
8 April
Mammals by Amelia Bullmore first performed at the Bush. And A Night
at the Dogs by Matt Charman (Verity Bargate winner, 2004) first performed
at the Soho.
9 April
If Destroyed True by Douglas Maxwell first performed at Dundee.
13 April
On the Shore of the Wide World by Simon
Stephens first performed at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
21 April
Talking to Terrorists by Robin Soans begins its national tour,
in an Out of Joint production, at Bury St Edmunds.
It reaches London in July, when on 7/7 terrorists bomb the Underground.
27 April
The American Pilot by David Greig
first performed at the RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Later transfers to the Soho.
5 May
Osama the Hero by Dennis Kelly first performed
at the Hampstead.
7 May
Incomplete and Random Acts of Kindness by David
Eldridge first performed at the Royal Court.
12 May
The Woman Before by Roland Schimmelpfennig first performed at the
Royal Court.
20 May
Kingfisher Blue by Lin Coghlan first performed at the Bush.
26 May
This Is How It Goes by Neil LaBute first performed
at the Donmar.
7 June
The UN Inspector by David Farr first performed
at the National.
16 June
Way to Heaven by Juan Mayorga first staged at the Royal Court.
6 July
Shoreditch Madonna by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
first performed at the Soho. And Citizenship by Mark
Ravenhill first performed at the National.
19 July
Albert's Boy by James Graham first performed at the Finborough.
4 August
The Night Shift by Mark Murphy first performed at the Traverse.
Transfers to BAC.
5 August
After the End by Dennis Kelly first performed
at the Traverse. And An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch first performed
at the same venue.
15 August
Blackbird by David Harrower first performed
at the King's, Edinburgh.
16 August
Fair by Joy Wilkinson first performed at the Finborough. Transfers
to the Trafalgar Studios in 2006.
17 August
Product by Mark Ravenhill first performed
at the Traverse. Ravenhill himself plays James.
2 September
Harvest by Richard Bean first performed
at the Royal Court.
12 September
Playing with Fire by David Edgar first performed at the National.
15 September
Two Thousand Years by Mike Leigh first performed at the National.
21 September
What We Did to Weinstein by Ryan Craig
first performed at the Menier.
22 September
Helen of Troy by Mark Schultz first performed at Plymouth.
5 October
Mercy Fine by Shelley Silas first performed, for Clean Break, at Birmingham.
7 October
On Tour by Gregory Burke first performed
at the Royal Court.
12 October
Bottle Universe by Simon Burt first performed at the Bush. And
Blue Eyes & Heels by Toby Whithouse first performed at the
Soho.
17 October
Breakfast with Mugabe by Fraser Grace first performed at the RSC,
Stratford-upon-Avon.
20 October
Comfort Me with Apples by Nell Leyshon first performed at the Hampstead.
And Gladiator Games by Tanika Gupta first
performed at Sheffield.
28 October
The World's Biggest Diamond by Gregory Motton first performed at
the Royal Court.
2 November
Christmas Is Miles Away by Chloe Moss
first performed at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
10 November
Alice Trilogy by Tom Murphy first performed at the Royal Court.
16 November
When You Cure Me by Jack Thorne first
staged at the Bush.
17 November
The Rubenstein Kiss by James Phillips first performed at the Hampstead.
18 November
What's in the Cat by Linda Brogan first performed at the Contact,
Manchester.
• Plus: short, sharp reviews
2006
12 January
O Go My Man by Stella Feehily first performed at the Royal
Court. Start of the theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations.
2 February
Gladiator Games by Tanika Gupta restaged
at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. And The Schuman Plan by Tim
Luscombe first performed at the Hampstead.
7 February
Blackbird by David Harrower, majestically
directed by Peter Stein, transfers to the Albery. A West End hit.
10 February
Southwark Fair by Samuel Adamson first
performed at the National.
15 February
Other Hands by Laura Wade first performed
at the Soho.
21 February
4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, revived by
Tangram, first staged at the Old Red Lion.
22 February
Christmas Is Miles Away by Chloe Moss
first performed at the Bush.
23 February
The Cut by Mark Ravenhill first performed
at the Donmar.
2 March
The Winterling by Jez Butterworth first
performed at the Royal Court.
20
March
Meanwhile, The Walworth Farce by Enda Walsh
first performed at the Town Hall, Galway.
5 April
Rainbow Kiss by Simon Farquhar first performed at the Royal Court.
20 April
Natural Breaks & Rhythms by Julius Ayodeji first performed at
Northampton University.
21 April
Motortown by Simon Stephens first staged
at the Royal Court.
24 April
4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane restaged by Tangram
at the Arcola.
