Chichester Festival production history

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Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, England, is one of the United Kingdom's flagship theatres with an international reputation for quality and innovation. The following is a chronological list of the Chichester Festival production history of productions that have been staged since its inception.[1]

1960s[]

1962

  • The Chances by John Fletcher, directed by Laurence Olivier
  • The Broken Heart by John Ford, directed by Laurence Olivier
  • Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, translation by Constance Garnett, directed by Laurence Olivier

1963

  • Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Dexter
  • Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, translation by Constance Garnett, directed by Laurence Olivier
  • The Workhouse Donkey by John Arden, directed by Stuart Burge

1964

1965

  • Armstrong's Last Goodnight by John Arden, directed by John Dexter and William Gaskill
  • Trelawny of the 'Wells' by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by Desmond O'Donovan
  • Miss Julie by August Strindberg, translation by Michael Meyer, directed by Michael Elliott
  • Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer, directed by John Dexter

1966

  • The Clandestine Marriage by George Colman and David Garrick, directed by Desmond O'Donovan
  • The Fighting Cock by Jean Anouilh, translation by Lucienne Hill, directed by Norman Marshall
  • The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, translation by John Murrell, directed by Lindsay Anderson
  • Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Benthall

1967

1968

  • The Unknown Soldier and His Wife written and directed by Peter Ustinov
  • The Cocktail Party by T. S. Eliot, directed by Alec Guinness
  • The Tempest by William Shakespeare, directed by David Jones
  • The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, directed by Peter Coe

1969

1970s[]

1970

  • Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen, English version by Christopher Fry based on a translation by Johann Fillinger, directed by Peter Coe
  • Vivat! Vivat Regina! by Robert Bolt, directed by Peter Dews
  • Double bill: The Proposal by Anton Chekhov, translation by Constance Garnett, and Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by John Clements
  • The Alchemist by Ben Jonson, directed by Peter Dews

1971

  • The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by John Clements
  • Dear Antoine by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill, directed by Robin Phillips
  • Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Robin Phillips
  • Reunion in Vienna by Robert E. Sherwood, directed by Frith Banbury

1972

1973

  • The Director of the Opera by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill, directed by Peter Dews
  • The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, directed by Jonathan Miller
  • R Loves J by Peter Ustinov, music by Alexander Faris, lyrics by Julian More, directed by Wendy Toye
  • Dandy Dick by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by John Clements

1974

  • Tonight We Improvise by Luigi Pirandello, translated by Samuel Putnam, directed by Peter Coe
  • The Confederacy by John Vanbrugh, directed by Wendy Toye
  • Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles, adapted by Gail Rademacher, directed by Hovhannes Pilikian
  • A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev, translated by Adriane Nicolaeff, directed by Toby Robinson

1975

  • Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, translated by Christopher Fry, directed by José Ferrer
  • An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, English version by John Patrick Vincent, directed by Patrick Garland
  • Made in Heaven by Andrew Sachs, directed by Wendy Toye
  • Othello by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews

1976

  • Noah by André Obey, English text by Arthur Wilmurt, directed by Eric Thompson
  • Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Keith Michell
  • The Circle by W. Somerset Maugham, directed by Peter Dews
  • Monsieur Perrichon's Travels by Eugène Labiche & Edouard Martin, English version by R.H. Ward, directed by Patrick Garland

1977

  • Waters of the Moon by N.C. Hunter, directed by John Clements
  • In Order of Appearance by Wally K. Daly & Keith Michell, music by Jim Parker, directed by Keith Michell
  • Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews
  • The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Patrick Garland

1978

1979

  • The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Peter Dews
  • The Eagle Has Two Heads by Jean Cocteau, adapted by Ronald Duncan, directed by David William
  • The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, directed by Peter Dews
  • The Man Who Came to Dinner by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Patrick Lau

1980s[]

1980

  • The Last of Mrs Cheyney by Frederick Lonsdale, directed by Patrick Lau
  • Terra Nova by Ted Tally, directed by Peter Dews
  • Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews
  • Old Heads and Young Hearts by Dion Boucicault, adapted by Peter Sallis, directed by Michael Simpson

1981

  • The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, translated by David Magarshack, revised by Philip Roth, directed by Patrick Garland
  • Feasting with Panthers, devised and directed by Peter Coe
  • The Mitford Girls by Caryl Brahms & Ned Sherrin, music by Peter Greenwell, directed by Patrick Garland
  • Underneath the Arches by Patrick Garland, Brian Glanville & Roy Hudd, directed by Roger Redfarn

1982

  • On the Rocks by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Jack Emery and Patrick Garland
  • Valmouth by Sandy Wilson, from the novel by Ronald Firbank, directed by John Dexter
  • Cavell by Keith Baxter, directed by Patrick Garland
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips, based on the novel by James Hilton, book by Roland Starke, music & lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, directed by Patrick Garland and Chris Selbie

