Roger’s profile
Theatre archivist and collector, holding over 25,000 handbills / flyers and programmes for productions in London and at leading regional theatres, from 1970 to the present.
Seen, or going to see
- Disney’s The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre, London, Disney Theatrical Productions, October 1999 – 16th March 2020
- Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, 6th November 2017 – 15th March 2020
- Travesties, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, 3rd February – 29th April 2017
- Red Velvet, Garrick Theatre, London, Tricycle Theatre, 23rd January – 27th February 2016
- Nell Gwynn, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, Shakespeare’s Globe, 4th February – 30th April 2016
- The Audience, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, 21st April – 25th July 2015
- My Night with Reg, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, Donmar Warehouse, 17th January – 11th April 2015
- The Scottsboro Boys, Garrick Theatre, London, The Young Vic, 4th October 2014 – 21st February 2015
- Urinetown, The Musical, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, 29th September 2014 – 3rd January 2015
- Twelve Angry Men, Garrick Theatre, London, Bill Kenwright Ltd and Birmingham Rep, 7th November 2013 – 14th June 2014
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre, London and Theatre Royal, Nottingham, Mischief Theatre, 24th March 2014 – 16th March 2020
- Singin’ in the Rain, Palace Theatre, London, Stage Entertainment, 2012 – 8th June 2013
- Untold Stories (Hymn & Cocktail Sticks), Duchess Theatre, London, 22nd March – 15th June 2013
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, National Theatre, 1st March – 19th December 2013
- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Palace Theatre, London, Really Useful Group, 23rd March 2009 – 31st December 2011
- The Pitmen Painters, Duchess Theatre, London, Live Theatre Newcastle & National Theatre, 5th October 2011 – 14th April 2012
- Yes, Prime Minister, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London and Gielgud Theatre, London, Chichester Festival Theatre, 6th July – 19th November 2011
- Singin’ in the Rain, Palace Theatre, London and Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and Stage Entertainment, started 27th June 2011
- Jerusalem, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London and Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Court, 13th July 2009 – 24th April 2010
- Spamalot, Palace Theatre, London, 30th September 2006 – 3rd January 2009
- Kean, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, Thelma Holt and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, 24th May – 14th July 2007
- Whipping It Up, Ambassadors Theatre, London, Bush Theatre, London, and other locations, 8th November 2006 – 24th November 2007
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Garrick Theatre, London, 21st March – 3rd June 2006
- The Woman in White, Palace Theatre, London, Sonia Friedman Productions and The Really Useful Theatre Company, 28th August 2004 – 25th February 2006
- Les Miserables, Palace Theatre, London, Cameron Mackintosh and Royal Shakespeare Company, 1985 – 2004
- The Price, Tricycle Theatre, London and Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, Tricycle Theatre, 13th August 2003 – 10th January 2004
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Garrick Theatre, London, Royal Shakespeare Company, 21st June – 2nd November 2002
- Nixon’s Nixon, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Fifth Amendment Productions and P&S Productions, 18th July – 1st September 2001
- Mill on the Floss, New Ambassadors Theatre (now Ambassadors Theatre), London, Shared Experience, 3rd April – 5th May 2001
- Feelgood, Garrick Theatre, London, Hampstead Theatre and Out of Joint, 21st April – 27th October 2001
- An Inspector Calls, Garrick Theatre, London, National Theatre, 20th October 1995 – 14th April 2001
- A Servant to Two Masters, New Ambassadors Theatre (now Ambassadors Theatre), London, Royal Shakespeare Company, 12th December 2000 – 3rd February 2001
- Stones In His Pockets, New Ambassadors Theatre (now Ambassadors Theatre), London, E&B Productions and Lyric Theatre Belfast, 23rd May – 19th August 2000
- Sideman, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, 17th February – 10th June 2000
- Spoonface Steinberg, New Ambassadors Theatre (now Ambassadors Theatre), London, National Theatre and Sheffield Theatres, 4th – 22nd January 2000
- Blue/Orange, Duchess Theatre, London and National Theatre – Cottesloe Theatre (now National Theatre – Dorfman), National Theatre, London, 13th April 2000 – 15th December 2001
