Reviews Archive Part 2
TOM FOOL. To 21 April.
Glasgow/London
TOM FOOL
by Franz Xaver Kroetz translated by Estella Schmid and Anthony Vivis
Citizens’ Theatre (Circle Studio) To 18 November 2006
Tue-Sat 7.30pm
Runs 2hr 5min One interval
TICKETS: 0141 429 0022
www.citz.co.uk
Transferred to Bush Theatre Shepherds Bush Green W12 8QD London To 21 April 2007
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm
TICKETS: 020 7610 4224
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 November
Downbeat reality filled with strong performances.
A KARAOKE WEDDING. To 21 April.
London
A KARAOKE WEDDING
music and lyrics by Harry Blake book by John Hilton
Union Theatre, 204 Union Street. London SE1 To 21 April 2007
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm
Runs 2hr 10min One interval
Tickets: 0207 261 9876
www.uniontheatre.org
Review: Geoff Ambler 11 April 2007
Not all karaoke is bad, as an evening at the Union will prove.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: To 10 November.
London/Tour
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Wiilliam Shakespeare
The Roundhouse London to 21 Apri then tour to 10 November 2007
TICKETS: 0870 389 1846 (Roundhouse)
Review Mark Courtice: 7 April
Much ado about nothing.
DIAL M FOR MURDER. To 9 June.
Tour
DIAL M FOR MURDER
by Frederick Knott
Middle Ground Theatre Company Tour to 9 June 2007
Runs 2hr 15min One interval
Review: Alan Geary 17 April 2007 at Palace Theatre Mansfield
Hovers uncertainly between straight and send-up, but entertaining all the same.
ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. To 14 April.
London
ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON
by Carl Heap and Tom Morris
Lyric Hammersmith To 14 April 2007
Tue-Sat 7pm Mat Wed, Fri, Sat 2.30pm
Captioned 11 April 7pm
Runs 2hr 35min One interval
TUCKETS: 08700 500511
www.lyric.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 April
Go early and stay till the end to see the best.
RE:UNION. To 5 May.
Scotland
RE:UNION
Wound by Nicola McCartney Eclipse by Haresh Sharma A Time To Go by Selima Dimitrijevic Doch-An-Doris (A Parting Drink) by Linda McLean.
7:84 Theatre Company Tour to 5 May 2007.
Runs hr 35min No interval.
Review: Thelma Good 13 April at Traverse Theatre Edinburgh
Short plays don’t all meet the big-theme challenge.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. To 14 April.
London
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
book by Joseph Stein lyrics by Sheldon Harnick music by Jerry Bock
Bridewell Theatre, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4
Wed-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm
Runs 2 hrs 10 mins One Interval
Review: Geoff Ambler 12 April 2007
With the NYMT, the future of musical theatre is in good hands.
COCOA. To 5 May.
London
COCOA
by George Gotts
Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 5 May 2007
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm
Runs 1hr No interval
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 April
Mystery on the moors sustains its inward tensions.
BLAME. To 21 April.
London
BLAME
by Judith Jones and Beatrix Campbell
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 21 April 2007
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 14, 21 April 3pm no performance 9 April
Post-show discussion 11, 18 April
Runs 1hr 50min One interval
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 April
Blazingly performed picture of a near-feral society.
THE POOL - CITY OF CULTURE? To 21 April.
London
THE POOL – CITY OF CULTURE?
by James Brough and Helen Elizabeth
Arts Theatre Great Newport Street WC2H 7JB To 21 April 2007
Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Runs 1hr 10min No interval
TICKETS: 0870 060 1742
Review: Harriet Davis 12 April
Good enough at its best, but not at its best often enough.
OFFICE SUITE.
Chichester
OFFICE SUITE
by Alan Bennett
Minerva Theatre To 12 May
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 25 April, 2, 10 May 2.15pm
Audio-described 27 April, 28 April 2.15pm
Runs 2hr 20min One interval
TICKETS: 01243 781312
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden
Crack cast provide sad laughter in Bennett double.
