Reviews Archive Part 2
FAT CHRIST. To 23 March.
London.
FAT CHRIST
by Gavin Davis.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 23 March 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm
Runs 1hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7226 1916.
www.kingsheadtheatre.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 March.
Tasteless theatrical blancmange.
THE LADY FROM THE SEA; runs till 29 March
Birmingham
THE LADY FROM THE SEA: Henrik Ibsen, Adapted by Mike Poulton.
Birmingham Rep.
Runs: 7 – 29 March, 2h 45m, one interval.
Review: Rod Dungate, 11 March 2008
A rarely performed Ibsen – well worth seeing.
THE VIEWING ROOM. To 29 March.
London.
THE VIEWING ROOM
by Daniel Joshua Rubin.
Arts Theatre 6/7 Great Newport Street WC2H 7JB To 29 March 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1608.
www.artstheatrelondon.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 March.
One performance has the life this play generally lacks.
RELATIVELY SPEAKING. To 29 March.
Hornchurch.
RELATIVELY SPEAKING
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Queen’s Theatre To 29 March 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 20, 29 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described 29 March 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 26 March.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 March.
Relatively speaking, a good revival.
MAKE ME A SONG, THE MUSIC OF WILLIAM FINN to 6 April.
London.
MAKE ME A SONG: THE MUSIC OF WILLIAM FINN
conceived by RRob Ruggiero.
New Players Theatre, The Arches, Villiers Street London WC2N 6NG To 6 Apri 2008.
Tue-Sun 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.00pm. No matineeSunday 30 March Special Gala Sunday 30 March at 7.30pm
Runs 2hrs One interval.
TICKETS: 08444 771 000.
www.newplayerstheatre.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 6 March 2008.
Side by Side by Finn - A must see musical revue.
SNOWBOUND. To 19 April.
London.
SNOWBOUND
by Ciaran McConville.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) To 19 April 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6632
www.theambassadors.com/trasfalgarstudios (24hrs, transaction fee)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 March.
Love, pain and the damnable difficulty of life.
OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH. To 29 March.
Tour.
OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH
by Peter Flannery.
Northern Stage Tour to 29 March 2008.
Runs 3hr 40min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 March at Oxford Playhouse.
Vivid moral abyss that invites an accompanying revival of the Brenton/Hare Brassneck, with its coverage of similar territory.
RANDOM. To 12 April.
London.
RANDOM
by Debbie Tucker Green.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) To 12 April 2008.
Mon -Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 50 mins No interval.
TICKETS: 0207 565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Harriet Davis 20 March.
Strongly-written play, powerfully performed.
CUCKOO TEAPOT. To 10 May.
Tour.
CUCKOO TEAPOT
by Kate Griffin.
Eastern Angles Tour to 10 May 2008.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 March at Walsham-Le-Willows Village Hall.
Story of migrant workers in a Victorian sex-and-death corset.
ARTEFACTS. To 10 May.
London/Tour.
ARTEFACTS
by Mike Bartlett.
Bush Theatre To 22 March then tour to 10 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7610 4224.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk (Bush performances)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 April.
Valuable multi-sided examination of values.
THE HARDER THEY COME to 5 April.
London.
THE HARDER THEY COME
by Perry Henzell.
Playhouse Theatre
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 08700 606 642.
www.theambassadors.com/playhouse
Review: Geoff Ambler 13 March 2008 at Barbican Theatre.
With a hard hero to like, the music adds needed life to this Jamaican movie on stage.
STEVE ROSS SINGS TO WIT: ROSS ON WRY to 9 March.
London.
STEVE ROSS SINGS TO WIT: ROSS ON WRY.
Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street SW1Y 6ST to 9 March 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Mat Sat & Sun 3.00pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7287 2875.
www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 4thMarch 2008.
The American arrives in Jermyn Street and brings more wit and wonder.
CHAINS OF DEW. To 26 April.
London.
CHAINS OF DEW
by Susan Glaspell.
Orange Tree Theatre To 5 April; 12, 19, 21-26 April 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 4pm & 24 April (+ discussion) 2.30pm.
Audio-described 1 April, 5 April 4pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 March.
Chains has strong claims on our attention.
3 HOURS AFTER MARRIAGE. To 5 April.
London.
3 HOURS AFTER MARRIAGE
by John Gay.
Union Theatre 204 Union Street SE1 0LX To 5 April 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 29 March, 5 April 3pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7261 9876.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 March.
Not a great discovery but an interesting one, in a lively revival.
DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE. To 29 March.
London.
DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE
by Roy Williams.
Tricycle Theatre To 29 March 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & 26 April 2pm.
Captioned 27 April.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 March.
Play of insignificance.
TALENT To 6 April 2008.
London.
TALENT
by Victoria Wood
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village N6 4BD To 6 April 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sun 4pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8340 3488.
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 11 March 2008.
Expect lots of laughs, great Wood music, a hat- ful of wee and some inspired Bingo.
YEAR OF THE RAT. To 5 April.
Leeds.
YEAR OF THE RAT
by Roy Smiles.
West Yorkshire Playhouse (Courtyard Theatre) To 5 April 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu 2pm & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 29 March 2.30pm, 3 April 7.45pm.
Captioned 2 April.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0113 213 7700.
www.wyp.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 March.
Bleak view of a writer with a bleak vision.
SHADOW LANGUAGE. To 15 March.
London.
SHADOW LANGUAGE
by Kelly Stuart.
Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 15 March 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatrre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 March.
Americans, rather than innocents, abroad.
HABEAS CORPUS. To 15 March.
Colchester.
HABEAS CORPUS
by Alan Bennett.
Mercury Theatre To 15 March 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 8, 15 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described 15 March 2.30pm
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 March.
Wicksteed’s wicked deeds carry some comic conviction in Colchester.
HOUSE OF AGNES. To 29 March.
London.
HOUSE OF AGNES
by Levi David Addai.
Oval House Kennington Oval SE11 To 29 March 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 15, 29 March 4pm.
Runs 1hr 35in No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7582 7680.
www.ovalhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 March.
Emotional trauma on the shag pile drama.