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The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit Off-West End theatre in Covent Garden, London, England.It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage, Josie Rourke and Michael Longhurst have all served as artistic director, a post held since March 2024 by Tim Sheader. [1]
In November 2023, it was announced that the 2023 Donmar Warehouse production would transfer to London's West End in 2024. The show began its 14-week limited engagement 18 June at the Wyndham's Theatre, with an official opening night on 26 June and it closed on 21 September. [48] [49] [50] Caissie Levy reprised her performance as Diana.
Between 1985 and 1993, Cheek by Jowl performed 13 productions at the Donmar Warehouse. [5] This marked the company's West End debut, which led Cheek by Jowl to receive 4 Laurence Olivier awards out of 10 nominations. [6]
The show finally received its West End premiere at London's Donmar Warehouse on 11 December 2000 in a production directed by Michael Grandage, running for 71 performances following eight previews. The cast was led by Julian Ovenden as Frank, Samantha Spiro as Mary and Daniel Evans as Charley.
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London. [1] Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre represents the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. [1]
In 1997, The Fix premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, in a production directed by Sam Mendes, with musical direction by Colin Welford. [1] Running from 29 April through 14 June, the production starred John Barrowman , Kathryn Evans and Philip Quast , and featured a young John Partridge and Rebecca Front in ensemble roles. [ 2 ]
This new version by Tom Stoppard was the opening play in the Donmar West End twelve-month season at Wyndham's, with tickets at Donmar Warehouse prices. [8] The Donmar West End season also included Derek Jacobi starring in Twelfth Night, Judi Dench in Yukio Mishima's Madame de Sade, and Jude Law in Hamlet, all staged by Grandage.
David Thaxton (born 12 May 1982) is a Welsh [1] singer, actor and musical theatre and opera performer. He starred in the Donmar Warehouse's Passion, [2] for which he won the 2011 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.