Dundee/Perth

SPENDING FRANK
by Alistair Hewitt

Borderline Theatre Company Tour to 22 April 2006
Runs 2hr One interval

Dundee Rep 11-15 April
TICKETS: 01382 223530 then
Perth Theatre 18-22 April
TICKETS: 0845 6126322
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 April at Eastgate Theatre Peebles

Light comedy that grows darker as you watch.

Manchester

A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG
by Peter Nichols

Library Theatre To 29 April 2006
Mon-Thu 7.30pm Fri-Sat 8pm Mat 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 April 3pm
Audio-described 26, 29 April 3pm
BSL Signed 19 April 3pm
Captioned 25 April
Pre-show talk 13 April 6.30pm, 22 April 2pm
Runs 2hr 45min One interval

TICKETS: 0161 236 7110
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 April

Central performance turns an ordinary, competent production into one of extraordinary incompetence.

Tour

THE ALCHEMIST
by Paulo Coelho, adapted by the company in 2001

Cornish Theatre Collective Tour to 13 April 2006
Runs 1hr 45min One interval
Review: Hazel Brown 3 April at Lighthouse Poole

Fable of a shepherd who seeks riches in the East, that engages and charms .

London/Scotland.

THE WOLVES IN THE WALLS
by Julian Crouch, Vicky Featherstone, Nick Powell, Neil Galman from the book by Neil Galman and Dace McKean.

Improbable Theatre/ National Theatre of Scotland Tour to 20 May 2006.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 April at Tramway Glasgow.

Scotland’s National Theatre includes inventive theatre for the young in its opening season.

Hornchurch

MACBETH
by William Shakespeare

Queen's Theatre To 8 April 2006
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 8 April 2.30pm
Audio-described 8 April 2.30pm
BSL Signed 5 April
Runs 2hr 40min One interval

TICKETS: 01708 443333
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 March

Visceral production misses out on the moral dimension.

Edinburgh

ROAM
by Ben Harrison and the company

Traverse Theatre/Edinburgh International Airport To 22 April 2006
Mon-Sat 8.30pm (from Traverse)
Runs c2hr 45min (including return travel) No interval

TICKETS: 0131 228 1404
www.traverse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 April

Played out in part against the most extravagant scenery you’ll see this year - planes taking-off and landing - this is an adventurous, finely-co-ordinated piece of site-specific theatre.

Glasgow

MELODY
by Douglas Maxwell

Tron Theatre To 15 April 2006
Tue-Sat 8pm
Runs 1hr 30min No interval

TICKETS: 0141 552 4267
www.tron.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 April

Brisk comedy as pasts catch up with people.

London

MACK & MABEL
Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman book by Michael Stewart revisions by Francine Pascal

Criterion Theatre
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Tue & Sat 3pm
Runs 2hr 15min One interval

TICKETS: 0870 060 2313
www.mackandmabel.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 April

The clowns are sent in, making for a fine time.

Edinburgh

FAUST Parts I and II
by Goethe adapted by John Clifford

Royal Lyceum Theatre To 8 April 2006
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2.30pm
Runs Part I: 2hr 20min Part II 1hr 55min One interval each part

TICKETS: 0131 248 4848
www.lyceum.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4,5 April

Vastly ambitious, Scotland now has a Faust to stand beside earlier ones in Wales and England.

London

FELT EFFECTS
by Joy Wilkinson

Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 To 15 April 2006
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm
Runs 1hr 30min No interval

TICKETS: 020 7978 7040
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 April

Bolton.

ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST
by Dario Fo translated by Simon Nye.

Octagon Theatre To 29 April 2006.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 22, 26 April 2pm.
Audio-described 26 April 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 27 April.
Post-show discussion 11 April.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 April.

Fruitful fun till almost the very end.

London

A WHISTLE IN THE DARK
by Tom Murphy

Tricycle Theatre To 6 May 2006
Mon-Sat 8pm (3 April 7pm) Mat Sat 4pm & 26 April 2pm no performance 17 April, 5 May
Runs 2hr 25min One interval

TICKETS: 020 7328 1000
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 March at Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester

Family horror-show analyses tradition of violence.

Manchester

SEPARATE TABLES
by Terence Rattigan

Royal Exchange Theatre To 13 May 2006
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm & Sat 4pm
Audio-described 29 April 4pm
BSL Signed 6 May 4pm
Runs 2hr 50min One interval

TICKETS: 0161 9339833
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 April

Society has moved on; so has theatre. But Rattigan has near-classic stature.

Southampton

SCENT
devised by Russ Tunney

Nuffield Theatre To 8 April 2006
Runs 1hr No interval
Review Hazel Brown Tue 4 April at Nuffield Theatre Southampton

A poignant blend of music, words and dance.

Birmingham

THE EMPEROR’S NEW MACHINE
devised by Moving Hands

Birmingham Rep Theatre (The Door) To 22 April 2006
Tue-Thu; Sat 11am & 1pm Fri 1pm & 5pm
Runs 1hr 10min No interval

TICKETS; 0121 2236 4455
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 April

Looks good, but this company could make more of its material.

London

WAITING FOR GODOT
by Samuel Beckett

Barbican Theatre To 15 April 2006
Tue-Thu 7.45pm Fri 6pm Sat 4pm & 8pm
Runs 2hr 30min One interval

TICKETS: 0845 120 7554
www.barbican.org.uk (reduced booking fee online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 April

A production showing that nothing happening twice can be engrossing.

London

MASS APPEAL
by Bill C Davis

Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 To 22 April 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm
Runs 1hr 45min One interval

TICKETS: 0870 4000 838 (24 hours)
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 165 April

Finborough intimacy helps keep formulaic feel from revived play.

MISS SAIGON: Music Claude-Michel Schonberg; Lyrics Richard Maltby Jnr, Alain Boublil; Adapted from Original French text by Alain Boublil; Additional material by Richard Maltby Jnr; Orchestrations William David Brohn

Birmingham Hippodrome: 4 April – 20 April, 2h 45m, one interval; tour details below, full info www.miss-saigontour.co.uk
Review: Rod Dungate, Birmingham Hippodrome, 6 April 2006-04-07

Beautiful realisation of a powerful drama

Lancaster

THE CARETAKER
by Harold Pinter

Dukes Playhouse To 1 April 2006
Tue-Thu 7.30pm Fri-Sat 8pm Mat 1 April 2.30pm
BSL Signed 1 April 8pm
Runs 2hr 25min Two intervals

TICKETS: 0845 344 0640
tickets@dukes-lancaster.org
www.dukes-lancaster.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 March

Triumphant trio in fine revival.

London

COME AND GO/FOOTFALLS
by Samuel Beckett

Barbican Centre (The Pit) To 9 April 2006
Tue-Thu 7pm, Fri 8pm, Sat 2.30pm & 6.15pm, Sun 2.30pm & 8pm
Runs 50min No interval

TICKETS: 0845 120 7554
www.barbican.org.uk (reduced booking fee online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 April

Other writes have said less than half in more than double the time.