Reviews Archive Part 2
SMALL CHANGE. To 31 May.
London.
SMALL CHANGE
by Peter Gill.
Donmar Warehouse To 31 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 10 May 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 19 May.
Captioned 15 May 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6624 (no booking fee).
www.donmarwarehouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 April.
Small change maybe but these are lives worth living.
SOUTH PACIFIC. To 5 April.
Wolverhampton.
SOUTH PACIFIC
music by Richard Rodgers lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein III.
Grand Theatre To 5 April 2008.
Runs 2hr 30min. One interval.
Review: Ranjit Khutan 31 March 2008.
There's nothing like a Rogers and Hammerstein revival.
THE BLACK AND WHITE BALL. To 4 May.
London.
THE BLACK AND WHITE BALL
music & lyrics by Cole Porter book by Warner Brown.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 4 May 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7226 8561.
www.kingsheadtheatre.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 April.
New show for old songs works well.
TRIPTYCH. To 10 May.
London.
TRIPTYCH
by Edna O’Brien.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard Tooley Street/Bermondsey Street SE1 2TF To 10 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1656.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 April.
Passions never rise as they might.
COTTON WOOL. To 26 April.
London.
COTTON WOOL
by Ali Taylor,
Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 26 April 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 April.
The cold and desolation of winter makes the strongest impact.
BLACKBIRD. To 14 June.
Tour.
BLACKBIRD
by David Harrower.
Tour to 14 June 2008.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 April at Oxford Playhouse.
Striking, agitated drama of dark clouds hanging over people’s pasts.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE. To 26 April.
London.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
by Henrik Ibsen new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz from a literal translation by Charlotte Barslund.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 26 April 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 April.
Lively, forceful and clear.
NIGHTFALL. To 25 April.
Coventry.
NIGHTFALL
devised, researched and developed by the cast and Sara Jane Bailes, Tara Walsh, Suzie Zara.
The Special Guests.
Runs: 55min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 April at Warwick Arts Centre Studio, Coventry.
Twilight under the microscope from a company with ideas to develop.
VEIL. To 18 April.
Tour.
VEIL
by Bob Frith.
Horse and Bamboo Theatre Tour to 18 April 2008.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 April at Burnley Mechanics.
Taking this Veil mixes striking images and sounds, alongside a recall of theatre past.
HAPGOOD till 24 May.
Leeds.
HAPGOOD
by Tom Stoppard.
(Joint Production: Birmingham Rep and West Yorkshire Playhouse.)
Wesrt Yorkshire Playhouse (Quarry Theatre) To 24 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 1.30pm & Sat 2pm.
Audio-described 22 May 7.30pm, 24 May 2pm.
BSL Signed 20 May.
Captioned 21 May.
Runs: 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0113213 7700.
www.wyp.org.uk
Review: Rod Dungate 15 April at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
What a delight!
LAUREL AND HARDY. To 31 May.
Ipswich/Basingstoke/Northampton.
LAUREL AND HARDY
by Tom McGrath.
New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich To 3 May
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 30 April, 3 May 2.30pm.
Audio-described 30 April 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 25 April.
Post-show talk 1 May.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01473 295900.
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk (Ipswich)
then Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2pm.
TICKETS: 01256 844244
www.anvilarts.org.uk (Basingstoke)
and Royal Theatre Northampton
20-31 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01604 624811
www.royalandderngate.co.uk (Northampton)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 April.
Enjoyable journey through the lives of cinema’s greatest comic pair.
FROZEN. To 3 May.
Manchester.
FROZEN
by Bryony Lavery.
Library Theatre To 26 April 2008.
Mon-Thu 7.30pm Fri-Sat 8pm. Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 16 April, 19 April 3pm.
BSL Signed 23 April.
Captioned 17 April 7.30pm
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 236 7110.
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 April.
The darkest material given light, and sympathetically produced..
THE FARM. To 7 June.
Tour
THE FARM
by Richard Benson adapted by Daniel Buckroyd.
New Perspectives Theatre Company Tour to 7 July 2008.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Touring Info: www.newperspectives.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary: 25 April 2008 at Lakesdie Arts Centre Nottingham.
A rewarding play; and its political message isn’t too crudely peddled.
TWELFTH NIGHT. To 10 May.
Hornchurch.
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare.
Queen’s Theatre To 10 May 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 1, 10 May 2.30pm
Audio-described 10 May 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 7 May.
Captioned 30 April.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 April.
Light, bright, frisky Night.
THE PAJAMA GAME. To 10 May 2008.
London.
THE PAJAMA GAME
words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross book by George Abbot and Richard Bissell.
Union Theatre 204 Union Street SE1 0LX To 10 May 2008.
Tue- Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 2 min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7261 9876.
www.uniontheatre.org
Review: Geoff Ambler 22 April 2008.
Industrial relations and relationships were never so harmonious.
HIPPOLYTUS. To 26 April.
London.
HIPPOLYTUS
by Euripides adapted by Aaron Paterson.
Blue Elephant Theatre 59a Bethwin Road SE5 0XT To 26 April 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7701 0100.
www.ticketweb.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 April.
Moments of effective theatricality in a production which misses the mark.
BLACK WATCH. To 26 July.
Tour.
BLACK WATCH
by Gregory Burke.
National Theatre Scotland Tour to 26 July 2008.
Runs 1hr 55min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 April at Warwick Arts Centre Coventry (to 3 May).
Theatrically and thematically devastating.
AUTOAUTO! To 4 May.
AUTOAUTO!
Created by Christopher von Richthofen and Stefan Gwildis.
Riverside Studios (Studio 2) To 4 May 2008.
Wed-Fri;Sun 8pm Sat 3pm & 9pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8237 1111.
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 April.
Smashing time down at the Riverside.
PETER AND THE WOLF. To 20 April.
London.
PETER AND THE WOLF
by Sergei Prokofiev new text by Abi Bown from a story by Jan Geenan new music by Philip Feeney.
Hackney Empire To 20 April 2008.
Tue-Sun 1pm & 5pm.
Runs 1hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8985 2424.
www.hackneyempire.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 April.
Colourful new ballet with some attractive new music and full-voltage narration.
SPRING AND PORT WINE. To 26 April.
Bolton.
SPRING AND PORT WINE
by Bill Naughton.
Octagon Theatre To 26 April 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 16, 19, 23 April 2pm.
Audio-described 23 April 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 24 April.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 April.
A play that patiently builds through rich comic incident in a production that catches all its qualities.