Play: The Alchemist
Theatre / City:Birmingham Repertory Theatre/Olivier
Dates:Sept. 1996
Company:Birmingham Repertory/National Theatre
Director / Producer: Bill Alexander
Actors:Face - Simon Callow; Subtle - Tim Pigott-Smith; Dol Common - Josie Lawrence; Sir Epicure Mammon - Geoffrey Freshwater; Dapper - Adam Smethurst; Drugger - Jamie Newall; Dame Pliant - Annie Farr
Archives: Birmingham Central Library (programmes; photos); National Sound Archive (staged recording: H7090)
Reviews / Production History: John Gross, Daily Telegraph , 13 Oct. 1996; Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph , 18 Sept. 1996; Sarah Hemming, Financial Times , 11 Oct. 1996; Ian Shuttleworth, Financial Times , 21 Sept. 1996; Paul Taylor, Independent , 18 Sept. 1996; Michael Coveney, Observer , 22 Sept. 1996; Michael Billington, Guardian , 18 Sept. 1996; Benedict Nightingale, The Times , 18 Sept. 1996; Peter Holland , ' Jonson : The Alchemist ', TLS , 25 Oct. 1996, 20