THE WICKED LADY: adapted by Bryony Lavery from the novel by Magdalen King-Hall
New Vic: Newcastle-Under-Lyme
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Runs: 2h 30m, one interval, till
Review: Rod Dungate 09 July 2009

Great storytelling; great theatre.

Tour.

DECEPTIONS
by Paul Wheeler.

Tour to 15 August 2009.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 July.

It could have been so much more lively on TV.

London.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Oscar Wilde.

Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park To 25 July 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Captioned 15 July.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 826 4242.
www.openairtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 July.

Elegant if a trifle laboured (or An elegant trifle, laboured).

Bath/Tour.

THE BROWNING VERSION and SWANSONG
by Terence Rattigan by Anton Chekhov translated by Stephen Mulrine.

The Peter Hall Company at Bath Theatre Royal In rep to 1 August.
2.30pm 15, 23, 29 July, 1 Aug.
7.30pm 18, 20, 21, 25, 28, 31 July
Audio-described 15 July 2.30pm.

TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk

then tour to 19 September 2009.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
Review: Rupert Bridgwater 13 July at Theatre Royal Bath.

A showcase for the talented Peter Bowles.

Coventry

Women on the Verge of HRT
by Marie Jones.

Belgrade Theatre To 4 July 2009.
Runs: 1hr 45min One interval.
Review: Jan Pick 30 June.

What’s the sell by date?

Tour.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by WilliamShakespeare.

Illyria Theatre Company Tour to 5 September 2009.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 10 July at Newstead Abbey.

It sparkles.

London.

DR KORCZAK’S EXAMPLE
by David Greig.

Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 18 July 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 July.

Atmospheric revival of a young person’s play that addresses all ages.

Manchester.

EVERYBODY LOVES A WINNER
by Neil Bartlett.

Royal Exchange Theatre To 1 August 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 23.0pm Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 18 July 4pm (+Touch Tour and large-print programme).
BSL Signed 1 Aug 4pm.
Post-show discussion 16 July.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 July.

Living and partly living with eyes right down.

Tour.

EMMA
by Jane Austen adapted by Peter Mimmack.

Heartbreak Productions: Tour to 29 August 2009.
Runs: 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary Nottingham Castle 2 July.

It’s that dreaded play-within-a-play cliché all over again.

Lancaster.

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS
by Kevin Dyer

Williamson Park To 8 August 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm.
Runs 3hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 01524 598500.
www.dukes-lancaster.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 July.

Classical quest journeys through varied scenery.

Newbury.

SPEND SPEND SPEND!
music by Steve Brown book and lyrics by Steve Brown and Justin Greene from the book by Viv Nicholson and Stephen Smith.

Watermill Theatre To 29 August 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30 pm Mat Thu and Sa 2.30 pm except 29th August 1.30 and 6.30 pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 01635 46044.
www.watermill.org.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 13 July.

Money doesn't bring happiness, but it's fun finding out why.

WE WILL ROCK YOU: Music and Lyrics, Queen; Book, Ben Elton
Birmingham Hippodrome till 5 September then touring (see below)
www.birminghamhippodrome.com
www.wewillrockyou.co.uk

Runs: about 2h.45m, with one interval
Review: Rod Dungate, 2 July 2009

Total theatre. Total amazement. Total music. Total effects. Total show.

London.

NAKED BOYS SINGING
conceived by Robert Schrock.

Arts Theatre, 6 – 7 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JB to 30 August 2009.
Tue - Sat 9.30pm. Combined ticket with F**king Men @7:30pm.
Runs 1hr 10min. No interval.

TICKETS: 0845 017 5584.
www.seetickets.com
www.nakedboyssinging.com/london.html
Review: Geoff Ambler 9 July 2009.

It does, with aplomb, what is says on the marquee.

Hull.

SAY IT WITH FLOWERS
by Jane Thornton.

Hull Truck Theatre To 1 August 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 22 July, 1 Aug 2pm.
BSL Signed 24 July.
Post-show discussion 21 July.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 01482 323638.
www.hulltruck.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 July.

Recognisable characters don’t gain their independence.

London.

MADAME’S LATE MOTHER and A HOUSE BATH
by Georges Feydeau

Tabard Theatre To 18 July 2009.
7.30pm
Runs 1hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS: 08448 472264.
www.tabardtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 July.

Home-hell as pretensions give way.

Tour.

SPIKE MILLIGAN’S ADOLF HITLER: MY PART IN HIS DOWNFALL
adapted by Ben Power and Tim Carroll.

Bristol Old Vic Tour to 28 November 2009.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review by Harry Mottram 7 July.

Spike in the Second World War.

London.

KOOS SAS: LAST BUSHMAN OF MONTAGU
by David Kramer.

Tricycle Theatre To 1 August 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & 29 July 2pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 July.

Amiable amble through a story from the bush.

Hull.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS
by Rupert Creed.

Hull Truck Theatre To 4 July 2009.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 July.

Theatre helping a city come to terms with its experience.

FOR YOU: Composer Michael Berkeley, Librettist Ian McEwan
Music Theatre Wales
Birmingham Rep 4 July, Oxford Playhouse 11 July
Runs 2h 40m, one interval

Bold, sometimes beautiful, but flawed.

Nottingham/Touring.

SPIDER’S WEB: Agatha Christie.
Tour Details: The Agatha Christie Theatre Company.
Runs: 2h 35m: one interval.
Review: Alan Geary: Theatre Royal, Nottingham: 22 June 2009.

Connoisseurs of the whodunit/thriller will be delighted to spot that gem of a line, “Blackmail is a very ugly word”.