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 productions that have been staged since its inception.[1]
[edit] 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, directed by Laurence Olivier
[edit] 1963
- Saint Joan - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Dexter
- Uncle Vanya - by Anton Chekhov, directed by Laurence Olivier
- The Workhouse Donkey - by John Arden, directed by Stuart Burge
[edit] 1964
- The Royal Hunt of the Sun - by Peter Shaffer, directed by John Dexter
- The Dutch Courtesan - by John Marston, directed by William Gaskill
- Othello - by William Shakespeare, directed by John Dexter
[edit] 1965
- Armstrong's Last Goodnight - by John Arden, directed by John Dexter and William Gaskill
- Trelawney of the 'Wells' - by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by Desmond O'Donovan
- Miss Julie - by August Strindberg, directed by Michael Elliott
- Black Comedy - by Peter Shaffer, directed by John Dexter
[edit] 1966
- The Clandestine Marriage - by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick, directed by Desmond O'Donovan
- The Fighting Cock - 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
[edit] 1967
- The Farmer's Wife - by Eden Phillpots, directed by John Clements
- The Beaux' Stratagem - by George Farquhar, directed by William Chappell
- Heartbreak House - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Clements
- The Italian Straw Hat - by Eugène Labiche, directed by Peter Coe
[edit] 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
[edit] 1969
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle - by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Peter Coe
- The Magistrate - by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by John Clements
- The Country Wife - by William Wycherley, directed by Robert Chetwyn
- Antony and Cleopatra - by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews
[edit] 1970
- Peer Gynt - by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Peter Coe
- Vivat! Vivat Regina! - by Robert Bolt, directed by Peter Dews
- The Proposal - directed by John Clements
- Arms and the Man - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Clements
- The Alchemist - by Ben Jonson, directed by Peter Dews
[edit] 1971
- The Rivals - by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by John Clements
- Dear Antoine - by Jean Anouilh, 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
[edit] 1972
- The Beggar's Opera - by John Gay, directed by Robin Phillips
- The Doctor's Dilemma - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by John Clements
- The Taming of the Shrew - by William Shakespeare, directed by Jonathan Miller
- The Lady's Not for Burning - by Christopher Fry, directed by Robin Phillips
[edit] 1973
- The Director of the Opera - directed by Peter Dews
- The Seagull - by Anton Chekov, directed by Jonathan Miller
- R Loves J - directed by Wendy Toye
- Dandy Dick - directed by John Clements
[edit] 1974
- Tonight We Improvise - by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Peter Coe
- The Confederacy - directed by Wendy Toye
- Oedipus Tyrannus - directed by Hovhannes Pilikian
- A Month in the Country - by Ivan Turgenev, directed by Toby Robinson
[edit] 1975
- Cyrano de Bergerac - directed by Jose Ferrer
- An Enemy of the People - by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Patrick Garland
- Made in Heaven - directed by Wendy Toye
- Othello - by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews
[edit] 1976
- Noah - directed by Eric Thompson
- Twelfth Night - by William Shakespeare, directed by Keith Michell
- The Circle - by Somerset Maugham, directed by Peter Dews
- Monsieur Perrichon's Travels - directed by Patrick Garland
[edit] 1977
- Waters of the Moon - directed by John Clements
- In Order of Appearance - directed by Keith Michell
- Julius Caesar - by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews
- The Apple Cart - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Patrick Garland
[edit] 1978
- A Woman of No Importance - by Oscar Wilde, directed by Patrick Garland
