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* [[Pippin (musical)|''Pippin'']] by [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]] and Roger O. Hirson – 22 November 2011 – 25 February 2012
* [[Pippin (musical)|''Pippin'']] by [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]] and Roger O. Hirson – 22 November 2011 – 25 February 2012
* ''[[Abigail's Party]]'' by [[Mike Leigh]] – 2 March to 21 April 2012 subsequent transfer to Wyndham's Theatre May – September 2012 and UK Tour throughout 2013.
* ''[[Abigail's Party]]'' by [[Mike Leigh]] – 2 March to 21 April 2012 subsequent transfer to Wyndham's Theatre May – September 2012 and UK Tour throughout 2013.
* ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]'' by [[Harvey Fierstein]] 30 May to 12 August 2012 <ref>{{cite news | author = Jane Shilling | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 13 June 2012 | title = David Bedella tackles the role of Arnold Beckoff with sparkling conviction | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9329905/Torch-Song-Trilogy-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]'' by [[Harvey Fierstein]] 30 May to 12 August 2012 <ref>{{cite news | author = Jane Shilling | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 13 June 2012 | title = David Bedella tackles the role of Arnold Beckoff with sparkling conviction | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9329905/Torch-Song-Trilogy-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Without You (book)|Without You]]'' by [[Anthony Rapp]] August 2012
* ''[[Without You (book)|Without You]]'' by [[Anthony Rapp]] August 2012
* ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' by [[Brandon Thomas]] starring [[Mathew Horne]] and [[Jane Asher]] 20 September – 10 Nov
* ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' by [[Brandon Thomas]] starring [[Mathew Horne]] and [[Jane Asher]] 20 September – 10 Nov
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* ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'' by [[Stephen Sondheim]] and [[George Furth]] 22 Nov - 9 March 2013. Subsequent transfer to Harold Pinter Theatre 23 April – 27 July <ref>{{cite news | author = [[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]] | newspaper = The Guardian | date = 28 November 2012 | title = A superb production by Maria Friedman | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/nov/28/merrily-we-roll-along-review }}</ref>
* ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'' by [[Stephen Sondheim]] and [[George Furth]] 22 Nov - 9 March 2013. Subsequent transfer to Harold Pinter Theatre 23 April – 27 July <ref>{{cite news | author = [[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]] | newspaper = The Guardian | date = 28 November 2012 | title = A superb production by Maria Friedman | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/nov/28/merrily-we-roll-along-review }}</ref>
* ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]'' by [[David Auburn]] starring [[Mariah Gale]] from March 2013 to April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/gale-has-menier-proof-169563/|title=Gale has Menier Proof|author=|first=|date=29 January 2013|newspaper=OfficialLondonTheatre.com|access-date=30 Oct 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
* ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]'' by [[David Auburn]] starring [[Mariah Gale]] from March 2013 to April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/gale-has-menier-proof-169563/|title=Gale has Menier Proof|author=|first=|date=29 January 2013|newspaper=OfficialLondonTheatre.com|access-date=30 Oct 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
* ''[[Travels with My Aunt (play)|Travels With My Aunt]]'' by [[Graham Greene]] during May and June 2013.<ref>{{cite news | author = Charles Spencer | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 9 May 2013 | title = high-definition acting at its most enjoyable | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/10044719/Travels-with-My-Aunt-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-London-review.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Travels with My Aunt (play)|Travels With My Aunt]]'' by [[Graham Greene]] during May and June 2013.<ref>{{cite news | author = Charles Spencer | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 9 May 2013 | title = high-definition acting at its most enjoyable | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/10044719/Travels-with-My-Aunt-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-London-review.html }}</ref>
* ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]'' by [[Alice Walker]] from 5 July to 14 September 2013.<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Robert McCrum]] | newspaper = The Observer | date = 21 July 2013 | title = The Color Purple is a feelgood show for a hot summer's night | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/jul/21/color-purple-menier-chocolate-factory }}</ref>
* ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]'' by [[Alice Walker]] from 5 July to 14 September 2013.<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Robert McCrum]] | newspaper = The Observer | date = 21 July 2013 | title = The Color Purple is a feelgood show for a hot summer's night | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/jul/21/color-purple-menier-chocolate-factory }}</ref>
* ''[[The Lyons]]'' by Nicky Silver from 19 September to 16 November 2013.<ref>{{cite news | author = Dominic Cavendish | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 27 September 2013 | title = This horribly amusing Broadway import is laced with a surprising softness | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10339287/The-Lyons-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review.html }}</ref>
