Reviews Archive Part 2
THE SHAWL To 3 October.
London.
THE SHAWL
by David Mamet.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 3 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 26 Sept, 3 Oct 3pm.
Runs 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 September.
Intricate interplay of deception and desire.
BLITHE SPIRIT To 26 September.
Nottingham.
BLITHE SPIRIT
by Nöel Coward.
Nottingham Playhouse To 26 September 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 1.30pm 17, 24 Sept 1.30pm,12, 19 Sept 2.30pm. no performance 16, 21 Sept.
Audio Described 19 Sept 2.30pm, 23 Sept.
Captioned 25 Sept.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 941 9419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary 8 September.
Director Giles Croft has a hit on his hands with this one.
ZAMBEZI EXPRESS to 27 September 2009.
London.
ZAMBEZI EXPRESS
music and lyrics by Saimon Mbazo Phiri.
Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, Hammersmith London W6 9RL To 27 September 2009.
Tue–Sat 8pm Mat Sat and Sun 27 Sept 2pm & 5pm.
Runs 2hr 15 mins. One interval.
TICKETS: 0208 237 1111.
http://zambeziexpress.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 9 September.
Inspirational African song and dance lights up the Riverside.
PUNK ROCK To 31 October.
London/Manchester.
PUNK ROCK
by Simon Stephens.
Lyric Hammersmith To 26 September.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 23 Sept 1.30pm, 26 Sept 2.30pm.
Audio-described 26 Sept 2.30pm.
Captioned 22 Sept.
Post-show Discussion 15, 24 Sept.
then Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester 7-31 October 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm & Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 24 Oct 4pm.
BSL Signed 30 Oct.
Post-show Discussion 28 Oct 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 0871 221 1726.
www.lyric.co.uk (Hammersmith).
0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk (Manchester).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 September.
Lord of the Flies in a school library.
THE GRASS IS GREENER To 5 December.
Tour.
THE GRASS IS GREENER
by Hugh and Margaret Williams.
Tour to 5 December 2009.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 7 September at Theatre Royal Nottingham.
Mildly funny but dated and ultimately unsatisfying.
JUDGMENT DAY To 17 October.
London.
JUDGMENT DAY
by Ödön von Horváth new version by Christopher Hampton.
Almeida Theatre To 17 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 30 Sept, 14 Oct 2.30pm.
Audio-described 10 Oct 3pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
Captioned 3 Oct 3pm, 13 Oct.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7359 4404.
www.almeida.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 September.
Any light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train.
Cabaret, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, till 19th September 09
Birmingham - Touring Production
Bill Kenright Presents:
Cabaret
Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
Book : Joe Masteroff: Music: John Kander: Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tkts: 0121 236 4455
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Runs: 2h, 20m: one interval: till 19th Sept 09
Start: 7.30 pm, Sats, 8pm: matinees, Thurs 2pm and Sat 3pm.
Jan Pick: 7.9.09
A Sensational Sizzler!
BLACKBIRD To 13 November.
Keswick/Scarborough.
BLACKBIRD
by David Harrower.
Theatre By The Lake Studio In rep to 4 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 17 Sept.
Under-26s free 18 Sept, 9, 30 Oct.
TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
then Stephen Joseph Theatre (The Round) Scarborough.
10, 12, 13 November 2009.
7.30pm.
TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.co. (Scarborough).
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 August.
A Blackbird that fails to fly.
VANYA To 26 September.
London.
VANYA
by Sam Holcroft inspired by Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
Gate Theatre To 26 September 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 19, 26 Sept 3pm.
Captioned 25 Sept.
Post-show discussion 8, 17 Sept.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 029 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 September.
Brilliantly revealing Chekhov’s human cargo.
KATRINA To 26 September.
London.
KATRINA
by Jonathan Holmes.
Bargehouse Oxo Tower Wharf Bargehouse Street SE1 9PH To 26 September 2009.
