Reviews Archive Part 2
THE SEXUAL NEUROSES OF OUR PARENTS. To 29 September.
London
THE SEXUAL NEUROSES OF OUR PARENTS
by Lukas Barfuss translated by Neil Blackadder
Gate Theatre 11 Pembridge Road W11 3HQ To 29 September 2007.
Mon-sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
BSL Signed 18 Sept.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 September.
Startling analysis of the impact of an abnormal mind.
YELLOW MOON. To 22 September.
Glasgow/Tour
YELLOW MOON
by David Greig
TAG Theatre Company at Citizens Theatre Glasgow to 15 September then tour to 22 September 2007.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Tue-Thu 1.30pm 15 Sept 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 15min no interval.
TICKETS: 0141 429 0022.
www.citz.co.uk (Glasgow)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 August at Traverse 2 Edinburgh.
Poetic about the tough life.
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER. To 24 November.
London.
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
by Samuel Adamson based on the film by Pedro Almodovar.
Old Vic Theatre To 24 November 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 11 Oct.
Captioned 4 Oct.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6628.
www.oldvictheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 September.
Emotion on the grand-scale for those not content with the DVD.
HA HA HA
HA HA HA.
by Tom Tabori.
Oran Mor Glasgow 8 August 2007.
Mon-Sat Dors open at noon for pie and pint, play starts 1.05pm.
Runs 45min No interval.
TICKETS: at door, 08700 600 1000 (or www.ticketmaster.co.uk).
http://www.oran-mor.co.uk
Review: Thelma Good 4 August 2007.
Dunbar a flair for more varied roles.
THE SUITCASE KID To 30 December.
Richmond/Tour.
THE SUITCASE KID
by Jacqueline Wilson adapted by Vicky Ireland.
Orange Tree Theatre To 30 September then tour to 30 December 2007.
10.30am & 1pm15,22,29,30 Sept.
3pm1,16,23 Sept.
7pm 1 Sept.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 August.
Colourful, swift and well-suited to over-6s.
CIDER WITH ROSIE. To 6 October.
Newcastle-under-Lyme/Scarborough.
CIDER WITH ROSIE
by Laurie Lee, adapted by Nick Darke.
New Vic Theatre Newcastle Under Lyme To 22 September.
Tute-Sat 7.30pm Mat 22 Sept 2.30pm.
Audio-described 19 Sept.
Captioned 18 Sept.
Post-show discussion 18 Sept.
then Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough 25 September-6 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm May Sat 2.30pm & 4 Oct 1.30pm
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk (Newcastle-under-Lyme - £1 per ticket charge for onlione bookings).
01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.com (Scarborough).
Review: Ranjit Khutan: 31 August 2007.
A heart-warming start to the New Vic’s autumn season with this nostalgia inducing classic.
ON RAGLAN ROAD. To 8 September.
London.
ON RAGLAN ROAD
by Tom O’Brien.
Old Red Lion 418 St John Street EC1 4NJ To 8 September 2007.
Tue-Sat 8pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7837 7816.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 September.
Fascinating life-story even with qualifications.
THE YEARS BETWEEN. To 6 October.
Richmond
THE YEARS BETWEEN
by Daphne Du Maurier
Orange Tree Theatre To 6 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mar Sat 4pm & 13,20 Sept (+ discussion).
Audio-described 18 Sept., 29 Sept 4pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangettreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 September.
Cosily uncomfortable drama in near-successful revival.
TAKING SIDES. To 19 October.
Pitlochry.
TAKING SIDES
by Ronald Harwood.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre In rep to 19 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 1,19 Sept, 6 Oct 2pm.
Audio-described: enquire when booking.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01796 484626.
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 August.
Art and Life in moral debate.
LITTLE ME to August 30th 2007
LITTLE ME
Book by Neil Symon, Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Music by Cy Coleman
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH to 30th August 2007
Tue-Thu 7:30pm
Runs 2hrs 40 mins One interval
www.thebloomsbury.com
www.nymt.org.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 28 August 2007
Again the NYMT achieve another production with endless delights and talent aplenty. Hilarity ensues!
