2020 Awards: Theatre

My favourite theatre shows seen both in person (up to mid-March 2020) and then online: 

Live

10) 'The Navy Lark' (Epsom Playhouse)

9) 'Come From Away' (Phoenix Theatre)

8) 'The Cat & The Canary' (Richmond Theatre)

7) '& Juliet' (Shaftesbury Theatre)

6) 'Ben Hart: Wonder' (Wiltons Music Hall)

5) '9 to 5 – The Musical' (Savoy Theatre)

4) 'Eric & Ern' (Duke of York Theatre) [with musical guest Ruthie Henshall]

3) 'Soapdish – Act 1' (Turbine Theatre) [A work-in-progress concert version of a new Stiles & Drewe Musical based on the film]

2) 'I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, Again' (Bristol Slapstick Festival – Theatre Royal, Bristol)

1) 'Magic Goes Wrong' (Vaudeville Theatre)

 

 

 

Online

10) '42nd Street' ('The Shows Must Go On' - YouTube)

9) 'The Wiz LIVE' ('The Shows Must Go On' - YouTube)

8) 'Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds' ('The Shows Must Go On' - YouTube)

7) 'This House' (NT Live - YouTube)

6) 'Small Island' (NT Live - YouTube)

5) 'By Jeeves' ('The Shows Must Go On' - YouTube)

4) 'The Madness of George III' (NT Live - YouTube)

3) 'Frankenstein' (NT Live - YouTube)

2) 'One Man, Two Guvnors' (NT Live - YouTube)     [I enjoyed this more online than when I saw it live]

1) 'Mischief Movie Night In: Who-Bunn-It?'  (Livestream: 29/12/20)   [A very late winner - an hour long live improvised movie by Mischief Theatre Company ('...Goes Wrong' plays) based on audience suggestions, making up for the cancellation of the Edinburgh Fringe earlier in the year]
 

(Honourable Mentions: 'Dick Whittington'/'Aladdin' - The Roses Theatre Tewkesbury [You Tube]; 'Dick Whittington' - National Theatre [YouTube])