- The Inconstant Couple - directed by Noel Willman
- The Aspern Papers - directed by David William
- Look After Lulu - directed by Patrick Garland
[edit] 1979
- The Devil's Disciple - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Peter Dews
- The Eagle Has Two Heads - by Jean Cocteau, 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
[edit] 1980
- The Last of Mrs Cheyney - directed by Patrick Lau
- Terra Nova - by Ted Talley, directed by Peter Dews
- Much Ado About Nothing - by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Dews
- Old Heads and Young Hearts - directed by Michael Simpson
[edit] 1981
- The Cherry Orchard - by Anton Chekhov, translation by John Murrell, directed by Patrick Garland
- Feasting with Panthers - directed by Peter Coe
- The Mitford Girls - directed by Patrick Garland
- Underneath the Arches - directed by Roger Redfarn
[edit] 1982
- On the Rocks - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Jack Emery and Patrick Garland
- Valmouth - directed by John Dexter
- Cavell - directed by Patrick Garland
- Goodbye, Mr Chips - directed by Patrick Garland and Chris Selbie
[edit] 1983
- A Patriot for Me - directed by Ronald Eyre
- Time and the Conways - by J.B. Priestley, directed by Peter Dews
- As You Like It - by William Shakespeare, directed by Patrick Garland
- The Sleeping Prince - directed by Peter Coe
[edit] 1984
- Forty Years On - by Alan Bennett, directed by Patrick Garland
- Oh, Kay! - 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
[edit] 1985
- Cavalcade - by Noel Coward, directed by David Gilmore
- Antony and Cleopatra - by William Shakespeare, directed by Robin Phillips
- The Philanthropist - directed by Patrick Garland
- The Scarlet Pimpernel - by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, directed by Nicholas Hytner
[edit] 1986
- Annie Get Your Gun - directed by David Gilmore
- The Chalk Garden - directed by Ronald Eyre
- The Relapse - by Sir John Vanbrugh, directed by Matthew Francis
- Jane Eyre - directed by Peter Coe
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, directed by Larry Gelbart
[edit] 1987
- Robert and Elizabeth - 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 - directed by Wendy Toye
[edit] 1988
- Hay Fever - by Noel Coward, directed by Tony Britton
- Major Barbara - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Christopher Morahan
- The Royal Baccarat Scandal - directed by Val May
- Ring Round the Moon - directed by Elijah Morrissey
[edit] 1989
- Victory - directed by Patrick Garland and Matthew Francis
- The Heiress - by Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz, directed by Vivian Matalan
- London Assurance - by Dion Boucicault, directed by Sam Mendes
- A Little Night Music - lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, directed by Ian Judge
- Summerfolk -
- Culture Vultures -
- Warrior -
- The Triumph of Love - by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux,
- Cloud Nine -
- Love's Labours Lost -
- The Purity Game -
- War and Peaces -
[edit] 1990
- The Merry Wives of Windsor - by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Rudman
- The Power and the Glory - directed by Tim Luscombe
- The Silver King - by Henry Arthur Jones, directed by Peter Wood
- Rumours - directed by Michael Rudman
- Born Again - directed by Peter Hall
- Thérèse Raquin - directed by David Leveaux
- Eurydice - directed by Michael Rudman
- 70, Girls, 70 - directed by Paul Kerryson
- My Mother Said I Never Should - directed by Annie Castledine
- Scenes from a Marriage - directed by Rita Russek
[edit] 1991
- Arsenic and Old Lace - by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Annie Castledine
- Henry VIII - by William Shakespeare, directed by Ian Judge
- Tovarich - directed by Patrick Garland
- Preserving Mr Panmure - directed by Peter Wood
- Point Valaine - by Noel Coward, directed by Tim Luscombe
- The Sisterhood - directed by Tony Britton
- Valentine's Day - directed by Gillian Lynne
- Adam was a Gardener - directed by Caroline Sharman
- Talking Heads - directed by Alan Bennett
[edit] 1992
