London Shows - Chronology

The shows are listed in alphabetical order. The original opening date is the official frst night, not counting previews, unless otherwise stated. By and large revivals of shows are not included. In later years, unless show runs have been officially published I have assumed 8 shows per week, uncluding matinees. Where only short runs have been scheduled I have given the opening and closing dates only. Further information about the shows can be found by clicking on the show title where linked.

Original listing by Edmund Whitehouse of "This England" magazine

London shows - chronology

1973

Title

Run

Venue

The Card (Hatch) 24 July (130 perfs) Queen's Theatre
Carry On London (various) 4 October Victoria Palace
Cecameron '73 25 September (55 perfs) Roundhouse
Grease (Casey/Jacobs) 236 New London Theatre
Gypsy (Styne/Sondheim) 29 May (300 perfs) Piccadilly Theatre
Is Your Doctor Really Necessary? (Macaulay/Hill) 14 February (68) Theatre Royal, STratford East
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lloyd-Webber/Rice) 17 February (243 perfs) Albery Theatre
The King and I (rev)   Adelphi Theatre
Kingdom Coming (Snyder/Baum) 21 May (14 perfs) Roundhouse
No, No Nanette (Youmans/Caesar & Harbach) - (rev) 16 May (277 perfs) Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Pippin (Schwartz) 30 October (85 perfs) Her Majesty's Theatre
The Rocky Horror Show (O'Brien) 4 April (2960 perfs) Comedy Theatre
Treasure Island (Ornadel/Miles/Shaper/Wilson) 17 December (season) Mermaid Theatre
Two Gentlemen of Verona (MacDermot) 26 April (237 perfs) Phoenix Theatre
The Water Babies (Taylor) 25 July (62 perfs) Royalty Theatre