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History and awards
Productions
References
External links
In 2007 the Chocolate Factory production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with
George won five Olivier Awards, including Best Actor in a Musical for Daniel Evans and Best Actress
in a Musical for Jenna Russell. The pair went on to perform the lead roles when the production
transferred to Studio 54 on Broadway in February 2008.
In the 2009 Olivier Awards, Douglas Hodge won the trophy for Best Actor in a Musical for his
portrayal of drag queen Zaza in La Cage aux Folles. The production also won the Best Musical Revival
category.
In 2010, the Chocolate Factory productions of A Little Night Music and La Cage aux Folles opened on
Broadway, the former starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Angela Lansbury and the latter starring
Douglas Hodge (from the original London production) and Kelsey Grammer. At the Tony Awards
2010 the shows won in the following categories: Best Leading Actress in a Musical – Catherine Zeta
Jones for A Little Night Music; Best Leading Actor in a Musical – Douglas Hodge for La Cage aux
Folles; Best Director of a Musical – Terry Johnson for La Cage aux Folles; Best Musical Revival – La
Cage aux Folles.
The theatre continues to produce a mixture of musical and play revivals, new writing and comedy.
Productions
2005
2007
Total Eclipse by Christopher Hampton starring Daniel Evans 21 March – 20 May 2007
Take Flight by Richard Maltby, David Shire and John Weidman July 2007
Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber starring Roger Lloyd-Pack – 17 September to 28 November
2007 and then 6 December 2007 to 29 March 2008 at Trafalgar Studios.
2008
La Cage aux Folles (January – March 2008) A London revival, starring Philip Quast as Georges
and Douglas Hodge as Albin/Zaza, opened on 8 January 2008 and played until 8 March,
subsequently transferring to the West End from 20 October 2008, at the Playhouse Theatre.
Maria Friedman Re-Arranged 19 March – 4 May 2008, subsequent transfer to Trafalgar Studios
27 November 2008 – 4 January 2009.
The Common Pursuit starring James Dreyfus, Nigel Harman, Reece Shearsmith and Robert
Portal (May – July 2008)
They're Playing Our Song starring Connie Fisher and Alistair McGowan by Neil Simon, Marvin
Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager 25 July – 28 September 2008
The White Devil by John Webster 3 October – 15 November 2008
2009
A Little Night Music starring Hannah Waddingham, Alexander Hanson and Maureen Lipman, 20
November 2008 – 8 March 2009, subsequently transferring to the West End from 28 March 2009,
at the Garrick Theatre.
Rookery Nook by Ben Travers (16 April – 20 June 2009).
Forbidden Broadway by Gerard Alessandrini – 25 June to 13 September 2009.
Talent by Victoria Wood – 17 September to 14 November 2009.
2010
Sweet Charity starring Tamzin Outhwaite Book by Neil Simon, Music by Cy Coleman and Lyrics
by Dorothy Fields – 21 November 2009 to 7 March 2010.
Hannah Waddingham Live at the Chocolate Factory – 16 to 20 March 2010
The Willy Russell Season (in repertoire): Shirley Valentine starring Meera Syal and Educating Rita
starring Larry Lamb and Laura Dos Santos – 26 March to 8 May 2010.
Aspects of Love by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Charles Hart 7 July – 26 September
2010
A Number by Caryl Churchill starring Samuel West and Timothy West September – November
2010
2011
2012
Pippin by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson – 22 November 2011 – 25 February 2012
Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh – 2 March to 21 April 2012 subsequent transfer to Wyndham's
Theatre May – September 2012 and UK Tour throughout 2013.
Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein 30 May to 12 August 2012[5]
Without You by Anthony Rapp August 2012
Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas starring Mathew Horne and Jane Asher 20 September – 10
Nov
2013
Merrily We Roll Along by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth 22 Nov – 9 March 2013.
Subsequent transfer to Harold Pinter Theatre 23 April – 27 July[6]
Proof by David Auburn starring Mariah Gale from March 2013 to April 2013.[7]
Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene during May and June 2013.[8]
The Color Purple by Alice Walker from 5 July to 14 September 2013.[9]
The Lyons by Nicky Silver from 19 September to 16 November 2013.[10]
2014
2015
Buyer & Cellar by Jonathan Tolins from 12 March to 2 May. Starring Michael Urie.[17]
Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourn from 7 May to 27 June.[18]
What's It All About by Kyle Riabko from 6 July to 5 September. Subsequent transfer to the
Criterion Theatre 16 October – 14 February.[19]
Dinner with Saddam by Anthony Horowitz from 10 September to 14 November.[20]
Funny Girl by Jule Styne, Bob Merrill and Isobel Lennart (revised by Harvey Fierstein) from 20
November to 5 March 2016. Starring Sheridan Smith Subsequent transfer to the Savoy Theatre 9
April – 8 October.[21] and UK and Ireland tour 18 February to 19 August 2017.
2016
The Truth by Florian Zeller from 10 March to 7 May. Subsequent transfer to the Wyndham's
Theatre 27 June – 3 September[22]
My Family: Not The Sitcom by David Baddiel from 10 May 2016 to 25 June 2016
Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine from 1 July to 17 September[23]
Travesties by Tom Stoppard starring Tom Hollander from September 2016. Subsequent transfer to
Apollo Theatre 3 February – 29 April
She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock from 25 November to 4 March
2017. Starring Scarlett Strallen.[24]
2017
Love in Idleness by Terence Rattigan from 10 March to 29 April. Starring Anthony Head, Eve
Best, Helen George and Edward Bluemel.[25]
Lettice and Lovage by Peter Shaffer from 4 May to 8 July[26]
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Jake Bruger and Pippa Cleary from 14 July to 9
September.[27]
The Lie by Florian Zeller from 14 September to 18 November. Starring Samantha Bond, James
Dreyfus, Tony Gardner, Alex Gilbreath.[28]
Barnum by Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble from 25 November to 3 March
2018.[29]
2018
Kiss of the Spiderwoman by José Rivera and Allan Barker from 8 March to 5 May. Directed by
Laurie Sansom. Starring Samuel Barnett and Declan Bennett.[30]
The Grönholm Method by Jordi Galceran from 10 May – 7 July. Directed by BT McNicholl. Cast
includes Jonathan Cake, Greg McHugh, Laura Pitt-Pulford and John Gordon Sinclair.[31]
Spamilton by Gerard Alessandrini from 12 July – 15 September.[32]
Pack of Lies by Hugh Whitemore from 20 September – 17 November. Directed by Hannah
Chissick. Starring Finty Williams and Jasper Britton.[33]
Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein from 23 November – 9
March 2019. Directed by Trevor Nunn.[34]
2019
The Bay at Nice by David Hare from 14 March – 4 May. Directed by Richard Eyre. Cast includes
Martin Hutson, Ophelia Lovibond, David Rintoul and Penelope Wilton.[35]
Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams from 9 May – 6 July (co-production with Theatr
Clwyd). Directed by Tamara Harvey. Cast includes Hattie Morahan, Jemima Rooper and Seth
Nimrich.[36]
The Bridges of Madison County by Marsha Norman and Jason Robert Brown from 13 July – 14
September. Directed by Trevor Nunn. Cast includes Jenna Russell.[37]
The Watsons by Laura Wade from 20 September – 16 November. Directed by Samuel West.[38]
The Boy Friend by Sandy Wilson from 22 November – 7 March 2020. Directed by Matthew White.
Transferring to the Prince of Wales Theatre (Toronto, Canada) from March 2020.[39]
2020
2021
External links
Official website (http://www.menierchocolatefactory.com/)