Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave)

A–Z  of all Productions

• The Ace 24^th August – 7^th October 1933.
• Ain’t Misbehavin’ 9^th January – 30^th September 1995.
• The Amen Corner, Carib Theatre Productions 20^th January – 30^th May 1987.
• Amphitryon 38 started May 1938.
• Animal Crackers 16^th March – 15^th May 1999.
• Any Other Business, Repertory Players 29^th September 1957.
• Arms and the Man, Knightsbridge Productions 15^th October 1981 – 17^th April 1982.
• Autumn Crocus started 6^th April 1931.
• The Bacchae 1988 – 1989.
• Battle of Shrivings 5^th February – March 1970.
• Beautiful and Damned 10^th May – 14^th August 2004.
• The Bed Before Yesterday, H M Tennent Ltd and Lyric Theatre Company 9^th December 1975 – 30^th April 1977.
• Bees on the Boat Deck, Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson 5^th May – 6^th June 1936.
• Berkeley Square 6^th March – May 1929.
• Black Comedy, H M Tennent Ltd 5^th February – April 1968.
• Blood Brothers 11^th April – 22^nd October 1983.
• The Body was Well Nourished 27^th May – 31^st August 1940.
• Breaking Point, Peter Bridge, in Association with Greville Poke for GP Productions 5^th September 1962 – 30^th March 1963.
• Brief Encounter 11^th September – 4^th November 2000.
• Burn This, Robert Fox Ltd and Hampstead Theatre 11^th July – 6^th October 1990.
• Bus Stop 25^th January – 5^th May 1990.
• A Busy Day, Bristol Old Vic Company 7^th April – 2^nd September 2000.
• By Jeeves 2^nd July 1996 – 22^nd February 1997.
• Cabaret 10^th October 2006 – 21^st June 2008.
• Cactus Flower, H M Tennent Ltd and David Merrick 6^th March – September 1967.
• Carnival! 8^th February – 9^th March 1963.
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 18^th September 2001 – 12^th January 2002.
• Chekhov’s Women 1985 – 1986.
• A Chorus of Disapproval 4^th June 1986 – 7^th March 1987.
• Closer, Robert Fox Productions and National Theatre 31^st March – 31^st October 1998.
• Comic Potential, Michael Codron in association with Lee Dean and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford 29^th September 1999 – 3^rd June 2000.
• The Confidential Clerk 16^th September 1953 – 1^st May 1954.
• The Constant Wife, Bill Kenwright Ltd 2^nd April – 12^th October 2002.
• Crisis in Heaven 17^th April – 10^th June 1944.
• Cyrano de Bergerac, Royal Shakespeare Company 27^th November 1997 – 14^th February 1998.
• Daisy Pulls It Off 29^th April – 8^th June 2002.
• The Dance of Death 20^th February – 7^th June 2003.
• Dangerous Corner 9^th May – 24^th September 1932.
• The Day After the Fair, Frith Banbury and Jimmy Wax 11^th September 1972 – 5^th May 1973.
• Death of a Salesman 16^th May – 5^th November 2005.
• Debonair 23^rd April – 24^th May 1930.
• Dry Rot, Lee Menzies 6^th September 1988 – 7^th January 1989.
• Duet for Two Hands, Jack Hylton and Jack Buchanan 12^th March 1945 – 11^th May 1946.
• Edward, My Son, Henry Sherek and Gilbert Miller 21^st April 1947 – 23^rd April 1949.
• Emerald City 9^th May – 25^th June 1988.
• Farewell Performance 31^st August – 19^th September 1936.
• The Feast Of Snails 18^th February – 16^th March 2002.
• Ferry Cross the Mersey 12^th August – 7^th September 1996.
• Festen 23^rd September 2004 – 16^th April 2005.
• Filumena 2^nd November 1977 – July 1979.
• The Five Frankforters 1911 – 1912.
