Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

A–Z  of all Productions

• 42^nd Street 8^th August 1984 – 7^th January 1989.
• 42^nd Street 20^th March 2017 – 5^th January 2019.
• Acis and Galatea 1841 – 1842.
• Adelmorn; the Outlaw 1800 – 1801.
• Aglaura, King’s Company 1668.
• Aladdin 1885 – 1886.
• Algonah 1801 – 1802.
• All for Love 1765 – 1766.
• All in the Wrong 1828 – 1829.
• All Mistaken, or The mad couple, King’s Company 1667.
• America! A Star-Spangled Bi-Centennial Gala, Martin Tickner Production 4^th July 1976.
• Amy Robsart 1870 – 1871.
• Angelo: The Romance of a Great Composer 1922 – 1923.
• Anything Goes, National Theatre, Clear Channel Entertainment, and Act Productions 24^th September 2002 – 7^th October 2003.
• The Armada; or, A Romance of 1588 1888 – 1889.
• Arpeggios and Arias, Amnesty International 27^th November 1983.
• As You Like It 1813 – 1814.
• As You Like It 1842 – 1843.
• Back With a Vengeance: Barry Humphries 9^th March – 29^th April 1989.
• Ball At The Savoy 8^th September 1933 – 13^th January 1934.
• Barry Humphries: Back with a Vengeance, the Second Coming 9^th March – 29^th April 1989.
• Being Alive: A Celebration of the Genius of Stephen Sondheim 4^th June 1989.
• Ben-Hur 1901 – 1902.
• Ben-Hur 1911 – 1912.
• Bertram 1815 – 1816.
• Bertram 1819 – 1820.
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 26^th February – 22^nd August 1981.
• Billy 1^st May 1974 – July 1976.
• The Black Prince 19^th October – ? 1667.
• The Bohemian Girl 1843 – 1844.
• The Boys from Syracuse, J C Williamson Ltd 7^th November 1963 – 1^st February 1964.
• Brasil Tropical 29^th May – August 1979.
• Brennoralt, or The Discontented Colonel 1667.
• The Bride of Abydos 1817 – 1818.
• The Bride of Ludgate 1831 – 1832.
• The Brigand 1831 – 1832.
• Brutus 1818 – 1819.
• Brutus 1819 – 1820.
• Brutus 1830 – 1831.
• Brutus 1834 – 1835.
• The Busy Body 1804 – 1805.
• Caesar and Cleopatra 1912 – 1913.
• Caius Gracchus 1823 – 1824.
• Camelot 19^th August 1964 – 11^th November 1965.
• The Cardinal 1667.
• Careless Rapture 1936 – 1937.
• Carib Chief 1818 – 1819.
• Carousel 7^th June 1950 – 13^th October 1951.
• The Castle Spectre 1821 – 1822.
• Catherine and Petruchio 1753 – 1754.
• Cavalcade 13^th October 1931 – 10^th September 1932.
• The Chances 1667.
• Charles The Twelfth 1828 – 1829.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Warner bros 18^th May 2013 – 7^th January 2017.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Warner bros dates unknown.
• Children in the Wood 1872 – 1873.
• Children Will Listen, Stephen Sondheim Society and Childline 23^rd October 2005.
• A Chorus Line started 22^nd July 1976.
• Chris de Burgh 26^th February 1978.
• Christmas Eve 1859 – 1860.
• A Christmas Tale 1773 – 1774.
• Cinderella 1934 – 1935.
• The Cobler of Preston 1817 – 1818.
• Comfortable Lodgings 1826 – 1827.
• The Confederacy 1759 – 1760.
• The Confederacy 1800 – 1801.
• The Conscious Lovers 1776 – 1777.
• Coriolanus 1819 – 1820.
• Coriolanus 1830 – 1831.
• Crest of the Wave 1^st September – ? 1937.
• The Critic 1827 – 1828.
• Cymbeline 1827 – 1828.
• The Daemon 1831 – 1832.
