Curtain up: productions that opened in years gone by

Nelisiwe Xaba in Plasticization, which opened at the Barbican on June 11, 2007.

Twiggy in Blithe Spirit, which opened at Chichester Festival Theatre on June 13, 1997.

No Body, which opened at Sadler’s Wells on June 9, 2016.

Brian Cox and Julie Walters in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, which opened at the Comedy Theatre on June 14, 1989.

Wendy Hiller and Clarke Peters in Driving Miss Daisy, which opened at the Apollo Theatre in June 1988.

Ashley Zhangazha and Anjana Vasan in Image of an Unknown Young Woman, which opened at the Gate Theatre on June 8, 2015.

Simon Russell Beale and Rebecca Hall in The Cherry Orchard, which opened at London’s Old Vic on June 9, 2009.

Roman Trekel and Camilla Tilling in Die Zauberflöte, which opened at the Royal Opera House on June 14, 2003.

Agnes Oaks and Thomas Edur in Ballets Russes by English National Ballet, which opened at Sadler’s Wells on June 16, 2009.

Sheridan Smith in The People Are Friendly, which opened at London’s Royal Court on June 12, 2002

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sarah Smart and Deborah Findlay in Like a Fishbone, which opened at the Bush Theatre on June 14, 2010.

Nadim Sawalha and Cat Simmons in Coming Home, which opened at the Arcola Theatre on June 10, 2010.

Jemma Powell and Geraldine James in The Cherry Orchard, which opened at Riverside Studios on June 10, 2003.

Ellie Beaven and John Hopkins in A Mad World My Masters, which opened at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon on June 13, 2013.

Thami Mbongo in Karoo Moose, which opened at the Tricycle Theatre on June 16, 2009.