* ''[[The Lyons]]'' by Nicky Silver from 19 September to 16 November 2013.<ref>{{cite news | author = Dominic Cavendish | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 27 September 2013 | title = This horribly amusing Broadway import is laced with a surprising softness | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10339287/The-Lyons-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review.html }}</ref>
'''2014'''
'''2014'''
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* ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'' by [[Leonard Bernstein]] from 23 November 2013 to March 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author = Michael Billington | newspaper = The Guardian | date = 2 December 2013 | title = a restless, comic-strip production that has a jaunty ebullience and two outstanding leads | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/dec/03/candide-menier-review }}</ref>
* ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'' by [[Leonard Bernstein]] from 23 November 2013 to March 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author = Michael Billington | newspaper = The Guardian | date = 2 December 2013 | title = a restless, comic-strip production that has a jaunty ebullience and two outstanding leads | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/dec/03/candide-menier-review }}</ref>
* ''[[Two Into One]]'' by Ray Cooney from 8 March 2014 to 26 April.<ref>{{cite news | author = Charles Spencer | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 19 March 2014 | title = If you enjoy farce, you will have a ball at this revival of Ray Cooney's play about lies and assumed identities in a Westminster hotel | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10708426/Two-Into-One-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Two Into One]]'' by Ray Cooney from 8 March 2014 to 26 April.<ref>{{cite news | author = Charles Spencer | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 19 March 2014 | title = If you enjoy farce, you will have a ball at this revival of Ray Cooney's play about lies and assumed identities in a Westminster hotel | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10708426/Two-Into-One-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review.html }}</ref>
* ''Fame: Not The Musical'' by [[David Baddiel]] from 29 April 2014 to 23 May 2014
* ''Fame: Not The Musical'' by [[David Baddiel]] from 29 April 2014 to 23 May 2014
* ''Life of the Party'' by [[Andrew Lippa]] from 27 May 2014 to 14 June 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author = Jane Shilling | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 5 June 2014 | title = Broadway composer Andrew Lippa offers up a tantalising taster menu of his work that is sexy and sophisticated | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10878959/The-Life-of-the-Party-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review.html }}</ref>
* ''Life of the Party'' by [[Andrew Lippa]] from 27 May 2014 to 14 June 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author = Jane Shilling | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 5 June 2014 | title = Broadway composer Andrew Lippa offers up a tantalising taster menu of his work that is sexy and sophisticated | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10878959/The-Life-of-the-Party-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Forbidden Broadway]]'' by [[Gerard Alessandrini]] from 18 June 2014 to 30 August 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author = Jane Shilling | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 6 July 2014 | title = you'll weep with laughter | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10949748/Forbidden-Broadway-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review-youll-weep-with-laughter.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Forbidden Broadway]]'' by [[Gerard Alessandrini]] from 18 June 2014 to 30 August 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author = Jane Shilling | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 6 July 2014 | title = you'll weep with laughter | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10949748/Forbidden-Broadway-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review-youll-weep-with-laughter.html }}</ref>
* ''Fully Committed'' by [[Becky Mode]] from 3 September 2014 to 15 November 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author = Paul Taylor | newspaper = The Independent | date = 11 September 2014 | title = A brilliantly funny tour de force | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/fully-committed-menier-chocolate-factory-review-a-brilliantly-funny-tour-de-force-9726187.html }}</ref>
* ''Fully Committed'' by [[Becky Mode]] from 3 September 2014 to 15 November 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author = Paul Taylor | newspaper = The Independent | date = 11 September 2014 | title = A brilliantly funny tour de force | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/fully-committed-menier-chocolate-factory-review-a-brilliantly-funny-tour-de-force-9726187.html }}</ref>
'''2015'''
'''2015'''
