So you've opened your own theatre.....

A new play by James Graham
A revival of The Invention of Love
A revival of The Taming of the Shrew
Transfer or UK production of Slave Play.

The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer

New play by Moira Buffini

Corpus Christi by Terrence Mcnally

Richard III (with a Richard in the 18-33 age range for casting and retaining Margaret)

And then a piece of family theatre - an adaptation of Bogwoppit by Ursula Moray Williams

Actually, I think the Moira Buffini play should be an extension of the work she has done creating Harlots - so many good roles for women.

And I might add a revival of Mother Clapp's Molly House in as a companion piece

(yes, this would be a very queer-centric theatre)

It would depend on where the theatre is located. I'd try to reflect local interests to attract the new audience. However:

Shakespeare probably "Romeo and Juliet"
A Roald Dahl adaptation at Easter to bring the youngsters in "The Twits".
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads. Cheap to stage!!!
Monster Raving Loony, James Graham
A Dickens for Christmas. "Pickwick"

Location wise, I'd opt for somewhere which has good transport links but not in the West End. I'd go for the development near the O2 or possibly Canary Wharf.

Better stock up on popcorn, candyfloss and Prosecco - Not just for the dressing room riders.

The complete works (so far) of John Godber, obvs.

Julian the Apostate and Emperor Julian by Ibsen in their entirety

David Edgar's Eastern Europe trilogy (Shape of the Table, Pentecost and Prisoner's Dilemma)

Season of Sondheim's Sunday in the Park paired with some other plays about painters such as Stanley and Seven Acts of Mercy

Shakespeare's Henry VI in its entirety with Richard III (including Margaret)

I'll think on this properly but first things first: Next To Normal.

The Vist - Chita

Frogs in a newish one act version. Emma Thompson can star

Venus in furs

The Pillow man with Steve Pemberton

I miss Propeller and would like them to reform. Also Fiasco Theatre, Melly Still, Sally Cookson, Tim Alberry and John Doyle would be very welcome faces.

I like the idea of one act plays on a lunchtime both during the week and before a Saturday matinae

Start times on a Monday and Tuesday would be at 7 and the rest would be 7.30.

Following a recent conversation with our own Monkey here, I would use the theatre to present foreign musicals. I know that the French spectacles didn't go down well with the London audiences, but I find it rather saddening how anglo-american-centric musical culture is. For my first season I would choose a few popular continental musicals such as the Dutch "Ciske de Rat", the Austrian "Elisabeth" and one of the newer French spectacles, perhaps to stay in theme "1789 - Les Amants de la Bastille".

I'm not sure if it would make more sense to bring over casts and perform in the original language (I know surtitles will scare many off) or to do it with local casts in a translated versions (if translations could be done that are less abysmal than the English translations of "Notre Dame de Paris" and "Romeo et Juliette"). Should a show prove to be very popular, a transfer to the West End for a limited run might be possible.

Should the first season be a success, it could be expanded to include musicals from other regions such as East Asia. Perhaps I could bring over the unique Japanese Takarazuka company for a short run. I know the Korean musical "The Last Empress" did a brief run in London in 2002 and there's so much more to be found over there and right now it's all such a one-way street with countless musicals from Broadway and Europe being shown in Japan, Korea and other countries (and tourists from those regions visiting Broadway and West End shows), while there is zero knowledge of Asian musicals here.