Tour.

TO BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU
conceived by Lloyd Newson.

DV8 tour to 28 June 2008.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 May at Oxford Playhouse.

Vivacious exploration of a sobering subject.

London.

WITCHCRAFT
by Joanna Baillie.

Finborough Theatre Finborough Road Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 10 May 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 May.

Love and intrigue recreated in a small space.

Oldham.
AN INSPECTOR CALLS
by J B Priestley.

Coliseum Theatre To 10 May 2008.
Tue-Thu; Sat 7.30pm Fri 8pm Mat 30 April, 10 May 2.30pm.
Audio-described 30 April 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 9 May.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.

TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.og.uk/an-inspector-calls
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 April.

Artfully-plotted social drama mixes judgement and chills.

Nottingham.

SMILE
by Stephen Lowe.

Lakeside Arts Centre To 17 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 2pm 10 &15 May.
Audio-described 15 May.
BSL Signed 14 May.
Post-Show Readings: 13, 14 May
Post-Show Discussion: 8 May.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.

TICKETS: 0115 846 7777.
www.lakesidearts.org.uk
Review: Alan Geary 6 May 2008.

An intelligent two-hander, and it’s a thriller.

Nottingham.

ON THE WATERFRONT
by Budd Schulberg with Stan Silverman.
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company and East Productions.

Nottingham Playhouse to Saturday 3 May 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm
Matinees: Sat 26 April, Sat 3 May 2.30. Thurs May 1.30
Audio Described: Sat 26 April 2.30, Wed 30 April 7.45
Runs 2hrr 20min. One interval

TICKETS: 0115 9419419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 24 April 2008.

Hard to imagine, maybe, but astounding results

It is hard to imagine how this seminal film could transfer to the stage without loosing some of the gritty realism it gained from the black and white images filmed on location in Hoboken, New Jersey. But transfer it does and with astounding results.

London.

THE LADY FROM THE SEA
by Henrik Ibsen a version by Frank McGuinness from a literal translation by Charlotte Barslund.

Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 31 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pmm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.aqrcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 May.

A startlingly modern play as well as one of its period.

Stratford-upon-Avon.

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare.

Royal Shakespeare Company at The Courtyard Theatre In rep to 25 September 2009. Runs: 3hr 20min.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat various

TICKETS: 0844 800 1110.
www.rsc.org.uk
Review: Jan Pick 1 May.

A Cold Night in Padua.

London.

THE BIRD SANCTUARY
by Frank McGuinness

Rosemary Branch Theatre 2 Shepperton Road N1 3DT To 18 May 2008.
Tue-Fri 7.30pm Sat 7pm Sun 5pm
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7704 6665.
www.rosemarybranch.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 May.

Sanctuary for birds and people.

Birmingham Rep
HOW TO TELL THE MONSTERS FROM THE MISFITS: Paul Lucas
Birmingham Rep: The Door
Runs: 2h 20m, one interval, till 17 May
Review: Rod Dungate, 30 April

Intriguing, odd, dark, funny, inventive

London.

HELLO AND GOODBYE
by Athol Fugard.

Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) To 17 May 2008.
Mom-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0870 060 6632.
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 April.

Messed-up lives given vivid clarity.

Tour

A DOLL’S HOUSE
by Henrik Ibsen in a version by Frank McGuinness.

Northern Stage Tour to 31 May 2008.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 May at Oxford Playhouse.

Over-transparency in see-through modernisation.

Tour

SLEUTH
by Anthony Shaffer.

Bill Kenwright Ltd Tour to 5 July 2008.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 April at Richmond Theatre (to 3 May).

The old games still work, with or without a police presence.

London.

BORIS GODUNOV
by Alexander Pushkin.

Barbican Theatre 13-17 May 2008.
7.15pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr No interval.

TICKETS: 0845 120 7511.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (booking fee by ‘phone and (reduced) online.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 May at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry.

Dark and deeply impressive.

London.

TINDERBOX
by Lucy Kirkwood.

Bush Theatre To 24 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 21 May.
BSL Signed 10 May.
Captioned 20 May.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7610 4224.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 May.

Comic sense outruns thematic point.

Tour.

ART
by Yasmina Reza translated by Christopher Hampton.

Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds tour to 31 May 2008.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 May.

Production too often reduces Art to a cartoon.

London.

THE CITY
by Martin Crimp.

Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) To 7 June 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
BSL Signed 15 May.
Post-show talk 8 May.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 May.

The strangeness of the familiar world.

Watford.

KAFKA’S DICK
by Alan Bennett.

Palace Theatre To 31 May 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 21, 28 May 2.30pm, 24, 31 May 3pm.
Audio-described 31 May 3pm
Captioned 15 May.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 01923 225671.
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 May. 08

Amusing production simplifies complex comedy.

Richmond.

DE MONFORT
by Joanna Baillie.

Orange Tree Theatre To 31 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat & 1, 8, 29 May 2.30pm (+ discussion 1, 8, 29 May).
Audio-described 13 May, 17 May 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk

Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 May.

All passion and no plot makes Jo a dull girl.

Coventry

Edward Snape for Fiery Angel Ltd and Tricycle London Productions Ltd in association with The West Yorkshire Playhouse present:

‘The 39 Steps’: John Buchan: Adapted by Patrick Barlow
Belgrade Theatre: Tkts 024 7655 3055
www.belgrade.co.uk
Runs: 1h, 55m: one interval: till 19th April
Start: 7.45
Review: Jan Pick
14.4.08

Not a stumble in sight!

Colchester.

JOURNEY’S END
by R C Sherriff.

Mercury Theatre To 3 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 2pm & 3 May 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 01206 573948
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 April.

Life and death in the trenches presented with conviction.