* ''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]'' by [[Stephen Sondheim]] and [[John Weidman]] from 21 November 2014 to 7 March 2015.<ref>{{cite news | author = Dominic Cavendish | newspaper = Daily Telegraph | date = 2 December 2014 | title = Darkly Entertaining | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11266284/Assassins-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review-darkly-entertaining.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]'' by [[Stephen Sondheim]] and [[John Weidman]] from 21 November 2014 to 7 March 2015.<ref>{{cite news | author = Dominic Cavendish | newspaper = Daily Telegraph | date = 2 December 2014 | title = Darkly Entertaining | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11266284/Assassins-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review-darkly-entertaining.html }}</ref>
* ''Buyer & Cellar'' by Jonathan Tolins from 12 March to 2 May. Starring [[Michael Urie]].<ref>{{cite news | author = Dominic Cavendish | newspaper = Daily Telegraph | date = 20 March 2015 | title = The jokes also on us | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/11477003/Buyer-and-Cellar-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review-the-jokes-also-on-us.html }}</ref>
* ''Buyer & Cellar'' by Jonathan Tolins from 12 March to 2 May. Starring [[Michael Urie]].<ref>{{cite news | author = Dominic Cavendish | newspaper = Daily Telegraph | date = 20 March 2015 | title = The jokes also on us | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/11477003/Buyer-and-Cellar-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review-the-jokes-also-on-us.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Communicating Doors]]'' by [[Alan Ayckbourn]] from 7 May to 27 June.<ref>{{cite news | author = Ben Lawrence | newspaper = Daily Telegraph | date = 14 May 2015 | title = Frenetically funny | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11597267/Communicating-Doors-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review-frenetically-funny.html }}</ref>
* ''[[Communicating Doors]]'' by [[Alan Ayckbourn]] from 7 May to 27 June.<ref>{{cite news | author = Ben Lawrence | newspaper = Daily Telegraph | date = 14 May 2015 | title = Frenetically funny | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11597267/Communicating-Doors-Menier-Chocolate-Factory-review-frenetically-funny.html }}</ref>
* ''What's It All About'' by [[Kyle Riabko]] from 6 July to 5 September. Subsequent transfer to the Criterion Theatre 16 October - 14 February.<ref>{{cite news | author = Paul Taylor | newspaper = The Independent | date = 17 July 2015 | title = An utterly delightful show | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/whats-it-all-about-bacharach-reimagined-theatre-review-an-utterly-delightful-show-10396126.html }}</ref>
* ''What's It All About'' by [[Kyle Riabko]] from 6 July to 5 September. Subsequent transfer to the Criterion Theatre 16 October - 14 February.<ref>{{cite news | author = Paul Taylor | newspaper = The Independent | date = 17 July 2015 | title = An utterly delightful show | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/whats-it-all-about-bacharach-reimagined-theatre-review-an-utterly-delightful-show-10396126.html }}</ref>
* ''Dinner with Saddam'' by [[Anthony Horowitz]] from 10 September to 14 November.<ref>{{cite news | author = Paul Taylor | newspaper = The Independent | date = 23 September 2015 | title = I'm still aching from the laughter | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/dinner-with-saddam-menier-chocolate-factory-review-im-still-aching-from-the-laughter-10514041.html }}</ref>
* ''Dinner with Saddam'' by [[Anthony Horowitz]] from 10 September to 14 November.<ref>{{cite news | author = Paul Taylor | newspaper = The Independent | date = 23 September 2015 | title = I'm still aching from the laughter | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/dinner-with-saddam-menier-chocolate-factory-review-im-still-aching-from-the-laughter-10514041.html }}</ref>
'''2016'''
'''2016'''
* [[Funny Girl (musical)|''Funny Girl'']] by [[Jule Styne]], [[Bob Merrill]] and [[Isobel Lennart]] from 20 November to 5 March. Starring [[Sheridan Smith]] Subsequent transfer to the Savoy Theatre 9 April – 8 October.<ref>{{cite news | author = Dominic Cavendish | newspaper = Daily Telegraph | date = 3 December 2015 | title = Sheridan Smith pulls off the impossible | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/funny-girl-menier-chocolate-factory-review-sheridan-smith-pulls/ }}</ref> and UK and Ireland tour 18 February to 19 August 2017.
* [[Funny Girl (musical)|''Funny Girl'']] by [[Jule Styne]], [[Bob Merrill]] and [[Isobel Lennart]] from 20 November to 5 March. Starring [[Sheridan Smith]] Subsequent transfer to the Savoy Theatre 9 April – 8 October.<ref>{{cite news | author = Dominic Cavendish | newspaper = Daily Telegraph | date = 3 December 2015 | title = Sheridan Smith pulls off the impossible | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/funny-girl-menier-chocolate-factory-review-sheridan-smith-pulls/ }}</ref> and UK and Ireland tour 18 February to 19 August 2017.
* ''The Truth'' by [[Florian Zeller]] from 10 March to 7 May. Subsequent transfer to the Wyndham's Theatre 27 June - 3 September<ref>{{cite news | author = Kate Kellaway | newspaper = The Observer | date = 20 March 2016 | title = A devious must-see | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/20/the-truth-florian-zeller-menier-observer-review }}</ref>
* ''The Truth'' by [[Florian Zeller]] from 10 March to 7 May. Subsequent transfer to the Wyndham's Theatre 27 June - 3 September<ref>{{cite news | author = Kate Kellaway | newspaper = The Observer | date = 20 March 2016 | title = A devious must-see | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/20/the-truth-florian-zeller-menier-observer-review }}</ref>
* ''My Family: Not The Sitcom'' by [[David Baddiel]] from 10 May 2016 to 25 June 2016
* ''My Family: Not The Sitcom'' by [[David Baddiel]] from 10 May 2016 to 25 June 2016

