Tour

ROMEO AND JULIET:
by William Shakespeare

British Shakespeare Company Toiur to 3 September 20056
www.britishshakespearecompany.co.uk
Runs: 2h 30m One interval
Review: Alan Geary: 15 July 2006 in Nottingham

An excellent package; it succeeds largely because it allows the play to speak for itself.

London

THE REPRESENTATIVE
by Rolf Hochhuth translated by Robert David MacDonald

Finborough Theatre To 12 August 2006
Tue-Say 7.30pm Sun 3.30pm
Runs 3hr 30min Two intervals

TICKETS: 00870 4000 838 (24hr)
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 July

Political thriller and urgent moral debate forcefully presented.

Bath

MISS JULIE
by August Strindberg new version by Frank McGuinness

Theatre Royal in rep to 12 August 2006
7.30pm 24, 27, July, 2 Aug
2.30pm 3, 9 Aug
11.30am 12 Aug
Post-show talk 27 July
Runs 1hr 25min No interval

TICKETS: 011225 448844
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 July

Clear and forceful in acting and direction.

London

THE CHERRY ORCHARD
by Anton Chekhov translated by David Lan

Southwark Playhouse 62 Southwark Bridge Road SE1 0AT To 5 August 2006
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 5 Aug 3pm
Runs 2hr 30min One interval

TICKETS: 08700 601761 (24hr no booking fee)
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 July

A theatre on the move aptly stages Chekhov’s play about a family becoming dispossessed.

Tour

THE ANATOMIST
by Tony Ramsey

Eastern Angles Theatre Company Tour to 6 August 2006
Runs 2hr 25min One interval
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 July at Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Science and tradition; fact and imagination in conflicts examined under a low-power microscope.

Nottingham

THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS
by Dodie Smith adapted by Glyn Robbins

Theatre Royal To 29 July 2006
Mon-Sat 7pm Mat Wed 2pm
Runs 2hr 30min One interval

TICKETS: 0115 989 5555
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary: 25 July 2006

Ditching all things Disney, this comic and touching story of the triumph of courage and love is ideal for all ages.

Nottingham

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: Shakespeare, Touring
British Shakespeare Company: www.britishshakespearecompany.co.uk
Runs: 2h 30m: one interval: tours till 3rd Sept
Review: Alan Geary: 13 July 2006

A success all round

It achieves that remarkable juxtaposition of magic and poetry, farce and knock-about which makes the play so well-loved.

A Tribute to Dirty Dancing
Director / Choreograper Nick Winston
Musical Director Julian Reeve

Reviewed: Geoff Ambler: Kenwood, Hampstead, 22nd July 2006

Also at Marble Hill, Twickenham on the 19th August
Tickets 0870 890 0146 or 0870 333 6206

Music that already knows its way to your soul

Nottingham

ROMEO AND JULIET: Shakespeare
Heartbreak Productions: Tour Info 01926 430307 www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk
Runs: 2h 30m: one interval: till 22nd July then tours nationwide till 27th Aug
Performance times: Varies with venue
Review: Alan Geary: Nottingham: 19th July

A very confused production; it’s only intermittently amusing and never tragic.

HOT MIKADO: from Gilbert and Sullivan
Watermill – West Berkshire Playhouse until 2nd September
Running time 2 hrs 20 mins
Review: Stewart McGill, 19 July 2006

Quite simply amazing!

Newcastle-under-Lyme

STAGE AND HENS
by Willy Russell

New Vic Theatre To 12 August 2006
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 12 August 2.30pm no performance 2, 7 Aug
Captioned 8 Aug
Post-show discussion 8 Aug
Runs: 2hr 15min One interval

TICKETS: 01782 717962
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Ranjit Khutan: 21st July 2006

Night in the toilets doesn't go down the pan.

London

SPRING AWAKENING
by Frank Wedekind translated by Edward Bond

Union Theatre 204 Union Street SE1 OLX To 22 July 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm
Runs 2hr 35min One interval

TICKETS: 020 7261 9876
www.uniontheatre.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 July

Fierce drama in a gripping production.

London

IN THE SOLITUDE OF COTTON FIELDS
by Bernard-Marie Koltes

bac (studio 2) To 6 August 2006
Tue-Sat 8.30pm Sun 6.30pm Mat 5 Aug 5pm
Runs 1hr 20min no interval

TICKETS: 020 7223 2223
www.bac.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 July

Visuals beat verbals in cerebral play’s revival.

Bath/Stratford-upon-Avon

MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by William Shakespeare

Theatre Royal in rep to 12 August
7.30pm 25, 29, 31 July, 8, 10 Aug
2.30pm 26 July, 2, 5 Aug
3pm 12 Aug
Audio-described 26 July
Post-show talk 10 Aug
then Courtyard Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon 13-16 September 2006
Wed-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 1.30pm
Runs 2hr 45min One interval

TICKETS: 01225 448844 (Bath)
0870 609 1110
www.rsc.org.uk (Stratford-upon-Avon)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 July

Finely-focused, clearly acted, production gives very good Measure.

London.

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
by Tom Stoppard.

Duke of York’s Theatre.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed, Sat, Sun 3pm.
Runs 3hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 0870 060 6623.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 July.

Rock ‘n’ Roll between-scenes enlivens play that’s more of a dirge.

London

THE BOY FRIEND
by Sandy Wilson

Open Air Theatre. Regent’s Park in rep to 9 September
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu, Sat 2.30pm
Runs 2hr 30min Two intervals

TICKETS: 08700 601811
www.openairtheatre.org (£1 fee per ticket online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 July

Trifles light as air with delicious style.

London.

THE CANTERBURY TALES
by Geoffrey Chaucer adapted by Mike Poulton.

Gielgud Theatre To 24 September 2006.
‘The Knight, The Miller and Other Tales’ Mon, Wed, Fri 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2pm.
‘The Wife of Bath and other Tales’ Tue, Thu, Sat 7.30pm.
Audio-described/Captioned 2 Sept 2pm, 5 Sept.
Runs 3hr One interval (each part).

TICKETS: 0870 950 0915.
www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk (24hr; £1 booking fee per ticket).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18; 21 July.

High-jinks and macabre mysteries on the rocky road to Canterbury.

London

METAMORPHOSES: OVID’S TALES OF TRANSFORMATION
by Simon Startin

London Bubble Theatre Company Tour to 20 August 2006
Runs 2hr 35min One interval

TICKETS: 020 7237 1663
ticket-sales@londonbubble.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 July

Gripping evening’s journey into night.

London

TOMORROW MORNING
by Lawrence Mark Whyte

New End Theatre 27 New End To 13 August 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm
Runs 2hr 10min One interval

TICKETS: 0870 033 2733
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 July

Marital highs and lows tunefully presented and strongly performed.

London

THE BEAVER COAT
by Gerhart Hauptmann new version by Christopher Rolls

Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 15 July 2006
Runs 1hr 30min No interval

TICKETS: 0870 4000 838 (24 hr)
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 July

Social picture fur-wrapped in comedy.