3 May
Crooked by Catherine Trieschmann first performed at the Bush.
5 May
Osama the Hero, a shocker by Dennis Kelly,
first performed at the Hampstead.
9 May
The Overwhelming by JT Rogers first performed at the National.
11 May
Shrieks of Laughter by Moses Raine first performed at the Soho.
12 May
Dying City by Christopher Shinn first
performed at the Royal Court.
16 May
Rabbit by Nina Raine first performed at the Old Red Lion. Later
transfers to the Trafalgar Studios.
18 May
Clever Dick by Crispin Wittell first performed at the Hampstead.
27 May
Market Boy by David Eldridge first performed
at the National.
3 June
Rock 'N' Roll by Tom Stoppard first performed at the Royal Court.
It's a sell-out success, but is it a Royal Court play?
7 June
Cruising by Alecky Blythe first performed at the Bush. And Shadowmouth
by Meredith Oakes first performed at Sheffield.
16 June
Woman and Scarecrow by Marina Carr first
performed at the Royal Court, complete with onstage Angel of Death.
5 August
Black Watch by Gregory Burke first performed
at the Drill Hall, Edinburgh.
10 August
Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan first performed at the Donmar. An international
success.
14 August
Realism by Anthony Neilson first performed
at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh.
6 September
93.2FM by Levi David Addai first performed at the Royal Court.
12 September
Pumpgirl by Abbie Spallen first performed at the Bush. Woweee.
14 September
Piano/Forte by Terry Johnson first performed
at the Royal Court.
22 September
Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill first
staged at Plymouth. Later transfers to the Lyric, Hammersmith.
23 September
How Many Miles to Basra? by Colin Teevan first performed at the
West Yorkshire Playhouse.
29 September
Yellow Moon by David Greig first performed
at the Citizens, Glasgow.
17 October
Bones by Kay Adshead first performed at
the Bush, after opening at Leicester.
19 October
The Early Bird by Leo Butler first performed
at the Queen's, Belfast.
20 October
Faustus by Rupert Goold and Ben Power first performed at the Hampstead.
24 October
Scarborough by Fiona Evans first staged at Apartment, Collingwood
Street, Newcastle. Another found space.
2 November
Scenes from the Back of Beyond by Meredith Oakes first performed
at the Royal Court.
8 November
Whipping It Up by Steve Thompson first performed at the Bush. Later
transfers to the West End.
10 November
Drunk Enough To Say I Love You? by Caryl Churchill
first performed at the Royal Court.
23 November
The Glass Room by Ryan Craig first performed
at the Hampstead.
1 December
Catch by April de Angelis, Stella Feehily, Tanika
Gupta, Chloe Moss and Laura
Wade first performed at the Royal Court.
• Plus: short, sharp reviews
2007
10 January
Days of Significance by Roy Williams first
performed at the RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon.
11 January
There Came a Gypsy Riding by Frank McGuinness first performed at the
Almeida.
2 February
Gone Too Far! by Bola Agbaje first performed the Royal
Court.
6 February
Stacy/Fanny and Faggot by Jack Thorne
first performed at the Arcola. Ouch, they hurt.
14 February
I Like Mine with a Kiss by Georgia Fitch
first performed at the Bush.
23 February
The Eleventh Capital by Alexandra Wood first performed at the Royal
Court.
28 February
The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony
Neilson first staged in a National Theatre of
Scotland revival at the Tron, then tours nationwide, including to
the Royal Court.
14 March
Leaves by Lucy Caldwell first performed at the Royal Court.
21 March
Aalst by Duncan McLean from original texts by Pol Heyvaert first
performed at the Tramway, Glasgow. In April, this National Theatre of
Scotland production visits the Soho.
23 March
How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found by Fin
Kennedy first performed at Sheffield.
28 March
A Disappearing Number by Complicite first performed at Plymouth.
29 March
Landscape with Weapon by Joe Penhall first
performed at the National.
18 April
Rafta, Rafta by Ayub Khan-Din first performed
at the National.
20 April
That Face by Polly Stenham first staged at the Royal Court.
27 April
The Last Confession by Roger Crane first performed at Chichester.
3 May
Leaves of Glass
by Philip Ridley first performed at the Soho.
And My Child by Mike
Bartlett first
staged at the Royal Court on a specially modelled set. And Taking Care
of Baby by Dennis Kelly first performed at
Birmingham. Later transfers to the Hampstead.
24 May
Alaska by DC
Moore first
performed at the Royal Court.
14 June
The Pain and the Itch by Bruce
Norris first
performed at the Royal Court, sparking controversy about the use of child
actors in adult plays.
