London.

THE LITTLE PRINCE
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery adapted by Anthony Clark.

Hampstead Theatre To 10 January 2009.
10.15am 12, 15-17 Dec, 7-8 Jan.
2.30pm 11, 12, 15-18, 22-24, 29-31 Dec, 2, 6-9 Jan.
3pm 13, 20, 26-27 Dec, 3, 10 Jan
7pm 13, 20, 26-27 Dec, 3, 10 Jan.
Runs 2hrt 5min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 December.

Prince bites the dust.

Bath.

CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED
by Alan Wilkins.

Ustinov Theatre (Bath Theatre Royal) To 20 December 2008.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 2pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.

TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 December.

Thrilling dissection of politics and power.

Opportunity behind the scenes.

Stafford
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Regent Theatre to 11 January 2009.
Performance times: Varies, 10.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm (Check with box office).
No performance 16, 25 Dec, 1, 6 Jan.
Audio Described: 17 Dec: 10.30am, 8 Jan: 7.30pm.
Signed Performance: 15 Dec: 10.30am & 7.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 30 min; one interval.
Tickets: 0870 060 6649
www.theambassadors.com/tickets/stoke-on-trent/regent
Review: Sammy Dedicoat, 11 December 2008-12-13

It does exactly what it says on the tin.

London.

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE
by William Saroyan.

Finborough Theatre The Finborough 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 21 December 2008.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm*.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (24hr) No booking fee.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 November.

Ambitious drama of lives adrift in sympathetic revival.

Oldham

ALADDIN: by Eric Potts.

A Coliseum Theatre Production at the Oldham Coliseum
Runs: till 10 January.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm (excluding 25 Dec & 1 Jan); Mats 2.30pm (daily until 31 Dec, then selected days);
Runs: 2hr 30min - One interval.

TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk.
Review: Stoon Barar 10 December 2008.

Genuine family fayre with something for everyone – all you’d ever wish for!

Newbury.

MATILDA AND DUFFY’S STUPENDOUS SPACE ADVENTURE
by Steve Attridge music by Olly Fox.

Watermill Theatre To 3 January 2009.
10.30am & 2.30pm 8-12; 15-17, 24 Dec.
2.30pm & 7pm 13, 18-20, 22-23, 26, 27, 29 Dec-3 Jan.
BSL Signed 22 Dec 7pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.

TICKETS: 01635 46044.
www.watermill.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 December.

Likeable but not a likely classic.

London.

LOOT
by Joe Orton.

Tricycle Theatre To 31 January.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & 22, 23, 31 Dec, 2 Jan 4pm, 17 Dec, 21, 28 Jan 2.30pm.
no performance 24-26 Dec, 31 Dec eve, 1 Jan.
then Theatre Royal Newcastle-upon-Tyne
3-7 February 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 2pm & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle,co.uk (Tricycle).

08448 112121
www.theatreroyal.co.uk (Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 December.

Loot is a hoot.

London.

VAKOMANA VAVIRI VE ZIMBABWE OR TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
by William Shakespeare.

Oval House (Upstairs Theatre) 52-54 Kennington Oval SE11 5SW To 13 December 2008.
Tue-Sat 8pm.
BSL Signed 9 Dec.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.

TICKETS: 029 7582 7680.
www.ovalhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 December.

Lively lads at play in fast-action Shakespeare.

Nottingham.

CINDERELLA.

Theatre Royal To 18 January 2009.
Performance times: Varies, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.15pm (check with box office).
no performance 8, 11, 18, 25 Dec, 1, 5, 12 Jan.
Audio-described: 2pm 4, 7.15pm 9 Jan.
BSL Signed: 2pm 11, 1.30pm 14, 7.15pm 16 Jan.
Captioned: 2.30pm 17 Jan.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary 6 December.

Laughs, glamour, spectacle and song and dance: it’s a great show - with reservations.

London.

TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare,.

Wyndhams Theatre To 7 March 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm & Sun 3pm.
Runs

TICKETS: 0844 482 5120 (24hr).
www.donmarwestend.cpm/www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk ((£1.50 booking fee per ticker by ‘phone or online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 December.

Comedy inextricably linked with melancholy.

London

I FOUND MY HORN
by Jonathan Guy Lewis and Jasper Rees.

