Reviews Archive Part 2
RADIO GOLF. To 1 November.
London.
RADIO GOLF
by August Wilson.
Tricycle Theatre To 1 November 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm 7 15, 22 Oct 2pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 October.
The last instalment of August Wilson’s mighty Decalogue. Now what’s needed is a chance to see all ten plays as a cycle.
YOURS ABUNDANTLY, FROM ZIMBABWE. To 18 October.
London.
YOURS ABUNDANTLY, FROM ZIMBABWE
by Gillian Plowman.
Oval House (Downstairs Theatre) To 18 October 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 18 Oct 3pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7582 7680.
www.ovalhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 October.
Dispatches from an earthly hell.
THE WHITE DEVIL. To 15 November.
London.
THE WHITE DEVIL
by John Webster.
Menier Chocolate Factory To 15 November 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7907 7060.
www.mnenierchocolatefactory.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 October.
Fast-paced, modern dress production hurls the story along.
LEAVING. To 13 December.
Richmond.
LEAVING
by Vaclav Havel translated by Paul Wilson.
Orange Tree Theatre In rep to 13 December 2008.
20-25 Oct; 22, 29 Nov, 1-6; 8-13 Dec.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 3pm 25 Oct, 13 Dec, 2.30pm 4 Dec (+ post-show Discussion).
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co,.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 October.
Expressive disorientation at the end of power.
OTHELLO. To 22 November.
Northampton.
OTHELLO
by William Shakespeare adapted by Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett.
Frantic Assembly tour to 22 November 2008.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
Review: Ian Spiby 9 October at Royal Theatre Northampton.
A viscerally exciting adaption of Shakespeare’s play.
PARTY: Elkunchwar, touring till 22 October.
Touring.
PARTY: Mahesh Elkunchwar.
Lakeside Arts Centre: Tkts 0115 846 7777 www.lakesidearts.org.uk
Touring till 22 October. No details available.
Runs: 1h 25m: no interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 16 October 2008.
An oddly Chekhovian play from Calcutta-based Neev Theatre Group. It’s splendid.
SH*T-M*X. To 25 October.
London.
SH*T-M*X
by Leo Richardson
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) To 25 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6632.
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgar studios
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 October.
The pains of youth with a barrel of laughs.
IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER. To 8 November.
London.
IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Young Vic Theatre 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 8 November 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 55 min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org
Review: Carole Woddis, 13 October.
Spectacular set and production with fine performances in exciting new writer’s play.
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. To 18 October.
London.
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
by William, Shakespeare translated by Paulo Mendes Campos Prologue by Luis Paulo Correa e Castro.
Barbican (The Pit) To 18 October 2008.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 18 Oct 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 5min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7500.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 October.
Shakespeare, and pure joy.
THE PILOTS. To 3 December.
Tour.
THE PILOTS
by Mole Wetherell.
Reckless Sleepers Tour to 3 December 2008.
Runs: 55min No interval.
Review: Alan Geary 9 October at Lakeside Arts Centre Nottingham.
An hour of self-indulgence - for the actors that is. Interesting nonetheless.
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT till 25 October
Oldham
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT
by Graham Greene.
Adapted by Giles Havergal.
A Coliseum Theatre Production at the Oldham Coliseum until 25 October.
Tues-Sat 7.30pm; Fri 8pm; Mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 30min - One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
http://www.coliseum.org.uk.
Review: Stoon Barar 16 October 2008.
How to get arrested in 12 languages.
HAY FEVER. To 18 October.
Hornchurch.
HAY FEVER
by Noel Coward.
Queen’s Theatre To 18 October 2008.
Tue0Sat 8pm Mat 11, 16 Oct 2.30pm.
Audio-described 15 Oct.
BSL Signed 15 Oct.
Captioned 11 Oct 2.30pm.
Run s 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKTS: 01708 443333.
ww.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 October.
Beastly life at the Blisses sometimes catches fire.
THE GLEE CLUB till 18 October
Manchester
THE GLEE CLUB: by Richard Cameron.
Library Theatre Company at The Library, Manchester to 18 October.
Runs: 2hr 15min - One interval.
TICKETS:0161 236 7110.
www.librarytheatre.com.
Review: Stoon Barar 16 October 2008 (mat).
Those Calendar Girls would run a mile.
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN. To 27 September.
Dundee.
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
by Bertolt Brecht translated by John Willett.
Dundee Rep Theatre To 27 September 2008.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 September.
Bleak revival of a play about the sacrifices of survival.
PROPER CLEVER. To 25 October.
Liverpool.
PROPER CLEVER
by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
Liverpool Playhouse To 25 October 2005.
Mon-Sat 7pm Mat Thu 1.30pm & Sat 2pm.
Audio-described 23 October 7pm.
Captioned 24 Oct.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0151 709 4776.
www.everymanplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 October.
A streetwise, virtual world judgment of Paris.
NO MAN'S LAND. To 3 January.
London.
NO MAN’S LAND
by Harold Pinter.
Duke of York’s Theatre To 3 January 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 21, 28 Oct, 18 Nov, 2, 23, 30 Dec 2.30pm.
no performance 24, 25 Dec.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1545.
www.nml-westend.com (£3 transaction fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 October.
Poetic meditation on the sense of isolation.
THE LAST 5 YEARS. To 26 October 2008.
London.
THE LAST 5 YEARS
book music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.
Theatre Royal Haymarket. Haymarket.
12, 19, 26 October 7:30pm.
Runs1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 481 1870.
www.thelast5years.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 12 October 2008.
This is what Sunday evenings are kept free for.
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. To 15 November.
Nottingham.
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
by Erich Maria Remarque adapted Robin Kingsland.
Nottingham Playhouse To 18 October then tour to 15 November 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed, Thu 1.30pm Sat 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 16 Oct 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 941 9419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary: 10 October 2008.
The love, humanity and horror of war. A big improvement on the 2006 production.
ZERO. To 29 November.
Tour.
ZERO
by Chris O’Connell.
Theatre Absolute Tour to 29 November 2008.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 7 October 2008 at Lakeside Arts Centre.
All the Chris O’Connell trademarks are on display in this one.
OUTLYING ISLANDS. To 16 October.
Pitlochry.
OUTLYING ISLANDS
by David Greig.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre In rep to 16 October.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 8 Oct 2pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 01796 484626.
www.pitlochry.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 September.
Strong revival of thrilling play.