History
PW Productions is one of the West End’s most prolific and significant theatre producers, responsible for some of the most successful productions in British theatre since it was founded in 1983 by Peter Wilson MBE.
The company has acted as General Manager and Production Accountant for more than 500 productions throughout the world.
PWP, in partnership with promoters and co-producers, has also presented work in Japan, Singapore, Canada, USA, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria, Australia and Hong Kong.
Timeline
2023
Dirty Dancing returned to the West End, playing at the Dominion Theatre, from January to April. The show then toured the UK and Ireland for the rest of the year.
The Woman In Black, began it’s UK and Ireland Tour, opening in Wolverhampton on the 6th of September.
2022
An Inspector Calls opened at New Wimbledon Theatre on September 9th for a 30 week UK tour.
Spike, by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman (UK Tour) opened at Cheltenham Everyman on September 6th.
AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Elizabeth McGovern had it’s world premiere at Riverside Studios, London.
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage, had a 10 week season at the Dominion Theatre, London.
An Hour and a Half Late, a co-production with Theatre Royal Bath and Karl Sydow, toured the UK.
2021
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage (UK and Ireland tour), The Woman in Black (West End, UK tour and McKittrick Hotel, New York).
2020
PWP was involved in the publication of the book Time To Act: An Intimate Photographic Portrait of Actors Backstage by renowned theatre photographer Simon Annand.
GM and Associate Producer for The Last Ship, written by and starring Sting (US Tour), GM for The Jungle (St Ann’s Warehouse, NY), The Woman In Black (new immersive production at McKittrick Hotel, NY), GM for Dirty Dancing (Berlin).
2019
The Woman in Black celebrated its 30th Birthday in the West End.
An Inspector Calls (UK tour), The Woman in Black (UK tour), The Woman in Black (Washington DC), The Last Ship (Toronto), Nigel Slater’s Toast (The Other Palace and UK tour), Darts Wives by Lauretta and Sharon Gavin (Workshop, Museum of Comedy).
2018
An Inspector Calls (UK and US tours), Sketching by James Graham and eight emerging writers (Wilton’s Music Hall), The Last Ship (Northern Stage and UK Tour), Nigel Slater’s Toast (Edinburgh Festival, Traverse Theatre).
2017
Chinglish (Park Theatre), The Last Ship (development workshop), The Woman in Black (Luxembourg), Margarita Dreams (Edinburgh Festival).
2016
An Inspector Calls (Playhouse Theatre), The Woman in Black (UK tour), 4th VAULT Festival (The Vaults, Waterloo produced by the Heritage Arts Company), This is Living (Trafalgar Studios).
2015
An Inspector Calls (UK tour), Celeste (workshop presentation Rome).
2014
This is Ceilidh and Ready Steady Ceilidh (London South Bank and Edinburgh Festival), The Woman in Black (UK tour),
The Woman in Black West End 25th Birthday.
2013
The Woman in Black (Hong Kong and Singapore), Spot’s Birthday Party (UK tour).
2012
The Woman in Black (UK tour).
2011
Broken Glass with Sir Antony Sher and Tara Fitzgerald (Vaudeville Theatre, 2011), An Inspector Calls (UK tour).
2010
The Railway Children (Waterloo Station), The Woman in Black (UK tour).
The Woman in Black West End 21st Birthday.
Josette Simon as Cleopatra (RSC, 2017). Photo: Simon Annand, taken from his book Time To Act (2020).
Sketching (2018). Photo: Simon Annand
Chinglish (2016)
This is Ceilidh (2014)
2000s
An Inspector Calls (Novello and Wyndham’s Theatre 2009 - 10 & Playhouse Theatre, 2001), UK tours in 2009, 2005 and 2003, tours to Australia/New Zealand (2005-6) and Asia (2006).
The Woman in Black (Japanese version, Arts Theatre) and UK tours of The Woman in Black in 2008, 2007, 2005 and 2004.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (2009; also at the O2), Gardner McKay’s Toyer (Arts Theatre, 2009), Tim Firth’s Sign of the Times starring Stephen Tompkinson (UK tour 2009), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love starring David Essex (UK tour 2007), Joanna Murray Smith’s Honour starring Diana Rigg at the Wyndham’s Theatre (2006), Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw (Hampstead Theatre and Criterion 2005), West End transfers of Bombshells (2004) starring Caroline O’Connor, and The Madness of George Dubya (2003), both at the Arts Theatre, Under the Doctor (Comedy Theatre 2001).
With Adventures in Motion Pictures: Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words (UK and international tour 2004-5).
Mobil Touring Theatre: Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys starring Ron Moody and Brian Murphy (2001), Ira Levin’s Deathtrap (2001) and Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2000).
Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words (2004-5)
Deathtrap (2001)
1990s
In 1998 PWP reopened London’s historic Roundhouse as producers of the National Theatre’s Oh What A Lovely War! and subsequently managed seasons with Michael Clarke, Stomp and in 1999 the spectacular De La Guarda by the Argentine aerial and physical theatre company who would become Fuerzabruta .
1992 saw the opening of Stephen Daldry’s landmark production of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls at the National Theatre where it won three Olivier Awards. PWP have produced the production ever since it’s transfer to the West End in 1993. In 1994 it opened in Tokyo and Broadway winning four Tony awards. In 1995 the production embarked on tours of Australia and the US, with a stop off at the Vienna Festival before it returned to the West End, opening at the Garrick and running for six years.
Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus directed by Sir Peter Hall and starring David Suchet and Michael Sheen (Old Vic 1998, Broadway 1999 - Tony nominations for Best Revival and Best Actor), Lenny starring Eddie Izzard also directed by Peter Hall (1999), BoyBand (1999), Birdy (1997), Krapp’s Last Tape starring Edward Petherbridge (1997), An Evening with Michael Feinstein, Bob Hoskins in Old Wicked Songs (1996), The Wind in the Willows (Old Vic 1996), Make Way for Lucia (Richmond Theatre 1995), Edward Fox and Stephanie Beacham in The Father (Bath Theatre Royal, 1995), Gary Olsen and Maria Friedman in April in Paris (1994 West End), Martin Shaw and Diana Quick in Rough Justice (1994 West End), the National Theatre’s British première of Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass (1994), Dickens’ Women, co-written by and starring Miriam Margolyes (1992), An Evening with Gary Lineker (West End, 1991, Olivier nomination for Best Comedy), Dylan Thomas: Return Journey, directed by Anthony Hopkins and co-produced with Eric Clapton (1990).
Mobil Touring Theatre: Sleuth (1999), Tartuffe (1998), Forty Years On (1997), Dial M for Murder (1996), Noises Off (1995), Absurd Person Singular (1994), The Crucifer of Blood (1993), Charley’s Aunt (1992) and The Woman in Black (1991).
With Adventures in Motion Pictures: Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! (1994).
Oh What A Lovely War! (1998)
Tartuffe (1998)
The Crucifer of Blood (1993)
1980s
The Woman in Black opens at the Fortune Theatre in the West End.
Also: Miriam Margolyes in Dickens’ Women (1989), Ben Kingsley and Geraldine James in A Betrothal (1986), .
On Broadway: Julian Glover’s Beowulf (also on UK tour), Rowan Atkinson at the Atkinson (1986), Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood (1985), Edmund Kean starring Ben Kingsley (1983).
Mobil Touring Theatre: Habeas Corpus (1988), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1987) and The Philanthropist (1986).
The Woman in Black'‘s original cast - Charles Kay and John Duttine (1989).
Edward Petherbridge in Krapp’s Last Tape (1997)