Reviews Archive Part 2
NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE: By Tanushka Marah
Touring: Company Collisions
www.companycollisions.com (see website for tour details)
Runs: 1hr 30 mins. Interval: none
Review: Ranjit Khutan: Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton. Friday 3rd November 2006
I found myself holding my breath
Achilles in Heels. To 25 November.
London.
ACHILLES IN HEELS
by Mark Bunyan.
Landor Theatre, 70, Landor Road SW9 9PH.
Tue-Sat 7:30 Mat 19 Nov 3pm.
Runs 2hrs One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7737 7276.
info@landortheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 8 November 2006.
More laughs than you would expect in Greek tragedy.
THE END OF REALITY. To 18 November.
London
THE END OF REALITY
by Richard Maxwell
Barbican Pit To 18 November 2006
Mon-Sat 7.45pm
BSL Signed 16 Nov
Runs 1hr 25min No interval
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511
www.barbican.org.uk (reduced booking fee online)
Review: Sam Hall 9 November 2006
New York City Players’ ultra-stylised meditation on violence raises more questions than it answers.
KING ARTHUR till 9 December.
KING ARTHUR
by Keith Dewhurst.
Arcola Theatre To 9 December 2006.
2hr 5min One interval.
Mon – Sat 8pm
TICKETS: 0207 503 1646.
Review: Harriet Davis 12 November 2006
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Promising but ultimately unfulfilling.
FIFTEEN MINUTES. To 11 November.
Edinburgh
FIFTEEN MINUTES
by Highway Diner
Traverse Theatre (Traverse 2) To 11 November 2006
Tue-Sat 8pm
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 0131 228 1404.
www.traverse.co.uk.
Review: Thelma Good 7 November 2006.
Too slack and consciously staged.
MACBETH: William Shakespeare Touring
Touring: Long overdue theatre company
See www.longoverdue.co.uk
Runs: 2hrs 15mins. Interval: 20 mins
Ranjit Khutan: Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton. Wednesday 8th November 2006
Passion, energy, technology - amazing
KING ARTHUR. To 9 December.
London.
KING ARTHUR
by Keith Dewhurst.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 9 December 2006.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 503 1646.
Review: Harriet Davis 10 November.
A tongue-in-cheek exploration of the welll-worn gap between history and myth that never quite transcends its humble beginning.
THE WORLD IN PICTURES. To 15 December.
Tour
THE WORLD IN PICTURES
by Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment
Forced Entertainment tour to
Runs 1hr 55min No interval
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 November at Riverside Studios (Studio 2) Hammersmith
The creative pulse keeps things going.
TOP GIRLS. To 18 November.
Watford
TOP GIRLS
by Caryl Churchill
Palace Theatre To 18 November 2006
Mon-Sat 7.45pm except 13-14 Nov 7pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 3pm
Audio-described 18 Nov 3pm
Stagetext 13 Nov
Post-show discussion 14 Nov
Runs 2hr 20min One interval
TICKETS: 01923 225671
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 November
Middling Top Girls.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. To 25 November.
Nottingham/Worthing
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
by Joseph Kesselring
Theatre Royal Nottingham To 11 November
Mon to Fri 7.30pm, Sat 8.00pm, Mat Wed 2pm & Sat 4pm
then Connaught Theatre Worthing 20-25 November 2006
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2pm
Runs 2hr 15min One interval
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk (Nottingham)
01903 206206
www.worthingtheatres.co.uk (Worthing)
Review: Alan Geary 8 November 2006
An un-ambitious production with no new insights, but it’s fun all the same.
ISABELLA'S ROOM. To 11 November.
Glasgow
ISABELLA’S ROOM
by Jan Lauwers, with material by Anneke Bonnema translated by (English) Gregory Ball, (French) Monique Nagielkopf, Olivier Taymans
Tramway (Tramway 1) To 11 November 2006
Runs 2hr 5min No interval
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 November
Life and imagination explored in sensationally skilful performance.
TILT. To 25 November
Edinburgh
TILT:
WHITE POINT
by David Priestley
BROKE
by David Lescot (in a version by Iain F MacLeod)
DISTRACTED
by Morna Pearson.
Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1) To 25 November 2006
Tue-Sat various times (2 plays nightly, all 3 from 5.30pm Sat)
Runs White Point 1hr 5min Broke 1hr 15min Distracted 1hr 10min No interval in each play
TICKETS: 0131 228 1404.
www.traverse.co.uk
Review: Thelma Good 4 November2006.
Two cheers for new work at the Traverse.
TEA AND SYMPATHY. To 25 November.
London
TEA AND SYMPATHY
by Robert Anderson
Finborough Theatre 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED In rep to 25 November 2006
15-17; 19, 21, 23 25 Nov 8pm Mat 18 Nov 3pm
Runs 2hr 5min One interval
TICKETS: 0870 4000 838 (24hr no booking fee)
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 November
A revival that works best in the play’s central relationship.
ME AND THE KING tour till 2 November
Touring: Motionloco
see www.motionloco.co.uk for tour details
Runs: 2hrs. Interval: 20 mins
Review: Ranjit Khutan: Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton. Wednesday 1st November 2006
Glimpse into a dark and surreal world
AUGUSTUS DOES HIS BIT/O'FLAHERTY VC/PRESS CUTTINGS. To 25 November.
Richmond
AUGUSTUS DOES HIS BIT/O’FLAHERTY VC/[PRESS CUTTINGS
by George Bernard Shaw
Orange Tree Theatre In rep to 25 November 2006
14, 15, 23-25 Nov 7.30pm Mat 18, 23 Nov 2.30pm
Runs 2hr 45min One interval
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633
www.orangetreetheatre.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 November
Minor musings of a master with facetiousness and philosophy.
THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN. To 18 November.
Glasgow
THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN
by Sean O’Casey
Citizens’ Theatre To 18 November 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm
Audio-described 16 Nov
Captioned 15 Nov
Runs 1hr 30min No interval
TICKETS: 0141 429 0022
www.citz.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 November
Brief but powerful revival.
THE DEEP BLUE SEA. To 18 November.
Exeter
THE DEEP BLUE SEA
by Terence Rattigan
Northcott Theatre To 18 November 2006
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 18 Nov 2.30pm
Audio-described/Post-show discussion 16 Nov
Runs 2hr 30min Two intervals
TICKETS: 01392 493493
www.northcott-theatre.co.uk
Review Hazel Brown 2 November 2006
Revival of this 50’s play works, with a fine central performance.
ZERBOMBT. To 11 November.
London.
ZERBOMBT
by Sarah Kane translated by Nils Tabert.
Barbican Theatre To 11 November 2006.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr 5min No interval.
Tickets: 0845 120 7511.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (reduced booking fee online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 November.
Cold play in icy production.
GASLIGHT. To 25 November.
Hornchurch
GASLIGHT
by Patrick Hamilton
Queen’s Theatre To 25 November 2006
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 23, 25 Nov 2.30pm
Audio-described 25 Nov 2.30pm
BSL Signed 22 Nov
Runs 2hr 20min One interval
TICKETS: 01708 443333
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 November
Drama and melodrama side by side.
TAMING OF THE SHREW till 10 March 2007.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW: William Shakespeare.
Propeller at RSC, Courtyard: Part of the Complete Works Festival.
Runs: 2h 50m, one interval.
RSC till 11 November, then touring nationally and internationally till 10 March 2007.
Full details www.propeller.org.uk
The unpalatable made bearable – with great joy and pain.