Miss Saigon Lane on 20 September 1989 and closed after 4,264 performances on 30 October 1999. The director was Nicholas Hytner with musical staging by Bob Avian and scenic design by John Napier. In December 1994 the London production became the Theatre Royal's (Drury Lane) longest running musical, eclipsing the record set by "My Fair Lady". Lea Salonga played the part of Kim, winning the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award. The Engineer was originated by Jonathan Pryce, who also won the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award for the role. The part of Chris was originated by Simon Bowman. The musical
Andrew Halliday (journalist) pieces produced with much success by Miss Oliver at the Royalty Theatre. The "Great City", a piece put on the stage at Drury Lane on 22 April 1867, although not remarkable for the plot or dialogue, hit the public taste and ran 102 nights. The opening piece at the new Vaudeville Theatre, London, 16 April 1870, "For Love or Money", was written by Halliday. He also was the writer of a series of dramas adapted from the works of well-known authors. These pieces were: "Little Em'ly", Olympic Theatre, 9 October 1869, which ran two hundred nights; "Amy Robsart", Drury Lane,