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![]() The run was originally scheduled to be a 10 week run from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Saturday 19th December 2020. However, due to the pandemic, in September it was announced that the run had been postponed to Wednesday 21st April 2021 until Saturday 17th July and it would run for 12 weeks instead of the original 10. But in February 2021 it was announced that the play had been postponed again.
In May 2022 it was announced that the run was rescheduled for Thursday 6th October 2022 until Saturday 24th December. Press Night was Wednesday 12th October. Good is an award-winning play which is in two acts written by British playwright Cecil Philip Taylor. It was originally commissioned by The Royal Shakespeare Company in 1981 and has been described as the definitive piece written about the Holocaust in the English-speaking theatre. It is set in pre-war Germany and it shows how John Halder, a liberal-minded professor whose best friend is the Jewish Maurice, could not only be seduced into joining the Nazism but step-by-rationalised-step end up embracing the final solution justifying to his conscience the terrible actions. Alan Howard played the main role of John Halder while Sir Charles Dance was the star of a Donmar Warehouse revival in 1999. Good is a production from a new company called Fictionhouse which was set up by Dominic Cooke who is a former artistic director of the Royal Court and its former executive director Kate Horton. David Tennant said Cooke was one of the UK's all-time great theatre directors and Good was 'a fantastic bit of writing that is more pertinent and resonant now than it ever has been.' David Tennant played John Halder. The cast also included Elliot Levey and Sharon Small who played multiple characters. It was directed by Dominic Cooke.
Good will be broadcast to cinemas worldwide. Rehearsals started on Tuesday 30th August.
Good The Play website.
Link to posts related to Good on Blogger.com (usually with more detail).
March 2023
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February 2023 David Tennant nominated for the Best Actor Award for the play Good in the Olivier Awards. Also the play Good is nominated for the Best Revival Award. Elliot Levey for Best Actor In A Supporting Role Award and Sharon Small for Best Actress In A Supporting Role Award. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in the Royal Albert Hall, London on Sunday 2nd April. Updated 28/2
Unfortunately Dominic Cooke did not win the Best Direction Award at the What's On Stage Awards tonight as Phelim McDermott won for My Neighbour Totoro. Updated 12/2
Unfortunately David did not win the Best Performer In A Play Award at the What's On Stage Awards tonight as Jodie Comer won for Prima Facie. Updated 12/2
Unfortunately Good did not win the Best Play Revival Award at the What's On Stage Awards tonight as Cock won. Updated 12/2
Unfortunately neither Elliot Levey nor Sharon Small won the Best Supporting Performer In A Play Award at the What's On Stage Awards tonight as Gwyneth Keyworth won for To Kill A Mockingbird. Updated 12/2
The winners of the What's On Stage Awards are announced tonight at a ceremony at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. The winners were decided by a public vote.
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January 2023 A short video of David Tennant, Elliot Levey and Sharon Small in support of Camp Simcha has been posted online. The full video will be released next week. Updated 18/1
A great photo of David Tennant signing autographs after the final performance of Good tonight has been posted online. Updated 7/1
This week David Tennant plays performances 84 to 90 of Good.
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December 2022 A lovely photo of David Tennant with the cast and crew of Good has been posted online. Updated 24/12
A photo of David Tennant reunited with some of the cast of Litvinenko who watched him in the play Good has been posted online. Updated 22/12
This week David Tennant plays performances 78 to 83 of Good.
David Tennant was interviewed for 15 minutes on Front Row on BBC Radio Four tonight about the drama Litvinenko.
This week David Tennant plays performances 70 to 77 of Good.
David Tennant has been nominated for the Best Performer In A Play Award at the What's On Stage Awards.
A new interview with David Tennant by Times Radio about Litvinenko, Doctor Who, Good and Staged has been posted to YouTube. Updated 5/12
This week David Tennant plays performances 63 to 69 of Good.
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November 2022 An extra week of performances for Good has been added for Monday 2nd to 7th January 2023. There will be performances each evening at 7.30pm and a matinee at 2.30pm on the Saturday. Updated 24/11
This week David Tennant plays performances 48 to 55 of Good.
Good to be broadcast to cinemas worldwide.
This week David Tennant plays performances 41 to 47 of Good.
Nominations for the What's On Stage Awards are now open. Good falls into the date range so both the play and David Tennant are eligible.
This week David Tennant plays performances 34 to 40 of Good.
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October 2022 This week David Tennant plays performances 27 to 33 of Good. This week there are performances every evening from Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm, plus a matinee on Saturday (5th November) at 2.30pm. Updated 31/10
This week David Tennant plays performances 19 to 26 of Good.
This week David Tennant plays performances 12 to 18 of Good.
A photo of David Tennant backstage at the play Good yesterday has been posted online. Updated 16/10
The Telegraph (behind a paywall) has given Good 4 stars in it's review which it describes David Tennant's acting as 'a remarkable lead performance.'
The Independent (behind a paywall) has a 3 star review of Good.
A video interview with David Tennant, Sharon Small, Elliot Levey and Dominic Cooke from the Press Night of Good has been added to YouTube. Updated 13/10
iNews gives Good 5 stars in its review.
The Guardian gives Good 4 stars.
The Stage (behind a paywall) has a 4 star review of Good.
The website London Theatre has given Good only 3 stars.
There's a 4 star review of Good from The Arts Desk.
BroadwayWorld gives Good 4 stars and includes the phrase 'David Tennant is excellent as Halder. Updated 13/10
A 4 star review from Evening Standard for Good.