- Coriolanus - by William Shakespeare, directed by Tim Supple
- Venus Observed - directed by James Roose Evans
- King Lear in New York - directed by Patrick Garland
- She Stoops to Conquer - by Oliver Goldsmith, directed by Peter Wood
- Me and My Girl - directed by Ian Rickson
- Double Take - directed by Hugh Wooldridge
- Nijinsky - Death of a Faun - directed by Jane McCulloch
- Vita & Virginia - directed by Patrick Garland
- Cain - directed by Edward Hall
[edit] 1993
- Getting Married - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Tim Supple
- Relative Values - directed by Tim Luscombe
- Pickwick - directed by Patrick Garland
- The Matchmaker - by Thornton Wilder, directed by Patrick Mason
- Carrington - directed by Annie Castledine
- Rope - directed by Keith Baxter
- Elvira '40 - directed by Patrick Garland
[edit] 1994
- The Rivals - by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by Richard Cottrell
- Pygmalion - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Patrick Garland
- The Schoolmistress - directed by Matthew Francis
- Noel/Cole: Let's Do It - directed by Jeff Thacker and David Kernan
- A Doll's House - directed by Annie Castledine
- Dangerous Corner - by J.B. Priestley, directed by Keith Baxter
- Three Sisters - by Anton Chekhov, directed by Lisa Forellp
[edit] 1995
- Hadrian the Seventh - by Peter Luke, directed by Terry Hands
- Hobson's Choice - directed by Frank Hauser
- The School for Scandal - by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by Richard Cottrell
- The Miser - by Molière, directed by Nicholas Broadhurst
- The Visit - by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Terry Hands
- Taking Sides - directed by Harold Pinter
- A Word from Our Sponsor - directed by Alan Ayckbourn
- Playing the Wife - directed by Richard Clifford
- The Hothouse - directed by David Jones
- Monsieur Amilcar - directed by Tim Luscombe
[edit] 1996
- Love for Love - by William Congreve, directed by Ian Judge
- Mansfield Park - directed by Michael Rudman
- Beethoven's 10th - directed by Joe Harmston
- When We Are Married - by J.B. Priestley, directed by Jude Kelly
- Fortune's Fool - directed by Gale Edwards
- Simply Disconnected - 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
- Beatrix - directed by Patrick Garland
- The Handyman - directed by Christopher Morahan
- It Could Be Any One of Us - directed by Alan Ayckbourn
[edit] 1997
- The Admirable Crichton - directed by Michael Rudman
- Lady Windermere's Fan - directed by Richard Cottrell
- Blithe Spirit - by Noel Coward,
- Our Betters - directed by Michael Rudman
- The Magistrate - by Arthur Wing Pinero, directed by Nicholas Broadhurst
- After October - directed by Keith Baxter
- Nocturne for Lovers - directed by Kado Kostzer
- Tallulah - directed by Michael Rudman
- Suzanna Andler - directed by Lindy Davies
- Misalliance - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Frank Hauser
- Electra - directed by David Leveaux
[edit] 1998
- Saturday, Sunday ... and Monday - directed by Jude Kelly
- Racing Demon - Christopher Morahan
- Chimes at Midnight - directed by Patrick Garland
- Katherine Howard
- Loot - directed by David Grindley
- Song of Singapore - directed by Roger Redfarn
- The Glass Menagerie - by Tennessee Williams, directed by Jacob Murray
[edit] 1999
- The Importance of Being Earnest - by Oscar Wilde, directed by Christopher Morahan
- Semi Detached - directed by Christopher Morahan
- Easy Virtue - by Noel Coward, directed by Maria Aitken
- The Man Who Came to Dinner - by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Joe Dowling
- The King of Prussia - directed by Sean Holmes
- Insignificance - directed by Loveday Ingram
- Nymph Errant - music and lyrics by Cole Porter, libretto by Romney Brent, from the novel by James Laver, directed by Roger Redfarn
- The School of Night - directed by Jack Shepherd
- The Retreat from Moscow - directed by Christopher Morahan
[edit] 2000
- The Recruiting Officer - directed by James Kerr
- Heartbreak House - by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Christopher Morahan
- A Small Family Business
