Reviews Archive Part 2
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. To 8 March.
Newbury.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by George Furth.
Watermill Theatre To 8 March 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm except 8 March at 1.30pm & 6.30pm
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01635 46044.
www.watermill.org.uk
Review: Timo0thy Ramsden 21 January,.
Music as scenery you really can hum.
ANGRY YOUNG MAN. To 2 February.
London.
ANGRY YOUNG MAN
by Ben Woolf.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) To 2 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 870 060 6632 (booking fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 January.
Swift, fluent, comic and pointed.
BELIEVE. To 2 February.
London.
BELIEVE
by Matthew Hurt.
New End Theatre 27 New End NW3 1JD To 2 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 9pm, Sun/Mon 7.30pm
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 0870 033 2733.
www.newendtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 January.
Individually and collectively sharp: a journey through women in war.
LET THERE BE LOVE. To 16 February.
London.
LET THERE BE LOVE
by Kwame Kwei-Armah.
Tricycle Theatre To 16 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & 6,13 Feb 2pm
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 February.
Feelgood comedy with fine performances..
I AM FALLING. To 2 February.
London.
I AM FALLING
Gate Theatre 11 Pembridge Road W11 3HQ To 2 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm ~Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 January.
The impact of death on life brought dramatically to life.
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE. To 2 February.
Coventry.
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
by Ingmar Bergman adapted by Joanne Murray-Smith from a literal translation by Maria Aberg.
Belgrade Theatre To 2 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.15pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Start: 7.30 pm.
TICKETS: 024 7655 3055.
www.belgrade.co.uk
Review: Jan Pick 15 January.
Marriage Lines tested to destruction.
LITHUANIAN FESTIVAL. To 26 January.
London.
LITHUANIAN FESTIVAL
The One That Hurt The Most
by Gabriele Labanauskalte.
Runs 55min No interval.
Goodbye My Love
by Marius Maceviclus.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard, Tooley St/Bermondsey St SE1 2TF In rep to 26 January 2008.
TICKETS: 844 47 1656 (24hr no booking fee)
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 January.
Little cheer from the Baltic here.
MAD FUNNY JUST. To 9 February.
London.
MAD FUNNY JUST
by Creased.
Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 9 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
Tickets: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 January.
Witty and wily and expertly done.
METAMORPHOSIS. To 15 March.
London/Tour.
METAMORPHOSIS
by Franz Kafka adapted by David Farr and Gisli Orn Gardarsson music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Lyric Theatre Hammersmith To 2 February then tour.
Tour ends 11-15 March 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm Theatre Royal Plymouth 01752 267222 www.theatreroyal.com (Booking fee).
Returns to Lyric Hammersmith 25 March- 5 April 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 08700 500511.
www.lyric.co.uk (Hammersmith)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 January.
Despondency presented with theatrical bravura.
.LITTLE CINDERS. To 27 January.
London.
LITTLE CINDERS.
Little Angel Theatre 14 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN To 27 January 2008.
Thu & Sun 10.30am & 11.30am.
Runs 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7226 1787.
www.littleangeltheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 January.
Beautifully suited to its age-range and a joy for adults too.
PINOCCHIO. To 3 February.
Tour.
PINOCCHIO
by Mike Kenny.
Northumberland Theatre Company tour to 3 February 2008.
Runs 1hr 25min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 January at Alfric Village Hall.
Small yet perfectly-formed.
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S BELLY DANCER. To 23 February.
London.
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR’S BELLY DANCER
by Craig Murray, Nadira Murray and Alan Hescott.
Arcola Theatre (Arcola 2) 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 2 February.
Tue-Sat 8.15pm.
then Arts Theatre 6-7 Great Newport Street WC2H 7JB 4-23 February 2008.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcola.com (Arcola)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 January.
A dance to the music of sour times.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, Touring
Below is Alan Geary's review of the tour of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Rod Dungate's review of the production when opening at Birmingham Rep is still on the site. You'll see the two reviewers have very different views.
Nottingham/Touring
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER: Goldsmith.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 50m: one interval: till 26th Jan.
Performance times: 7.30pm, (matinees 2.00pm Wed and Thur, 2.30pm Sat).
Review: Alan Geary: 22 January 2008.
Farce meets song and dance in an enjoyable production. And it has satisfying depth.
BRENDAN AT THE CHELSEA. To 3 February.
London.
BRENDAN AT THE CHELSEA
by Janet Behan.
Riverside Studios (Studio 2) To 3 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8237 1111.
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 January.
A play that assumes rather than invokes interest in its subject.
ASSASSINS to 2nd February 2008.
ASSASSINS to 2nd February 2008
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by John Weidman
Landor Theatre, 70, Landor Road SW9 9PH.
Tue-Sat 7:30 Mat 27th Jan 3pm.
Runs 1hr 50mins No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7737 7276.
www.assassinslondon.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 24 January 2008.
Mad Americans and Dead Presidents never looked so good.
THE CONSERVATORY. To 2 February.
London.
THE CONSERVATORY
by Mark Dooley.
Old Red Lion Theatre To 2 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7837 7816.
www.theconservatoryplay.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 January.
High quality family drama finely performed.
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE MAFIA. To 16 February.
London.
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE MAFIA.
Apollo Theatre To 16 February 2008.
Sat-Thu 8pm Mat Sun & Wed 3pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 040 0080.
www.anaudiencewiththemafia.com (booking fee by ‘phone & online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 January.
A barrage of facts.
THE PERFECT PICNIC to 2 February 2008
THE PERFECT PICNIC
by Ian Bloomfield and Tim Armstrong-Taylor music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street SW1Y 6ST to 2 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Mat Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7287 2875.
www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 15 January.
A picnic in Jermyn Street and the funniest of operas, brings a touch of summer to deep midwinter.
THE TEMPEST To 1 March.
London/Tour.
THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare
Arts Theatre 6-7 Great Newport Street WC2H 7JB To 27 January then tour to 1 March 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 2.30pm, Sat 3.30pm, Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1608.
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 January.
Clear, thoughtful and finely acted.
TREASURE ISLAND. To 13 January.
London.
TREASURE ISLAND
OR PARROTS OF THE CARIBBEAN
based on the novel by R L Stevenson adapted by Chris Pickles music by Paul Knight.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 13 January 2008.
Tue-Sun 1pm (Sun), 1.30pm (Thu, Sat), 4.30pm (Tue-Fri). Mat Sat 10.30am.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7226 1916.
www.kingsheadtheatre.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 December.
Five actors camp on Treasure Island.