Reviews Archive Part 2
TRUE LOVE LIES. To 21 February.
Manchester.
TRUE LOVE LIES
by Brad Fraser.
Royal Exchange Theatre To 21 February 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm, Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 7 Feb 4pm.
BSL Signed 14 Feb 4pm.
Post-show Discussion: 19 Feb.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 February.
Light touch on serious business.
ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE. To 11 April.
London.
ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE
by Joe Orton.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 1) To 11 April 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6632 (£3 transaction fee).
www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios (transaction fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 January.
An entertaining Mr Sloane.
THE GRADUATE. To 7 February.
Nottingham.
THE GRADUATE
by Terry Johnson.
Theatre Royal To 7 February 2009..
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary: 4 February 2009.
Justice is done to a considerable play.
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER. To 14 February.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER
by John Mortimer.
New Vic Theatre To 14 February 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.15pm.
Audio-described 14 Feb 2.15pm.
Captioned 10 Feb.
Post-show Talkback 10 Feb.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 February.
As it happened?
PRIVATE LIVES. To 28 February.
London.
PRIVATE LIVES
by Noel Coward. to Feb 28
Hampstead Theatre To 28 February 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 11, 18 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described 21 Feb 3pm.
Captioned 24 Feb.
Post-show Discussion (with speech-to-text transcription) 24 Feb.
Post-Show Discussion; 11 Feb 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
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TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 28 January.
Surface success.
SABBAT. To 21 February.
Lancaster.
SABBAT
by Richard Shannon.
Duke’s Playhouse (The Round) To 21 February 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm May 11, 21 Feb 2pm, 14 Feb 3pm.
Audio-described 17 Feb.
BSL Signed 13 Feb.
Post-show Discussion 10 Feb.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 01524 598500.
www.dukes-lancaster.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 February.
Fears and miseries find their outlet in well-wrought drama.
DUET FOR ONE To 1 August.
Bath.
DUET FOR ONE
by Tom Kempinski.
Almeida Theatre To 14 March 2009.
now at Vaudeville Theatre To 1 August 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4663 (booking fee).
www.duetforone.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 January at Almeida Theatre.
Two play beautifully in significant Duet.
PALACE OF THE END. To 21 February.
Manchester.
PALACE OF THE END
by Judith Thompson.
Royal Exchange Studio To 21 February 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 4pm.
Post-show Discussion 12, 19 Feb.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 February.
Elements of a conflict from around the world gather into a finely-drawn picture.
COMPLICIT. To 21 February.
London.
COMPLICIT
by Joe Sutton.
Old Vic to 21 February 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat2.30pm.
Audio-described 17 Feb.
Captioned 18 Feb 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6628.
www.oldvictheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 January.
Big issues with little impact.
PLONTER. To 7 February.
London.
PLONTER
by Yael Ronen and the company.
Barbican Theatre (The Pit) To 7 February 2009.
Mon-Thu; Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511 (booking fee).
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (reduced booking fee online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 January.
Pointed theatrical report from the conflict zone.
SHUN-KIN. To 21 February.
London.
SHUN-KIN
based on the writings of Jun’ichiro Tanizaki.
Barbican Theatre To 21 February 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45; Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
TICKETS 0845 120 7550 (booking fee).
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (reduced booking fee online).
Review: Carole Woddis 4 February.
More major-league internationalism from Complicite.
KING LEAR. To 28 March.
London.
KING LEAR
by William Shakespeare.
Young Vic To 28 March 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm.
Audio-described 14 March.
Captioned 20 March.
Runs 3hr 35min One pause + one interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 November at the Everyman Theatre Liverpool.
Kaleidoscope of ideas sometimes dazzle, sometimes clash.
CASANOVA. To 8 March.
London.
CASANOVA
music, lyrics & book by Philip Godfrey additional book material by Taylor Harris.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 8 March 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Box Office: 0844 412 2953 (booking fee).
www.kingsheadtheatre.org
Review: Geoff Ambler 4 February.
Fringe eighteenth century musical bawd at its finest.
ABSOLUTELY FRANK till 21 February
Oldham.
ABSOLUTELY FRANK
by Tim Firth.
Coliseum Theatre To 21 February 2009.
Tues-Sat 7.30pm; Fri 8pm; Mats Wed (11 & 18 Feb) & Sat (14 & 21 Feb) 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr -One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk
Review: Stoon Barar: 4 February 2009.
A play for today about a man of letters which only scratches the surface.
SPRING AWAKENING.
London.
SPRING AWAKENING
book &lLyrics by Steven Sater based on the play by Frank Wedekind music by Duncan Sheik.
Lyric Hammersmith To 14 March 2009.
transfer to Novello Theatre.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20 min One Interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5171.
www.springawakening.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 3 February at Lyric Hammersmith.
Inspirational and uplifting music adorns a dark tale with beautiful results.
Life X 3. To 28 February.
Newbury.
Life X 3
by Yasmina Reza translated by Christopher Hampton.
Watermill Theatre To 28 February 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm except 28 February 1.30pm & 6.30pm.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 01635 46044.
www.watermill.org.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 4 February.
Once would have been enough.
WOMAN IN MIND. To 2 May.
London.
WOMAN IN MIND
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Vaudeville Theatre To 2 May 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 579 1975.
www.nimaxtheatres.com/womaninmind (booking fee by’ phone and online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 February.
Fine play supercharged by its central performance.
THE LIFESAVERS. To 7 March.
London/Colchester.
THE LIFESAVERS
by Fraser Grace.
Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road `SW11 3BW To 21 February.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 798 7040.
www.theatre503.com
then Mercury Theatre (Studio) Colchester 24 February-7 March 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 5 March 2.15pm & 7 March 2.45pm.
TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 January.
Strong unsentimental view of the individual and society.
LLOYD GEORGE KNEW MY FATHER. To 21 March.
Tour.
LLOYD GEORGE KNEW MY FATHER
by William Douglas Home.
Tour to 21 March 2009.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 January at Richmond Theatre.
Revival of comedy theatre history has bypassed.
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT. To 21 March.
Nottingham/Tour.
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
translated by Simon Armitage adapted by Daniel Buckroyd.
New Perspectives Theatre Company at Lakeside Arts Centre To 31 January
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 28 Jan 1.20pm.
then tour to 21 March 2009.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 846 7777
www.lakesidearts.org.uk (Lakeside).
Review: Alan Geary: 21 January 2009.
Great poem, but a much less than great production.