Keswick.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare.

Theatre By The Lake In rep to 7 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 16 Sept, 1, 7, 28 Oct, 7 Nov 2pm.
Audio-described 28 Oct 2pm.
Captioned 7 Oct 2pm.
Under-26s Free 11 Sept, 2, 23 Oct.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.

TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 August.

One of modern theatre’s sweeter Dreams, where the play’s three strands cohere.

Edinburgh

CRIME OF THE CENTURY
by David Carey and Christine Niering.

Chickenshed Theatre company atZoo Southside, Venue 82, 117 Nicolson St, Edinburgh
Runs 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 0131 662 6892.
boxoffice@zoovenues.co.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 25 August.

When staying safe feels impossible

Keswick.

A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL
by Alan Ayckbourn.

Theatre By The Lake In rep to 4 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 2, 23 Sept, 14, 24 Oct, 4 Nov 2pm.
Audio-described 2 Sept 2pm.
Captioned 4 Nov 2pm.
Under-26s Free 18 Sept, 9, 30 Oct.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.

TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 August.

Dark and light combine in satire that’s probably the hit of Keswick’s season.

Keswick/Scarborough.

FOR ALL TIME
by Rick Thomas.

Theatre By The Lake Studio In rep to 7 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 1, 22 Oct, 7 Nov 2pm.
Under-26s Free 11 Sept, 2, 23 Oct.

TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com

Then Stephen Joseph Theatre (The Round) Scarborough To 14 November 2009.
7.30pm 11, 14 Nov Mat 12, 14 Nov2.30pm.

TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.com

Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 August.

Intimate portrait of Shakespeare looking back in anger.

Edinburgh Fringe

TRAPPED
Zoo Southside (Venue 82): 23 - 31 Aug 2009: 10.55
0131 662 6892 www.zoofestival.co.uk

Running time: 1hour 12 minutes no interval
Review: Mark Courtice 24th August 2009

Dystopian Nightmare imaginatively done

Nottingham.

THE LATE EDWINA BLACK
by William Dinner and William Morum.

Theatre Royal To 5 September 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2pm Sat 5pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.

TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary: 31 August.

Rewarding whodunnit with more than a dash of who dun what.

Edinburgh.

MUST
by Peggy Shaw and The Clod Ensemble, produced by Fuel.

Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Doorway 3, Medical School, Edinburgh (venue 295) To 31 August 2009.
Runs 50min No interval.

TICKETS: 0131 556 6550.
www.pleasance.co.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 25 August.

A body of poetry.

London.

THE BOVARY TALE
by Laura Steel music by Anne Frier bBased on the novel by Gustave Flaubert.

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, Highgate Village N6 4BD To 12 September 2009.
Tue – Sat 8pm.
Runs 1hr 50min. One interval.

TICKETS: 020 8340 3488.
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com

A dearth of passion results in a lightweight production

Nottingham

STRICTLY MURDER
by Brian Clemens.

Theatre Royal To 29 August 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2pm Sat 5pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary: 24 August 2009.

A rural French farmhouse in 1939 – buffs of the period will love it.

Edinburgh Fringe.

ANOMIE
by Dan Shorten.

Zoo Southside (Venue 82) To 31 August 2009.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.

TICKETS: 0131 662 6892
www.precarious.org.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 24 August.

Ennui.

Keswick.

THE MEMORY OF WATER
by Shelagh Stephenson.

Theatre By The Lake Studio In rep to 6 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 24 Sept, 15 Oct 2pm.
Under-26s Free 4, 25 Sept, 16 Oct, 6 Nov.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 August.

Cold running water in lively, detailed revival.

London.

THE TENDER LAND
music by Aaron Copland libretto by Horace Everett.

Upstairs At The Gatehouse Highgate Village N6 4BD To 23 August
then Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 26 August 2009.

Upstairs at The Gatehouse:
TICKETS: 020 8340 3488.
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com

Arcola:
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com

Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
Review: Geoff Ambler 23 August.

Lively American opera heats up The Gatehouse.

Coventry and touring

The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Bill Kenwright presents
The Agatha Christie Theatre Company’s
Spider's Web by Agatha Christie
Belgrade Theatre: Tkts 024 7655 3055
www.belgrade.co.uk
Runs: 2h, 30m: one interval: till 5th September 2009
Start: 7.45: Saturday Matinee, 2.30pm
Review: Jan Pick
1.9.09

Oh what a tangled web we weave …….

Tour

IRIS BRUNETTE
by Melanie Wilson.

Tour to 21 November 2009.
Runs 1hr Nno interval.
Review: Mark Courtice 24 August at Medical School Seminar Room, Edinburgh Fringe.

Enjoyable, intriguing story, in safe hands.

Salisbury.

THE LADY IN THE VAN
by Alan Bennett.

Salisbury Playhouse To 26 September 2009.
Mon-Wed 7.30pm Thur-Sat 8pm Mat 10/17/19/24/26 Sept 2.30 pm.
Audio described 24 Sept 2.30pm and 8 pm.
BSL Signed 23 September. Runs 2hr 50min One interval.

TICKETS: 01722 32033.
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
Review Mark Courtice 4 September.

Overstaying her welcome.

Edinburgh Fringe.

THE FALL OF MA
by: Jonathan Holloway and John Milton.

Red Shift Theatre Company at Beside at Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33 ) Edinburgh.
Runs 35 min No interval.

TICKETS: 0131 556 6550.
www.redshifttheatreco.co.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 25th August 2009.

Surely, not what Milton meant.

London.

TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD
by George Bernard Shaw.

Finborough Theatre above Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 26 September 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min Two intervals.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 September.

A production that makes it more than good enough.

Edinburgh Fringe.

I’LL BE BERT
by Bill Cronshaw.

Dreamshed Theatre Company at Theatre 3 (venue 112) of The Space@Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh To 31 August 2009.
Runs 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 0845 508 8515.
www.edfringe.com
Review: Mark Courtice 25 August.

Edinburgh Fringe.

TELENOVELA
by La Marmita

C Chambers Street (Venue 34): To 31 August 2009
12.30pm.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.

TICKETS: 0845 260 1234.
www.cthefestival.com
Review: Mark Courtice 24 August.

Confusing glimpse into a different world.

Tour.

THE HYPOCHONDRIAC
by Molière adapted by Roger McGough.

English Touring Theatre Tour to 14 November 2009.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 July at Liverpool Playhouse..

Middling Molière production scripted by highly mischievous McGough.