Reviews Archive Part 2
THREE WOMEN. To 7 February.
London.
THREE WOMEN
by Sylvia Plath.
Jermyn Street Theatre To 7 February 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 4pm.
Runs 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7287 2875.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 January.
Staging shows what a good radio play this is.
HANSEL & GRETEL. To 17 January.
London.
HANSEL & GRETEL
by Hope Massiah music by Darren Benjamin, Kuljit Bhamra, Excalibah, Robert Hyman, Perry Melius, Wayne Nunes.
Theatre Royal Stratford East Gerry Raffles Square E15 1BN To 17 January 2009.
10am & 1.45pm 6-8; 13-14 Jan.
1.45pm & 6pm 10, 17 Jan.
1.45pm & 7pm 9, 15-16 Jan.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8534 0310.
www.stratfordeast.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 January.
Colourful, high-energy pantomime.
BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. To 10 January.
London.
BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
by Suzanne Andrade music by Lillian Henley.
BAC (Council Chamber) To 10 January 2009.
29-30 Dec, 2-3, 5-10 Jan 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7223 2223.
www.bac.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 December.
Black and white and deadly all over.
THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK. To 14 February.
Edinburgh.
THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK
by Arthur Miller.
Royal Lyceum Theatre To 14 February 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 21, 24, 28, 31 Jan, 4, 7 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described 29 Jan, 31 Jan 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 12.30pm).
BSL Signed 4 Feb 7.45pm.
Post-show D8iscussion 27 Jan.
Post-Show Theatre Discussion Group 5.15pm 4 Feb.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0131 248 4848.
www.lyceum.org.uk/luck
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 January.
.
High-quality revival that’s a matter of skill rather than luck.
HANSEL AND GRETEL. To 4 January.
London.
HANSEL AND GRETEL
Barbican Theatre To 4 January 2009.
2-4 Jan 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 4678.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (reduced booking fee online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 December.
Colourfully big-scale if uncertain in detail.
CAPTAIN OATES' LEFT SOCK. To 31 January.
London.
CAPTAIN OATES’ LEFT SOCK
by John Antrobus.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 31 January 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (no booking fee; reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 January.
Play, if not sock, hung out to dry by time and production.
MARY GOES FIRST. To 31 January.
Richmond.
MARY GOES FIRST
by Henry Arthur Jones.
Orange Tree Theatre To 31 January 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 4pm & 8, 15 Jan (+ post-show discussion).
Audio-described 6 Jan, 10 Jan 4pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 January.
Another delightful Orange Tree rediscovery – though all is not froth.
THE CONVICT'S OPERA To 28 March.
Tour.
THE CONVICT'S OPERA
by Stephen Jeffreys adapted from The Beggar's Opera by John Gay.
Out of Joint Theatre Company tour to 28 March 2009.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review Mark Courtice 22 January at Salisbury Playhouse.
Rich mix adds to gaiety of nations.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. To 4 January.
London.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
by Adam Bampton-Smith lyrics by Guy Picot.
artsdepot 5 Nether Street Tally Ho Corner North Finchley N12 0GA To 4 January 2009.
12pm & 3pm.
Runs 1hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8369 5454.
www.artsdepot.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 December.
A nice show for the young – which is also its limitation.
HANSEL & GRETEL. To 14 February.
Tour.
HANSEL & GRETEL
by Mike Kenny.
Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company Tour to 14 February 2009.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 December at Duns Tew Village Hall.
Showing small can be beautifully clear and rich.
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR. To 25 February.
London.
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR
by Tom Stoppard.
Olivier Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In repertoire to 25 February 2009.
Mon-Sat 7pm & 8.45pm Mat 27 Jan, 14, 25 Feb 3pm.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
Audio-described 24 Feb 24 7pm.
Captioned 23 Feb 23 8.45pm.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 17 January.
Human dissonances to unheard music.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL. To 3 January.
Basingstoke.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens adapted by Richard Williams.
Haymarket Theatre To 3 January 2009.
2pm & 7pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 01256 844244.
www.anvilarts.org.uk
Review Mark Courtice 31 December.
Black Christmas.
TONS OF MONEY. To 14 February.
Tour.
TONS OF MONEY
by Will Evans and Valentine adapted by Alan Ayckbourn.
Tour To 14 February 2009.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 January at Richmond Theatre.
Funny enough, if not quite a barrel of laughs.
IN BLOOD: THE BACCHAE. To 31 January.
London.
IN BLOOD: THE BACCHAE
by Frances Viner.
Arcola Theatre To 31 January 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 24, 31 Jan 3pm.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
3www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden.
Theatrically rather than dramatically sophisticated.
ROARING TRADE. To 7 February.
London.
Roaring Trade, to Feb 7
By Steve Thompson.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 7 February 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 4 Feb.
BSL Signed 24 Jan. 09 Captioned 5 Feb.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 15 January.
Roaring success at the one-line level.
PETER PAN. To 31 January.
Leeds.
PETER PAN
music by George Stiles lyrics by Anthony Drewe book by Willis Hall.
West Yorkshire Playhouse To 31 January 2009.
Tue-Sat 7pm Mat 1.30pm Wed, Thu, Sat & 2, 4 Jan.
Audio-described 7 Jan 7pm, 24 Jan 1.30pm.
BSL Signed 10 Jan 1.30pm.
Captioned 8 Jan 7pm, 17 Jan 1.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 0113 213 7700.
www.wyp.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 December.
A musical where the music counts, at cost to the play.
BE NEAR ME To 16 May.
London/Tour.
BE NEAR ME
by Ian McDiarmid adapted from the novel by Andrew O’Hagan.
Donmar Warehouse To 14 March.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 28 Feb 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 16 Feb.
Captioned 23 Feb.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6624.
www.donmarwarehouse.com
then tour to 16 May 2009.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 January at Palace Theatre Kilmarnock.
A sternly impressive piece.
SIMPLY CINDERELLA. To 24 January.
Leicester.
SIMPLY CINDERELLA
music & lyrics by Grant Olding book by Toby Davies.
Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1SB To 24 January 2009.
Tue–Sat 7.30pm Mati Wed & Sat 8, 12 Jan 2.15pm 13 & 20 Jan 10.15am.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Enquiries: 0116 2423560.
TICKETS: www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 31 December 2008.
Cinderella becomes simply a modern girl in this most modern of theatres, the Curve.
DICK WHITTINGTON. To 3 January.
Salisbury.
DICK WHITTINGTON
by Mark Clements.
Salisbury Playhouse To 3 January 2009.
2.15pm & 7pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 01722 320333.
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
Review Mark Courtice 31 December.
All the ingredients for tasty family fun.
NOEL AT NOEL. To 25 January.
London.
NOEL AT NOEL
by John Michael Swinbank.
New End Theatre 27 New End NW3 1JD To 25 January 2009.
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 26 December.
Coward at Christmas that’s not as masterly as might be hoped.