1983

1984

  • Forty Years On by Alan Bennett, directed by Patrick Garland
  • Oh, Kay!, music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, book by Tony Geiss & Ned Sherrin, based on the original by Guy Bolton & P.G. Wodehouse, directed by Ian Judge
  • The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, directed by Patrick Garland
  • The Way of the World by William Congreve, directed by William Gaskill

1985

  • Cavalcade by Noël Coward, directed by David Gilmore
  • Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, directed by Robin Phillips
  • The Philanthropist by Christopher Hampton, directed by Patrick Garland
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy, revised by Beverley Cross, directed by Nicholas Hytner

1986

1987

  • Robert and Elizabeth, book & lyrics by Ronald Millar, music by Ron Grainer, directed by Stewart Taylor
  • An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, directed by Tony Britton
  • A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt, directed by Frank Hauser
  • Miranda by Beverley Cross, after Carlo Goldoni, directed by Wendy Toye

1988

  • Hay Fever by Noël Coward, directed by Tony Britton
  • Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Christopher Morahan
  • The Royal Baccarat Scandal by Royce Ryton, based on the book by Michael Havers & Edward Grayson, directed by Val May
  • Ring Round the Moon by Jean Anouilh, translated by Christopher Fry, directed by Elijah Morrissey

1989

  • Victory! adapted from Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts by Patrick Garland, directed by Patrick Garland and Matthew Francis
  • The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, directed by Vivian Matalan
  • London Assurance by Dion Boucicault, directed by Sam Mendes
  • A Little Night Music, book by Hugh Wheeler, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Ian Judge
  • Summerfolk by Maxim Gorky in a version by Botho Strauss & Peter Stein, translated by Michael Robinson
  • Culture Vultures by Robin Glendinning
  • Warrior by Shirley Gee
  • The Triumph of Love by Pierre de Marivaux, translated by Guy Callan
  • Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill
  • Love's Labours Lost by William Shakespeare
  • The Purity Game by Gillian Plowman, music by Corin Buckeridge, lyrics by Will Cohu
  • War and Peaces, a revue devised by Will Cohu and Stefan Bednarczyk

1990s[]

1990

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Rudman
  • The Power and the Glory, adapted by Denis Cannan from the novel by Graham Greene, directed by Tim Luscombe
  • The Silver King by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman, directed by Peter Wood
  • Rumours by Neil Simon, directed by Michael Rudman
  • Born Again, music by Jason Carr, libretto by Julian Barry & Peter Hall, based on the play Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Peter Hall
  • Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola, translation by Nicholas Wright, directed by David Leveaux
  • Eurydice by Jean Anouilh, translated by Peter Meyer, directed by Michael Rudman
  • 70, Girls, 70, book by David Thompson & Norman L. Martin, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, based on the play Breath of Spring by Peter Coke, adapted by Joe Masteroff, directed by
  • My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlotte Keatley, directed by Annie Castledine
  • Scenes from a Marriage by Ingmar Bergman, translated by Alan Blair, directed by Rita Russek

1991

  • Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Annie Castledine
  • Henry VIII by William Shakespeare, directed by
  • Tovarich directed by Patrick Garland
  • directed by Peter Wood
  • Point Valaine by Noël Coward, directed by Tim Luscombe
  • directed by Tony Britton
  • directed by Gillian Lynne
  • directed by
  • Talking Heads directed by Alan Bennett

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

  • Love for Love by William Congreve, directed by
  • Mansfield Park directed by Michael Rudman
  • directed by
  • When We Are Married by J.B. Priestley, directed by Jude Kelly
  • Fortune's Fool directed by Gale Edwards
  • directed by Richard Wilson
  • Talking Heads directed by Alan Bennett
  • Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, directed by Bill Bryden
  • Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Lindy Davies
  • directed by Patrick Garland
  • directed by Christopher Morahan
  • It Could Be Any One Of Us directed by Alan Ayckbourn

1997

  • The Admirable Crichton by J.M. Barrie, directed by Michael Rudman
  • Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, directed by Richard Cottrell
  • Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward,
  • Our Betters directed by Michael Rudman
  • The Magistrate by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by Nicholas Broadhurst
  • directed by Keith Baxter
  • directed by
  • directed by Michael Rudman
  • directed by Lindy Davies
  • Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Frank Hauser
  • Electra by Sophocles, directed by David Leveaux

1998

  • directed by Jude Kelly
  • Racing Demon Christopher Morahan
  • Chimes at Midnight directed by Patrick Garland
  • Katherine Howard
  • Loot directed by
  • directed by
  • The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by

1999

2000s[]

2000

2001

2002

  • The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, directed by Edward Kemp
  • directed by Edward Kemp
  • Cabaret book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander, directed by
  • Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, directed by Indhu Rubasingham
  • The Lady's Not for Burning directed by Samuel West
  • Up on the Roof directed by
  • directed by
  • directed by
  • Dead Funny directed by

