Production: Mother Courage and Her Children (Bertolt Brecht, trans. Tony Kushner)
Venue: National Theatre
Review Date: Wednesday 16th September 2009
Closing Date: Tuesday 8th December 2009

Notable Crew: Deborah Warner, Director; Duke Special, Songs; Mel Mercier, Musicscape

Notable Cast: Stephen Kennedy, The Chaplain; Martin Marquez, The Cook; Harry Melling, Swiss Cheese; Charlotte Randle, Yvette; Clifford Samuel, Eilif; Fiona Shaw, Mother Courage; Sophie Stone, Kattrin

My review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.

Michael Billington's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Benedict Nightingale's review for The Times can be found here.
Charles Spencer's review for The Telegraph can be found here.
Fiona Mountford's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Heather Neill's review for The Stage can be found here.
Michael Coveney's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Stephen Crowe's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.

Production: Punk Rock (Simon Stephens)
Venue: Lyric Hammersmith
Review Date: Wednesday 9th September 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 26th September 2009

Notable Crew: Sarah Frankcom, Director; Paul Wills, Designer; Philip Gladwell, Lighting Designer; Pete Rice, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: Nicholas Banks, Nicholas Chatman; Ghazaleh Golpira, Lucy Francis; Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Bennet Francis; Harry McEntire, Chadwick Meade; Jessica Raine, Lilly Cahill; Tom Sturridge, William Carlisle; Katie West, Tanya Gleason; Simon Wolfe, Dr Richard Harvey; Sophie Wu, Cissy Franks

My review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.

Michael Billington's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Evelyn Curlet's review for The Stage can be found here.
Henry Hitchings's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Kat Brown's review for The London Paper can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.
Lizzie Loveridge's review for Curtain Up can be found here.

Production: The Container (Clare Bayley)
Venue: Young Vic
Review Date: Thursday 16th July 2009
Closing Date: Thursday 30th July 2009

Notable Crew: Tom Wright, Director; Naomi Dawson, Designer; Adrienne Quartly, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: Amber Agar, Mariam; Doreene Blackstock, Fatima; Abhin Galeya, Jemal; Hassani Shapi, Ahmed; Chris Spyrides, Agent

My review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.

Henry Hitching's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Serena Kutchinsky's review for The London Paper can be found here.
Tom Atkins's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for Music OMH can be found here.

Production: Derren Brown: Enigma (Derren Brown and Andy Nyman)
Venue: Adelphi Theatre
Review Date: Thursday 18th June 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 18th July 2009

Notable Crew: Andy Nyman, Director

Notable Cast: Derren Brown

My review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.

Brian Logan's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Benedict Nightingale's review for The Times can be found here.
Charles Spencer's review for The Telegraph can be found here.
Dominic Martin's review for The Stage can be found here.
Terri Paddock's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for Music OMH can be found here.

Production: The Mountaintop (Katori Hall)
Venue: Theatre 503
Review Date: Tuesday 16th June 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 4th July 2009

Notable Crew: James Dacre, Director; Libby Watson, Designer; Emma Chapman, Lighting Designer; Richard Hammarton, Sound Designer; Dick Straker (for Mesmer), Video Designer

Notable Cast: Lorraine Burroughs, Camae; David Harewood, King

My review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.

Jeremy Kingston's review for The Times can be found here.
Nicola Christie's review for The Independent can be found here.
Henry Hitchings's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Sally Stott's review for The Stage can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for Music OMH can be found here.

Production: The Frontline (Ché Walker)
Venue: Shakespeare's Globe
Review Date: Friday 8th May 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 23rd May 2009

Notable Crew: Matthew Dunster, Director; Paul Wills, Designer; Olly Fox, Composer; Georgina Lamb, Choreographer

Notable Cast: Trystan Gravelle, Mordechai Thurrock; Matthew J Henry, Benny; Paul Lloyd, Seamus; Kevork Malikyan, Mahmoud; Golda Rosheuvel, Beth; John Stahl, Erkenwald; Beru Tessema, Miruts

My review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.

Lyn Gardner's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Sam Smith's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review of the 2008 production for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.

Production: England People Very Nice (Richard Bean)
Venue: National Theatre
Review Date: Wednesday 11th February 2009
Closing Date: Thursday 30th April 2009

Notable Crew: Nicholas Hytner, Director; Mark Thompson, Designer; Pete Bishop, Director of Animation; Neil Austin, Lighting Designer; Grant Olding, Music; Scarlett Mackmin, Choreographer

Notable Cast: Olivia Colman, Philippa/Anne O'Neill/Camilla; Sacha Dhawan, Norfolk Danny/Carlo/Aaron/Mushi; Trevor Laird, Yayah/Rennie; Aaron Neil, Iqbal/De Gascoigne/John O'Neill/Chief Rabbi/Attar/Imam; Sophie Stanton, Sanya/Ida; Michelle Terry, Camille/Mary/Black Ruth/Deborah

My review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.

Michael Billington's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Benedict Nightingale's review for The Times can be found here.
Charles Spencer's review for The Telegraph can be found here.
Nicholas De Jongh's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
William McEvoy's's review for The Stage can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.
Michael Coveney's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for musicOMH can be found here.

Production: Roaring Trade (Steve Thompson)
Venue: Soho Theatre
Review Date: Monday 12th January 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 7th February 2009

Notable Crew: Roxana Silbert, Director; Kandis Cook, Designer; Matt Kirby, IT and Media Designer; Wolfgang Goebbel, Lighting Designer; Matt McKenzie, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: Jack O'Connor, Sean; Christian Roe, Spoon; Andrew Scott, Donny; Nicolas Tennant, PJ; Susan Vidler, Sandy; Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jess

My first impression is recorded here.
My review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.

Michael Billington's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Benedict Nightingale's review for The Times can be found here.
Charles Spencer's review for The Telegraph can be found here.
Alexs Sierz's review for The Stage can be found here.
Nicholas De Jongh's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Karen Fricker's review for Variety can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.

Production: Dorian Gray (Linnie Reedman after Oscar Wilde)
Venue: Leicester Square Theatre (Basement)
Review Date: Friday 9th January 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 1st February 2009

Notable Crew: Linnie Reedman, Director/Writer; J. William Davis, Designer

Notable Cast: Robert Donnelly, Basil Hallward; Joanna Hickman, Sybil Vane; Mostyn James, Dorian Gray; Vincent Manna, Lord Henry Wotton

My first impression is recorded here.
My review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.

Lyn Gardner's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Caroline McGinn's review for Time Out can be found here.
Karla Williams's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.

Production: Studies for a Portrait (Daniel Reitz)
Venue: White Bear Theatre Club
Review Date: Wednesday 7th January 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 1st February 2009

Notable Crew: Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Director

Notable Cast: Martin Bendel, Julian; Stephen Hagan, Justin; James Holmes, Chad; David Price, Marcus

My first impression is recorded here.
My review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.

Paul Vale's review for The Stage can be found here.
Sam Smith's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.