- Some Explicit Polaroids, New Ambassadors Theatre (now Ambassadors Theatre), London, Out of Joint, 12th October 1999 – 2000
- Suddenly Last Summer, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Act Productions and Donmar Warehouse, 8th April – 17th July 1999
- Last Dance at Dum Dum, New Ambassadors Theatre (now Ambassadors Theatre), London, Royal Court, 8th July – 28th August 1999
- Oklahoma!, Lyceum Theatre, London, Cameron Mackintosh in association with Royal National Theatre, 20th January – 26th June 1999
- A Saint She Ain’t, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London and King’s Head Theatre, London, 29th April 1999 – 15th January 2000
- Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London) and Hampstead Theatre, London, Hampstead Theatre and Robert Fox, 18th November 1998 – 13th March 1999
- Jesus Christ Superstar, Lyceum Theatre, London, 19th November 1996 – 28th March 1998
- Birdy, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Eddie Kulukundis & Theatre Royal Plymouth, started 26th February 1997
- An Evening with Michael Feinstein, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), PW Productions, 5th – 24th September 1995
- The Hothouse, Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), and other locations, Chichester Festival Theatre, 17th August 1995 – 16th March 1996
- Unforgettable, Garrick Theatre, London, Theatre Royal Stratford East, 1995
- The Plough and the Stars, Theatre Royal, Bath, Garrick Theatre, London, and other locations, Andrew Welch for Armada Productions, by arrangement with Stoll Moss Theatres Ltd, and Maurice Cassidy & Joe Dowling for Proscenium Productions, ? – 10th June 1995
- 900 Oneonta, Ambassadors Theatre, London and The Old Vic Theatre, London, Frank and Woji Gero, Mario Lanfranchi, Diana Bliss, and West End Producers’ Alliance, started 1994
- Moonlight, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Almeida Theatre and Bill Kenwright Ltd, November 1993 – 8th January 1994
- The Hired Man, Palace Theatre, London, 15th March 1992
- Kvetch, Garrick Theatre, London, 2nd October – 14th December 1991
- Bent, National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre and Garrick Theatre, London, National Theatre, 5th January – 21st April 1990
- Our Country’s Good, Garrick Theatre, London, 29th November 1989 – 1990
- The Homecoming, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), 3rd January – ? 1990
- The Vortex, Garrick Theatre, London, 26th January – 22nd July 1989
- The Woman in Black, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London, Fortune Theatre, London, and other locations, started 11th January 1989
- Frankie and Johnny, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), 1988 – 1989
- Breaking the Code, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London and Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), 21st October 1986 – 5th September 1987
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Ambassadors Theatre, London, 1986 – 1987
- The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (now His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London), Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd, started September 1986
- Camille, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Royal Shakespeare Company, 29th October 1985 (press night) – 22nd February 1986
- Little Shop of Horrors, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Cameron Mackintosh Productions, 1st January 1983 – 5th October 1985
- On Your Toes, Palace Theatre, London, Michael White and Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd, 12th June 1984 – 1985
- Butley, Fortune Theatre, London, 15th August – 15th September 1984
- Song & Dance, Palace Theatre, London, 26th March 1982 – 31st March 1984
- Mr Cinders, King’s Head Theatre, London and Fortune Theatre, London, 31st December 1982 – 22nd July 1984
- Harvest, Ambassadors Theatre, London, 14th October – 7th November 1981
- Goose Pimples, Hampstead Theatre, London and Garrick Theatre, London, Hampstead Theatre, 3rd March – 22nd August 1981
- Deathtrap, Garrick Theatre, London, Michael White in association with Alfred de Liagre Jr and Roger L Stevens, 26th October 1978 – 7th February 1981
- Amadeus, Bristol Hippodrome and Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (now His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London), 1980 – 2nd October 1982
- Motherdear, Ambassadors Theatre, London and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, in association with Bodley Rose Productions, 3rd April – May 1980