• Dancin’ 11^th November 1983 – 28^th January 1984.
• Dancing on Dangerous Ground 25^th November 1999 – 5^th February 2000.
• The Dancing Years 1938 – 1939.
• Dante 1902 – 1903.
• De Monfort 1821 – 1822.
• Deaf as a Post 1822 – 1823.
• The Desert Song 1927.
• Devil’s Ring, The; or, Fire, Water, Earth and Air 1849 – 1850.
• Disney’s Frozen started 27^th August 2021.
• The Distrest Mother 1774 – 1775.
• The Distrest Mother 1818 – 1819.
• Don Juan 1832 – 1833.
• Douglas 1818 – 1819.
• Douglas 1827 – 1828.
• The Dragon of Wantley 1870 – 1871.
• The Duke of Milan 1815 – 1816.
• Dwarf of Naples 1818 – 1819.
• An Evening with Barbara Cook, West End Cares and Crusaid 23^rd June 1996.
• An Evening’s Intercourse with Barry Humphries 4^th February – 10^th April 1982.
• Every Man in His Humour 1815 – 1816.
• The Exile 1830 – 1831.
• The Fair Penitent 1760 – 1761.
• The Fair Quaker of Deal 1773 – 1774.
• Fanny 15^th November 1956 – 14^th September 1957.
• The Forty Thieves 27^th December 1886 – 1887.
• The Foundling 1763 – 1764.
• The Four Musketeers!, Bernard Delfont 5^th December 1967 – 11^th January 1969.
• Gene Pitney in Concert, Flying Music 3^rd February 2002.
• The Gentle Shepherd 1773 – 1774.
• George Barnwell 1816 – 1817.
• Gisippus 1841 – 1842.
• Glamorous Night 1934 – 1935.
• Gone with the Wind, Harold Fielding and Jove Enterprises Inc 3^rd May 1972 – 7^th April 1973.
• Good Luck started 27^th September 1923.
• The Great Waltz, Bernard Delfont and Harold Fielding 9^th July 1970 – March 1972.
• The Grecian Daughter 1772 – 1773.
• The Grecian Daughter 1812 – 1813.
• Guy Mannering 1828 – 1829.
• Hamlet 1783 – 1784.
• Hamlet 1819 – 1820.
• Hamlet 1841 – 1842.
• Hamlet 1912 – 1913.
• Hebrew 1819 – 1820.
• The Heiress 1787 – 1788.
• Hello, Dolly! 25^th September 1979 – February 1980.
• Hello, Dolly! 2^nd December 1965 – 28^th October 1967.
• Henry IV, Part 2 1864 – 1865.
• Henry IV, Parts I & II 1818 – 1819.
• Henry V 1879 – 1880.
• Henry V 1938 – 1939.
• Henry VIII 1821 – 1822.
• Hofer 1829 – 1830.
• The Honeymoon 1815 – 1816.
• Human Nature 1885 – 1886.
• Humpty Dumpty 1903 – 1904.
• If They Could See Me Now:, Barry J Mishon 26^th February 1984.
• Il Diluvio Universale (The Great Flood), Opera Rara 6^th November 2005.
• Inconstant 1800 – 1801.
• Inkle and Yarico 1800 – 1801.
• The Iron Chest; or, The Mysterious Murder 1819 – 1820.
• The Iron Chest; or, The Mysterious Murder 1826 – 1827.
• The Iron Chest; or, The Mysterious Murder 1830 – 1831.
• Isabella 1774 – 1775.
• Isabella 1782 – 1783.
• Jack and the Beanstalk 1910 – 1911.
• Jack and the Beanstalk 1935 – 1936.
• Jack in the Box 1873.
• Jane McDonald in Concert 18^th November 2000.
• Jane Shore 1774 – 1775.
• Jane Shore 1782 – 1783.
• The Jew of Malta 1817 – 1818.
• John Bull 1813 – 1814.