FERGUS LAMONT. To 5 May.
Tour
FERGUS LAMONT.
adapted by Gerry Mulgrew from the novel by Robin Jenkins.
Communicado Theatre Company in Association with Perth Theatre To 5 May 2007
Runs 2hr 50min Oone interval.
Review: Thelma Good 24 March at Perth Theatre
What a delight this is.
10 DAYS ON EARTH. To 19 May.
London/Manchester
10 DAYS ON EARTH
by Ronnie Burkett
Barbican (Pit) To 5 May
Mon-Sat 7.45pm
Audio-described 3 May
then Library Theatre Manchester
11-12;16-19 May 2007
8pm
Runs 1hr 55min No interval
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511
www.barbican.org.uk (reduced booking fee online)
0161 236 7110
www.librarytheatre.com (Manchester)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 April
The Burkett phenomenon returns.
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. To 5 May.
Hornchurch
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
by Robin Kingsland based on Jules Verne’s novel
Queen’s Theatre To 5 May 2007
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 26 April, 5 May 2.30pm
Audio-described 5 May 2.30pm
BSL Signed 2 May
Runs 2hr 10min One interval
TICKETS: 01708 443333
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 April
All the world’s a stage, elephant included.
AALST. To 19 May.
London/Scotland
AALST
by Pol Heyvaert new version by Duncam McLean
Soho Theatre To 28 April
Mon-sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 4pm
BSL Signed 27 April
then Tour to 19 May 2007
Runs 1hr 15min No interval
TICKETS: 0870 429 6883
www.sohotheatre.com (London)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 April
Documentary trip into an unknowable heart of darkness.
FOR SERVICES RENDERED. To 14 April.
Newbury
FOR SERVICES RENDERED
by W Somerset Maughan
Watermill Theatre To 14 April 2007
Runs 2 hours 15 minutes One Interval
Review Mark Courtice: 13 April 2007
War's a bad thing.
CORIOLANUS. To 29 April.
London
CORIOLANUS
by William Shakespeare translated by Kazuko Matsuoka
Barbican Theatre To 29 April 2007
Weds-Sat 7.15pm Sun 5pm
Runs 3hr 30min One interval
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511
www.barbican .org.uk (reduced booking fee online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 April
Shakespeare and Ninagawa take the town by storm..
A FINE BALANCE. To 19 May.
London/Tour
A FINE BALANCE
based on the novel by Rohinton Mistry adapted by Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith
Hampstead Theatre To 21 April
Mon – Sat 7.30pm, Mats Wed 2.30pm & Sat 3.00pm
then Tour to 19 May 2007
Runs 2hr 10min One interval
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Harriet Davis 11th April
Ample novel makes crowded play.
AFRICAN SNOW. To 23 June.
York/London/Tour
AFRICAN SNOW
by Murray Watts
Theatre Royal To 21 April
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm & 12, 18, 19 April 2pm no performance 6 April
Audio-descrobed 20 April, 21 April 2.30pm
BSL Signed 17 April
Captioned 21 April 2.30pm
Post-show discussion 18 April
then tour (Riding Lights Theatre Company) to 23 June 2007
Runs 2hr 35min One interval
TICKETS: 01904 623568
www.yorktheatreroyal.c.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 April
Slave and slaver in Abolition bicentennial drama that stops short of the Abolition Act and works best when at its most theatrical.
DIARY OF A MADMAN/THE INHABITANTS OF THE MOON ARE NOSES. To 4 May.
London/Bath
DIARY OF A MADMAN/THE INHABITANTS OF THE MOON ARE NOSES
by Steve Hennessy
Blue Elephant Theatre Bethwin Road/Thompson’s Avenue SE5 0XT To 28 April
Tue-Sat 8pm
then Rondo Theatre Bath 3-4 May 2007
Runs 2hr One interval
TICKETS: 020 7701 0100
www.blueelephanttheatre (London)
01225 463362 (Bath)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 April
The mind behind Dead Souls and The Government Inspector in all its lack of clarity.