PRODUCTIONS
(watch for updated info!)
UK:
York
Pilot and York Theatre Royal unite for
Beautiful Thing

Tuesday, 03 June 2003
York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre Company join forces this month to produce
the heart warming urban fairy tale, Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey, which
runs in The Studio from 5-28 June.
Pilot's Artistic Director Marcus Romer directs the production. His previous
credits include the critically acclaimed Lord of the Flies, Rumblefish and
Road.
Jonathan Harvey won the 1987 Girobank Young Writer of the Year Award for his
play The Cherry Blossom, at the Liverpool Playhouse. His other writing
includes: Beautiful Thing, which won the John Whiting Award in 1994; Babies,
which won The George Devine Award in 1993, and the popular hit television
comedy, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.
Marcus Romer - Director Previous directing
credits for Marcus include: Road, Mirad- A Boy From Bosnia, Pilot at York
Theatre Royal, Lord of the Flies and Rumble Fish, Pilot at York Theatre Royal
and tours. Marcus has also worked as director with a wide variety of
companies, including: the Lyric, Hammersmith; Swan Theatre, Worcester; West
Yorkshire Playhouse and Red Ladder.
Chad Gomez - Ste
Theatre credits include: Romeo and Juliet, Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh; American
Blues, Greenwich Playhouse; and TIE work for Crag Rats and Quantum Theatre.
Rachid Sabitri - Jamie Theatre credits include
Mercutio in the West End Musical of Romeo and Juliet; and Alistair Beaton's
new play Celebrity Island featuring Sian Thomas.
Rhea Bailey - Leah Born in Leeds, Rhea's theatre
credits include: Peter Pan and Off Camera West Yorkshire Playhouse. Television
credits include: Chapel Town Stories; Children's Ward; and Cold Feet.
Andrina Carroll - Sandra Theatre credits include:
Educating Rita; A Midsummer Night's Dream York Theatre Royal; Spring and Port
Wine and The Nutcracker, West Yorkshire Playhouse and September in the Rain,
Hull Truck. Television work includes: Fat Friends; Peak Practice and Casualty.
Marcello Walton - Tony Theatre credits include
Jim/Scobie, Abandonment, York Theatre Royal; A Chorus Of Disapproval, Bristol
Old Vic; The Pirates of Penzance, West Yorkshire Playhouse and A Clockwork
Orange, Northern Stage. Film credits include: Intimacy.
Production Team Designer - Laura McEwan,
Lighting and Sound Designer - Judith Cloke.
For tickets contact the box office on 01904 623568.
Website:
http://www.theatre-royal-york.co.uk/shows/24-03.htm
Chelmsford

Chelmsford Theatre Workshop
presents
Jonathan Harvey's
Beautiful Thing
an urban fairytale
Directed by Beccy Ashton
23rd to 27th April 2002 at 7.45pm
Box Office : 01245 606505
Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions)
Chelmsford Theatre Workshop
Old Court Theatre
233 Springfield Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6JT
CTW website:
http://www.ctw.org.uk
USA:
Atlanta,
Georgia
Actor's Express
Presents
Beautiful Thing
May 23rd - July 27, 2002
Past Productions:
Warwickshire
The Loft Theatre presents
Jonathan Harvey's
Beautiful Thing
An urban fairytale
Directed by Phil Reynolds
Monday 11th - Saturday 16th June, 2001
Performances nightly at 7.45pm
The Loft Theatre
Victoria Colonnade
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
UK
Box Office: 01926 426341
Information: http://www.loft-theatre.co.uk
Harrow
CANCELLED.
The Ruislip Dramatic Society presents
Jonathan Harvey's
Beautiful Thing
An urban fairytale
Directed by Howard Cooper
21-23 June, 2001
at 7.45pm
Tickets £6 (£5
concessions)
Box Office: 020-8428-0124
The Travelers Studio
Harrow Arts Centre
The Harrow Arts Centre is near to Hatch End station, near Harrow, Middlesex, north west of London, UK.