Revision as of 16:46, 3 April 2018

Menier Chocolate Factory
Exterior of the theatre
Map
AddressSouthwark Street
London, SE1
England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′18″N 0°05′50″W / 51.5051°N 0.0972°W / 51.5051; -0.0972
Public transitLondon Underground National Rail London Bridge
TypeFringe theatre
Capacity180
Opened2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Website
menierchocolatefactory.com

The Menier Chocolate Factory is a 180-seat off-West End theatre, which comprises a restaurant, bar and rehearsal rooms.

It is located in a former 1870s Menier Chocolate Company factory in Southwark Street, a major street in the London Borough of Southwark, central south London, England, some 2.5 km from the theatrical West End. The theatre stages plays and musicals, live music and stand-up comedy. According to the Evening Standard, it is "one of the most dynamic fringe venues in London".[1]

History and awards

The French company Menier Chocolate Company expanded overseas and built a five-storey factory and warehouse of brick with stone dressings in London between 1865 and 1874. It was listed Grade II in 1996.[2]

The Menier Chocolate Factory was opened in 2004 in its current incarnation, the building having been derelict since the 1980s. It is run by artistic director David Babani.[3] In 2005, the theatre received the Peter Brook/Empty Space Up and Coming Venue Award. In the same year, he and co-founder Danielle Tarento jointly won the Evening Standard Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer. Tarento left in 2006 to pursue a solo producing career, and was replaced by General Manager Thomas Siracusa.

In 2007 the Chocolate Factory production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George won five Olivier Awards, including Best Actor in a Musical for Daniel Evans and Best Actress in a Musical for Jenna Russell. The pair went on to perform the lead roles when the production transferred to Studio 54 on Broadway in February 2008.

In the 2009 Olivier Awards, Douglas Hodge won the trophy for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of drag queen Zaza in La Cage aux Folles. The production also won the Best Musical Revival category.

