Reviews Archive Part 2
LIBERTY. To 15 November.
London/Tour.
LIBERTY
by Glyn Maxwell.
Shakespeare’s Globe In rep to 4 October 2008.
1pm 28 September 2pm 1, 4 Oct.
6.30pm 7, 14, 21 Sept.
7.30pm 27, 30 Sept.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919/020 7087 7398.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 September.
Ideas outstrip characters in the open-air.
Two views of HEDDA (To 27 September) - 2.
London
HEDDA
by Henrik Ibsen adapted by Lucy Kirkwood from a literal translation by Anne & Karin Bamborough.
Gate Theatre 11 Pembridge Road W11 3HQ To 27 September 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm
Runs 2hr No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 August.
A modern Hedda can’t avoid her death-sentence.
JET SET GO! To 6 September.
London.
JET SET GO!
music by Pippa Cleary book and lyrics by Jake Brunger.
Theatre 503, Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 To 6 September 2008.
Tue--Sat 8pm.
Runs 1hr 15mis No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 4 September 2008.
Cabin crew meet musical theatre - a marriage made in Edinburgh .
LIPSYNCH till 14 September.
London.
LIPSYNCH
Barbican Theatre To 14 September 2008.
13-14 September 2008.
1pm.
Runs 9 hours Five intervals.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511. (transaction fee)
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (reduced booking fee).
Review: Angie Bual, 7 September 2008.
A great theatrical event, not perfect, but it doesn't detract from the whole experience.
CABARET touring till 4 April 2009
CABARET; Book Joe Masteroff; Music John Kander; Lyrics Fred Ebb, based on the story and play by Christopher Isherwood.
Birmingham Rep till 13 September, touring till 4 April.
Information: www.kenwright.com.
Runs: 2h 35m, one interval.
Review: Rod Dungate, 2 September 2008.
Even greater than the sum of its marvellous parts.
WIVES AS THEY WERE, AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE. To 4 October.
Bury St Edmunds/Basingstoke.
WIVES AS THEY WERE, AND MAIDS AS THEY ARE
by Elizabeth Inchbald.
Theatre Royal To 20 September.
13; 16-18 Sept 7.30pm 11-12; 19-20 Sept 7pm. Mat 13, 17 Sept 2pm.
(7pm performances also include Inchbald’s farce Animal Magnetism).
then Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke 24 September-4 October 2008.
24-26, 30 Sept-1, 4 Oct 7.30pm 27 Sept, 3 Oct 7pm Mat 2, 4 Oct 2pm
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 01284 769505.
www.theatreroyal.org (Bury St Edmunds)
01256 844244
www.anvilarts.org.uk (Basingstoke).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 September.
Love, money and morals in an invigorating amalgam.
PORNOGRAPHY till 20 September.
Birmingham
PORNOGRAPHY: Simon Stephens.
Birmingham Rep, The Door.
Tkts: 0121 236 4455, www.birmingham-rep.co.uk.
Runs: 1h 35m, no interval, till 20 September.
Review: Rod Dungate, 4 September 2008.
A very special event indeed.
SONS OF YORK. To 27 September.
London.
SONS OF YORK
by James Graham.
Finborough Theatre Finborough Road Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 27 September 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24 hours. No booking fee)
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 September.
Gathering dramatic pace as the seventies struggle to their end.
ARCADIA. To 18 October.
Pitlochry.
ARCADIA
by Tom Stoppard.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre In rep to 18 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 24 Sept, 11 Oct 2pm.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 01796 484626.
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 August.
Probably Stoppard’s finest play to date, and possibly one of the best of its age, in a sympathetic Pitlochry production.
TWELFTH NIGHT. To 1 November.
London/Tour.
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare.
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR To 27 September.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & Wed 10, Tues 16, Thurs 18, Tues 23, Thurs 25 Sept. 2pm.
then tour to 1 November 2008.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7328 -1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk (London performances)
Review: Carole Woddis 2 September.
