Reviews Archive Part 2
TALENT To 14 November.
London.
TALENT
by Victoria Wood.
Menier Chocolate Factory 53 Southwark Street SE1 1RU To 14 November 2009.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7907 7060 (£2 transaction fee).
www.menierchocolatefactory.com (no booking fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 September.
A Talent to amuse, to a degree.
SPYMONKEY'S MOBY DICK To 7 November.
Tour.
SPYMONKEY’S MOBY DICK
Tour to 7 November 2009.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 September at Royal Theatre, Royal & Derngate Northampton.
Drama becalmed.
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE To 21 November.
Tour.
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE: The Moonbather
by Roy Clarke.
Jordan Productions & The Playhouse Entertainment Group ( in association with Eastbourne Theatres) Tour to 21 November 2009.
Runs: 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Jan Pick 21 September at Belgrade Theatre Coventry.
Familiarity breeds affection.
COME BACK TO THE 5 AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN to 18 October 2009.
London.
COME BACK TO THE 5 AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN
by Ed Gruczyk.
Upstairs At The Gatehouse Highgate Village N6 4BD to 18 October 2009.
Tue–Sat 8pm Mat Sun 4pm.
Runs 2hr 10min. One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8340 3488.
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 25 September 2009.
Delightful characters light up small town America.
SEPARATE TABLES To 3 October.
Chichester.
SEPARATE TABLES
by Terence Rattigan.
Chichester Festival Theatre To 3 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 26 Sept, 1 Oct 2pm.
Audio-described 25 Sept, 26 Sept 2pm, 2 Oct, 3 Oct 2pm.
BSL Signed 26 Sept 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 September.
South coast solidarity as Chichester does Bournemouth proud.
Don't Mess! Touring
DON’T MESS! Moby Duck on Tour
Runs: approx 1h 25m, one interval
Info at www.moby-duck.co.uk
Review: Rod Dungate, 25 September 2009
Refreshing and unique.
HE'S MUCH TO BLAME To 26 September.
Basingstoke.
HE’S MUCH TO BLAME
by Thomas Holcroft.
Haymarket Theatre To 26 September 2009.
7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2pm.
BSL Signed 24 Sept 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 01256 844244.
www.anvilarts.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 September at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.
Lively venture into English theatre’s neglected back catalogue.
ORESTES: RE-EXAMINED To 3 October.
London.
ORESTES: RE-EXAMINED.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard Bermondsey Street SE1 2TF To 3 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 September.
A clear vote in favour of this vigorously-imagined new ‘classic’.
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION To 29 November.
London.
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
by Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns based on the novella by Stephen King.
Wyndhams Theatre To 29 November 2009.
Tue-Thu; Sat 7.30pm Fri 5.30pm & 8.30pm Sun 4pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5125 (£1.75 booking fee per ticket).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 September.
If you want to see it, go and see it.
THE ONES THAT FLUTTER To 10 October.
London.
THE ONES THAT FLUTTER
by Sylvia Reed.
Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 10 October 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 September.
The Death Cell from an officer’s viewpoint.
THAT'LL BE THE DAY
THAT'LL BE THE DAY
Touring
Review: Kayleigh Millen, Bournemouth Pavilion, 23rd September 2009
Timeless, Time Warp, or Time and Time Again with Feeling?
THE MISER To 3 October.
Manchester.
THE MISER
by Molière translate and adapted by Robert Cogo-Fawcett and Braham Murray.
Royal Exchange Theatre To 3 October 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm & Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 26 Sept 4pm.
BSL Signed 29 Sept.
Post-show Discussion 24 Sept.
Runs 1hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk/bookonline (£2 transaction fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 September.
Well-tuned performances in a frock-horror show.
INTO THE WOODS To 17 October.
London.
INTO THE WOODS
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by James Lapine.
Landor Theatre 70 Landor Road SW9 9PH To 17 October 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm. Mat 27 Sept, 11 Oct 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7737 7276.
www.landortheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 22 September 2009.
The Landor takes on Sondheim again with Woods, Witches and Fairy Tales.
BROOKLYN To 26 September.
London.
BROOKLYN
by Rose Martula.
Cooc kTavern Theatre 125 Kilburn High Road NW6 6JH To 26 September 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 08444 771000
www.cocktaverntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 September.
<>Forceful blast from a new writer.
THE YORK REALIST To 11 October.
London.
THE YORK REALIST
by Peter Gill.
Riverside Studios (Studio 3) To 11 October 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 6pm Mat 10 Oct 2pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8237 1111.
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 September.
Revival demonstrates this play’s strengths..
THE FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE To 14 November.
London/Leicester.
THE FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE
by Philip Ridley.
Hampstead Theatre To 17 October.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 7 Oct 2.30pm.
Audio-described 3 Oct 3pm.
Captioned 6 Oct.
Post-show Discussion 6 Oct.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
then 22 October-14 November 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm except 27 Oct 7pm
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0116 242 3595.
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 September at Hampstead Theatre.
Welcome back to the abattoir.
GOSPELS OF CHILDHOOD: THE TRIPTYCH To 2 October.
London.
GOSPELS OF CHILDHOOD: THE TRIPTYCH
songs gathered and recomposed by the Company.
St Giles Church/The Pit (Barbican) To 2 October 2009.
Tue-Fri 7pm.
Runs 3hr 40min Two intervals.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7550.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 September.
Strange, remote, intense. Beautiful and varied.
BLACKBIRD To 3 October.
Salisbury
BLACKBIRD
by David Harrower.
Salisbury Playhouse (Salberg Studio) To 3 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45 pm Mat Sat 2.45 pm
Post Show Discussion 29 Sept.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
Tickets: 01722 320333.
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
Review: Mark Courtice 21st September.
“Take these broken wings and learn to fly” ?
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE To 3 October.
Ipswich.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
music by Steve Brown book and lyrics by Steve Brown and Francis Matthews.
New Wolsey Theatre To 3 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.450 Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 3 )ct 2.30pm.
Captioned 1 Oct.
Post-show Talk 24 Sept.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 91473 295900.
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 September.
… and it gets better with age.
A DOLL'S HOUSE To 26 September.
Exeter.
A DOLL’S HOUSE
by Henrik Ibsen translated by Samuel Adamson.
Exeter Northcott To 26 September 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 23 Sept 2.30pm.
Audio-described/BSL Signed/Post Show Talk 24 Sept.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Tickets 01392 493493.
www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
Review: Rupert Bridgwater 16 September.
Stunning set marks Northcott’s new artistic director’s debut.