In 2010, the Chocolate Factory productions of A Little Night Music and La Cage aux Folles opened on Broadway, the former starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Angela Lansbury and the latter starring Douglas Hodge (from the original London production) and Kelsey Grammer. At the Tony Awards 2010 the shows won in the following categories: Best Leading Actress in a Musical  – Catherine Zeta Jones for A Little Night Music; Best Leading Actor in a Musical – Douglas Hodge for La Cage aux Folles; Best Director of a Musical – Terry Johnson for La Cage aux Folles; Best Musical Revival – La Cage aux Folles.

The theatre continues to produce a mixture of musical and play revivals, new writing and comedy.

Productions

2005

Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors in 2006
Forbidden Broadway in 2009

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

References

  1. ^ Menier Chocolate Factory – Restaurant Reviews Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1385925)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Interview with David Babani, ''British Theatre Guide'', 2007". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ^ Reviews – Sunday in the Park with George (Menier Chocolate Factory), British Theatre Guide, 2005.
  5. ^ Jane Shilling (13 June 2012). "David Bedella tackles the role of Arnold Beckoff with sparkling conviction". The Telegraph.
  6. ^ Michael Billington (28 November 2012). "A superb production by Maria Friedman". The Guardian.
  7. ^ "Gale has Menier Proof". OfficialLondonTheatre.com. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ Charles Spencer (9 May 2013). "high-definition acting at its most enjoyable". The Telegraph.
  9. ^ Robert McCrum (21 July 2013). "The Color Purple is a feelgood show for a hot summer's night". The Observer.
  10. ^ Dominic Cavendish (27 September 2013). "This horribly amusing Broadway import is laced with a surprising softness". The Telegraph.
  11. ^ Michael Billington (2 December 2013). "a restless, comic-strip production that has a jaunty ebullience and two outstanding leads". The Guardian.
  12. ^ Charles Spencer (19 March 2014). "If you enjoy farce, you will have a ball at this revival of Ray Cooney's play about lies and assumed identities in a Westminster hotel". The Telegraph.
  13. ^ Jane Shilling (5 June 2014). "Broadway composer Andrew Lippa offers up a tantalising taster menu of his work that is sexy and sophisticated". The Telegraph.
  14. ^ Jane Shilling (6 July 2014). "you'll weep with laughter". The Telegraph.
  15. ^ Paul Taylor (11 September 2014). "A brilliantly funny tour de force". The Independent.
  16. ^ Dominic Cavendish (2 December 2014). "Darkly Entertaining". Daily Telegraph.
  17. ^ Dominic Cavendish (20 March 2015). "The jokes also on us". Daily Telegraph.
  18. ^ Ben Lawrence (14 May 2015). "Frenetically funny". Daily Telegraph.
  19. ^ Paul Taylor (17 July 2015). "An utterly delightful show". The Independent.
  20. ^ Paul Taylor (23 September 2015). "I'm still aching from the laughter". The Independent.
  21. ^ Dominic Cavendish (3 December 2015). "Sheridan Smith pulls off the impossible". Daily Telegraph.
  22. ^ Kate Kellaway (20 March 2016). "A devious must-see". The Observer.
  23. ^ Kate Kellaway (17 July 2016). "Bittersweet Sondheim with a homemade look". The Observer.
  24. ^ Bamigboye, B (17 June 2016). "BAZ BAMIGBOYE: It's Royal Spice! Dame Judi is back as Queen Victoria in new film about monarch's friendship with young Indian". After Le Carre, it's a Stoppard revival for Rev's Tom. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  25. ^ Susannah Clapp (11 December 2016). "The Sweet Smell of Success". The Guardian.
  26. ^ Paul Taylor (23 March 2017). "It brilliantly synthesises the two versions that exist of a play by Terence Rattigan". The Independent.
  27. ^ Ian Shuttleworth (18 May 2017). "Maureen Lipman and Felicity Kendal excel". Financial Times.
  28. ^ "Menier Chocolate Factory to stage new production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole musical". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  29. ^ "Florian Zeller's The Lie to receive English language world premiere at Menier Chocolate Factory". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  30. ^ "Menier Chocolate Factory to revive Barnum". The Stage. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  31. ^ "Declan Bennett and Samuel Barnett cast in Kiss of the Spider Woman". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.