19 June
Future Me by Stephen Brown first performed at Theatre
503.
28 June
Baghdad Wedding by Hassan Abdulrazzak first performed at the Soho.
25 July
In the Club by Richard Bean first performed
at the Hampstead.
27 July
Damascus by David Greig first performed
at the Traverse.
2 August
Is This About Sex? by Christian O'Reilly first performed at the
Traverse.
3 August
Scarborough
by Fiona Evans
first staged at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.
And
The
Walworth Farce by Enda Walsh transfers to
the Traverse with a new cast.
4 August
England by Tim Crouch first performed at the Fruitmarket Gallery,
Edinburgh.
10 August
White
Boy by Tanika Gupta first performed at the
Soho.
12 September
Flight Path by David Watson first performed at the Bush.
13 September
The Ugly One by Marius von Mayenburg first staged at the Royal
Court. Ramin Gray directs.
20 September
The Pitman Painters by Lee Hall first performed
at the Live Theatre, Newcastle.
21 September
Stockholm by Bryony Lavery first performed
at Plymouth.
27 September
Pure Gold by Michael Bhim first performed at the Soho.
28 September
Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber revived
at the Menier. Sam West directs.
2 October
Fanny and Faggot/Stacy by Jack Thorne
transfers to the Trafalgar Studios.
8 November
Free Outgoing by Anupama Chandrasekhar first performed at the Royal
Court.
10 October
How To Curse by Ian McHugh first performed at the Bush. And The
Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney first staged at Plymouth. Later
transfers to the Young Vic.
18 October
Joe Guy by Roy Williams first performed
at Ipswich. Later transfers to the Soho.
19 October
Kebab by Gianina Carbunariu first performed at the Royal Court,
after opening at the Dublin Theatre Festival in September.
23 October
Flower Girls by Richard Cameron, in a Graeae
production, visits the Hampstead.
30 October
Vincent River by Philip Ridley revived
at the Trafalgar Studios.
8 November
Free Outgoing by Anupama Chandrasekhar first performed at the Royal
Court.
14 November
Statement of Regret by Kwame Kwei-Armah
first performed at the National. And tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ by Mike
Packer first performed at the Bush.
27 November
Crestfall by Mark O'Rowe first performed
at Theatre 503.
29 November
God in Ruins by Anthony Neilson first
performed at the Soho.
11 December
Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber transfers
to the Trafalgar Studios.
• Plus: short, sharp reviews
2008
10
January
Land of the Dead/Helter Skelter, a double bill by Neil
LaBute, first performed at the Bush.
16 January
White Boy by Tanika Gupta revived at the
Soho.
17 January
The Vertical Hour by David Hare first performed at the Royal
Court (after originally opening on Broadway in 2007). And Let
There Be Love by Kwame Kwei-Armah first
performed at the Tricycle. And Testing the
Echo by David Edgar, in an Out of Joint production,
first performed at Salisbury.
24 January
Happy Now? by Lucinda Coxon first performed at the National.
31 January
A Prayer for My Daughter by the late Thomas Babe first performed at
the Young Vic.
7 February
Scarborough by Fiona Evans first staged at the Royal Court.
14 February
An English Tragedy by Ronald Harwood first performed at Watford. And
The Mother Ship by Douglas Maxwell first performed at Birmingham.
20 February
Static by Dan Rebellato first performed at the Tron.
21 February
I'll Be the Devil by Leo Butler first performed,
in an RSC production, at the Tricycle.
25
February
Artefacts by Mike Bartlett first staged at
the Bush.
28 February
A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians by Dorota Maslowska first
performed at the Soho.
7 March
Random by debbie tucker green first performed
at the Royal Court.
26 March
Never So Good by Howard Brenton first
performed at the National. And Wedding Day at the Cro-Magnon's
by Wajdi Mouawad first performed at Colchester.
28 March
Bliss by Olivier Choiniere, translated by Caryl
Churchill, first performed at the Royal Court.
1 April
Cotton Wool by Ali Taylor first performed at Theatre
503.
3 April
Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat by Mark Ravenhill
first performed at various venues all over London. And The Pitman Painters
by Lee Hall revived at the Live
Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, before visiting the National.
10 April
Fram by Tony Harrison first performed at the National.
19 April
Fast Labour by Steve Waters first performed at the West Yorkshire
Playhouse.
23 April
Harper Regan by Simon Stephens first performed
at the National. And Tinderbox by Lucy Kirkwood first performed
at the Bush.
24 April
The City by Martin Crimp first performed
at the Royal Court.
1 May
That Face by Polly Stenham transfers to the Duke of York's. And
I Caught Crabs in Walberswick by Joel Horwood first performed at
Hightide Festival.
