Reviews Archive Part 2
HYSTERIA. To 27 October.
Tour.
HYSTERIA
by Lucinker Eisler, Giulia Innocenti and Ben Lewis.
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 20 October 2007 at Lakeside Arts Nottingham.
Don’t go expecting straightforward theatre from this award-winning production.
EMERGENCE-SEE! To 2 November.
London
EMERGENCE-SEE!
by Daniel Beaty.
Riverside Studios, Hammersmith To 2 November 2007.
Tues – Sat 8pm Sun 6.15pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8237 1111.
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Review: Harriet Davis 11 October 2007.
A well-acted one man show fresh from success at the Edinburgh Fringe.
THE COUNTRY WIFE. To 12 January.
London
THE COU NTRY WIFE
by William Wycherley
Theatre Royal Haymarket To 12 January 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 844 2353 (booking charge of up to £3.50 per ticket).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 October.
Going to town with Wycherley’s comedy.
STEPPING OUT: Harris, Derby Playhouse till 17 November
Derby.
STEPPING OUT
by Richard Harris.
Derby Playhouse Tol 17 November 2007.
Mon-Sat7.30pm Mat Weds and Sats (except 14, 17 Nov) 2.30pm
Audio-described 10 Nov 2.30pm, 14 Nov.
BSL Signed 10 Nov 2.30pm, 15 Nov.
Education Day 10am 14 Nov.
Post-show discussion 15 Nov.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 01332 363275
www.derbyplayhouse.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary 18 Oct 2007
Inconsequential and often over-acted, it’s nevertheless worth stepping out for.
PEER GYNT. To 13 October.
Dundee
PEER GYNT
by Henrik Ibsen New version by Colin Teevan.
Dundee Rep Theatre To 13 October 2007.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01382 223530.
www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk
Review: Thelma Good 6 October 2007.
Humour and grotesqueness powerfully fused.
LITTLE MADAM. To 27 October.
London
LITTLE MADAM
by James Graham.
Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 27 October 2007.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sat & Sun 3.30pm
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 4000 838 (24hr No booking fee)
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reductions on online full-price ticket bookings).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 October.
Maggie in a Grantham wonderland.
UNION STREET. To 27 October.
Oldham.
UNION STREET
by Ian Kershaw.
Coliseum Theatre To 27 October 2007.
Mon-Thu, Sat 7.30pm Fri 8pm Mat 20, 24, 27 Oct 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Audio-described 24 Oct.
BSL Signed 25 Oct.
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 October.
Plenty of intriguing ideas but imperfectly united.
RENT REMIXED to 5 April 2008.
London
RENT REMIXED
book music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson Original Concept & Additional Lyrics Billy Aronson.
Duke of York's Theatre 5 April 2008.
Mon-Thu, Sat 7.45pm Fri 8.30pm Mat Fri 5pm, Sat 4pm.
Runs 2hr 35 min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1545.
www.rentremixed.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 17 October 2007.
Revived, remixed, revised and occasionally reduced to a low Rent.
DEALER'S CHOICE. To 29 March.
London
DEALER’S CHOICE
by Patrick Marber.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 1) To 29 March 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
transfer from the Menier Chocolate Factory.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6632 (booking fee).
www.theambassadorscom/trafalgarstudios
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 October.
Royal flush of a production.
SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW: Slava, Theatre Royal Nottingham till 13 October
Nottingham/Tour.
SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW
created and staged by Slava Polunin.
Theatre Royal Nottingham To 13 October.
7.30pm Mat 2.30pm Sat.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary: 9 October 2007.
An absurd, kaleidoscopic and spectacular dream.
HOW TO CURSE. To 10 November.
London
HOW TO CURSE
by Ian McHugh
Bush Theatre To 10 November 2007.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 5 Nov.
BSL Signed 20 Oct 3pm.
Video-captioned 6 Nov.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7610 4224.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 October.
Undercurrents of desire don’t raise a storm.
FLIGHT PATH: To 10 November.
Tour.
FLIGHT PATH
by David Watson.
Birmingham Rep: The Door till Sat 13 October.
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk.
Runs: 1hr 40min No interval.
Review: Rod Dungate 9 October 2007.
A link to Amazon for the script is attached below.
Refreshing; a play with a heart.
JOE GUY. To 24 November.
London
JOE GUY
by Roy Williams.
Soho Theatre 23 October-24 November 2007.
Mob-Sat 7.30pm Mat 3, 10, 17, 24 Nov 4pm.
Runs 1hr 55min No interval.
TICKETS: 0870 429 6883.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 October at New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich.
Supercool hero keeps boiling over.
MEETINGS. To 20 October.
London.
MEETINGS
by Mustapha Matura.
Arcola Theatre (Studio 2) 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 20 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 8.15pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 October.
Worth re-meeting Trinidadian yuppies a generation on.
ALEX: LIVE ON STAGE. To 8 December.
London
ALEX: LIVE ON STAGE
by Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor
Arts Theatre To 8 December 2007.
Tue–Sat 7.30pm Mat Fri 4.30pm & Sat 3.00pm
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1608.
www.artstheatrelondon.com
Review by Harriet Davis 20 October.
A light-hearted, playful adaptation of the popular cartoon strip.
AND DID THOSE FEET. To 20 October.
Bolton
AND DID THOSE FEET
by Les Smith and Martin Thomasson.
Octagon Theatre To 20 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 18 Oct.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 October.
Such a good tale.
THE FINAL SHOT. To 27 October.
London
THE FINAL SHOT
by Ben Ellis
Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 27 October 2007.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 October.
Fine acting and production for well-considered matter of life and death.
SHADOWLANDS. To 23 February.
London
SHADOWLANDS
by William Nicholson.
Novello Theatre To 23 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
no performance 24-25 Dec, 21, 28Jan, 4 Feb.
Runs 2hr 35min.
transfer from Wyndhams Theatre.
TICKETS: 0870 950 0921.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 October.
Life as a shadow land lit up by Joy.
A TOY EPIC. To 20 October.
Mold.
A TOY EPIC
by Emyr Humphreys adapted by Manon Eames.
Clwyd Theatre Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) To 20 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2.45pm
Audio-described 11 Oct
Captioned 13 Oct 2.45pm.
Post-show Discussion 11, 18 Oct.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr.cymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 October.
Childhood evoked in North Wales’ answer to Cider With Rosie.
FANNY AND FAGGOT/STACY. To 27 October.
London.
FANNY AND FAGGOT and STACY
by Jack Thorne.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) To 27 October 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30mnin One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6632.
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios (booking fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 October.
Valuable drawing together of two plays by noteworthy young dramatist.