Time Out has a 4 star review of Good.
What's On Stage awards Good 3 stars:
The Times gives Good four stars in its review which includes the phrase 'Don't expect fireworks. What you get is something stranger, more insidious and I suspect much more memorable.' Updated 13/10
Financial Times has a five star review of Good.
Tonight David Tennant performs the Press Night of the play Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London. Updated 12/10
David Tennant returns to the stage tonight when he plays the first performance of the play Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London. Updated 5/10
The Times has a new interview (behind a paywall) with David Tennant about Good, briefly about Doctor Who and how he was once voted Rear Of The Year!
Today was the first day of tech rehearsals at the theatre for Good. Updated 1/10
iPlayer link (UK only) to watch David Tennant on The Graham Norton Show last night.
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September 2022 MP3 of David Tennant interview on BBC Radio Four today which plays worldwide. As well as talking about Good, David also discussed Inside Man and Doctor Who. Updated 30/9
The BBC has a short interview with David Tennant about appearing in the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and about Good. Updated 30/9
MP3s (which play worldwide) of David Tennant on The Zoe Ball Show today.
David Tennant to be a guest on The Graham Norton Show on Friday 30th September.
An extra performance of Good has been announced.
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Rehearsal photos of David Tennant in Good. Updated 21/9
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August 2022 Director Dominic Cooke posted that rehearsals for the play Good started today. Updated 30/8
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July 2022 Sharon Small will take the role originally announced for Fenella Woolgar in Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre. As previously announced, David Tennant and Elliot Levey will star in the play which runs from Thursday 6th October until Christmas Eve. Updated 21/7
David Tennant is now currently no longer listed as the guest on the Dermot O'Leary Show on BBC Radio Two on Saturday 23rd July. Updated 5/7
David Tennant will be the guest on the Dermot O'Leary Show on BBC Radio Two at 8am on Saturday 23rd July.
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June 2022 Tickets to see David Tennant in the play Good in London from 6th October are now available to the general public. Purchasing link. Updated 8/6
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May 2022 The play Good has been rescheduled to October 2022. It will run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London for 11 weeks from Thursday 6th October 2022 until Christmas Eve (Saturday 24th December.) Current ticket holders have been given priority access to the new dates before they are made available to the public. Point of purchase companies will be in touch with existing ticket holders. Tickets will be made available to the public on Wednesday 10th June. Updated 27/5
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June 2021 The Times (behind a paywall) has a new interview with David Tennant to promote the BAFTA awards tomorrow. The interview includes two new photos. David is also asked about Staged and Des. He also says that he still hopes the play Good will go ahead. Updated 5/6
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February 2021 Good has been postponed again due to the pandemic. Originally David Tennant was due to star in Good at the Playhouse Theatre in London for a 10 week run from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Saturday 19th December 2020. However, due to the pandemic, it was announced in September that the run had been postponed to Wednesday 21st April 2021 until Saturday 17th July and moved to the Harold Pinter Theatre. The latest announcement is that it will still play at the Harold Pinter Theatre but the new dates have not been announced yet. Current ticket holders will be given priority access to the new dates before they are made available to the public. Point of purchase companies will be in touch with existing ticket holders and additional seats will be made available to the public later. Updated 16/2
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October 2020 Tickets to see David Tennant in the play Good are on sale to the public again now. Updated 19/10
Fans who have booked to see David Tennant in the play Good are being emailed this afternoon with rearranged dates so should check their emails. Updated 12/10
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September 2020 The play Good has been rescheduled to Wednesday 21st April 2021 until Saturday 17th July. The Press Night will be on Tuesday 27th April and the play has been moved to the Harold Pinter Theatre, London. It will run for 12 weeks instead of the original 10. Current ticket holders will be given priority access to the new dates before they are made available to the public. Point of purchase companies will be in touch with existing ticket holders and additional seats will be made available to the public at 10am on Monday 12th October. Updated 14/9
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July 2020 David's forthcoming play Good has been postponed until Spring 2021. David Tennant was to have returned to the stage in October to star in a revival of CP Taylor’s play Good at the Playhouse Theatre in London. It was going to be a 10 week run from Tuesday 6th October to Saturday 19th December 2020. Current ticket holders will be given priority access to the new dates before they are made available to the public. The point of purchase companies will be in touch with ticket holders as soon as the new dates are known. Updated 23/7
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June 2020 BBC Sounds has audio of the David Tennant and Dame Judi Dench interview about the future of theatre, All Around The World In Eighty Days and Good on last night's Coronavirus Newscast. David's part starts at 17 minutes. Updated 26/6
David Tennant revealed on Coronavirus Newscast that they had filmed one and a half episodes of Around The World In 80 Days before lockdown started.
David Tennant and Dame Judi Dench will discuss the future of theatre on tonight's Coronavirus Newscast on BBC News Channel at 9.25pm.
David Tennant talks about Staged and the play Good to Radio Times.
The Times has a new interview with David Tennant and Michael Sheen about Staged (behind a paywall).
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March 2020 On Tuesday 20th October the performance of Good at Playhouse Theatre London will be Audio Described and the performance on Tuesday 27th October will be Captioned. Updated 9/3
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February 2020 The Press Night for Good will be Wednesday 14th October. Updated 11/2
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David Tennant will appear in Good from Tuesday 6th October to Saturday 19th December.
David Tennant to return to the theatre in October in a revival of CP Taylor�s play Good at the Playhouse theatre.
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