• Five Guys Named Moe, Theatre Royal Stratford East 14^th December 1990 – 4^th March 1995.
• The Flashing Stream 1^st September 1938 – 25^th February 1939.
• Flying Colours 26^th August – 13^th November 1943.
• Fool for Love, National Theatre 27^th September 1984 – 30^th March 1985.
• Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical started 1^st October 2021.
• Gigi 17^th September 1985 – 19^th April 1986.
• The Gin Game, The Schubert Organisation 31^st July – October 1979.
• The Good Companions, Julian Wylie 14^th April 1931 – 27^th February 1932.
• Grab Me a Gondola, Windsor Repertory Company, Donmar Productions, and Strand Productions 30^th October 1956 – 26^th July 1958.
• Habeas Corpus, Michael Codron in association with Stoll Productions 23^rd April 1973 – 10^th August 1974.
• Happy End August – September 1975.
• Heartbreak House 1967 – 1968.
• Hippo Dancing, H M Tennent Ltd 1^st February 1954 – 7^th May 1955.
• Hitchcock Blonde 27^th March – 20^th September 2003.
• Hobson’s Choice 11^th May 1995 – 20^th January 1996.
• Home and Beauty, Bill Kenwright Ltd 29^th October 2002 – 11^th January 2003.
• How the Other Half Loves, Peter Bridge for Agincourt Productions Ltd and Eddie Kulukundis for Knightsbridge Productions Ltd 23^rd June 1970 – 28^th October 1972.
• I Do, I Do!, H M Tennent Ltd 13^th March – 24^th August 1968.
• An Ideal Husband, Peter Hall Company 6^th August 1997 – 6^th March 1999.
• Irma la Douce, H M Tennent Ltd, Donald Albery, and Two Arts Ltd 24^th June 1958 – 3^rd March 1962.
• The Jealous God, O’Brien, Linnit and Dunfee started 1^st March 1939.
• John Paul George Ringo and Bert 15^th August 1974 – August 1975.
• The Kingfisher, John Gale for Lisden Productions Ltd 4^th April – 29^th October 1977.
• Ladies into Action 23^rd March – 4^th May 1940.
• The Late Christopher Bean 24^th September 1935.
• Lavender Ladies, Archibald Nettlefold 29^th July – 12^th December 1925.
• Leave It to Psmith 8^th September 1930 – 31^st January 1931.
• Let Us Be Gay 4^th August – 13^th December 1930.
• Let Us Go Then You And I 22^nd June – 1^st August 1987.
• Lilac Time started 1922.
• The Lionel Touch 5^th November 1969 – January 1970.
• The Little Hut 23^rd August 1950 – 5^th September 1953.
• Little Ladyship 23^rd January – 3^rd June 1939.
• Long Day’s Journey Into Night 21^st November 2000 – 3^rd March 2001.
• Look Back in Anger, Renaissance Theatre Company 7^th August – 2^nd September 1989.
• Loot 13^th March 1984 – 12^th January 1985.
• Love in Idleness 27^th November 1944 – 23^rd June 1945.
• Maddie, Salisbury Playhouse and Kenny Wax 29^th September – 8^th November 1997.
• Marlene, Michael Rose Ltd, Michael Redington, and Oldham Coliseum Theatre 27^th January – 6^th September 1997.
• Ménage à Trois or The Catalyst, Martin Landau for Marlan Productions 12^th March – 6^th April 1963.
• Middle Age Spread, John Gale for Lisden Productions Ltd 17^th October 1979 – 7^th February 1981.
• Monsieur Beaucaire 1907 – 1908.
• A Murder For A Valentine 22^nd March – 22^nd April 1944.
• Murder on the Second Floor started 1929.
• My Darling Daisy, John Roberts and Frith Banbury Ltd 24^th March – July 1970.
• My Three Angels, H M Tennent Ltd and George and Alfred Black 31^st January – 26^th November 1955.
