Reviews Archive Part 2
A PAGEANT. To 5 May.
Scarborough
A PAGEANT
(Intimate Exchanges)
by Alan Ayckbourn
Stephen Joseph Theatre (The Round) in rep to 5 May 2007
7.30pm
Runs 2hr 25min One interval
TICKETS: 01723 370541
www.sjt.uk.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 April
Intimate Exchanges plays Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters 31 May-1 July 2007 www.59e59.org
Another fine mess handled with comic ingenuity and humanity.
A GAME OF GOLF. To 30 April.
Scarborough
A GAME OF GOLF
(Intimate Exchanges)
by Alan Ayckbourn
Stephen Joseph Theatre (The Round) To 30 April 2007
7.30pm
Runs 2hr 35min One interval
TICKETS: 01723 370541
www.sjt.uk.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 April
Intimate Exchanges plays Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters 31 May-1 July 2007. www.59e59.org
Ayckbourn’s eightsome is a hole-in-one.
PEAPICKERS. To 26 May.
Tour
PEAPICKERS
by Nicola Werenowska
Eastern Angles Theatre Company Tour to 26 May 2007
Runs 2hr One interval
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 April at the Cramphorn Chelmsford
Promising material doesn’t deliver.
THE THING ABOUT MEN To 3 June 2007.
London.
THE THING ABOUT MEN
Bbok & lyrics by Joe Di Pietro music & new orchestrations by Jimmy Roberts based on original orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin.
The Kings Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, London N1.
Tue to Sun 8pm Mat Sat/Sun 3:30pm.
Runs 2hrs 5 mins One Interval.
Tickets: 020 7226 1916.
www.thethingaboutmen.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 30 April 2007.
Who knew infidelity could be so funny?
THAT FACE. To 19 May.
London
THAT FACE
by Polly Stenham
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) To 19 May 2007
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 4pm
BSL Signed 16 May
Post-show talk 2 May
Runs 1hr 45min One interval
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 April
If life in the school dormitory’s tough, see what it’s like back home.
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE till 26 May
Watermill
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
By Jim Cartwright
Watermill – West Berkshire Playhouse until 26th May
Running Time: 2 ½ Hours
Review: Stewart McGill, 2 May 2007
Well timed: well tuned
WE THAT ARE LEFT. To 5 May.
Watford
WE THAT ARE LEFT
by Gary Owen
Palace Theatre To 5 May 2007
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & 2 May 2.30pm
Audio-described 5 May 3pm
Captioned 30 April
Post-show discussion 1 May
Runs 2hr One interval
TICKETS: 01923 225671
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 April
A play not much helped by the theatre.
THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE. To 19 May.
Manchester
THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE
by Pierre Marivaux translated and adapted by Braham Murray and Katherine Sand
Royal Exchange Theatre To 19 May 2007
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm & Sat 4pm
BSL Signed 12 May 4pm
Runs 1hr 55min Two intervals
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 May
Keenness to get laughs at the expense of underlying humour.
ON SATURDAYS THIS BED IS POLAND. To 2 June.
Tour
ON SATURDAYS THIS BED IS POLAND
by Julie Wilkinson
New Perspectives Theatre Company Tour to 2 June 2007
Runs 2hr 15min one interval
Review: Alan Geary: 26 April 2007 at Lakeside Arts Centre
A crudely peddled political message.
HYSTERIA till 12 May
HYSTERIA: Terry Johnson
Birmingham Rep Theatre (0121 236 4455, www.birmingham-rep.co.uk)
Runs: 2h 25m, till 12 May
Review: Rod Dungate, 27 April 2007
Script available in Terry Johnson Collected Plays - Link below
110% conscious and unconscious stimulation
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM to 14 July 2007.
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
The Venue, 5 Leicester Place, Leicester Square, London. WC2H 7BP.
Mon to Sat 8pm. Mat Wed and Sat 3pm.
Runs 2 hrs 25 mins One interval.
Tickets: 0870 899 3335.
Review: Geoff Ambler 1 May 2007.
Three is Company, Side by Side by Side.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. Tol 19 May.
Derby
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by George Furth
Derby Playhouse To 19 May 2007
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm no performance 7 May
Runs 2hr 40min One interval
TICKETS: 01332 363275
www.derbyplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary: 19 April 2007
You’ll be changed – elevated even – as well as being vastly entertained.
MAN OF LA MANCHA. To 19 May.
Edinburgh
MAN OF LA MANCHA
by Dale Wasserman music by Mitch Leigh lyrics by Joe Darion.
Royal Lyceum Theatre To19 May 2007.
Tues to Sat 7:45pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 9 May 7.45pm
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0131 248 4848.
www.lyceum.org.uk.
Review: Thelma Good 4 May 2007.
Full tilt Royal Lyceum musical.
LOVE IN THE MIST. To 5 May.
Scarborough
LOVE IN THE MIST
(Intimate Exchanges)
by Alan Ayckbourn
Stephen Joseph Theatre (The Round) In rep to 5 May 2007
7.30pm
Runs 2hr 25min One interval
TICKETS: 01723 370541
www.sjt.uk.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 April
Intimate Exchanges plays Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters 31 May-1 July 2007 www.59e59.org.
A decent, if not outstanding Exchange.
THE PROMISE. To 12 May.
Colchester
THE PROMISE
by Aleksei Arbuzov translated by Ariadne Nicolaeff
Mercury Studio To 12 May 2007
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu 2.15pnm & Sat 2.45pm
Runs 3hr Two intervals
TICKETS: 01206 573948
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 May
More threat than promise.
CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED. To 19 May.
Edinburgh
CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED
by Alan Wilkins
Traverse Theatre (Traverse 2) To 19 May 2007
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm Mat 112 May 2.30pm
Audio-described 19 May (+ Touch Tour 7.15pm)
BSL Signed 19 May
Captioned 17 May
Runs 2hr 35min One interval
TICKETS: 0131 228 1404
www.traverse.co.uk
Review: Thelma Good 29 April 2007.
Resonant drama of the Punic War power-play.
I Have Been Here Before. To 12 May.
Nottingham
I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE
by J B Priestley
Nottingham Playhouse To 12 May 2007
Tue-Sat 7.45pm. Mat 10 May 1.30pm
Audio-described 8, 9 May
BSL Signed 11 May.
Runs 2hr 45min. Two intervals
TICKETS: 0115 9419419
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 4 May 2007
Time-play undermined by the passing of time.
CALLED TO ACCOUNT. To 19 May.
London.
CALLED TO ACCOUNT
devised by Nicolas Kent edited by Richard Norton-Taylor.
Tricycle Theatre To 19 May 2007.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & 9, 16 May 2pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 April.
Another Trike tribunal raises questions about the theatre-form as well as political matters.
THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING. To 12 May.
London
THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING
by Christopher Fry
Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 12 May 2007
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 3.30pm
Runs 2hr 20min One interval
TICKETS: 0870 4000 838
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced ticket price online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 April
Sound production – even without the sound.
KINDETRANSPORT To 9 June.
London/Tour.
KINDERTRANSPORT
by Diane Samuels.
Hampstead Theatre To 26 May.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm, 16 May 2.30pm, 23 May 3pm.
then Tour to 9 June 2007.
Audio-described 12 May 3pm.
Captioned 15 May.
Post-show discussion: Tuesdays.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Harriet Davis 26 April.
Slow train to narrative destination.