Reviews Archive Part 2
IPH... To 14 June.
Colchester.
IPH…
by Euripides adapted by Colin Teevan.
Mercury Theatre to 14 ?June 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 12 June 2pm 14 June 2.30pm.
Audio-described 14 June 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 12 June 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 June.
Memorable theatricality as Greek tragedy speaks for today.
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. To 14 June.
London.
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
by William Shakespeare.
Barbican Theatre To 14 June 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 3hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511 (transaction fee).
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (reduced booking fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 May.
Shakespeare revealed by flashes of lightning.
OUR HOUSE; till 21 June (Bham Rep) then touring till 25 Oct (possible further dates)
OUR HOUSE: Book by Tim Firth; Music and Lyrics by Madness.
Birmingham Rep, Main House.
Tkts: 0121 236 4455, www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Runs: 2h 30m, one interval, till 21 June ( Bham Rep) then touring (see below) till 25 October - further dates may follow).
Review: Rod Dungate, 3 June 2008.
However you feel when you go in, you’ll feel better when you come out.
FAT PIG.
London.
FAT PIG
by Neil LaBute.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 1).
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6632 (transaction fee).
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios (discounted tickets/transaction fee).
Transfers to Comedy Theatre from 11 September 2008
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6637.
www.fatpigtheplay.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 May.
Play that stops when the drama begins.
NATURAL SELECTION. To 31 May.
London.
NATURAL SELECTION
by Paul Rigel Jenkins.
Theatre 503 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3 BW To 31 May 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 May.
Range of dramatic tones in sinister fable.
KING LEAR. To 17 August.
London.
KING LEAR
by William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s Globe In rep to 17 August 2008.
1pm 15, 22 June, 13 July. 3, 10 August.
2pm 13, 21, 25, 27 June, 15, 17, 19, 30 July, 8, 13, 15 August.
6.30pm 22 June, 27 July, 17 August.
7.30pm 3, 12, 14, 19-20, 24, 26 June, 12, 15-16, 18, 22-24, 29 July, 1, 7, 9, 12, 14 August.
Midnight 1 August.
Audio-described 19 July.
BSL Signed 12 June.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919/020 7087 7398
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 June.
A strong Lear in a plain Lear.
TOPLESS MUM. To 19 July.
London/Tour.
TOPLESS MUM
by Ron Hutchinson.
Tricycle Theatre 312 Kilburn High Road London NW6 2DG To 28 June
then tour to 19 july 2008.
Mon–Sat 8pm Mat Sa 4pm, 25 June 2pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7328 1000.
www.ticketweb.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 3 June.
Bottomless pit of media corruption seriously uncovered.
IF I WERE YOU. To 21 June.
Manchester.
IF I WERE YOU
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Library Theatre To 21 June 2008.
Mon-Thu 7.30pm Fri-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 14 June 3pm, 18 June 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 19 June.
Captioned 20 June.
Runs 2 hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 236 7110.
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 June.
If I were you, I’d see this.
ABSOLUTELY FRANK. To 14 June.
Hornchurch.
ABSOLUTELY FRANK
by Tim Firth.
Queen’s Theatre To 14 June 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 5, 14 June 2.30pm
Audio-described 14 June 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 11 June.
Captioned 4 June.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 May.
Gentle comedy on the edge.
WOLVES AT THE WINDOW. To 21 June.
London.
WOLVES AT THE WINDOW
by Toby Davies after Saki.
Arcola Theatre (Arcola 2) 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 21 June 2008.
Mon-Sat 8.15pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 May.
Sharp-edged stories sharply staged.
ROMEO AND JULIET. To 2 August.
London.
ROMEO AND JULIET
by William Shakespeare.
Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park In rep to 2 August 2008.
19-21, 23-24, June, 3-5, 7-9, 17-19, 21-23 31 July-2 Aug 8pm.
19,21, 25 June, 3, 5, 17, 19, 31 July, 2 Aug 2.30pm.
Captioned 21 July.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 826 4242.
www.openairtheatre.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 June.
Visually alert production with a Juliet to die for.
LIFE-COACH. To 14 June.
London.
LIFE-COACH
by Nick Reed.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) To 14 June 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6632.
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios (transaction fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 May.
Tea, sympathy and laughs along the way.
TARTUFFE. To 14 June.
Kingston-upon-Thames.
TARTUFFE
by Moliere new adaptation by Roger McGough.
Rose Theatre Kingston To 14 June 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Captioned 14 June 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0871 230 1552.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 June.
Bravura brilliance throughout.
THE ENGLISH GAME. To 28 June.
Tour.
THE ENGLISH GAME
by Richard Bean.
Headlong Theatre Tour to 28 June 2008.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 June at Oxford Playhouse.
Pushing the boundaries of cricketing comedy.
LOVING ART to 21 June 2008.
Loving Art
Book and Lyrics by Barry Fantoni. Music by Barry Fantoni and Barry Booth.
The Landor Theatre, 70, Landor Road, LONDON, SW9 9PH to 21st June 2008.
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm.
Runs 2hrs One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7737 7276.
www.landortheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 5th June 2008.
Fine music and a finer cast, meet a flawed book in record label madness.
FAST LABOUR. To 21 June.
London.
FAST LABOUR
by Steve Waters.
Hampstead Theatre To 21 June 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm, 11 & 18 June 2.30pm.
Captioned/Post-show Discussion 17 June.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 June.
A theme without new insights and a question of morality.
HELLO DOLLY!. To 23 August.
Coventry.
HELLO DOLLY!
book by Michael Stewart Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman.
Tour to 23 August 2008.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Jan Pick 10 June at Belgrade Theatre Coventry.
Quite a jolly‘Hello Dolly!
AN ELIGIBLE MAN. To 8 June.
London.
AN ELIGIBLE MAN
by Rosemary Friedman.
New End Theatre 27 New End NW3 1 JD To 8 June 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 033 2733
www.newendtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 June.
Like its central character, this after-the-cremation comedy needs to move on.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. To 4 October.
London.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s Globe In rep to 4 October 2008.
2pm 30, 31 May, 17, 21, 24, 26, 28 June, 11 July, 16, 19, 22 August, 6, 9, 11, 16, 19, 24, 26 September, 2 October.
7.30pm 30 May, 4-7,9, 11, 16, 23, 25, 27 June, 1, 5, 7, 10, 14 July, 15, 18, 21, 26-27 August, 1, 5, 8, 10, 15, 18, 23, 25 September, 1, 4 October.
Midnight 21 June.
Audio-described 31 May 2pm.
BSL Signed 28 June 2pm.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 May.
A production full of fine, pointed detail: a dream of a Dream.
THE COMMON PURSUIT. To 20 July.
London.
THE COMMON PURSUIT
by Simon Gray.
Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre 53 Southwark Street SE1 1RU To 20 July 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7907 7060.
www.menierchocolatefactory.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 May.
Artful slices of life in a literary magazine.