• Jubilee: A Theatrical Celebration, Queen’s Silver Jubilee Appeal and Martin Tickner Productions 10^th September 1977.
• Julian & Agnes 1800 – 1801.
• Julius Caesar 23^rd April 1916.
• Kenilworth 1837 – 1838.
• The King and I, Williamson Music Ltd 8^th October 1953 – 14^th January 1956.
• King John 1773 – 1774.
• King John 1817 – 1818.
• King Lear 1819 – 1820.
• King Lear 1826 – 1827.
• The Labyrinth 1664.
• Let’s Dance, Theatre Train and (Sundays) 23^rd June – 21^st July 2002.
• Little Women, the Musical, Pelion Productions 2^nd October 2005.
• Lock and Key 1813 – 1814.
• The Lord Of The Rings 9^th May 2007 – 19^th July 2008.
• Lose No Time 1812 – 1813.
• Love in a Village 1820 – 1821.
• Macbeth 1814 – 1815.
• Macbeth 1819 – 1820.
• Macbeth 1841 – 1842.
• Macbeth 1864 – 1865.
• Mame 20^th February 1969 – 14^th March 1970.
• Man and Wife 1814 – 1815.
• The Man of the World 1828 – 1829.
• Manfred 1917 – 1918.
• Manuel 1816 – 1817.
• Marino Faliero 1820 – 1821.
• Marino Faliero 1841 – 1842.
• Mary Stuart 1839 – 1840.
• Mary Stuart 1849 – 1850.
• Masaniello 1831 – 1832.
• Medea 1766 – 1767.
• The Merchant of Bruges 1815 – 1816.
• The Merchant of Venice 1819 – 1820.
• The Merchant of Venice 1912 – 1913.
• Merope 1772 – 1773.
• Merope 1776 – 1777.
• Midas 1815 – 1816.
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1924 – 1925.
• The Minister and the Mercer 1833 – 1834.
• Miss Saigon, Cameron Mackintosh Productions 20^th September 1989 – 30^th October 1999.
• Money 1910 – 1911.
• Monsieur Tonson 1821 – 1822.
• Mother Goose 1902 – 1903.
• The Mountaineers 1820 – 1821.
• The Mourning Bride 1774 – 1775.
• Mr Wonderful: Sammy Davis Jr, A Musical Tribute, Barry J Mishon 14^th June 1992.
• Music for Life, Crusaid 22^nd May 1994.
• My Fair Lady started 30^th April 1958.
• My Fair Lady, Cameron Mackintosh in association with Royal National Theatre 21^st July 2001 – 30^th August 2003.
• My Fair Lady, H M Tennent Ltd 1961 – 1963.
• A New Way to Pay Old Debts 1816 – 1817.
• A New Way to Pay Old Debts 1819 – 1820.
• No No Nanette 15^th May 1973 – 1974.
• Noel, A Theatrical Celebration 1^st April 1984.
• Nymph Errant, Barry J Mishon 21^st May 1989.
• Oklahoma! started 29^th April 1947.
• Old Four Eyes is Back: Mike Harding 16^th April 1989.
• Oliver! 14^th January 2009 – 8^th January 2011.
• Oroonoko 1816 – 1817.
• Othello 1813 – 1814.
• Othello 1819 – 1820.
• Othello 1832 – 1833.
• Othello 1837 – 1838.
• Owen, Prince of Powys 1821 – 1822.
• Pacific 1860 19^th December 1946 – 12^th April 1947.
• The Pirates of Penzance, Michael White 26^th May 1982 – 1983.
• The Pirates of Penzance, Joseph Papp Productions 26^th May 1982 – 29^th October 1983.
• The Pirates of Penzance, Joseph Papp Productions May 1992 – 1993.
• Pizarro; or, the Conquest of Peru 1800 – 1801.
• Pizarro; or, the Conquest of Peru 1818 – 1819.
• Plain and Fancy 24^th January – 10^th November 1956.
• The Prodigal Son started 1906.
