The Donmar Warehouse

THE DONMAR WAREHOUSE is a 250-seat theatre located in the heart of London’s West End with a reputation as one of the UK’s leading producing theatres. 

Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical acclaim at home and abroad.

The theatre has a diverse artistic policy that includes new writing, contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama and small scale musical theatre.

Over the last 16 years the theatre has created a reputation associated with artistic excellence: it has showcased the talent of some of the industry’s premier creative artists, and built an unparalleled catalogue of work.

As well as presenting at least six productions a year at its home in Covent Garden, the Donmar presents work nationally and internationally. Every year the Donmar tours one in-house production in the UK, FROST/NIXON toured across the US and MARY STUART opened on Broadway this spring. The Donmar also undertook a year-long residency in the West End at the Wyndham's Theatre which led to a Broadway transfer of HAMLET. PARADE has also just opened in L.A. and PIAF is playing in Argentina.

Donmar-generated productions have received 35 Olivier Awards, 23 Critics’ Circle Awards, 21 Evening Standard Awards, two South Bank Award and 14 Tony Awards from nine Broadway productions.

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 Reader Reviews

Trelawny of the 'Wells' (Donmar Warehouse, West End)

Score	Comment	Date
	Joe Wright is a hugely successful and respected film director but this is his first major theatrical production and there are signs that he is trying to hard to impress. It is an amusing play but no more than that and nicely points out the contrast between the Victorian hammy style of acting and a more naturalistic style, rather like Red Velvet at the Tricycle. That does not mean though that every character, including the non-thespians, should be so ripe and Wright has failed to realise that it would be far funnier in moderation and in context. It also plods along at a leaden pace at times and I was longing for it to reach its inevitable conclusion. Some of the cast rise above these shortcomings: Maggie Steed just about manages to avoid going completely over the top; Ron Cook is excellent in the dual roles of the fiercesome Vice Chancellor and a theatrical landlady and lovely Susannah Fielding is enchanting as a questionably upmarket actress turned producer. Unfortunately, once again, this is a fairly ordinary production from the Donmar where the extraordinary used to be the norm. - David Baxter	12 Apr 13
	A perfectly pleasant & enjoyable evening of theatre. There are some funny lines & scenes, often involving the excellent Ron Cook who we see both as the landlady Mrs Mossop and later as Sir William Gower, two very contrasting characters. Maggie Steed is also excellent in the scenes she appears in. The whist scene, in particular is great fun. The other parts are rather hit and miss but I really liked Daniel Kaluuya, definitely an actor to watch. - Paul Wallis	02 Mar 13

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