The American Premiere of The Common Pursuit took place at the Long Wharf Theatre on the 11th January, 1985. It ran until the 24th February with the following cast:

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STUART THORNE – William Converse-Roberts
MARIGOLD WATSON – Ellen Parker
MARTIN MUSGROVE – Michael Countryman
HUMPHRY TAYLOR – Peter Friedman
NICK FINCHLING – Nathan Lane
PETER buy alprazolam online no prescription WHETWORTH – Mark Arnott

Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Designed by David Jenkins
Costumes by David Murin
Lighting by Pat Collins

Review in the San Francisco Chronicle

1986 – Los Angeles

STUART THORNE – Kristoffer Tabori
MARIGOLD WATSON – Judy Geeson
MARTIN MUSGROVE – Wayne Alexander
HUMPHREY TAYLOR – John de Lancie
NICK FINCHLING – Nathan Lane
PATER WHETWORTH – Chistopher Neame

Directed by Sam Welsman
Produced by Joseph Stern/Actors for Themsleves
Setting by Cliff Faulkner
Lighting by Peter Maradudin

Following this production, Simon Gray won the Hollywood Drama-logue Critics Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre and the LA Weekly Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting.

The Common Pursuit was presented at the Promenade Theatre in New York City on 19th October 1986, with the following cast:

STUART THORNE – Kristoffer Tabori
MARIGOLD WATSON – Judy Geeson
MARTIN MUSGROVE – Michael Countryman
HUMPHREY TAYLOR – Peter Friedman
NICK FINCHLING – Nathan Lane
PETER WHETWORTH – Dylan Baker

Director: Simon Gray & Michael McGuire
Setting: David Jenkins
Costumes: David Murin
Lighting: Frances Aronson

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[I]n its evocation of the judgmental and forgiving ways of friendship — of how a long acquaintance enables people to divine and condone each other\\\’s darkest secrets — The Common Pursuit does indeed portray what is common in all humanity.”

William A. Henry III, Time Magazine, Read full review

The Common Pursuit was performed at the Watford Palace Theatre from the 3rd – 26th March 1988, and subsequently at the Phoenix Theatre, London from 7th April to the 30th July 1988, with the following cast:

STUART THORNE – John Sessions
MARIGOLD WATSON – Sarah Berger
MARTIN MUSGROVE – Paul Mooney
HUMPHREY TAYLOR – Stephen Fry
NICK FINCHLING – Rik Mayall
PETER WHETWORTH – John Gordon – Sinclair

Directed by Simon Gray
Designed by David Jenkins
Lighting by Leonard Tucker

The Common Pursuit was presented at The Menier Chocolate Factory from 10th May to 20th July 2008, with the following cast:

STUART THORNE – Robert Portal
MARIGOLD WATSON – Mary Stockley
MARTIN MUSGROVE – Ben Caplan
HUMPHREY TAYLOR – James Dreyfus
NICK FINCHLING – Reece Shearsmith
PETER WHETWORTH – Nigel Harman

Directed by Fiona Laird