2 May
Oxford Street by Levi David Addai first performed at the Royal Court.
7 May
The English Game by Richard Bean first performed
at Guildford.
15 May
Piranha Heights by Philip Ridley first performed
at the Soho.
19 May
The Long Road by Shelagh Stephenson first
performed at the Soho.
29 May
Contractions by Mike
Bartlett first staged at the Royal Court.
6 June
Relocated by Anthony Neilson first staged
at the Royal Court.
10 June
The Ugly One by Marius von Mayenburg transfers to the main stage
at the Royal Court as part of the Upstairs Downstairs season.
11 June
2,000 Feet Away by Anthony Weigh first performed at the Bush. Stars
Joseph Fiennes.
18 June
Overspill by Ali Taylor first staged at the Churchill, Bromley.
30 June
Frozen by Bryony Lavery revived at the Riverside
Studios.
2 July
Free
Outgoing by Anupama Chandrasekhar transfers to the main stage at the
Royal Court. And Unstated by Fin Kennedy
first staged at the Southwark.
6 July
The Frontline by Che Walker first performed
at Shakespeare's Globe.
15 July
Under the Blue Sky by David Eldridge revived
at the Duke of York's.
23 July
Gone
Too Far! by Bola Agbaje transfers to the main stage at the Royal Court.
24 July
Her Naked Skin by Rebecca Lenkiewicz first
performed at the National. And Deep Cut by Philip Ralph first performed
at the Sherman, Cardiff.
28 July
Pornography by Simon Stephens first performed
at the Traverse (after originally opening in Hamburg in 2007).
30 July
This Wide Night by Chloe Moss first performed
at the Soho.
3 August
The New Electric Ballroom by Enda Walsh,
as revived by Druid, first performed at the Traverse.
6 August
Enduring Freedom by Anders Lustgarten first performed at the Finborough.
22 August
365 by David Harrower first performed at
the Edinburgh Playhouse.
31 August
Liberty by Glyn Maxwell first performed at Shakespeare's Globe.
3 September
Now or Later by Christopher Shinn first performed
at the Royal Court.
18 September
The Girlfriend Experience by Alecky Blythe first performed at the
Royal Court. And The Walworth Farce by Enda
Walsh transfers to the National.
24 September
You Can See the Hills by Matthew Dunster first performed in Manchester.
30 September
Shit-Mix by Leo Richardson first performed at the Trafalgar Studios.
1 October
Cradle Me by Simon Vinnicombe first performed at the Finborough.
8 October
How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found by Fin
Kennedy restaged at the Southwark Playhouse.
14 October
Overspill by Ali Taylor transfers to the Soho. And You Can See
the Hills by Matthew Dunster transfers to the Young Vic.
18 October
Faces in the Crowd by Leo Butler first performed
at the Royal Court.
24 October
Midsummer, a play with songs, by David Greig
and Gordon McIntyre first performed at the Traverse.
29 October
Follow by Dameon Garnett first performed at the Finborough.
31 October
Lucky Seven by Alexis Zegerman first performed at the Hampstead.
4 November
Gethsemane by David Hare first performed at the National.
11 November
I Caught Crabs in Walberswick by Joel Horwood visits the Bush.
20 November
In a Dark Dark House by Neil LaBute first
performed at the Almeida.
21 November
Wig Out! by Tarell Alvin McCraney first performed at the Royal Court.
And The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell first performed at the same
venue.
26 November
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts first
performed, in the hit Steppenwolf production, at the National.
9 December
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover at Christmas by Leah Chillery, Ben
Ellis, Stacey Gregg, Lucy Kirkwood, Ben Schiffer and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
first performed at the Bush.
2009
7 January
Roaring Trade by Steve Thompson first performed at the Soho.
And Chronicles of Long Kesh by Martin Lynch first performed
at the Waterfront, Belfast.
13 January
Waiting for Romeo by Sarah Grochala restaged at the Pleasance, London.
22 January
Be Near Me by Ian McDiarmid from the novel by Andrew O'Hagan, in a
touring co-production with the National Theatre of
Scotland, visits the Donmar. And Company Along the Mile
by Tom Dalton Bidwell first performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
23 January
Spring Awakening, the Broadway musical with bad-language song
titles, first performed at the Lyric, Hammersmith.
27 January
The Lifesavers by Fraser Grace first performed at Theatre
503.
28
January
Shades by Alia Bano first performed at the Royal
Court.
4 February
England People Very Nice by Richard Bean
first performed at the National, provoking a
long controversy...
