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Theatre Round-up 2016/17
Nov. 13th, 2017 08:41 pmTime for a look back at my theatre trips over the past year:
Nov 2016 Mamma Mia Novello Theatre
Nov 2016 Oil Almeida Theatre (Anne-Marie Duff)
Jan 2017 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre (Jamie Parker)
Jan 2017 The Two Noble Kinsmen RSC – Swan Theatre
Jan 2017 The Play That Goes Wrong Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Feb 2017 Jersey Boys Piccadilly Theatre
Mar 2017 Hamlet Almeida Theatre (Andrew Scott)
Apr 2017 The Hypocrite RSC – Swan Theatre
Jun 2017 Richard III Arcola Theatre (Greg Hicks)
Jun 2017 Common National Theatre, Olivier (Anne-Marie Duff)
Jul 2017 Titus Andronicus RSC – RST (David Troughton)
Jul 2017 Richard III Gloucester Cathedral (Antic Disposition)
Aug 2017 An American in Paris Dominion Theatre
Aug 2017 Jesus Christ Superstar Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Aug 2017 Against Almeida Theatre (Ben Whishaw)
Aug 2017 Ophelia: Madness (in Blue) Swiss Church
Sep 2017 Trouble in Mind Coronet, Print Room (Jonathan Slinger)
Oct 2017 Coriolanus RSC – RST
Oct 2017 Dido, Queen of Carthage RSC – Swan Theatre
Only 19 plays - a fall over the last few years. I'm not sure why in particular, although clearly I didn't see many plays in the spring - presumably nothing had a strong enough appeal.
Of these six (roughly a third) were Shakespeare, with a further two from the same period. Of the others, five were new plays, and the rest were all comparatively modern. So a gap of over 300 years.
Destinations: 12 in London, 5 in Stratford-upon-Avon, 1 in Gloucester and 1 in Coventry (this year's new destination).
A selection of famous actors: Anne-Marie Duff, Jamie Parker, Andrew Scott, Ben Whishaw; plus three of the actors who draw me every time: Greg Hicks, David Troughton and Jonathan Slinger.
I tried to choose my three favourite plays of the year, but have failed - comparing such different productions is hard - so here's four (and I'm cheating): Titus Andronicus, Richard III (both versions), An American in Paris and Trouble in Mind.
And so into another year. My aim is to see a minimum of twelve plays, and since I've already seen two and have a further ten booked I can be confident that aim will be met!
Nov 2016 Mamma Mia Novello Theatre
Nov 2016 Oil Almeida Theatre (Anne-Marie Duff)
Jan 2017 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre (Jamie Parker)
Jan 2017 The Two Noble Kinsmen RSC – Swan Theatre
Jan 2017 The Play That Goes Wrong Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Feb 2017 Jersey Boys Piccadilly Theatre
Mar 2017 Hamlet Almeida Theatre (Andrew Scott)
Apr 2017 The Hypocrite RSC – Swan Theatre
Jun 2017 Richard III Arcola Theatre (Greg Hicks)
Jun 2017 Common National Theatre, Olivier (Anne-Marie Duff)
Jul 2017 Titus Andronicus RSC – RST (David Troughton)
Jul 2017 Richard III Gloucester Cathedral (Antic Disposition)
Aug 2017 An American in Paris Dominion Theatre
Aug 2017 Jesus Christ Superstar Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Aug 2017 Against Almeida Theatre (Ben Whishaw)
Aug 2017 Ophelia: Madness (in Blue) Swiss Church
Sep 2017 Trouble in Mind Coronet, Print Room (Jonathan Slinger)
Oct 2017 Coriolanus RSC – RST
Oct 2017 Dido, Queen of Carthage RSC – Swan Theatre
Only 19 plays - a fall over the last few years. I'm not sure why in particular, although clearly I didn't see many plays in the spring - presumably nothing had a strong enough appeal.
Of these six (roughly a third) were Shakespeare, with a further two from the same period. Of the others, five were new plays, and the rest were all comparatively modern. So a gap of over 300 years.
Destinations: 12 in London, 5 in Stratford-upon-Avon, 1 in Gloucester and 1 in Coventry (this year's new destination).
A selection of famous actors: Anne-Marie Duff, Jamie Parker, Andrew Scott, Ben Whishaw; plus three of the actors who draw me every time: Greg Hicks, David Troughton and Jonathan Slinger.
I tried to choose my three favourite plays of the year, but have failed - comparing such different productions is hard - so here's four (and I'm cheating): Titus Andronicus, Richard III (both versions), An American in Paris and Trouble in Mind.
And so into another year. My aim is to see a minimum of twelve plays, and since I've already seen two and have a further ten booked I can be confident that aim will be met!