- Doctor Faustus, Lyric Studio, Hammersmith, London and Fortune Theatre, London, Lyric Hammersmith and Michael Codron Ltd, 25th February – 20th September 1980
- Bodies, Ambassadors Theatre, London, Hampstead Theatre and Ray Cooney, 23rd April 1979 – 1st March 1980
- Ain’t Misbehavin’, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (now His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London), April – 8th September 1979
- Otherwise Engaged, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Michael Codron, 4th October 1976 – 21st January 1978
- Funny Peculiar, Garrick Theatre, London, Michael Codron in association with the Mermaid Theatre, 28th April 1976 – 23rd July 1977
- Something’s Afoot, Ambassadors Theatre, London and Theatre Royal, Norwich, Alan Cluer, Backstage Productions, and Danny O’Donovan, 6th June 1977 – 7th January 1978
- Fire Angel, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (now His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London), 24th March – May 1977
- Happy as a Sandbag, Ambassadors Theatre, London and Westminster Theatre, London, 10th September 1975 – January 1977
- Side By Side By Sondheim, Wyndham’s Theatre, London, Mermaid Theatre, London, and other locations, 4th May 1976 – 29th April 1978
- Absent Friends, Garrick Theatre, London, 23rd July 1975 – March 1976
- Jack the Ripper, Ambassadors Theatre, London, 17th September 1974 – 1975
- The Good Companions, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (now His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London) and Palace Theatre, Manchester, Bernard Delfont, Richard M Mills, and Richard Pilbrow, 7th June 1974 – 15th February 1975
- The Mousetrap, Ambassadors Theatre, London, St Martin’s Theatre, London, and other locations, Peter Saunders, started 25th November 1952
- Pericles, Tour – Open Air Venues, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (now His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London), and other locations, Prospect Theatre Company, 26th June 1973 – 22nd June 1974
- Sleuth, St Martin’s Theatre, London, Garrick Theatre, London, and other locations, Michael White, 12th February 1970 – 25th October 1975
- Time and Time Again, Comedy Theatre, London (now Harold Pinter Theatre, London), Michael Codron, 16th August 1972 – 3rd March 1973
- Company, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (now His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London), 18th January – October 1972
- Fiddler on the Roof, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (now His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London), Harold Prince and Richard Pilbrow, 16th February 1967 – 2nd October 1971
- Brief Encounter, Unknown location, Donmar Warehouse, dates unknown
- Joined 14th February 2021.
- Last logged in on 25th April 2021.
Last five observations
- To National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Simon Stephens, Apollo Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue), London, 1st March - 19th December 2013: “19th December 2013: It would appear that a 3 to 5 metre diameter piece of ceiling plaster fell into the auditorium during the show at the Nimax-owned Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue. 7 seriously injured and 72 injuries, but thankfully no fatalities. Some reports of water coming from the ceiling before the collapse but a full investigation will be undertaken. The theatre can seat nearly 800 and there were over 700 in the audience.”
- To Traverse Theatre Company production of Moscow Stations, by Venedikt Yerofeyev, Garrick Theatre, London, 7th October - December 1994: “Starring Tom Courtenay in the role of Venya, the production won Critics Circle and Evening Standard awards.”
Last ten changes
- production of The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Globe (Bankside), London, 2006 - 2007
- Nigel Plaskitt
- Mani Svavarsson
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production of Peppa Pig - Treasure Hunt, Criterion Theatre, London, 6th December 2012 - 6th January 2013
Peppa Pig - Treasure Hunt - Andy Booth
- Ian Horrocks Taylor
- Richard Lewis
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production of Peppa Pig's Big Splash, Criterion Theatre, London and Criterion Theatre, London, 5th December 2013 - 4th January 2015
Peppa Pig's Big Splash - Christine Jones & Brett Banakis
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Menier Chocolate Factory production of Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined, Criterion Theatre, London, 3rd October 2015 - 14th February 2016
Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined
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