CAST:
Jamie: Martin Wall
Ste: Dean Collins
Leah: Hannah Fitzgerald
Sandra: Belinda Taylor
Tony: Jeff Leslie
Ronnie: Alan Wicking
US:
Hackettstown, New Jersey
This production has been
postponed -- possibly to next fall.
Opening on FRIDAY, June 1, 2001 (start of Gay Pride Month)
CENTENARY COLLEGE LITTLE THEATRE
400 Jefferson Street
Hackettstown, New Jersey
908-979-0900
The performance schedule will run as follows:
June 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 2001
Curtain is at 8:00 -- and all tickets are 15 dollars.
As of now, those interested in this production can phone STEPHEN TRON any evening at
(973) 227-4261 or e-mail Gentelv@aol.com
THE CAST
Jamie......................................BARCLEY SPAUGH
Leah.......................................RAINE BROWN
Sandra....................................KAREN WEATHERWAX
Ste.........................................JOHN PINCKARD*
Tony.......................................DAVID J. SPORER
produced & directed by STEPHEN TRON
*look for John Pinckard in an April issue of NEXT magazine
Philadelphia
ended
ALLENS LANE THEATRE
Presents
BEAUTIFUL THING
An Urban Fairy Tale
By Jonathan Harvey
Directed by Travis Whitaker
January 19 - February 3, 2001
A winning, old-fashioned love story with a fresh and contemporary twist for
anyone who ever dared to risk everything for happiness and won.
Allens Lane Theatre
PO Box 4912
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215)248-0546
www.allenslane.org
San Francisco Return
Engagement
Announcing the return engagement of
Beautiful Thing
An Urban Fairy Tale
by Jonathan Harvey
directed by Ed Decker
winner!
1999 SF Bay Area Critics Circle
Best Production
Best Direction
Best Ensemble
April 1 - May 13, 2000
Internet Special - Two for One's!
Thursdays, April 13, 20 & 27
call the box office at 415-861-8972
ask for the Internet Special - 2 tickets for $13
Thursdays & Sundays - $15
Fridays & Saturdays - $22
For ticket information and reservations please call the New Conservatory Theatre Center Box Office at 415/861-8972. Publicist: Victoria Kirby
415/333-5110
http://bayarea.sidewalk.citysearch.com/E/E/SFOCA/7000/39/34/
Beautiful Thing
LOCATION:
New Conservatory Theatre Center
25 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco
HOURS:
Thu-Sat 8:00pm
Sun 2:00pm
PRICES:
$15 Thurs and Sun/$22 Fri and Sat
New York Production
ended
BEAUTIFUL
THING at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, NYC. Play previews
starting Feb. 4th, 1999, opens Feb. 14th. The highly successful Chicago
Production (see below) moves intact to New York. Beautiful Thing closed in New
York on Sunday June 27th, 1999.
Visit the New York Page
See ad
Closing
Night Party
San Francisco
Premiere
BEAUTIFUL THING at the New Conservatory
Theatre Center. The play previews Wed-Sat, November 11-14 1998 at 8pm.
and continued thru the end of December.
Some Pix
American Premiere!!
Susan Bennett
& Michael Moran
as Leah &
Ste (Daniel Eric Gold replaced
Michael when the run was extended.)
Beautiful Thing presented by Famous
Door Theatre Company, Chicago, Illinois
May 16, 1998
- December, 1998.
Opening night
May 21st
(Note: production has been extended
into December).
Box office (773) 327-5252.
This production
is due to move to New York City in February 1999. (See above)
Read their Press
Release.
Visit their website.
The program.
Hear the theme from "Cagney
& Lacey" in Real Audio
How about a little Erasure?
UK:
Absolute Banana Theatre
Edinburgh Fringe
Venue 123
Southbridge Resource Centre
Infirmary St, Edinburgh
Updated
Information.
Visit the Edinburgh
Fringe
Australia:
Make Believe Productions presents
the Australian premiere of Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey.
After a successful run during Sidney's
famous Mardi Gras in February/March 1998, this successful production will
be hitting the road on a major tour. Here are the dates so far:
Note: This
tour has been cancelled.
See the Poster.
See the Playbill.
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