Reviews Archive Part 2
365. To 27 September.
London.
365
by David Harrower.
Lyric Theatre Hammersmith To 27 September 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed 1.30pm & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 25 Sept.
Captioned 27 Sept 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion: 17 Sept 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr No interval.
TICKETS: 0871 221 1722.
www.lyric.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden.
Getting inside the lives of social outsiders.
TURANDOT. To 4 October.
London.
TURANDOT
by Bertolt Brecht translated by Edward Kemp.
Hampstead Theatre To 4 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 24 Sept, 1 Oct 2.30pm.
Audio-described 27 Sept. 3pm.
Captioned/Post-show discussion with speech to text transcription: 30 Sept.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 010 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 September.
Last, if not greatest, of the Brecht canon.
NOW OR LATER. To 1 November.
London.
NOW OR LATER
by Christopher Shinn.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) To 1 November 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 9,16 Oct 3.30pm.
Audio-described 4 Oct 3.30pm
Captioned 14 Oct.
Post-show talk: 25 Sept.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval..
TICKETS 0207 565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 13 September.
Slight, but more than slightly memorable.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST. To 4 October.
Colchester.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST
by Dario Fo translated by Simon Nye.
Mercury Theatre To 4 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 25 Sept 2pm 27 Sept, 4Oct 2.30pm.
Audio-described 4 Oct 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 25 Sept 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 September.
Punch and punk-drunk production with a softened ending for a bombed-out British decade.>
VERTIGO: adapted Holloway, Nottingham Playhouse till 27 September.
Nottingham.
VERTIGO: adapted Jonathan Holloway.
Nottingham Playhouse: Tkts 0115 941 9419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 10m: one interval: till 27th September.
Performance times: 7.45pm (matinees 2.30pm 20th Sept and 1.30pm 25th Sept).
Audio Described, Signed and Captioned 2.30pm 20th Sept, Audio Described and Captioned 24th Sept.
Review: Alan Geary: 16 September 2008.
Despite its shortcomings, the muted eroticism and twist ending make it entertaining.
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE till 4 October.
Northampton.
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
by Muriel Spark. Adapted for the stage by Jay Presson Allan
Royal and Derngate Theatre to 4th October.
Mon. to Sat. 7.45 pm
Runs 2hrs 20 mins: one interval.
Tickets: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Ian Spiby,17 September 2008.
Another triumph for Laurie Sansom at Northampton’s RoyalandDerngate.
RIFLEMIND. To 3 January.
London.
RIFLEMIND
by Andrew Upton.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 1) To 3 January 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30 Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6632.
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios (transaction fee by ‘phone & online; discounted tickets online).
Review: Carole Woddis: 19 September.
What’s the purpose of all this skill?
PLAYING LIFE till 27 September.
PLAYING LIFE: Nowell Wallace.
Sudden Productions at the Old Joint Stock Theatre.
Tel: 0121 200 0946: www.oldjointstocktheatre.co.uk.
Runs: 55m, no interval, till 27 September
Review: Rod Dungate, 25 September 2008-09-26
Grabs you and holds you tight.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE. To 11 October.
Tour
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams.
Tour to 11 October 2008.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 September at Richmond Theatre.
Memories in the cold light of day.
PAINTING BY NUMBERS. To 20 September.
London.
PAINTING BY NUMBERS
by Simon Mawdsley.
Old Red Lion 418 St John Street EC1V 4NJ To 20 September 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 20 7837 7816.
www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 September.
Laughs, and cries of despair, from Her Majesty’s pleasure.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. To 11 October.
Bolton.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
by William Shakespeare.
Octagon Theatre To 11 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm at 4, 8Oct 2pm 1 Oct 1.30pm.
Audio-described 8 Oct 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 9 Oct.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 September.
Generally good news from the Rialto.
AN IDEAL HUSBAND. Tour to 29 November.
Tour.
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
by Oscar Wilde.
Tour to
Runs: 2hr 50min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 15 September 2008.
The “gospel of gold” versus integrity in public life? It resonates today.
THREE SISTERS. To 11 October.
Manchester.
THREE SISTERS
by Anton Chekhov translated by Michael Frayn.
Royal Exchange Theatre To 11 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 27 Sept 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 4 Oct 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 8 Oct 7.30pm.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk/bookonline
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 September.
Finely-played by the trio of sisters, with a restraint that throws light on those around them.
WOMAN IN MIND. To 4 October.
Scarborough.
WOMAN IN MIND
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Stephen Joseph Theatre (The Round) To 4 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 25, 27 Sept, 2, 4 Oct 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 September.
Intriguing Ayckbourn turning-point revived with the performance it deserves.
'Allo Allo', Touring till 10 Jan 2009.
Coventry
The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Calibre Productions present:
‘Allo Allo’: Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft
Belgrade Theatre: Tkts 024 7655 3055: and touring
www.belgrade.co.uk
Runs: 2h: one interval: till 27th September 08
Review: Jan Pick: 22.9.08
Resistance is futile.
WELL........ To 24 January.
London.
WELL…………………..
by Lisa Kron.
Revival of the production seen at Trafalgar Studio 2 in September 2008.
Apollo Theatre To 24 January 2009.
2-3 Jan 3pm & 8pm then
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 579 1971.
www.nimaxtheatres.com/well (booking fee by 'phone & online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 September at Trafalgar Studio 2.
Life and art really well mixed.
The Bad One: Touring till 8 November.
Touring
The Bad One: Janice Connolly.
Women and Theatre at The Door, Birmingham Rep.
Touring till 8 November, 2008
Tel: 0121 235 4455: www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/
Runs: 2hr 30m, 20 m interval
Review: Ben Whitehouse, 28 September 2008
Are we sitting comfortably?
IVANOV. To 29 November.
London.
IVANOV
by Anton Chekhov in a new version by Tom Stoppard.
Wyndhams Theatre To 29 November 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm Sun 3pm.
Audio-described 18 Oct. 2.30pm.
Captioned 12 Nov 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5120.
www.donmarwestend.com/www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk (£1.50 booking fee per ticket by ‘phone and online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 September.
A great playwright’s apprentice work given a masterpiece production.
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD. To 27 September.
Southampton.
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
by J M Synge
Nuffield Theatre To 27 September 2008
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 27 Sept 3pm.
Audio-described/BSL Signed 27 Sept 3pm.
Post-shoe Discussion 18 Sept.
Ruins 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 023 8067 1771.
www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 September.
Colourful folksiness dropped in favour of reality.
SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS. To 18 October.
London.
SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS
by Tennessee Williams.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 18 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 September.
A minor work of a major writer suggests heart and hurt as well as someone who’d missed the boat.