• The Producers, Rocco Landesman, David Ian for Live Nation, Frankel Baruch Viertel Routh Group, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, James R Jundt, Robert F X Sillerman, and Mel Brooks 22^nd October 2004 – 6^th January 2007.
• The Queen Bee 1828 – 1829.
• Rebecca 1871 – 1872.
• The Rehearsal 1741 – 1742.
• The Rehearsal 1759 – 1760.
• The Rehearsal 1771 – 1772.
• The Rehearsal 1773 – 1774.
• Richard II 1820 – 1821.
• Richard III 1813 – 1814.
• Richard III 1819 – 1820.
• Richard, Duke of York 1817 – 1818.
• Riches 1816 – 1817.
• Rienzi 1828 – 1829.
• The Rivals 1800 – 1801.
• Road to Ruin 1823 – 1824.
• Road to Ruin 1825 – 1826.
• Robinson Crusoe 1895 – 1896.
• The Roman Father 1794 – 1795.
• Romeo and Juliet 1815 – 1816.
• Rule a Wife and Have a Wife 1799 – 1800.
• The School for Scandal 1800 – 1801.
• The School for Scandal 1830 – 1831.
• Shanghai 1918 – 1919.
• She Stoops to Conquer 1800 – 1801.
• She Wou’d & She Wou’d Not 1800 – 1801.
• Show Boat 1928 – 1929.
• Shrek the musical, Dreamworks 14^th June 2011 – 24^th February 2013.
• Siege of Belgrade 1829 – 1830.
• Siege of Rochelle 1843 – 1844.
• Simply Ballroom, Qdos Entertainment 29^th October 2006.
• Sinbad the Sailor 1863 – 1864.
• The Sins of Society 1910 – 1911.
• Something To Do 1807 – 1808.
• The Song of the Drum 9^th January – 2^nd May 1931.
• Stars of the Bolshoi, Columbia Artists 25^th April – 11^th May 2001.
• The Stranger 1800 – 1801.
• The Sultan, or A Peek into the Seraglio 1775 – 1776.
• Summer Gala, London City Ballet 12^th June 1994.
• The Sun Goddess, Mohri Mask Dance 24^th – 26^th May 2001.
• The Surprisal 1667.
• The Surrender of Calais 1816 – 1817.
• The Suspicious Husband 1774 – 1775.
• Sweeney Todd 2^nd July – December 1980.
• Tamerlane the Great 1815 – 1816.
• The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company 5^th December 1957 (press night) – 25^th January 1958.
• The Tempest started 26^th October 1948.
• Ten of ’Em 1894 – 1895.
• The Tender Husband 1769 – 1770.
• Theodosius 1769 – 1770.
• Theodosius 1772 – 1773.
• The Three Musketeers, Alfred Butt 28^th March – 25^th October 1930.
• Three Sisters 9^th April – 9^th June 1934.
• Timon of Athens 1816 – 1817.
• Timon of Athens 1816 – 1817.
• Tony Bennett Sings!! 6^th November 1977.
• Town and Country 1819 – 1820.
• The Traitor 1660.
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona 1762 – 1763.
• The Usurper 1664.
• Venice Preserv’d 1819 – 1820.
• Venice Preserv’d 1841 – 1842.
• Victoria Wood and Friends, King’s Head Charity Gala 22^nd March 1998.
• The Virgin Martyr 1661.
• Virginius 1819 – 1820.
• Virginius 1834 – 1835.
• Volpone 1665.
• The White Devil 1661.
• The Widow 1661.
• The Wild Gallant 1663.
• The Wild Goose Chase 1668.
• Wild Oats 1819 – 1820.
• Wild Violets, Hassard Short, Desmond Carter, and Robert Stolz 31^st October 1932 – 8^th July 1933.
• William Tell 1826 – 1827.
• The Winter’s Tale 1779 – 1780.
• The Witches of Eastwick 26^th May 2000 – 27^th October 2001.
• The Youthful Queen, Christine of Sweden 1828 – 1829.