Reviews Archive Part 2
RAFTA, RAFTA . . . on tour till 14 March
RAFTA, RAFTA: Ayub Khan-Din, based on ALL IN GOOD TIME by Bill Naughton.
NT on Tour.
Birmingham Rep 31 Jan – 16 Feb.
Runs: 2 h 25m.
Review: Rod Dungate, 4 Feb 2008.
Feel good.
ON A SHOUT. To 16 February.
Hull.
ON A SHOUT
by Dave Windass
Hull Truck Theatre To 16 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 9 Feb 2pm.
BSL signed 8 Feb.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 01482 323638.
www.hultruck.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 January.
Worth calling in On A Shout.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST.
London.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Oscar Wilde.
Vaudeville Theatre.
Mon-at 7.30pm Mat Thu & at 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min Two intervals.
TICKET: 0870 040 0046
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 February.
Strong and thoughtful production.
WAR AND PEACE. To 18 May.
Tour.
WAR AND PEACE (2 PARTS)
by Leo Tolstoy adapted by Helen Edmundson.
Shared Experience Tour (Parts I & II in repertoire) to 18 May 2008.
Runs: Part 1: 2hr 30min one interval; Part 2 2hr 30min one interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 7 February at Nottingham Playhouse.
This is great theatre; and Shared Experience’s trade-marks are stamped all over it.
THE VERTICAL HOUR. To 1 March.
London
THE VERTICAL HOUR
by David Hare.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) To 1 March 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3.30pm.
Audio-described 23 Feb 3.30pm.
BSL Signed 19 Feb.
Captioned 25 Feb.
Post-show talk 7 Feb
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 January.
Ideas outstrip characters.
WAITING FOR GODOT. To 8 March.
Manchester.
WAITING FOR GODOT
by Samuel Beckett.
Library Theatre To 8 March 2008.
Mon-Thu 7.30pm Fri-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm, 14, 21 Feb 2.30pm, 27 Feb, 5 March 2pm.
Audio-described 19 Feb, 1 March 3pm.
BSL Signed 6 March.
Captioned 28 Feb.
Pre-show talk 13 Feb, 20 Feb 6.30pm, 21 Feb 1.30pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 236 7110.
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden
'ee bah gum, nothing’s happening twice again.
WEAPONS OF HAPPINESS. To 23 February.
London.
WEAPONS OF HAPPINESS
by Howard Brenton.
Finborough Theatre Finborough Pub 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 23 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 February.
A bright Weapons of Happiness.
THE HOMECOMING. To 22 March.
London.
THE HOMECOMING
by Harold Pinter.
Almeida Theatre To 22 March 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm. & 5, 12 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described 15 March 3pm.
BSL Signed 6 March.
Captioned 20 March.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7359 4404.
www.almeida.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 February.
Dark, brooding, comic, gripping.
THE 39 STEPS.
Nottingham.
THE 39 STEPS
adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan.
Theatre Royal: to 2nd February 2008.
7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm Sat.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval:
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary: 28 January 2008.
A brilliantly done send-up. Enormous fun.
NETOCHKA NEZVANOVA. To 3 February.
London.
NETOCHKA NEZVANOVA – NAMELESS NOBODY
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
New End Theatre 27 New End NW3 1JD To 3 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 0870 033 2733.
www.newendtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 January.
High moments stand out in intense performance.
ROOTS. To 1 March.
Manchester.
ROOTS
by Arnold Wesker.
Royal Exchange Theatre To 1 March 2008.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm & Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 9 Feb 4pm.
BSL Signed 23 Feb 4pm.
Post-show discussion 28 Feb.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 February.
Roots insecurely planted.
THE PRESIDENT'S HOLIDAY. To 8 March.
London/Southampton.
THE PRESIDENT’S HOLIDAY
by Penny Gold.
Hampstead Theatre To 16 February
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 9 Feb 3pm.
Captioned 12 Feb.
Post-show discussion 121 Feb.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 January.
then Nuffield Theatre Southampton
20 February- 8 March 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 8 March 3pm.
TICKETS: 023 8067 1771.
www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Pleasantly presented, implausible drama.
SALONIKA. To 16 February.
Leeds.
SALONIKA
by Louise Page.
West Yorkshire Playhouse (Courtyard Theatre) To 16 February 2008.
Mon-at 7.45pm Mat Thu 2pm & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 7 Feb 7.45pm.
BSL Signed 1 Feb.
Captioned 14 Feb 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKET: 0113 213 7700.
www.wyp.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 January.
The sands of time on a beach in Salonika.
CARIAD. To 16 February.
Mold.
CARIAD
by Sophie Stanton.
Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) To 16 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2.45pm
Audio-described 16 Feb 2.45pm.
Post-show discussion 14 Feb.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwydtheatrcymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 February.
Little is what it first seems as this play unfolds.
TOM CREAN ANTARCTIC EXPLORER. To 16 March.
London.
TOM CREAN ANTARCTIC EXPLORER
by Aidan Dooley.
New End Theatre 27 New End NW3 1JD To 16 March 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 0870 033 2733.
www.newendtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 February.
Forgotten explorer in tip-top cold comfort form.
THE CRUCIBLE. To 1 March.
Bolton.
THE CRUCIBLE
by Arthur Miller
Octagon Theatre To 1 March 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 23, 27 Feb 2pm, 5, 7, 20 Feb 1.30pm.
Audio-described 20 Feb 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 21 Feb.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 February.
A fine Crucible at the Octagon.
DICK BARTON. To 23 February.
Hornchurch.
DICK BARTON – SPECIAL AGENT
by Phil Wilmott.
Queen’s Theatre To 23 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 14, 23 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described 23 Feb 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 20 Feb.
Captioned 13 Feb.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 February.
Stiff upper lips hardly tickle the ribs.
THE MIKADO to 9 February.
London.
THE MIKADO
music by Arthur Sullivan book and lyrics by W S Gilbert.
Gielgud Theatre To 9 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 7:30 Mat Wed & Sat 2:30pm.
Runs 2hr 45 min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5130.
www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 30 January 2008.
Gilbert and Sullivan - brightening the winter's chill with ageless wit and wisdom.
PURGATORIO. To 9 February.
London.
PURGATORIO
by Ariel Dorfman.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ| To 9 February 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 January.
Sheer purgatory indeed.
THE DYBBUK. To 24 February.
London.
THE DYBBUK
by S Anski adapted by Eve Leigh.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 24 February 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mar Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7226 1916.
www.kingsheadtheatre.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 January,
Increasingly impassioned story of unruly passion.