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Plus: short, sharp reviews of some of these plays
2009
contd
7
October
It
Felt Empty When the Heart Went at First but It Is Alright Now by Lucy
Kirkwood, in a production by Clean Break, first performed at the Arcola.
8 October
Category B by Roy Williams first performed
at the Tricycle, opening the Not Black and White season.
16 October
The Great Extension by Cosh Omar first performed at Stratford
East.
17 October
If There Is I haven't Found It Yet by Nick Payne first performed
at the Bush.
22 October
What Fatima Did... by Atiha Sen Gupta first performed at the
Hampstead. And Seize the Day by Kwame
Kwei-Armah first performed at the Tricycle, second play in the Not
Black and White season.
27 October
This Much Is True by Paul Unwin and Sarah Beck first performed
at 503.
29 October
Shraddha by Natasha Langridge first performed at the Soho.
10 November
Mixed Up North by Robin Soans, an Out of
Joint production, visits London.
13 November
Cock by Mike Bartlett first performed
at the Royal Court.
19 November
The Priory by Michael Wynne first performed
at the Royal Court.
25 November
Detaining Justice by Bola Agbaje first performed at the Tricycle,
last play in the Not Black and White season.
2 December
The
Stefan Golaszewski Plays by Stefan Golaszewski
first
performed at the Bush.
3 December
Darker Shores by Michael Punter first performed at the Hampstead.
5 December
The Misanthrope by Martin Crimp revived
at the Comedy Theatre, starring Keira Knightley.
2010
12 January
Midsummer, a play with songs, by David Greig
and Gordon McIntyre transfers to the Soho.
16 January
Enron by Lucy Prebble transfers to the
Noel Coward Theatre.
19 January
Progress by Doug Lucie revived at the Union.
20 January
The Whisky Taster by James Graham first performed at the Bush.
27 January
Really Old, Like Forty Five by Tamsin Oglesby first performed
at the National.
28 January
Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth transfers
to the Apollo.
3 February
Promises, Promises by Douglas Maxwell first performed at the
Tron.
9 February
Mercury Fur by Philip Ridley revived
by Theatre Delicatessen at Picton Place.
10 February
Dunsinane by David Greig, in an RSC
production, first performed at the Hampstead.
11 February
Off the Endz by Bola Agbaje first performed
at the Royal Court.
17 February
Disconnect by Anupama Chandrasekhar first performed at the Royal
Court.
2 March
Moonfleece by Philip Ridley first performed
at the Rich Mix. And Promises Promises by Douglas Maxwell
visits the Soho.
3 March
Random by debbie tucker green revived
at the Royal Court's Theatre Local, a shop unit at the Elephant and Castle.
10 March
Eigengrau by Penelope Skinner first performed at the Bush.
12 March
The Gods Weep by Dennis Kelly, in an
RSC production, first performed at the Hampstead.
15 March
Chronicles of Long Kesh by Martin Lynch visits the Tricycle.
And Manor by Martin Murphy first performed at the Tristan Bates.
27 March
Behud by
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti first performed at Coventry.
30 March
Shoot/Get
Treasure/Repeat
by Mark
Ravenhill and Eschara by Phillip Whiteman first
performed at the Union.
31 March
The Empire by DC Moore first staged at the Royal Court in a co-production
with Plymouth Drum.
7 April
Andersen's English by Sebastian Barry
visits the Hampstead.
9 April
Posh by Laura Wade first performed at the
Royal Court.
13 April
Behud by
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti visits the Soho.
16 April
Little Gem by Elaine Murphy transfers to the Bush.
24 April
Canary by Jonathan Harvey first performed
at the Liverpool Playhouse.
30 April
Ditch by Beth Steel first performed at the High Tide Festival.
4 May
Love the Sinner by Drew Pautz first performed at the National.
And Airswimming by Charlotte Jones
revived at the Hen and Chickens.
7 May
A
Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky by
David Eldridge, Robert Holman and Simon
Stephens first performed at the Lyric Hammersmith.
13
May
Ditch by Beth Steel
visits the Old Vic Tunnels.
20 May
Ingredient X by Nick Grosso first performed
at the Royal Court.
23
May
Canary by Jonathan Harvey visits
the Hampstead.
7 June
Like a Fishbone by Anthony Weigh first performed at the Bush.
8 June
Sus by Barrie Keeffe visits the Young Vic after a nationwide
tour in a powerful revival.
9 June
Dandy in the Underworld by Tim Fountain first performed at the
Soho.
11 June
Sucker Punch by Roy Williams first performed
at the Royal Court.
15 June
Welcome to Thebes by Moira Buffini first
performed at the National. And Wild Horses by Nimer Rashid
first performed at Theatre 503.
11 July
Lingua Franca by Peter Nichols first performed at the Finborough.
14 July
Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss first performed at the Royal
Court.
15 July
The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh
revived at the Young Vic.
4 August
Earthquakes in London by Mike Bartlett first
performed, in a co-production with Headlong, at the National.
7 August
Beautiful Burnout by Bryony Lavery first performed, in a production
by Frantic Assembly, at the Edinburgh Festival.
26 August
Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris first performed at the Royal Court.
2 September
The Big Fellah by
Richard Bean, in a production by Out
of Joint, first performed at the Corn Exchange, Newbury.
7 September
Blood and Gifts by J T Rogers first performed at the National.
9 September
Wanderlust by Nick Payne first performed at the Royal Court.
16 September
Beautiful Burnout by Bryony Lavery transfers to York Hall in
London.
21 September
The Big Fellah by Richard Bean, in a
production by Out of Joint, transfers to the
Lyric, Hammersmith.
28 September
The Country by Martin Crimp revived
at the Arcola.
30 September
Enlightenment by Shelagh Stephenson revived at the Hampstead.
It is the debut play directed by Edward Hall, the venue’s new artistic
director.
• Also: short, sharp reviews of selected plays since October 2000
Plus: catch up with the new writing bibliography
The nasty nineties
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