2003

  • The Gondoliers music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W. S. Gilbert, directed by Martin Duncan
  • The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, directed by Gale Edwards
  • music and lyrics by , book by Gary Yershon – directed by Jeremy Sams
  • The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, directed by Steven Pimlott
  • Nathan the Wise directed by Steven Pimlott
  • directed by
  • The Coffee House directed by
  • directed by Martin Duncan
  • Pinocchio by Brian Way, directed by

2004

  • Out of This World directed by Martin Duncan
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Gale Edwards
  • Just So directed by Anthony Drewe
  • The Master and Margarita translation by Edward Kemp – directed by Steven Pimlott
  • Seven Doors by Botho Strauß, translated by Jeremy Sams – directed by Martin Duncan[2]
  • directed by Luc Bondy
  • directed by Samuel West
  • Doctor Faustus directed by Martin Duncan, Edward Kemp and

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

  • by Simon Gray and Hugh Whitemore directed by Richard Eyre
  • Hay Fever by Noël Coward directed by
  • Taking Sides by Ronald Harwood directed by Philip Franks
  • by Ronald Harwood directed by Philip Franks
  • Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand directed by Trevor Nunn
  • Wallenstein by Friedrich Schiller directed by
  • Oklahoma! by Rodgers & Hammerstein directed by
  • The House of Special Purpose by Heidi Thomas directed by Howard Davies
  • The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, adapted by Frank Galati directed by Jonathan Church
  • ENRON by Lucy Prebble directed by Rupert Goold
  • Separate Tables by Terence Rattigan directed by Philip Franks

2010s[]

2010

2011

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
  • Singin' in the Rain book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown
  • The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan
  • by Nicholas Wright
  • Sweeney Todd music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and libretto by Hugh Wheeler
  • She Loves Me book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock
  • Top Girls by Caryl Churchill
  • The Syndicate by Eduardo De Filippo, in a new version by Mike Poulton
  • South Downs by David Hare

2012

2013

2014

  • Stevie – by Hugh Whitemore
  • Pressure – by David Haig
  • Miss Julie – by August Strindberg, in a new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
  • Black Comedy – by Peter Shaffer
  • Amadeus – by Peter Shaffer
  • Guys and Dolls – music and lyrics by Frank Loesser book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
  • Taken at Midnight – by Mark Hayhurst
  • Gypsy – book by Arthur Laurents music by Jule Styne lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
  • Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune – by Terrence McNally
  • An Ideal Husband – by Oscar Wilde
  • The Hundred and One Dalmatians – by Dodie Smith in a new adaptation by Bryony Lavery

2015

2016

  • Travels with My Aunt – based on the novel by Graham Greene, book by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
  • An Enemy of the People – by Henrik Ibsen, in a version by Christopher Hampton
  • Ross – by Terence Rattigan
  • First Light – a new play by Mark Hayhurst
  • Fracked! Or: Please Don't Use the F-Word – a new play by Alistair Beaton
  • Half a Sixpence – book by Julian Fellowes, new music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, original songs by David Heneker
  • Strife – by John Galsworthy
  • This House – by James Graham
  • Much Ado About Nothing and Love's Labour's Lost – by William Shakespeare

2017

  • Forty Years On – by Alan Bennett
  • Caroline, or Change – book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori
  • Sweet Bird of Youth – by Tennessee Williams
  • The Country Girls – by Edna O'Brien
  • Fiddler on the Roof – book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
  • The House They Grew Up In – a new play by Deborah Bruce
  • Grimm Tales – For Young and Old – Chichester Festival Youth Theatre
  • The Stepmother – by Githa Sowerby
  • The Norman Conquests – a trilogy of plays – Table Manners, Living Together, Round and Round the Garden – by Alan Ayckbourn
  • King Lear – by William Shakespeare
  • Quiz – a new play by James Graham
  • Beauty and the Beast – Chichester Festival Youth Theatre

2018

  • Present Laughter – by Noël Coward
  • random/generations – by Debbie Tucker Green
  • The Chalk Garden – by Enid Bagnold
  • The Country Wife – by William Wycherley
  • Me and My Girl – book and lyrics by L Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, book revised by Stephen Fry with contributions by Mike Ockrent, music by Noel Gay
  • The Meeting – by Charlotte Jones
  • Copenhagen - by Michael Frayn
  • Flowers For Mrs Harris – based on the novel by Paul Gallico, book by Rachel Wagstaff, music and lyrics by Richard Taylor
  • Cock – by Mike Bartlett
  • The Midnight Gang – by David Walliams, adapted by Bryony Lavery, music and lyrics by Joe Stilgoe
  • The Watsons – by Laura Wade, adapted from the unfinished novel by Jane Austen
  • Sleeping Beauty – by Rufus Norris – Chichester Festival Youth Theatre

2020’s[]

2022

  • Crazy for You - Music & Lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin, book by Ken Ludwig, Susan Stroman: Director & Choreographer

References

  1. ^ "Production Archive: Chichester Festival Theatre". cft.org.uk. Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  2. ^ Three Plays (The Park, Seven Doors, Time and the Room) translated by Jeremy Sams, Oberon, 2006 ISBN 978-1-84002-476-0

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