Reviews Archive Part 2
LONGWAVE. To 30 June.
London
LONGWAVE
by Chris Goode
Lyric Studio Hammersmith To 30 June 2007
Mon-Sat 8pm
Runs 1hr 25min No interval
TICKETS: 08700 500511
www.lyric.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 June
Watch closely and be fascinated.
FLOATING. To 22 November.
London/Tour.
FLOATING
by Hugh Hughes and Sioned Rowlands.
Barbican Theatre (The Pit) To 30 June.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm no performance 28, 29 June Mat 30 June 2.30pm.
Audio-described 30 June 2.30pm.
then Tour 20 August-22 November 2007.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511 (£2 transaction fee).
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (reduced booking fee online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 June.
From wrestling to seismic rupture, a questioning of reality.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS to March 2008.
London.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
by J R R Tolkein adapted by by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus Music by A R Rahman an d Värttinä.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Mon 7pm, Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu and Sat 2pm.
Runs 3hrs 10mins Two intervals.
TICKETS:0870 890 6002.
www.lotr.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 20 June 2007.
Epic musical theatre, magical elves, maurauding leatherclad orcs and a whole pile of imagination.
SMALL MIRACLE. To 7 July.
London
SMALL MIRACLE
by Neil D’Souza
Tricycle Theatre To 7 July 2007
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & 4 July 2pm
Runs 2hr 10min One interval
TICKETS: 020 7328 1000
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 June
Comedy disengages dramatic tension.
GASLIGHT. To 18 August.
London.
GASLIGHT
by Patrick Hamilton.
Old Vic Theatre To 18 August 2007.
Mon-Sat7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6628 (£2.50 processing fee per transaction).
www.oldvictheatre.com.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 June.
Shining example of dark thoughts.
THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS. To 4 August.
Chichester
THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS
by Jean Anouilh translated by Ranjit Bolt
Minerva Theatre In rep to 4 August
Mon-sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.15pm
Audio-described 6 July 7 July 2.15pm
Runs 2hr 45min One interval
TICKETS: 01243 781312
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 June
If you want to see this play, there’s no time like the present.
BOLLYWOOD JANE. To 30 June.
Leeds
BOLLYWOOD JANE
by Amanda Whittington
West Yorkshire Playhouse (Quarry Theatre) To 30 June 2007
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 1.30pm & Sat 2pm
Audio-described 29 June
Captioned 27 June
Runs 2hr 35min One interval
TICKETS: 0113 213 7700
www.wyp.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 June
Different elements don’t come together.
MAHABHARATA till 8 July
Tour
MAHABHARATA: Music, orchestration, arrangement: Nitin Sawhney, Writer: Stephen Clark
Runs: 2h 35m, one interval.
Birmingham Alexandra Theatre till 30 June; Leicester De Montfort Hall: 2 – 8 July
Review: Rod Dungate, Alexandra Theatre, 27 June 2007
First-rate
SONG OF SINGAPORE. To 7 July.
Bolton
SONG OF SINGAPORE
by Allan Katz, Erik Frandsen, Michael Garin, Robert Hipkens, Paula Lockheart
Octagon Theatre To 7 July 2007
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 27, 30 June, 4, 7 July 2pm
Audio-described 4 July 7.30pm
BSL Signed 5 July
Runs 2hr One interval
TICKETS: 01204 520661
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June
Never mind the plot, just tap the toes.
MACBETT: till 21 July
MACBETT: Eugene Ionesco, English version by Tanya Ronder
RSC, The Swan: in repertory till 21 July
Tkts: 0870 609 1110, www.rsc.org.uk
Runs: 2h 40m, one interval
Review: Rod Dungate, 19 June 2007
[This version is published by Nick Hern Books, a link to the script in Amazon is at the end of the review.]
What a discovery!
MACBETH. To 16 August.
London.
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare.
Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park In rep to 16 August 2007.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 28, 30 June, 11 August 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 08700 601811.
www.openairtheatre.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 June.
The (pouring) down side of open air theatre.
OTHELLO. To 7 October.
London
OTHELLO
by William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s Globe In rep to 7 October 2007.
Various datesTues 2pm & 7.30pm, Wed 7.30pm, Thurs 2pm, Fri 2pm & 7.30pm, 11.59pm, Sat 7.30pm, Sun 1pm & 6.30pm.
Runs 3hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 401 9919.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Harriet Davis 14 June.
Dead right in detail, but leaving some broader questions.
LIVING UNDER ONE ROOF: Holder, Theatre Royal Nottingham till 30 June
Nottingham
LIVING UNDER ONE ROOF: Lorna Holder
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Runs: 2h 30m: one interval: till 30th June [touring]
Performance times: 7.30pm, [matinee 2.00pm Wed]
Review: Alan Geary: 26 June 2007
A ramshackle and highly missable production.
THE PAIN AND THE ITCH. To 4 August.
London
THE PAIN AND THE ITCH
by Bruce Norris
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) To 4 August 2007
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm
BSL Signed 12 July
Captioned 19 July
Post-show talk 28 June
Runs 2hr 20min One interval
TUCKETS: 020 75665 5000
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 June
Comedy and social criticism craftily combined.
FUTURE ME. To 7 July.
London
FUTURE ME
by Stephen Brown
Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 7 July 2007
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm
Runs 2hr 35min One interval
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 June
Dark secrets brought to light and their human consequences illuminated.
BABES IN ARMS. To 7 July.
Chichester
BABES IN ARMS
music by Richard Rodgers lyrics by Lorenz Hart book by George Oppenheimer based on the original by Rodgers and Hart adapted by Martin Connor
Chichester Festival Theatre To 7 July
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2pm
Audio-described 28 July 2.30pm 29 July
Runs 2hr 45min One interval
TICKETS: 01243 781312
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 June
Flawlessly exhilarating.
MEN WITHOUT SHADOWS. To 7 July.
London
MEN WITHOUT SHADOWS
by Jean-Paul Sartre translated by Kitty Black
Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 7 July 2007
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 3.30pm
Runs 1hr 35min No interval
TICKETS: 0870 4000 838
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced ticket price online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 June
Political processes and pressures under close scrutiny.
NOISES OFF. To 30 June.
Liverpool
NOISES OFF
by Michael Frayn
Liverpool Playhouse To 30 June 2007
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 21, 28 June 1.30pm 23, 30 June 2pm
Audio-described 28 June 7.30pm
BSL Signed 27 June
Post-show discussion 20 June
Runs 2hr 25min One interval
TICKETS: 0151 709 4776
www.everymanplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June
As much fun as you can have with the actors’ clothes on.
CROWN PRINCE. To 23 June.
Hull
CROWN PRINCE
by John Godber
Hull Truck Theatre To 23 June 2007
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 20 June 2pm
Runs 2hr 5min One interval
TICKETS: 01482 323638
www.hulltruck.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 June
Godber turns up the heat.
TAKING CARE OF BABY. To 23 June.
London
TAKING CARE OF BABY
by Dennis Kelly
Hampstead Theatre To 23 June 2007
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm
Audio-described 16 June 3pm
Captioned 19 June
Post-show discussion 19 June
Runs 2hr 30min One interval
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 June
By indirections finding directions out.