Tristan Bates Theatre, 1a Tower Street WC2H 9NP To 20 December 2008.
Mon–Sat 7.30pm & Thu-Sat 9.15pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7240 6283.
www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 2 December 2008.

A journey through mid life with the help of a French horn.

London.

CINDERELLA
by Ben Power and Melly Still.

Lyric Hammersmith To 3 January 2009.
10am 15, 17 Dec.
1.30pm 15-17 Dec.
2pm 20, 22-24, 27, 30, 31 Dec, 2, 4 Jan.
7pm 18-20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30 Dec, 2, 3 Jan.
Audio-described 30 Dec 2pm
Gala Performance: 19 Dec.
Captioned 29 Dec.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 0871 221 1721.
www.lyric.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 December.

Stages and ashes rather than godmother and coach, and no trace of a pantomime.

Newark.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK.

Palace Theatre Newark To 4 January 2009.
various days 10am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 5.30pm and 7pm no performance 25 Dec, 1 Jan.
Runs: 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 01636 655755.
www.palacenewark.com
Review: Alan Geary: 12 December 2008.

Your traditional Newark panto at its best. O yes it is!

Ipswich/Woodbridge.

THE HAUNTED COMMODE
by Julian Harries music by Pat Whymark.

Sir John Mills Theatre Ipswich To 10 January.
15-20, 22-23, 26-27, 29Dec-3 , 5-10 Jan 7.45pm.
Mat Wed, Sat & 26, 29-30 Dec 4.15pm except 24 Dec 2.30pm.
NB Many performances sold out.
then Seckford Theatre Woodbridge School Burkitt Road Woodbridge IP12 4JH 13-24 January 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 4.15pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.

TICKETS: 01473 211498.
www.easternangles.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 December.

An enjoyable evening, but the comic formula’s become predictable.

London.

AMAZONIA
by Colin Teevan and Paul Heritage.

Young Vic To 24 January 2009.
20m 11, 13, 15, 20, 23, 27 30, 31 Dec, 3, 7, 10, 13, 17, 19-21, 24 Jan.
7.30pm 12-13, 17-20, 22-23, 27, 29-30 Dec, -3, 5-10, 15-17, 21-24 Jan.
10.30pm 16 Dec.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.amazonia-london.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 December.

Too committed for its own good.

London.

SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Rosy Fordham.

Unicorn Theatre (Weston Auditorium) To 24 January 2009.
Tue-Sun.
10.30am 17-19 Dec, 22-23 Jan.
1.30-pm 17-18 Dec, 14-15, 20-22 Jan.
2pm 20-21, 23-24, 27-28 Dec, 17-18, 24 Jan.
no performance 24-25, 29 Dec-13 Jan.
Audio-described 21 Jan 1.30pm (+Touch Tour 11am-12pm), 24 Jan 2pm (+Touch Tour 11.30am-12.30pm).
BSL Signed 16 Jan 10.30am, 17 Jan 2pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 December.

A serious core mixes with over-fussy devices in a modern-focused Sleeping Beauty.

London.

CAROUSEL
music by Richard Rodgers book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

Savoy Theatre.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat & 26, 31 Dec 2.30pm. no mat 1 Jan.
no performance 24-25 Dec.
Runs 3hr 5min One interval.

TICKETS: 0870 164 8787.
www.carouselthemusical.com (£3 transaction fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 December.

Give them a star.

London.

MARIA FRIEDMAN RE-ARRANGED
music by Various.

Trafalgar Studios, Whitehall, London, SW1 to 4 January 2009.
Wed–Fri 8:30pm, Sat 9pm Sun 6pm also 16, 30 Dec 8.30pm.
o performance 7, 22-26, 31 Dec, 1 Jan.
Runs 1hr 50min. No interval.

TICKETS: 0870 060 6632 (transaction fee).
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios or www.mariafriedmanlive.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 4 December 2008.

The Chocolate Factory shares an un-paralleled joy with the West End.

Northampton

THE WIZARD OF OZ
By L.Frank Baum. With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Royal and Derngate Theatre to 11 January 2009
Mon. to Sat. 7.15pm. Matinees at 1.15pm or 2.15pm
Runs 2hrs 30 mins: one interval

Tickets: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk

Review: Ian Spiby, posted 6 December 2008.

A thoroughly delightful family show