Haymarket Theatre

See also: Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)

History

Its first major success was a 1729 production of Maggoty Johnson's Hurlothrumbo. In 1862, the theatre was host to a 400-night run of Our American Cousin, with Edward Southern as Lord Dundreary. The play's success brought the word "dreary" into common use.

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1729 - Maggoty Johnson - Hurlothrumbo - 1862 - Our American Cousin - Edward Southern

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John Gielgud produced a 1939 repertory season, including Maugham's The Circle, Congreve's Love for Love, and Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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John Gielgud - 1939 - Repertory - Maugham's - The Circle - Congreve's - Love for Love - Shakespeare's - Hamlet

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In 1893, Oscar Wilde premiered A Woman of No Importance, his first comedy, at the Haymarket. The play returned for a 2003 production directed by Adrian Noble and starring Rupert Graves, Samantha Bond, Prunella Scales and Rachael Stirling.

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1893 - Oscar Wilde - A Woman of No Importance - 2003 - Adrian Noble - Rupert Graves - Samantha Bond - Prunella Scales - Rachael Stirling

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The theatre underwent a major refurbishment in 1994. In May 2004 it closed for two nights after bits of the ceiling fell down during a performance. About 13 people suffered mainly cuts and bruises when plaster fell into the auditorium during the "When Harry Met Sally" Show. Since then, the theatre has played host to a short-lived run of Becket directed by John Caird followed in January 2005 by the world premiere of Victoria Wood's new musical Acorn Antiques - based upon the TV series of the same name. This starred Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Neil Morrissey, Sally Ann Triplett and Josie Lawrence and ran until 21 May 2005. The Genius Of Ray Charles - a new American musical followed in the Summer of 2005 running for eight weeks to 13 Auguust 2005. Currently, Bill Kenwright's new production of A Few Good Men is playing to packed houses starring Rob Lowe, Suranne Jones, John Barrowman and Jack Ellis. From December 2005, the theatre will host A Man For All Seasons starring Martin Shaw.

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1994 - When Harry Met Sally

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Judi Dench is set to return to the theatre in April 2006 with a new production of Hayfever.

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