Reviews Archive Part 2
A SHAKESPEARE PARTY. To 25 May.
London.
A SHAKESPEARE PARTY
by Footsbarn Theatre.
Shakespeare’s Globe To 25 May 2008.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 May.
Fun-time at the Globe, with spectacle and music.
FUNNY GIRL. To 14 June.
Chichester.
FUNNY GIRL
music by Jule Styne lyrics by Bob Merrill book by Isobel Lennart.
Minerva Theatre To 14 June 2008,
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.15pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 June.
Delightful song and dance, with real life going on between.
Breaking the Silence. To 31 May.
Nottingham
BREAKING THE SILENCE
by Stephen Poliakoff
Nottingham Playhouse to Saturday 31st May 2008 7.45pm
Friday 30th May 7.00pm
Matinees Saturday 5th May 2.30 and Thursday 10th 1.30
Audio described performances Saturday 24th May 2.30pm and Wednesday 28th May 7.45
Signed interpreted Saturday 24th May 2.30pm
Runs 3 hours. One interval
TICKETS: 0115 9419419
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 21st May 2008
Breaking the Silence has its origins in the story of Poliakoff’s own family in revolutionary Russia.
MARGUERITE to 1 Nov 2008.
London.
MARGUERITE
book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Jonathan Kent lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer music by Michel Legrand.
Theatre Royal, Haymarket To 1 November 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed and Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 4000 626.
Review: Geoff Ambler 21 May 2008.
Love and lust under occupation rarely turns the heat up.
BLOOD BROTHERS: Willy Russell.
Tour.
BLOOD BROTHERS
by Willy Russell.
Tour to 6 December 2008.
Runs: 2hr 40min One interval.
Ranjit Khutan: 13 May at Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton.
Still circulating vigorously.
DAISY PULLS IT OFF. To 23 August.
Tour.
DAISY PULLS IT OFF
by Denise Deegan.
Tour to 23 August 2008.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 May at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford.
A reminder how well Denise brings it off.
GOD OF CARNAGE. To 14 June.
London.
God Of Carnage
by Yasmina Reza
Gielgud Theatre To 14 June 2008.
Mon – Sat 8pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
Tickets: 020 7494 5065.
www.gielgud-theatre.com
Review: Harriet Davis 29 March.
Fine cast preside over falling-apart.
FAMILYMAN. To 31 May.
London.
FAMILYMAN
by Rikki Beadle-Blair.
Theatre Royal Stratford East To 31 May 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 31 May 2pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8534 0310.
www.stratfordeast.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 May.
Raises laughter, excavates relationships, delights the audience.
THE GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN to June 28 2008
London.
THE GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN
by Bertold Brecht translated by David Harrower.
Young Vic Theatre. The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ To 28 June 2008.
Mon - Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed and Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Geoff Ambler 14 May 2008.
Can the truly moral not become hostage to evil? The Young Vic discusses.
BEAU JEST. To 1 June.
London.
BEAU JEST
by James Sherman.
Hackney Empire To 1 June 2008.
Tue-Sun 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sun 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr Two intervals.
TICKETS: 020 8985 2424.
www.hackneyempire.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 May.
Love and parents in a comic mix.
ROSMERSHOLM, To 5 July.
London.
ROSMERSHOLM
by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Mike Poulton.
Almeida Theatre To 5 July 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 18 June, 2 July 2.30pm.
Audio-described 28 June 3pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 19 June.
Captioned 1 July.
Post-show discussion 23 June.
Runs 2hr 50min Two intervals.
TICKETS: 020 7359 4404.
www.almeida.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 May.
Rare Ibsen very well done.
EDUCATING AGNES.
Tour.
EDUCATING AGNES
by Liz Lochhead from The School for Wives by Moliere.
Theatre Babel Tour (no date available).
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden at Oxford Playhouse.
Witty translation with some matching performances.
NEVER FORGET. To 25 October 2008.
London.
NEVER FORGET
by Danny Brocklehurst, Guy Jones and Ed Curtis music by Gary Barlow, Dan Hartman, Ian Levine.
Savoy Theatre, The Strand, London, WC2R 0ET To 25 October 2008.
Mon – Thu & Sat 7.45pm, Fri 8:30, Mat Fri 5:30 and Sat 3:00pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 164 8787.
www.neverforgetthemusical.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 23 May 2008.
Good cheese, boy band hits and Sophia Ragavelas set the Savoy on fire.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. To 31 May.
Southampton.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Tennessee Williams.
Nuffield Theatre To 31 May 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 31 May 3pm.
Audio-described 31 May 3pm.
BSL Signed 31 May 3pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 023 8067 1771.
www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 May.
Freshly-thought, deeply-felt and quietly shattering.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD. To 7 June.
Chichester.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
by Anton Chekhov in a version by Mike Poulton.
Chichester Festival Theatre To 7 June 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu |& Sat 2pm
Audio-described 29 May 2pm 30 May 6 June.
BSL Signed 5 June 2pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 May.
The cherry-trees get chopped again. But here, it's hard to care.
LONDON ASSURANCE. To 5 July.
Tour.
LONDON ASSURANCE
by Dion Boucicault.
Watermill Theatre Tour to 5 July 2008.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 May at Oxford Playhouse.
Assured comedy from an early Victorian beginner.
FOREVER PLAID to 22nd June 2008.
London.
FOREVER PLAID
by Stuart Ross.
Upstairs At The Gatehouse, Highgate Village, N6 4BD To 22nd June 2008.
Tue–Sat 8pm Sun 4pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8340 3488
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 27 May 2008.
A charming musical revival brings a slice of the Fifties back for a night.
MOLORA. To 7 June.
Kingston/Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
MOLORA
by Yael Farber.
Rose Theatre To 24 May.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm.
Audio-described 24 May.
Post-show discussion 22 May.
then Northern Stage (Stage I).
3-7 June 2008.
7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 0871 230 1552.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org (Kingston)
0191 230 5151.
www.northernstage.co.uk (Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 May.
Moral complexity ancient and modern.
MACBETH. To 24 May.
Mold.
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Anthony Hopkins Theatre) To 24 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 55min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 May.
Dark and bleak, yet a brilliant, revelatory production.
MEET THE MUKHERJEES. To 24 May.
Bolton.
MEET THE MUKHERJEES
by Tanika Gupta.
Octagon Theatre To 24 May 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm
Audio-described 21 May.
BSL Signed 22 May.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 May.
Some hilarious moments in a comic love-affair with inter-ethnic tensions.