AWAKE AND SING! To 20 October.
London.
AWAKE AND SING!
by Clifford Odets.
Almeida Theatre To 20 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 6 Oct 3pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 3 Oct.
Captioned 9 Oct.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7359 4404.
www.almeida.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 September.
A clarion-call to the power of drama to depict lives and society, in a perfect production.
TAKING STEPS. To 3 November.
Keswick
TAKING STEPS
by Alan Ayckbourn
Theatre By The Lake In rep to 3 November 2007
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 12 Sept, 3,24 Oct, 3 Nov 2pm
Audio-described 12 Sept 2pm
Runs 2hr 25min One interval
TICKETS: 017687 74411
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 August
Quite amusing rather than fully hilarious.
WHEN MIDNIGHT STRIKES to 29th Sept 2007
WHEN MIDNIGHT STRIKES.
Music by Charles Miller, Book and Lyrics by Kevin Hammonds.
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED to 29th Sept 2007.
Tue-Sat 7:30pm, Mat Sat and Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hrs 30 mins One interval.
Tickets: 08700 600 100.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk.
Review: Geoff Ambler 7th September 2007.
Love, betrayal, romances rekindled and cast asunder. Just another gathering of friends at one of the finest New Musicals!.
TWELFTH NIGHT till 6 October
TWELFTH NIGHT: William Shakespeare.
RSC: The Courtyard, Stratford Upon Avon.
Runs: 3h 5m, one interval, till Saturday 6th October.
Tkts: 0870 609 1110, www.rsc.org.uk.
Review: Rod Dungate, 5 September 2007.
A shifting, haunting dream of a production.
THE BACCHAE. To 22 September.
London
THE BACCHAE
by Euripides new version by David Greig from a literal translation by Ian Ruffell.
Lyric Theatre Hammersmith To 22 February 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm & 19 Sept 1.30pm.
Captioned 20 Sept.
Runs 1hr 55min No interval.
TICKETS: 08700 500511
www.lyric.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 September.
Exhilarating examination of excess from the National Theatre Scotland.
REBECCA. To 31 October.
Keswick.
REBECCA
by Daphne du Maurier adapted by Frank McGuinness.
Theatre By The Lake In rep to 31 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 8,13,19,29 Sept, 9,10,20,31 Oct 2pm.
BSL Signed 29 Sept 8pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 August.
A chequered road to Manderley.
WE THE PEOPLE. To 6 October.
London
WE THE PEOPLE
by Eric Schlosser.
Shakespeare’s Globe In rep to 6 October 2007.
22,29 Sept, 2 October 7.30pm Mat 23,30 Sept 1pm, 13 Sept, 3 Oct 2pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919/020 7087 7398.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 September.
How to build a nation in four uneasy months.
I MISS COMMUNISM. To 22 September.
London.
I MISS COMMUNISM
by Ines Wurth and Mark Soper.
Hackney Empire (Acorn Studio) To 22 September 2007.
Tues–Sat 8pm, Sat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 0208 985 2424.
Review: Harriet Davis 28 August.
More history than drama in the end.
FROM A JACK TO A KING. To 15 September.
Hornchurch
FROM A JACK TO A KING
by Bob Carlton.
Queen’s Theatre To 15 September 2007.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 6,15 Sept 2.30pm.
Audio-described 15 Sept 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 12 Sept.
Captioned 5 Sept.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 August.
From a nerd to a knave, and always in the groove.
THE LASS WI THE MUCKLE MOO. To 1 September.
Musselburgh.
THE LASS WI THJE MUCKLE MOO
by Alexander Reid.
Brunton Theatre 31 August-1 September 2007.
7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0131 665 2240.
www.bruntontheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 August at Duddingston Kirk Manse Gardens.
Magical, vigorous comedy, magically and invigoratingly produced.