BACCHIC.
by Jonathan Young.

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square To 27 August 2007.
Wed - Mon. 1.30pm.
Runs 1hr. No interval.

TICKETS. 0131 668 1633 or Fringe BO 0131 226 0000.
www.actorsofdionysus.com
Review Thelma Good 11 August 2007.

Mesmerises the audience.

Edinburgh 2007 Fringe.

WAITING FOR GROUCHO.
by Louise Oliver.

The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance. To 27 August 2007.
Every Day. 4pm
Runs 1hr. No interval.

TICKETS. 0131 662 6892 or Fringe BO 0131 226 0000.
Review Thelma Good August 2007.

The Harpo’s the one.

London.

CARMEN JONES
by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Georges Bizet.

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London SE1 8.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed,Sat & Sun 2.30pm.
Runs 2hrs 40 mins One interval.

TICKETS: 0871 663 2500.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 8 August 2007.

A Bizet night out with Hammerstein II and an unexpected Latin inferno from Sherry Boone.

London

THE CONFIDENTIAL CLERK
by T S Eliot.

Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 27 August 2007.
Sun, Mon 8pm.
Runs 2hr 35min Two intervals.

TICKETS: 0870 4000 838 (24hr no booking fee)
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 August

Be warned - the theatre’s stifling in hot weather, but this is a rare opportunity to see a flawed drama by a major 20th-century writer.

London

HOLDING FIRE!
by Jack Shepherd.

Shakespeare’s Globe In rep to 5 October 2007.
23, 25, 30 Aug, 1, 10, 28 Sept, 1, 5 Oct 7.30pm Mat 21 Aug, 11, 29 Sept 2pm
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7401 9919/020 7087 7398.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 August.

Political turmoil on a large canvas.

Edinburgh 2007 Fringe/Tour.

PSYCHIC DETECTIVE (AND THOSE DISAPPEARED).
created by the company.
Udderbelly in stagetruck, nr Bristo Square. To 27 August 2007. then tour to 23 September 2007.
Wed-Mon. 2.30pm and 5pm.
Runs 1hr. No interval.

TICKETS. 0870 745 3083 or Fringe BO 0131 226 0000.
www.benchtours.com
Review Thelma Good 11 August 2007.

Transporting theatre.

Edinburgh 2007 Fringe.

ALMOST HAUNTED
by Lorraine McCann.

Augustine’s, 41 George IV Bridge To 12 August 2007.
Every Day. 7pm.
Runs 50min. No interval.

TICKETS. 08452 26 27 21 or Fringe BO 0131 226 0000.
www.bigvillage.org.uk
Review Thelma Good 8 August 2007.

Funny lines but a bit overloaded.

Bath

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES
by Alan Ayckbourn.

Theatre Royal In rep to 25 August.
17, 18, 20, 22-25 Aug 7.30pm Mat 16, 23 Aug 2.30pm.
then Tour to 13 October 2007.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval

TICKETS: 01225 448844.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 August.

How the rest of us laugh, much of the time.

Edinburgh 2007 Fringe.

DAMASCUS
by David Grieg.

Traverse Theatre, Cambridge St. To 26 August 2007.
Tue–Sun. Various times.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS. 0131 228 1404 or Fringe BO 0131 226 0000.
www.traverse.co.uk
Review Thelma Good 7August 2007.

Too long but often comic.

Edinburgh 2007 Fringe.

Long Time Dead.
by Rona Munro.

Traverse Theatre, Cambridge St. To 26 August 2007.
Tue–Sun Various times.
2hrs 30mins. One interval.

TICKETS. 0131 228 1404 or Fringe BO 0131 226 0000.
www.traverse.co.uk
Review Thelma Good 7 August 2007.

Would benefit from a bit of a rethink.

London.

JAMIE THE SAXT
by Robert McLellan.

Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 1 September 2007.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 3.30pjm
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS: 0870 4000 838 (24hr no booking fee.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 August.

Hectic happenings in the royal court of Scotland.

Oxford

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare

Oxford Castle To 25 August 2007
Tue-Sun also Mon 19 August 7pm
Runs 2hr 20min One interval

TICKETS: 01865 766266
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 August

Free spirits avoiding the gilded cage.

Edinburgh 2007 EIF.

THE BACCHAE
by Euripides new version by David Greig.

King’s Theatre, Leven St. To 18 August 2007.
8pm Mat 15, 18 Aug then Theatre Royal, Glasgow 28 August – 1 Sept 2007 and Lyric Hammersmith, London 5 - 22 Sept 2007.
Runs 1hr 50mins. No interval.

TICKETS: 0131 473 2000.
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
Review: Thelma Good 13 August 2007.

Zest, humour and shock.

Edinburgh 2007 Fringe.

TURN ME TO STONE.
by Tom Latter with material by the company.

Roman Eagle Lodge, 2Johnstone Terrace To 26 August 2007.
Thurs - Tues. 4.40pm.
Runs 55min. No interval.

TICKETS. 0131 228 7207 or Fringe BO 0131 226 0000.
www.fourthangel.co.uk
Review Thelma Good 11 August 2007.

There’s more to devising than this.

Bath

VICTORY
by Athol Fugard.

Theatre Royal In rep to 25 August.
16, 21 Aug 7.30pm Mat 18, 22, 25 Aug 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 01225 448844.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 August.

A brief chronicle that needs to look to dramatic values as well as ideas.

Chichester

HOBSON’S CHOICE
by Harold Brighouse.

Chichester Festival Theatre In rep to 1 September 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 16, 18, 22, 30 Aug, 1 Sept 2pm.
Audio-described 18 Aug 2pm, 24 Aug.
BSL Signed 30 Aug 7.30pm.

TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 August.

Production that’s an uneasy fit with the play.

Tour

WHITE LIES and PRO-ACTIVE.
by Robert Shearman by Alma Cullen.

Stephen Joseph Theatre (McCarthy) 25 August 7.45pm then Tour to 13 September 2007.
also White Lies Stephen Joseph Theatre Restaurant 17, 24, 31 Aug 1.10pm
Pro-Active Stephen Joseph Theatre Restaurant 20, 30 Aug 1.10pm
Runs White Lies 55min Pro-Active 50min One interval (double-bill)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 August

Two short plays from lunchtime given deserved evening exposure.

Edinburgh 2007 Fringe.

THE JOURNEY OF JEANNIE DEANS.
by Judy Steel derived from The Heart Of Midlothian by Sir Walter Scott.

Assembly Universal Arts Freemasons Hall, 96 George St. To 14 August 2007 tours Southern Scotland.
Every day. 12:45 (Edinburgh).
Runs 1hr 30min. No interval.

TICKETS. 0131 623 3030 or Fringe BO 226 0000.
www.rowantreecompany.co.uk
Review: Thelma Good 8 August 2007.

Brings a lump to the throat.

London

EVITA FOR PRESIDENT
by Pieter-Dirk Uys.

Tricycle Theatre To 1 September 2007.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 August.

Why children matter in a 13-year old democracy.

MAGIC OF THE DANCE
Touring
Runs: 2h 15m, one interval
Review: Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, Rod Dungate, 6 August 2007

The magic explodes on to the stage