Thirty Years of Theatre
2010 - 1990
2010
The Railway Children
Opened at London’s Waterloo Station on 29 June 2010 and played until 8 January 2012. The Railway Children played 200 performances to over 150,000 people, winning an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.
Live with a real steam engine, The Railway Children on the tracks of the former Eurostar Terminal. Photo: Simon Annand.
Theatre poster for The Railway Children.
“When Damian Cruden invited to tour the York Theatre Royal and National Railway Museum production of this show – I went to see it. Not so much a play or a show – more of an event. Very exciting! And when negotiations concluded with the British Rail Board for a lease for Waterloo Station - it was all aboard and off we go! I’ve never been so thrilled by a document falling through my letter box as when I received a signed lease for the former Eurostar platforms at Waterloo Station - a contract between just me and the British Rail Board.
The production not only succeeded at Waterloo but surpassed all expectations and was seen by over a quarter of a million people. It then transferred to Toronto where it won a Dora award for most popular production and was seen by a further 75,000 people.”
The show supported the Railway Children charity which helps street children in the UK, India and East Africa. In October 2011, Jenny climbed Kilimanjaro in a 6 day trek in support of the charity.
Jenny with long-term producing partner Matthew Gale at the Olivier Awards in 2011.
Jenny Climbing Kilimanjaro in 2011.
2009
Stefan Butler in the role of Billy. Photo: Robert Day
Kes
Opened at Liverpool Playhouse on 20 September and then toured the UK until 28 November 2009. Directed by Nikolai Foster
2008
Wuthering Heights
Adapted by April de Angelis. Opened at Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 31 September and played until 18 October 2008 before touring the UK. Starring Susannah York.
Susannah York in the role of Wuthering Heights. Photo: Manuel Harlan.
2007
Liza Goddard as Mrs Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer.
She Stoops to Conquer
Opened at Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 6 October until 17 November 2007 when it began a UK tour.
2006
Honour
Joanna Murray Smith’s Honour opened at Wyndhams Theatre on 7 February and then closed on 6 May 2006. The play was directed by David Grindley and starred Diana Rigg.
Theatre poster for Honour, 2006.
Ian Richardson in The Creeper. Photo: Alan Weller.
The Creeper
Opening in London’s West End at the Playhouse Theatre on 9 February, Pauline Macaulay’s The Creeper was directed by Bill Bryden and starred Ian Richardson in the role of Edward. The play closed on 18 March 2006
2005
Romeo and Juliet
Opening at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 4 October, Romeo and Juliet was directed by Bill Bryden and featured Su Pollard as ‘Nurse’. The show played until 22 October 2005 before touring the UK.
Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaun Parkes in Elmina’s Kitchen at the National Theatre in 2003. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Elmina’s Kitchen
Following the premiere of Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Elmina’s Kitchen at the National Theatre in 2003, Jenny co-produced a UK tour in 2005 before transferring the show to the Garrick Theatre on 26 April 2005
2004
Model Box of Taking Sides. Designed by Hayden Griffin
Taking Sides
Ronald Harwood’s Taking Sides was directed by Deborah Bruce with lighting by Andy Phillips. The play starred Neal Pearson and Julian Glover.
2003
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men opened at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. The play was seen by over 35,000 people on tour, working alongside over 30 schools and colleges.
The play then transferred to London’s West End, opening at the Savoy Theatre on 23 October until 6 December. It then played at the Old Vic Theatre from 3 February until 3 April 2004.
Of Mice and Men was directed by Jonathan Church and starred Matthew Kelly who won ‘Best Actor’ at the Olivier Awards for his portrayal of Lennie.
Matthew Kelly and George Costigan as Lennie and George in Of Mice and Men.
Auntie & Me
Opened on 13 January 2003 at Wyndham’s Theatre, Morris Panych’s Auntie and Me was directed by Anna Mackmin and starred Alan Davies in the role of Kemp.
Alan Davies in the theatre poster for Auntie & Me.
2002
Theatre poster for Hobson’s Choice
Hobson’s Choice
Directed by Jonathan Church and starred Tony Britton.
2001
Four Nights in Knaresborough
Jenny produced Paul Webb’s Four Nights in Knaresborough in Autumn 2001. The play was directed by Paul Miller and starred Nick Moran, Joseph Millson, Tim Dantay and Robert Cavanah.
2000
Leader of the Pack
A 21-week tour of a new musical starring Katrina Leskanich.
Ben Elton’s Gasping
National tour starring David Haig opened on 14 February 2000.
1999
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Opening in September 1999, Dale Wasserman’s adaptation of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over was directed by Michael Grandage.
1998
The cast of The Crucible
The Crucible
Opened at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 18 September before touring the UK until 28 November 1998. Directed by Kenny Ireland.
1997
Women on the Verge of HRT
Opened on 19 February at the Vaudeville Theatre for a limited West End run, closing on 3 May 1997 before a two-year UK tour.
1996
The cast of The Crucible
Blur Murder
1995
The Father
Opened at Churchill Theatre, Bromley and then toured the UK before transferring to the West End's Comedy Theatre (now Harold Pinter) in mid-September.
Directed by Stuart Burge, starring Edward Fox and Stephanie Beacham and then toured the UK.
