Matthew Somerville’s profile
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Seen, or going to see
- Six, The Lowry, Salford, Chichester Festival Theatre, and other locations, 24th October 2019 – 25th July 2020
- & Juliet, Opera House, Manchester and Shaftesbury Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London 1963 – Present Day, 10th September 2019 – 16th March 2020
- The Rover, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 8th September 2016 – 11th February 2017
- The Importance of Being Earnest, Curve Theatre, Leicester and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Made at Curve, 9th September – 29th October 2016
- Treasure Island, National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre, National Theatre, December 2014 – 8th April 2015
- Drawing the Line, Hampstead Theatre, London, 3rd December 2013 – 11th January 2014
- The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Hackney Empire, Theatre Royal, Norwich, and other locations, 8th June 2012 – 20th October 2013
- The Crucible, The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, The Crescent Theatre Company, 25th February – 3rd March 2012
- Travesties, Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham, The REP, 17th September – 22nd October 2011
- One Man, Two Guvnors, National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre, National Theatre, 18th May – 19th September 2011
- The Secret Garden, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company, 24th November 2010 – 8th January 2011
- Jack and the Beanstalk, Twitter, Twitpanto, 20th December 2010
- Antony and Cleopatra, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 10th April – 28th August 2010
- Morte D’Arthur, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 11th June – 28th August 2010
- Slacker’s Guide to Western Theatre, Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh, 7th – 28th August 2010
- Romeo and Juliet, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 12th March – 27th August 2010
- King Lear, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 18th February 2010 – 2nd April 2011
- Arthur and George, Nottingham Playhouse and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company and Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, 19th March – 8th May 2010
- Medea, Oxford Playhouse, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, and other locations, Northern Broadsides, 2nd February – 17th April 2010
- John Buchan’s ‘The 39 Steps’, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, and other locations, Fiery Angel, 18th January – 19th June 2010
- Beauty and the Beast, The Mirror Tent at MINI Plant Oxford, Headington, Creation Theatre Company, 27th November 2009 – 16th January 2010
- Robin Hood, Twitter, Twitpanto, 18th December 2009
- Arabian Nights, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 5th December 2009 – 30th January 2010
- Twelfth Night, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 21st October (press night) – 21st November 2009
- The Drunks, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 24th September (press night) – 1st October 2009
- Julius Caesar, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 28th July – 4th September 2010
- As You Like It, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 18th April 2009 – 4th September 2010
- The Winter’s Tale, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 14th July – 2nd September 2010
- The Tempest, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 18th February (press night) – 14th March 2009
- Romeo and Juliet, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 4th December 2008 (press night) – 24th January 2009
- Love’s Labour’s Lost, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 8th October (press night) – 15th November 2008
- The Bad One, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Women & Theatre, 25th – 27th September 2008
- Hamlet, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Shakespeare Company, 5th August (press night) – 15th November 2008
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and Novello Theatre, London, Royal Shakespeare Company, 15th May (press night) – 13th November 2008
- Henry VI, Part 1, The Roundhouse, London, Royal Shakespeare Company, 6th (press night) – 24th May 2008
- Henry VI, Part 3, The Roundhouse, London, Royal Shakespeare Company, 6th (press night) – 24th May 2008
- Henry VI, Part 2, The Roundhouse, London, Royal Shakespeare Company, 6th (press night) – 24th May 2008
- The Taming of the Shrew, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon and Novello Theatre, London, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1st May (press night) – 25th September 2008
- Three Sisters, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, RWCMD, March – April 2008
- Henry V – Lion of England, Midland Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham, Maverick Theatre Company, 25th – 26th January 2008
- The Snowman, Contact Theatre, Manchester, 1986
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- Joined 11th September 2009.
- Last logged in on 22nd March 2024.
Last five observations
- To production of Devonshire Cream, by Eden Phillpotts, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 6th - 20th December 1924: “The book “Late-Victorian and Edwardian British Novelists” – https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Late_Victorian_and_Edwardian_British_Nov/IO9DHjMx2y4C – includes on page 239 “Devonshire Cream, by Phillpotts and Adelaide Eden Phillpotts, Birmingham, Repertory Theatre, 6 December 1924”. https://devonandexeterinstitution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Eden-Phillpotts-Bibliography-of-books-in-Exeter-Libraries.pdf gives 1925, so perhaps published after performance.”
- To production of Human Factor, by Cicely Hamilton, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 8th - 21st November 1924: “I’ve found a few sources backing this up: “British Playwrights, 1880–1956: A Research and Production Sourcebook” has the following: “The Human Factor. 1924. Opened at the Repertory Theatre (Birmingham) on 8 November; produced and directed by Barry V. Jackson as The Old Adam at the Kingsway Theatre (London) from 17 November 1925 to 16 January 1926 (67 performances).” https://lucienneboyce.com/a-savage-end/ has “[…]and a play, The Old Adam, which had its first performance (as The Human Factor) at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1924, and later played at Kingsway, London”. And “The Old Adam” book on Google Books – https://books.google.co.uk/books?redir_esc=y&id=6fchxgEACAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=birmingham – says “First played at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, November, 1924”. I think the name change might have confused things :)”
- To Paul Raymond production of Pyjama Tops, by Jean de Letraz, Ed Feilbert, and Mawby Green, Whitehall Theatre, London (now Trafalgar Theatre, London), 22nd September 1969 - 3rd May 1975: “Hi, if there’s a mistake in the cast, please feel free to click “Edit” and fix the mistake, thank you :)”
- To Vic-Wells Ballet production of Douanes, by Geoffrey Toye, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London and The Old Vic Theatre, London, 11th October 1932 - 20th February 1933: “Thanks for your observation; please do be polite in contributions. This site consists of contributions of what people know; that doesn’t make it incorrect, just lacking the full amount of information. If you know of other performances, please feel free to contribute your data to the site. From consulting “The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel”, I see this production of Douanes is listed at Sadler’s Wells on 11th October 1932, 13th October (m), 25th October, 3rd November (m), 15th November, 24th January 1933, 7th March, 28th March, and 2nd May. (And at the Old Vic on 19th October 1932 (m), 28th November, 30th November (m), and 20th February 1933). It then returned (perhaps a different production?) on 3rd October 1933, 24th October 1933, 19th December 1933, 27th February 1934 and 19th March 1934.”
- To production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1905 - 1906: “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho_Stuart is presumably who it is referring to. There is also an antique site with more details at https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/696452/an-exceptional-adelphi-theatre-silver-vesta/ Hope that’s helpful.”
Last ten changes
- Chelsfield Players production of The Absence of War, by David Hare, Chelsfield Village Hall, Orpington, 30th November - 2nd December 2023
- Charles Court Opera and Jermyn Street Theatre production of Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime, by John Savournin, Jermyn Street Theatre, London, 23rd November - 31st December 2023
- Frazer Hines
- Jamie Read
- Jamie Read
- production of Box and Cox, by John Maddison Morton, Derby Playhouse, 17th - 29th April 1967
- Royal Shakespeare Company production of Mary Stuart, by John Drinkwater, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 16th August 1923
- Royal Shakespeare Company production of Mary Stuart, by John Drinkwater, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 16th August 1923
- production of The Man from Toronto, by Douglas Murray, Empire Theatre, Swindon, started 26th July 1937
- Crewe Theatre Trust Ltd production of Toad of Toad Hall, by A A Milne, Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, 16th - 27th December 1970
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