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

1985

Title

Run

Venue

Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Bleasdale/Lieber & Stoller et al) 13 Aug Phoenix
The Cradle Will Rock (Blitzstein) revival 14 Aug - 7 Sep Old Vic
Gigi (Lerner/Loewe) 17 Sep Lyric
Judy - musical biography (Wale) 19 Dec - 8 Feb 86 Greenwich
Kern Goes to Hollywood (compiled by Kernan/Vosburgh) 22 Jul - 21 Sep Donmar Warehouse
Lennon - musical biography (Eator) 2 November Astoria
Me and My Girl - revival (Gay - revised Fry) 12 Feb Adelphi
The Metropolitan Mikado ( G & S adapted by Sherrin/Beaton) 1 - 17 Aug Queen Elizabeth Hall
Les Misérables (Hugo/Boublil/Kretzmer/Schonberg) 30 September (still running) Barbican transferred to Palace 4 December
Mutiny! (Essex/Crane) 18 July Piccadilly
Peter Pan (Charlap & Styne/Comden & Green) 20 December (73 perfs) Aldwych
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Mercer/de Paul) - adaptation of film 3 Jul - 10 Aug Old Vic
Songs For Stray Cats (Franceschild) 13 Nov - 7 Dec Donmar Warehouse
Tess of the D'Urbevilles (M. Fry - from Hardy novel) 2 Jul - 21 Jul Latchmere