Reviews Archive Part 2
THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN. To 6 May.
Leicester
THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN
by Bertolt Brecht translated by Tanika Gupta
Haymarket Theatre To 6 May 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed, Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm
Audio-described 4 May 7.30pm, 6 May 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 90min before each performance)
BSL Signed 3 May 7.30pm
Runs 2hr 40min One interval
TICKETS; 0870 330 3131
www.lhtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 April
Light, clear and colourful Brecht.
ROOM AT THE TOP. To 13 May.
Hornchurch
ROOM AT THE TOP
by John Braine adapted by Andrew Taylor
Queen’s Theatre To 13 May 2006
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 4, 13 May 2.30pm
Audio-described 13 May 2.30pm
BSL Signed 10 May
Runs 2hr 20min One interval
TICKETS: 01708 443333
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 April
Room to improve before this show’s the tops.
THE ASH BOY. To 30 April.
London
THE ASH BOY
by Chris Lee
Theatre 503 The Latchmere Pub 5503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 30 April 2006
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm
Runs 1hr 55min One interval
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 April
Fine playing in a gripping drama.
LOYALTIES. To 20 May,
London
LOYALTIES
by John Galsworthy
Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 20 May 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 3.30pm
Runs 1hr 50min One interval
TICKETS: 0870 4000 838 (24hrs)
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 April
Loyal ties unknotted in a revival of Galsworthy’s problem play.
NATURAL BREAKS AND RHYTHMS. To 6 May.
Midlands
NATURAL BREAKS AND RHYTHMS
by Julius Ayodeji
Royal Theatre Company Northampton Tour to 6 May 2006
Runs 2hr 20min One interval
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 April
If music be the food of love, it produces discordant dinners here.
INTO THE WOODS: Sondheim, Derby Playouse till 20 May
Derby
INTO THE WOODS: Stephen Sondheim
Derby Playhouse: Tkts 01332 363275 www.derbyplayhouse.co.uk
Runs: 2h 55m: one interval: till 20th May
Performance times: 7.30pm eve [except Suns and 1st May], 2.30pm matinees Weds and Sats [except 17th and 20th May], 10.00am 17th May
Audio Described 13th May matinee and 17th May eve, Sign Interpreted 13th May matinee and 18th May eve, Backchat 18th May, Education Day 17th May
Review: Alan Geary: 28th April 2006
As is usual with Sondheim, there aren’t any show-stoppers. But there’s wit, bold originality, something to tug at your moral assumptions, and pure theatrical enjoyment.
MOTORTOWN. To 20 May.
London
MOTORTOWN
by Simon Stephens
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) To 20 May 2006
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm
BSL Signed 4 May
Post-show talk 4 May
Runs 1hr 50min No interval
Echoes of war in a mind disturbed.
THREE TALL WOMEN. To 27 May.
Tour
THREE TALL WOMEN
by Edward Albee
Oxford Playhouse Tour to 27 May 2006
Runs 2hr 15min One interval
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 May 2006
Finely-balanced performances in a sympathetic production.
RAINBOW KISS. To 6 May.
London
RAINBOW KISS
by Simon Farquhar
Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) To 6 May 2006
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 4pm
Post-show talk 25 April
Runs 2hr One interval
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000/020 7565 5100
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 April
Showing life isn’t a piece of cake in modern Scotland.
SUMMER BEGINS. To 29 April.
London
SUMMER BEGINS
by David Eldridge
Southwark Playhouse 62 Southwark Bridge Road To 29 April 2006
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm
Runs 2hr 10min One interval
TICKETS: 08700 601761 (24hrs No Booking Fee)
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 April
Valuable revival of a play still well worth seeing.
OUR MISS GIBBS. To 14 May.
London
OUR MISS GIBBS
book by J T Tanner Lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank Music by Lionel Monckton and Ivan Caryll
Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED 7, 14 May 2006
Runs 2hr 20min One interval
TICKETS: 0870 4000 838 (24hrs)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 April
More fringe frolics from the days when tunes meant melodies.
PLAY/CATASTROPHE. To 23 April.
London
PLAY/CATASTROPHE
by Samuel Beckett
Barbican Theatre (The Pit) To 23 April 2006
Thu 7pm, Fri 8pm, Sat-Sun 2.30pm & 8pm
Runs 55min One interval
TICKETS: 0845 120 7554
www.barbican.org.uk (reduced booking fee online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 April
BITE-sized Beckett makes a meal.
THE BAY AT NICE/FAMILY VOICES. To 6 May.
Colchester
THE BAY AT NICE and FAMILY VOICES
by David Hare by Harold Pinter
Mercury Theatre To 6 May 2006
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm
Runs 2hr 5min One interval
TICKETS: 01206 573948
boxoffice@mercurytheatre.co.uk
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 May 2006
Two one-act plays exploring family tensions and the distances between family members, from the great and good of modern British dramaturgy.
OTHELLO RSC Complete Works Festival
Münchner Kammerspiele OTHELLO
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
as part of The Complete Works
Review by Stewart McGill, 28th April 2006
Illumination in a dark exploration of sexuality
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. To 20 May.
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
by Dale Wasserman adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey
New Vic Theatre to 20 May 2006
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 20 May 2.30pm no performance 10, 15 May
Captioned/Post-show discussion: 16 May
Runs: 2hr 30min. One interval
TICKETS: 01782 717962
tickets@newvictheatre.org.uk
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Ranjit Khutan: 28th April 2006
Fine production shows '60s play remains relevant.
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE. To 6 May.
London
KRAPP’S LAST TAPE
by Samuel Beckett
Barbican Theatre (The Pit) To 6 May 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 4pm & 4 May 2.30pm
Runs 1hr 5min No interval
TICKETS: 0845 120 7554
www.barbican.org.uk (reduced booking fee online)
review: Timothy Ramsden 26 April
Desolation made vivid in a supreme performance.
POMEGRANATE. To 13 May.
Manchester
POMEGRANATE
by Linda Marshall Griffiths
Royal Exchange Studio To 13 May 2006
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Thu 2.30pm & Sat 4pm
Post-show discussion 11 May
Runs 1hr 50min One interval
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 May
How grim was her valley.
SAVED OR DESTROYED. To 30 April.
London.
SAVED OR DESTROYED
by Harry Condoleon.
bac (studio 2) To 30 April 2006.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 6pm.
Runs 1hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7223 2223.
www.bac.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 April.
This really is worth seeing. No, ‘really’. In reality,…
ENDGAME. To 23 April.
London
ENDGAME
by Samuel Beckett
Barbican Theatre To 23 April 2006
Sat Fri 7.45pm, Sat 4pm & 7.45pm, Sun 4pm
Runs 1hr 50min No interval
TICKETS: 0845 120 7554
www.barbican.org.uk (reduced booking fee online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 April
Potential for a fine production not realised.
SWEENEY TODD. To 22 April.
Birmingham and Plymouth
SWEENEY TODD
music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book Hugh Wheeler from an adaptation by Christopher Bond
Theatre Royal To 22 April 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm
Runs 2hs 30min One interval.
Review: Kim Durham (10 April at Alexandra Theatre Birmingham)
TICKETS: 01752 267222
www.theatreroyal.com
Chamber production packs a powerful punch.