Reviews Archive Part 2
MADNESS IN VALENCIA To 6 March.
London.
MADNESS IN VALENCIA
by Lope de Vega Translated by David Johnston.
Transferred to Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) To 6 March 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7793 9193
www.whitebear
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 August at White Bear Theatre Club.
Pace rather than focus is this production’s strong point.
HELLO DOLLY! To 12 September.
London.
HELLO DOLLY!
book by Michael Stewart music and lyrics by Jerry Herman based on Thornton Wilder’s play The Matchmaker.
Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park To 12 September 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Captioned 8 Sept.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 826 4242.
www.openairtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 August.
Colourful and upbeat as Samantha Spiro continues her triumphant progress through Barbra Streisand’s back-catalogue.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES To 15 August.
Nottingham
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
by Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Nicholas Briggs.
Theatre Royal To 15 August 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2pm Sat 5pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICJKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary 10 August.
Sent too far up but a cracking start to Nottingham’s Thriller Season all the same.
THE BROWNING VERSION/SWANSONG To 19 September.
Tour.
SWANSONG and THE BROWNING VERSION
by Anton Chekhov translated by Stephen Mulrine by Terence Rattigan.
Theatre Royal Bath Productions Tour to 19 September 2009.
Runs 2hr* One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 August at Oxford Playhouse.
Chekhov as an adequate curtain-raiser; Rattigan at his most devastating.
PORNOGRAPHY To 12 September.
London/Bath.
PORNOGRAPHY
by Simon Stephens.
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR To 29 August.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & 18, 26 Aug 2pm.
TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
then Theatre Royal Bath 7-12 Sept 2009.
Mon-Wed 7.30pm Thu-Sat 8pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm
TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 August.
Finely-controlled picture of the ordinary amid the extraordinary.
THE MOWGLI STORIES To 6 September.
Tour.
THE MOWGLI STORIES
by Rudyard Kipling adapted by Oliver Gray.
Illyria, Tour to 4 September 2009. Information www.illyria.uk.com
Runs: 2hr One interval.
Review: Alan Gear 16 August at: Newstead Abbey.
STATE FAIR To 29 August.
London.
STATE FAIR
music by Richard Rodgers lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II book by Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli based on the book by Phil Stong and screenplay by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Finborough Theatre 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 29 August 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 August.
Happy musical celebration of ordinary lives.
GENEROUS To 24 August.
London.
GENEROUS
by Michael Healey.
Finborough Theatre above Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 24 August 2009.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 August.
Surely this fine play and production will be seen again?
THE BLACK ALBUM.
London/Tour.
THE BLACK ALBUM
by Hanif Kureishi.
Cottesloe Theatre South Bank SE1 9PX in rep to 6 October
then tour
7.30; mats 2.30pm, Sats and Wed (see website for details)
Audio-described 5 Sept 5 2.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 23 July.
Radical dullness.
DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS to 12th September 2009
DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS
book by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.
Savoy Theatre, The Strand, London, WC2R 0ET to 12 September 2009.
Mon – Fri 7.30pm, Sat 8:00pm, Matinee Thu 3:00 and Sat 4:00pm.
Runs 2hr 30mins One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 164 8787.
www.kenwright.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 4 August 2009.
A light-hearted twist through 1961.
SUDDENLY AT HOME To 22 August.
Nottingham
SUDDENLY AT HOME
by Francis Durbridge.
Theatre Royal Yo 22 August 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2pm Sat 5pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary: 17 August 2009.
An avaricious would-be wife killer; but will he get away with it?
TWELFTH NIGHT To 5 September.
Oxford.
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare.
Creation Theatre Company at Said Business School Theatre Park End Street OX1 1HP To 5 September 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm (to 15 Aug), 7pm (from 17 Aug) Mat 8, 15 Aug 2.30pm, 29 Aug 7pm no performance 24 Aug.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01865 766266.
www.creationtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 August.
Precautions against the rain raining almost every day in the British summer – and a production worth seeing.
NO WAY OUT To 12 September.
London.
NO WAY OUT
by Jean-Paul Sartre translated by Frank Hauser.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard (corner of Tooley Street/Bermondsey Street) SE1 2TF To 12 September 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwark-playhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 August.
Hellish scenario where it takes three to tango.
CONFUSIONS To 29 August.
London.
CONFUSIONS
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Union Theatre 204 Union Street SE1 0LX To 29 August 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7261 9876.
www.uniontheatre.biz
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 August.
A play of five scenes in a production of two halves.
THE PRESENT To 5 September.
London.
THE PRESENT
by Nick Ward.
The Cock Tavern Theatre 125 Kilburn High Road NW6 6JH To 5 September 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 08444 771000.
www.cocktaverntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 August.
High ambition in a small space in Kilburn suggests Good Night Out could be a company to watch.
HELEN To 23 August.
London.
HELEN
by Euripides in a new version by Frank McGuinness. From a literal translation by Fionnuala Murphy.
Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk SE1 9DT In rep to 23 August 2009.
1pm 16, 23 Aug.
2pm 14, 21 Aug.
7.30pm 13, 15, 20, 22 Aug.23 Aug.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKTS: 020 7087 7398.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 August.
Helen handled with a high hand.
THE THREE MUSKETEERS: adapted Gray, touring till 6 September
Touring.
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
by Alexandser Dumas adapted by Oliver Gray.
Illyria, Tour Information www.illyria.uk.com
Runs: 2h 30m: one interval :till 6 September.
Review: Alan Geary: Newstead Abbey: 22 August 2009.
Gutsy action, skulduggery and comedy – Illyria are back near their best.
HOORS To 20 June.
Edinburgh/Glasgow/Bath.
HOORS
by Gregory Burke.
Traverse Theatre Company and the Ustinov, Bath in association with the Tron Theatre, Glasgow To 20 June 2009.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
Review: Rupert Bridgewater 10 June at the Ustinov Bath.
It’s bleak, it’s black and it’s very funny.
LE CIRQUE INVISIBLE To 23 August.
London.
LE CIRQUE INVISIBLE
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre SE1 8XX To 23 August 2009.
Tue; Thu-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed, Sun 2.30pm.
Audio-described 20 Aug.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0871 663 2500 (£2.50 phone booking fee).
www.southbankcentre.co.uk (£1.45 booking fee).
Review: Carole Woddis 4 August.
Another Chaplin amazes with the skill of their movement.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE To 3 October.
London.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Tennessee Williams.
Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham Street WC2H 9LX To 3 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 29 Aug 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 24 Aug.
Captioned 7 Sept.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0870 060 6624.
www.donmarwarehouse.com
Review: Carole Woddis 1 August.
Say not the struggle naught availeth – her determination makes this Blanche memorable.