- Arcadia - directed by Peter Wood
- The Sea - directed by Sean Holmes
- The Blue Room - directed by Loveday Ingram
- Pal Joey - music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by John O’Hara, directed by Loveday Ingram
- Aristocrats - directed by Sean Holmes
- Hysteria - directed by Loveday Ingram
[edit] 2001
- On the Razzle - directed by Peter Wood
- The Winslow Boy - directed by Christopher Morahan
- My One & Only - directed by Loveday Ingram
- Three Sisters - by Anton Chekhov, directed by Loveday Ingram
- Song of Singapore - directed by Roger Redfarn
- Shang-a-Lang - directed by Andy Brereton
- In Celebration - directed by Sean Holmes
- The Secret Rapture - directed by Indhu Rubasingham
- Pulling It Together - directed by Edward Hall
- Alice's Adventures - directed by Dale Rooks
[edit] 2002
- The Front Page - by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, directed by Edward Kemp
- Wild Orchids - directed by Edward Kemp
- Cabaret - book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander, directed by Roger Redfarn
- 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 Angus Jackson
- Blunt Speaking - directed by Mark Clements
- Songs of the Western Men - directed by Andy Brereton
- Dead Funny - directed by Loveday Ingram
[edit] 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
- The Water Babies - directed by Jeremy Sams
- The Seagull - by Anton Chekov, directed by Steven Pimlott
- Nathan the Wise - directed by Steven Pimlott
- Holes in the Skin - directed by Simon Usher
- The Coffee House - directed by Simon Gonella
- I Caught My Death in Venice - directed by Martin Duncan
- Pinocchio - by Brian Way, directed by Dale Rooks
[edit] 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 - directed by Steven Pimlott
- Seven Doors - directed by Steven Pimlott
- Cruel and Tender - directed by Luc Bondy
- Three Women and a Piano Tuner - directed by Samuel West
- Doctor Faustus - directed by Martin Duncan, Edward Kemp and Dale Rooks
[edit] 2005
- How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying - directed by Martin Duncan
- Scapino, or The Trickster - directed by Silviu Pucarete
- The Government Inspector - by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Martin Duncan
- 5/11 - directed by Steven Pimlott
- Six Pictures of Lee Miller - directed by Anthony Van Laast
- King Lear - by William Shakespeare, directed by Steven Pimlott
- The Scarlet Letter - directed by Phyllis Nagy
- Arabian Nights - directed by Dale Rooks
[edit] 2006
- Entertaining Angels - directed by Alan Strachan
- Carousel - by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, directed by Angus Jackson
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby parts 1 & 2 - directed by Jonathan Church and Philip Franks
- Pravda - directed by Jonathan Church
- Peter Pan - directed by Dale Rooks
- In Praise of Love - directed by Philip Wilson
- Tonight at 8:30 Parts I & II - directed by Lucy Bailey
- The Father - directed by Angus Jackson
- Grimm Tales - directed by Dale Rooks
[edit] 2007
- The Last Confession - directed by David Jones
- Babes in Arms - by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, directed by Martin Connor
- Twelfth Night - by William Shakespeare, directed by Philip Franks
- Hobson's Choice - directed by Jonathan Church
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby parts 1 & 2 - directed by Jonathan Church and Philip Franks
- James and the Giant Peach - directed by Dale Rooks
- Office Suite - directed by Edward Kemp
- Macbeth - by William Shakespeare, directed by Rupert Goold
- The Waltz of the Toreadors - by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill, directed by Lindsay Posner
- I am Shakespeare - directed by Matthew Warchus and Mark Rylance
[edit] 2008
- The Cherry Orchard - by Anton Chekov
- The Music Man - by Meredith Wilson
- The Circle - by Somerset Maugham
- Calendar Girls - by Tim Firth
- Funny Girl - by Isobel Lennart
- Six Characters in Search of an Author - by Luigi Pirandello
- Taking Sides - by Ronald Harwood
- Collaboration - by Ronald Harwood
- Aristo - by Martin Sherman