Fun and agony as no trick is missed.
KICKING A DEAD HORSE. To 20 September.
London.
KICKING A DEAD HORSE
by Sam Shepard.
Almeida Theatre Almeida Street N1 1TA To 20 September 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30 Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7359 4404 (24 hours).
www.almeida.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 12 September.
Horse-sense as the Wild West closes down.
DEATHTRAP: Levin, Theatre Royal Nottingham till 6 September.
Nottingham.
DEATHTRAP
by Ira Levin.
Theatre Royal To 6 September 2008. One interval.
Moin-Fri 7.30pm Sat 5pm and 8pm Mat Wed 2pm.
Runs: 2hr 25min.
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary 1 September 2008.
THE DRESSER. To 27 September.
Watford.
THE DRESSER
by Ronald Harwood.
Palace Theatre To 27 September 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 17, 24 Sept 2.30pm, 20, 27 Sept 3pm.
Audio-described 27 Sept 3pm.
Captioned 25 Sept.
Post-show Discussion 16 Sept.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 01923 225671.
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 September.
Production fails to address the reality of its characters.
ENJOY.
London.
ENJOY
by Alan Bennett.
Gielgud Theatre.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5130.
www.enjoytheplay.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 September at Oxford Playhouse.
Moving wild laughter in the throat of human decay.
CASA THEATRE FESTIVAL to 27 September.
London.
CASA THEATRE FESTIVAL.
Our Lady in the Clouds
book by Arístides Vargas/Teatro Malayerba (Ecuador).
Seven Degrees of Tropical Entropy
Book by Roberto Azuaje (Venezuela).
Union Theatre 204 Union Stree, Southwark SE1 0LX To 27 September 2008.
Barceloneta:
5pm Sep 20.
7.30pm Sep 10, 13, 1h, 19, 25.
9pm Sep 9, 12, 18, 24, 27.
Our Lady in the Clouds:
5pm Sep 13.
7.30pm Sep 9, 12, 18, 24, 27.
9pm Sep 11, 17, 20, 23, 26.
Seven Degrees of Tropical Entropy:
5pm Sep 27.
7.30pm Sep 11, 17, 20, 23, 26.
9pm Sep 10, 13, 16, 19, 25.
Runs 2 hrs 40mins. One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 261 9876.
http://www.uniontheatre.org/
Review: Geoff Ambler 12 September 2008.
CASA Theatre brings a mix of Latin American drama to South London .
HEARTBREAK HOUSE. To 17 October.
Pitlochry.
HEARTBREAK HOUSE
by George Bernard Shaw.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre In rep to 17 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 17 Sept, 4, 9 Oct 2pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 01796 484626.
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 August.
Good-looking, as ever at Pitlochry, but a misted-over revival.
REMINISCENCE. To 20 September.
London.
REMINISCENCE
by Theatre DaCapo.
Jacksons Lane 269a Archway Road N6 5AA To 20 September 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 14, 17 Sept 2pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8341 4421.
www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Review: Angie Bual 12 September.
An old-hat take on Oliver Sacks’ case study.
Two views of HEDDA - 1.
London.
HEDDA
by Henrik Ibsen adapted by Lucy Kirkwood.
Gate Theatre 11 Pembridge Road W11 3HQ.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr No interval.
TICKETS 020 7229 -0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 29 August.
A Hedda to die for.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. To 16 October.
Pitlochry.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
by Oliver Goldsmith.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre In rep to 16 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 10, 27 Sept, 16 Oct 2pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01796 484626.
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 August.
An apt set but too little detail in performances.
HABEAS CORPUS. To 15 October.
Pitlochry.
HABEAS CORPUS
by Alan Bennett.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre In rep to 15 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 3, 20, 25 Sept, 15 Oct 2pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 01796 484626.
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 August.
Less body and soul than solely the body.