5 February
The Stone by Marius von Mayenburg first performed at the Royal
Court, kicking off its German season.
6 February
Seven Jewish Children by Caryl Churchill
first performed at the Royal Court, provoking a long controversy...
10 February
Wrecks by Neil LaBute first performed
at the Bush.
12 February
This Isn't Romance by In-Sook Chappell first performed at the
Soho.
26 February
Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness by Anthony
Neilson revived by Headlong.
27 February
A Miracle by Molly Davies first performed at the Royal Court.
2 March
Over There by Mark Ravenhill first performed
at the Royal Court.
3 March
Stovepipe by Adam Brace first performed in a promenade production
at West 12. And the Druid production of The New Electric Ballroom
by Enda Walsh visits the Riverside Studios.
4 March
Victory, the brilliant classic by Howard Barker, revived at the
Arcola.
5 March
Berlin Hanover Express by Ian Kennedy Martin first performed
at the Hampstead.
19 March
Parlour Song by Jez Butterworth first
performed at the Almeida.
28 March
Tusk Tusk by Polly Stenham first performed at the Royal Court.
31 March
Future
Me by Stephen Brown revived at Only Connect.
15 April
Tin Horizon by Orlando Wells first performed at Theatre 503.
17 April
The Great Game: Afghanistan, three episodes of short new plays
by Richard Bean, David Edgar, David
Greig, Amit Gupta, Ron Hutchinson, Stephen Jeffreys, Abi
Morgan, Ben Ockrent, JT Rogers, Simon Stephens,
Colin Teevan, Naomi Wallace and Joy Wilkinson,
first performed at the Tricycle.
22 April
The Contingency Plan: On the Beach/Resilience, a double bill
by Steve Waters, first performed at the Bush.
23 April
You
Can See the Hills by Matthew Dunster restaged at the Young Vic.
5 May
The Frontline, Che Walker's play with
music, revived at Shakespeare's Globe.
8 May
England by Tim Crouch restaged at the Whitechapel Gallery.
13 May
The Observer by Matt Charman first performed at the National.
14 May
Iya-Ile (The First Wife) by Oladipo Agboluaje first performed
at the Soho.
21 May
Amongst Friends by April De Angelis first performed at the Hampstead.
11 June
Been So Long by Che Walker, with music
by Arthur Darvill, first performed at the Young Vic.
17 June
Apologia by Alexi Kaye Campbell first performed at the Bush.
23 June
Everything Must Go!, a review of short pieces about the current economic
crisis, first performed at the Soho.
30 June
Dr Korczak's Example by David Greig,
revived by Tangram, visits the Arcola.
1 July
Suddenlossofdignity.com by Zawe Ashton, James Graham, Joel Horwood,
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Michelle Terry first performed at Plymouth.
7 July
Death of Long Pig by Nigel Planer first performed at the Finborough.
9 July
Dreams of Violence by Stella Feehily, in an Out
of Joint production, first performed at the Soho.
10 July
Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth first
performed at the Royal Court, starring Mark Rylance.
11 July
Enron by Lucy Prebble first performed at Chichester, starring
Sam West.
15 July
The Container by Clare Bayley restaged at the Young Vic.
21 July
4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane revived
at the Young Vic as a solo performance by Anamaria Marinca.
24
July
The Girlfriend Experience by Alecky Blythe restaged at the Young
Vic.
29 July
Suddenlossofdignity.com by Zawe Ashton, James Graham, Joel Horwood,
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Michelle Terry arrives at the Bush.
31 July
Orphans by Dennis Kelly first performed
at the Traverse.
4 August
Pornography by Simon Stephens restaged
at the Tricycle.
6 August
Little Gem by Elaine Murphy restaged at the Traverse.
29 August
A New World by Trevor Griffiths first performed at Shakespeare's
Globe.
3 September
Punk Rock by Simon Stephens first performed
at the Lyric, Hammersmith.
8 September
2nd May 1997 by Jack Thorne first performed
at the Bush.
9 September
Kurt and Sid by Roy Smiles first performed at the Trafalgar Studios.
10 September
Mixed Up North by Robin Soans,
an Out of Joint production, first performed at
Bolton.
17 September
The Fastest Clock in the Universe by Philip
Ridley revived at the Hampstead. And Enron by Lucy
Prebble transfers to the Royal Court.
23 September
The Author by Tim Crouch first performed at the Royal Court.
29 September
the Power of Yes by David Hare first performed at the National.
30 September
Orphans by Dennis Kelly transfers
to the Soho.
and more...
• Also: short, sharp reviews of selected plays since October 2000
Plus: catch up with the new writing bibliography
The nasty nineties
... and beyond!