Tue-Sun 8pm Mat Sat 4pm
Runs 1hr 30min.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org or www.jerichohouse.org.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 8 September.
Man made the city - and helped destroy it too.
THE DRUID'S REST To 21 September.
London.
THE DRUID’S REST
by Emlyn Williams.
Finborough Theatre above Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 21 September 2009.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fees).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-=price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 September.
Pub comedy in a pub theatre.
HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES To 3 October.
Newcastle-under-Lyme/Bowness-on-Windermere.
HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES
by Alan Ayckbourn.
New Vic Newcastle-under-Lyme To 19 September
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 19 Sept 2.15pm.
Audio-described 16 Sept.
Captioned 15 Sept.
Talkback: 15 Sept.
then The Old Laundry Bowness-on-Windermere 28 September-3 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk (Newcastle-under-Lyme).
015394 88444 ext 223 (Bowness-on-Windermere).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 September.
Philandering fun and fury with the Fosters, Phillips and Featherstones.
ON THE PISTE To 26 September.
Oldham.
ON THE PISTE
by John Godber.
Coliseum Theatre To 26 September 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed 16 Sept, Sat 26 Sept 2.30pm.
Audio-described: Wed 18 Sept.
BSL Signed: Fri 25 Sept.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk
Review: Stoon 5 September 2009
A sexy set doesn’t prevent the production creaking with age.
A NEW WORLD To 9 October.
London.
A NEW WORLD
by Trevor Griffiths.
Shakespeare’s Globe in rep to 9 October 2009.
2pm 19 Sept, 3 Oct.
7.30pm 18, 26 Sept, 2, 9 Oct.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 September.
Invigorating new play about an uncommon common man.
2nd MAY 1997 To 31 October.
London/Tour.
2ND MAY 1997
by Jack Thorne.
Bush Theatre Shepherds Bush Green W12 8QD To 10 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30 Mat Sats2.30pm.
Audio-described 22 Sept.
Captioned 23 Sept.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk (Bush performances).
Review: by Carole Woddis 14 September.
Personal lives from political sides in impressive production.
ORPHANS till 26 September
ORPHANS: Dennis Kelly.
Birmingham Rep: 10 - 26 September.
Runs: 1h 50m, no interval.
Review: Rod Dungate, 11 September, 2009
Impressive writing and performances.
THE WINTER'S TALE To 28 November.
Tour.
THE WINTER’S TALE
by William Shakespeare.
Nuffield Theatre Southampton and Schtanhaus in association with Headlong Theatre Tour to 28 November.
Nuffield Theatre Southampton until 26th September
then tour to 28 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 26 Sept 3pm.
Audio-described/BSL Signed 24 Sept.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 023 8067 1771.
www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk (Southampton).
Review: Mark Courtice 15 September 2009.
Cold comfort.
RAIN MAN To 28 November.
Tour.
RAIN MAN
by Dan Gordon based on a story by Barry Morrow.
Tour to 28 November 2009.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Rupert Bridgewater 3 September at Theatre Royal Bath.
Brotherly love triumphs over money.
HOT MIKADO. To 14 November 2009.
Newbury/Tour.
HOT MIKADO
book and lyrics adapted by David H Bell, music adapted and arranged by Rob Bowman based on The Mikado by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
Watermill Theatre, Newbury to 19h September.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat 2.30pm except19 September at 1.30pm and 6.30pm.
then tour to 14 November 2009.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 01635 46044.
www.watermill.org.uk (Newbury).
Review: Mark Courtice 7 September 2009.
Rollicking Night Out.
THE RING OF TRUTH To 3 October.
Richmond.
THE RING OF TRUTH
by Wynyard Browne.
Orange Tree Theatre To 3 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & 10, 17 Sept 2.30pm (+post-show discussion).
Audio-described 8 Sept, 12 Sept 3pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 September.
No major rediscovery but a sometimes entertaining period piece.