• The Night of the Iguana, Bill Kenwright 23^rd November 2005 – 25^th March 2006.
• The Nutmeg Tree 9^th October 1941 – 30^th May 1942.
• Oh, Clarence!, Peter Saunders 30^th July 1968 – January 1969.
• One for the Road, Bob Swash 21^st October 1987 – 23^rd April 1988.
• Other People’s Money ? – 1^st December 1990.
• Pack of Lies, Michael Redington in association with Bernard Sandler and Eddie Kulukundis 11^th October 1983 – 15^th September 1984.
• Peace in Our Time, H M Tennent Ltd and John C Wilson 15^th July – 13^th December 1947.
• Pentecost 1988 – 1989.
• Philadelphia Here I Come! 20^th September – October 1967.
• Plaza Suite 18^th February – 1^st November 1969.
• Pocahontas 8^th October – 23^rd November 1963.
• Poor Horace 7^th – ? May 1970.
• Prin, Lyric Hammersmith Productions 23^rd August 1989 – 10^th February 1990.
• Rebecca 21^st May – 24^th October 1942.
• Reunion in Vienna 3^rd January – 23^rd June 1934.
• Ring for Catty, Michael Codron Ltd 6^th February – 2^nd June 1956.
• Robert and Elizabeth, Marlan Productions Ltd 20^th October 1964 – 4^th February 1967.
• Romance 6^th October 1915 – 27^th April 1918.
• Scandal at Barchester, Una Plays Limited started 1944.
• The Seagull, Lyric Theatre Company and H M Tennent Ltd 20^th October 1975 – 28^th April 1976.
• The Secret Rapture 27^th November 2003 – 21^st February 2004.
• Semi-Monde, Thelma Holt 21^st March – 9^th June 2001.
• She Loves Me 29^th April – 3^rd October 1964.
• A Shot in the Dark, Williamson Music Ltd, in association with Leland Hayward Enterprises Ltd 29^th April – 11^th May 1963.
• Showstopper! The Improvised Musical ended 2020.
• The Silver Slipper 1^st June – 14^th December 1901.
• Six 5^th – 16^th December 2020.
• Six started 21^st May 2021.
• Smaller 28^th March – 3^rd June 2006.
• South Sea Bubble 25^th April 1956 – 19^th January 1957.
• Steel Magnolias 7^th March – 5^th August 1989.
• Stop the World I Want to Get Off 19^th October – 25^th November 1989.
• Strange Interlude 3^rd February – 14^th March 1931.
• Summit Conference, Colin Brough for The Lupton Theatre Company Ltd 28^th April – 30^th October 1982.
• Taking Steps 2^nd September 1980 – 6^th June 1981.
• Tap Dogs ? – 29^th June 1996.
• Tenebrae, Repertory Players 19^th January 1958.
• Theatre Royal started 23^rd October 1934.
• Thriller Live, 69 Theatre Company 21^st January 2009 – 14^th March 2020.
• Tonight at 8.30 11^th August – 12^th September 1981.
• Tovarich 24^th April 1935 – 25^th April 1936.
• Two Dozen Red Roses started 25^th May 1949.
• Vanilla 1989 – 7^th July 1990.
• Victoria Regina, Gilbert Miller in association with Norman Marshall 21^st June 1937 – 9^th April 1938.
• The Village 1996 – 1997.
• Waste, Royal Shakespeare Company 24^th May (press night) – 27^th July 1985.
• The White Liars, H M Tennent Ltd 21^st February – April 1968.
• Windfall, John Gale and Packard Productions 8^th April – 10^th August 1963.
• The Wings of the Dove December 1963 – October 1964.
• The Winslow Boy 25^th February 1946 – 19^th July 1947.
• The Women, Gilbert Miller and Jack Buchanan 20^th April – 9^th September 1939.
• Write Me a Murder 28^th March – September 1962.
• Zero Hour 14^th – 19^th June 1944.