Reviews Archive Part 2
BEEF To 23 May.
Hull.
BEEF
by John Godber.
Hull Truck Studio Theatre To 23 May 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 20, 23 May 2pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 01482 323638.
www.hulltruck.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary at Palace Theatre Mansfield: 6 May.
Has all the Godber/Hull Truck trademarks.
ROOKERY NOOK To 20 June.
London.
ROOKERY NOOK
by Ben Travers.
Menier Chocolate Factory 53 Southwark Street SE1 1RU To 20 June 2009.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7907 7060 (£2 transaction fee).
www.menierchocolatefactory.com (no booking fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 May.
Always amusing, sometimes funny and momentarily hilarious.
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA to 23rd May 2009.
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel. Book By Craig Lucas.
Curve Theatre, Rutland Street Leicester to 23 May 2009.
Tue to Sat 7:30pm, Matinees Wed and Sat 2:15pm.
Runs 2hr 20mins. One interval.
TICKETS: 0116 242 3595.
Review: Geoff Ambler 5 May.
Guettel's vacation in Florence comes to life in Leicester.
TIME AND THE CONWAYS To 16 August.
London.
TIME AND THE CONWAYS
by J B Priestley.
Lyttelton Thatre In rep to 16 August 2009.
Mon-Sun 7.30pm Mat various days 2.15pm.
Runs 3hr Two intervals.
Audio-described 24 July 24 7.30pm 25 July 2.15pm.
Captioned 27 July.
Runs 3hr Two intervals.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 6 May.
Excellent revival of an intriguing play.
A NUMBER To 9 May.
Manchester.
A NUMBER
by Caryl Churchill.
Library Theatre To 9 May.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm
Audio-described 9 May 3pm.
BSL Signed 7 May 8pm.
Captioned 8 May.
Runs1hr 5min No interval.
TICKETS: 0161 236 7110.
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Stoon 28 April 2009.
Possibly time’s up for A Number.
WAITING FOR GODOT To 9 August.
London.
WAITINGH FOR GODOT
by Samuel Beckett.
Theatre Royal Haymarket To 9 August 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 481 1870.
www.waitingforgodottheplay.com (up to £3.50 booking fee per ticket by 'phone and online).
Review Mark Courtice 7 May 2009.
Establishment take on a theatrical revolution.
THE LONESOME WEST To 2 May.
Colchester.
THE LONESOME WEST
by Martin McDonagh.
Mercury Theatre To 2 May 2009.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 April.
Comedy of the bad life with some good performances.
ON THE BEACH (The Contingency Plan) To 6 June.
London.
ON THE BEACH
(The Contingency Plan) by Steve Waters.
Bush Theatre In rep to 6 June 2009.
11-12, 18-20, 25-26 May, 1-3 June 7.30 Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 16 May.
Captioned 23 May.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0208743 5050.
On-line: www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 7 May.
Abandoning temperate zones.
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA To 9 May.
Southampton.
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA
by Federico Garcia Lorca English version by Tom Stoppard.
Nuffield Theatre To 8 May 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 8 May 3pm.
Audio-described/BSL Signed 8 May 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 023 8067 1771.
www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 May.
Repression chez Alba richly expressed on the Nuffield stage.
OTHELLO To 30 May.
Oxford.
OTHELLO
by William Shakespeare.
New Road Baptist Church Bonn Square Oxford OX1 1LQ To 30 May 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 9, 16, 30 May 2.30pm & 6, 21 May 12pm.
no performance 4 May.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01865 766266.
www.creationtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 May.
Quick-moving and with far-from perfunctory deaths.
UNDER MILK WOOD to 16 May.
UNDER MILK WOOD
by Dylan Thomas.
Royal and Derngate, Northampton.
Runs: 2h 20m, one interval, to 16 May 2009.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Ian Spiby, Thursday 7 May.
A production that has everything except something.
WIDOWERS' HOUSES. To 9 May.
Manchester.
WIDOWERS’ HOUSES
by George Bernard Shaw.
Royal Exchange Theatre To 9 May 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 4pm.
BSL: Signed 9 May 4pm.
Post-show discussion 30 April.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchane.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 April.
A ‘Play Unpleasant’ including socialist social comedy.
A HISTORY OF FALLING THINGS To 16 May.
Cardiff.
A HISTORY OF FALLING THINGS
by James Graham.
Sherman Theatre (Venue 2) To 16 May 2009.
Tue-Sat 8pm.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 029 2064 6900.
www.shermancymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 May at Emlyn Williams Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru.
At last: Keraunothnetophobia successfully dramatised.
A TASTE OF HONEY till 23 May
A TASTE OF HONEY: Shelagh Delaney.
New Vic: Newcastle Under Lyme.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Runs: 2h 45m, one interval, till Sat 23 May.
Review: Rod Dungate, 8 May 2009.
Revelation in this revival.
RESILIENCE (The Contingency Plan) To 6 June.
London
RESILIENCE
(The Contingency Plan) by Steve Waters.
Bush Theatre In rep to 6 June 2009.
13-16, 21-23, 27-30 May, 4-6 June 7.30pm.
Audio--described 16 May.
Captioned 23 May.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 7 May.
Climatology with clout.
BRIEF ENCOUNTER: adapted by Rice, Theatre Royal Nottingham till 9th May
Reviewed when it started its tour; Alan Geary's had a look to see how it's faring after some time on the road.
Nottingham/Touring.
BRIEF ENCOUNTER: adapted by Emma Rice.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 15m: one interval: till 9th May.
Performance times: 7.30pm, matinees 2.00pm Weds and Thurs, and 2.30pm Sat.
Review: Alan Geary: 5th May 2009.
Send-up and homage all in one. A remarkable production.
OLEANNA To 23 May.
Bolton.
OLEANNA
by David Mamet.
Octagon Theatre To 23 May 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 13, 23 May 2pm.
Audio-described 20 May.
BSL Signed 21 May.
Runs 1hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden.
None’s right, all’s wrong in this brief stab of a play.
THE KIILLING OF MR TOAD. To 4 May.
London.
THE KILLING OF MR TOAD
by David Gooderson.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Road Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 4 May 2009.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 May.
The Wind in the Willows and the wide world’s challenge.
THE GREAT GAME till June 14.
London:
THE GREAT GAME
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR To 14 June 2009.
The Great Game is played in repertoire in three parts.
All three parts are played on a single day at 10.45am, 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Sats 16, 23, 30 May, June 6, 13 & Suns 17, 24, 31 May, June 7, 14.
Single eve perfs at 8pm.
See website, www.tricycle.co.uk for precise details.
Runs;
Part 1: 2hr 5min One interval.
Part 2: 2hr 35min One interval.
Part 3: 2hr 25 min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 24 April.
Gobsmackingly good.
OTHELLO. To 10 May.
Tour/London.
OTHELLO
by William Shakespeare.
Northern Broadsides Tour to 10 May 2009.
Runs 3hr 5min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 April at New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Othello, Iago and their wives triumph in Barrie Rutter’s latest Broadside.