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

1988

Title

Run

Venue
Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame (Fraser) 19 - 30 April Astoria
Brigadoon (Lerner/Loewe) - Revival 25 October Victoria Palace
Budgie (Shumann/Black) 18 October - 21 January 89 Cambridge
Can-Can (Porter) - Revival 26 October - 21 January 89 Strand Theatre
Candide (Bernstein) 6 December - 7 January 90 Old Vic
El Sid (Birtles/Netts) 3 June - 9 July Half Moon
Nite Club Confidential (Deal/Evans) 9 March - 2 April Playhouse
O Babylon (Walcott/MacDermott) 8 February - 12 March Riverside Studio
Peter Pan - the Musical (Moose Charlap/Carolyn Leigh) 14 Dec - 21 Jan 89 Wimbledon
Phantom Violin (Gerard McBurney/Complicité) 29 Dec 25 Apr 89 Almeida
Re:Joyce (Addinsell/Joyce Grenfell) 14 Sep - 18 Feb 89 Fortune
The Rink (Kander/Ebb) 17 February - 19 March (38 perfs) Cambridge Theatre
Sing Out Sister (O'Connor) 21 - 23 January Riversife Studio
South Pacific (Rodgers/HammersteinII) Revival 20 Jan - 14 Jan 89 Prince of Wales
Sticky Fingers (Michael Ellis) 19 Dec 21 Jan 89 King's Head
Sugar Babies (Ralph Allen/Jimmy McHugh) compilation) 20 Sep - 7 Jan 89 Savoy
Winnie (Ornadel/Hardy) 31 May - 30 July Victoria Palace
Ziegfeld (Layton/Sherrin/Beaton/Reed) 26 April - 1 October London Palladium (Revised 2 August)