Reviews Archive Part 2
AFTER MISS JULIE To 24 October.
Salisbury.
AFTER MISS JULIE
by Patrick Marber.
Salisbury Playhouse To 24 October 2009.
Mon-Weds 7.30pm Thu-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30 pm.
Audio-described 22 Oct 2.30pm & 8 pm.
BSL Signed 21 Oct.
Post-show Discussion 20 Oct.
Theatre day 15 Oct 11.30 am.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
Tickets: 01722 320333.
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
Review: Mark Courtice 2 October.
A steamy summer night – still politically hot.
DEEP CUT To 21 November 2009.
Tour.
DEEP CUT
by Philip Ralph.
Sherman Cymru Tour to 21 November 2009.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 October at Oxford Playhouse.
Theatre that holds a mirror up to society.
OUR CLASS To 12 January 2010.
London.
OUR CLASS
by Tadeusz Slobodzianek in a version by Ryan Craig.
Cottesloe Theatre Upper Ground SE1 9PX In rep to 12 January 2010.
8-10; 12-15; 30-31 Oct, 2-4; 11-14; 16-17; 27-28; 30 Nov, 1-5; 18-19; 21-23; 26; 28 Dec, 7-9; 11-12 Jan 7.30pm
Mat 10; 14; 31 Oct, .4; 14; 17; 28 Nov, 2; 5; 19;23 Dec, 9; 12 Jan 2.30pm
Audio-described 13 Nov, 14 Nov 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 12.45pm).
Captioned 2 Nov.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 3 October.
The dirty business of ethnic cleansing.
THE DRUNKS To 1 October.
Stratford-upon-Avon.
THE DRUNKS
by Mikhail and Vyacheslav Durnenkov translated by Nina Raine from a literal translation by Maria Kozlovskaya.
Courtyard Theatre in rep to 1 October 2009.
Runs 2hr No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 October.
Sound and fury production hides significance.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES To 12 December.
London.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
by Andrew Bovell.
Duke of York’s Theatre
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7623
www.speakingintonguestheplay.com (£3 transaction fee for ‘phone and online bookings).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 September.
Str iking drama speaks with subtlety and depth.
THE GRAIN STORE To 1 October.
Stratford-upon-Avon.
THE GRAIN STORE
by Natal’ia Vorozhbit translated by Sasha Dugdale.
Courtyard Theatre In rep to 1 October 2009.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 October.
Food for thought about starvation.
ENRON.
London.
ENRON
by Lucy Prebble.
Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 7 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30, Mats Thurs, Sats, 3pm.
Audio-described 24 Oct 3pm.
Captioned 29 Oct 7.30pm.
Post-show talk Oct 14
Runs 2hr 45mins One interval.
TICKETS 020 7565 -5000
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen Oct 2, 2009
Already sold-out at the Court, Enron transfers to the Noel Coward Theatre End later this year. Some tickets for there can be booked via the Royal Court, with a £1.75 booking fee by ‘phone or online.
MY REAL WAR 1914-? To 31 October.
London.
MY REAL WAR 1914-?
adapted by Tricia Thorns from War Letters by Havilland Le Mesurier.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) Whitehall SW1A 2DY To 31 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7632.
www.ambassadortickets.com/myrealwar (transaction fee by ‘phone and online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 October.
A voice carrying clearly from the trenches to the Trafalgar.
SPYMONKEY'S MOBY DICK TO 7 November 2009.
Tour.
SPYMONKEY’S MOBY DICK
Tour to 7 November 2009.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Mark Courtice 29th September at Nuffield Theatre, Southampton.
That Sinking Feeling.
THE RAT PACK LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS to 21 November.
London.
THE RAT PACK LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS.
Adelphi Theatre. Strand WC2E 7NA To 21 November 2009.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm;Sat 8pm. Mat Thu 3.30pm, Sat 4pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
NB Christmas With The Rat Pack takes over 24 November to 3 January 2010.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4651.
Review: Geoff Ambler 28 September 2009.
Upbeat big band swing, live from the Strand
WORDS OF HONOUR To 3 October.
London.
WORDS OF HONOUR: The Mafia Exposed
by Attilio Bolzoni. Adapted by Marco Gambino and Manuela Ruggiero.
Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street SW1Y 6ST To 3 October 2009.
Mon to Sat 8:45pm. Mat Sat 4.45pm.
Runs 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 0207 287 2875.
www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 2 October 2009.
An intriguing journey into the world of the Cosa Nostra.
THE AUTHOR To 24 October.
London.
THE AUTHOR
by Tim Crouch.
Royal Court Theatre )Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) Sloane Square SW1 8AS To 24 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 4pm.
Post-show talk Oct 22.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 29 September.
Elegant debate.
ORPHANS To 24 October.
London.
ORPHANS
by Dennis Kelly.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 24 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 21 Oct.
BSL Signed 21 Oct.
Captioned 22 Oct 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 50min no interval.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 October.
Brilliantly contrived: urban paranoia where someone really is out to get someone.
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE To 3 October.
Nottingham.
KRAPP’S LAST TAPE
by Samuel Beckett.
Lakeside Arts Centre To 3 October 2009.
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 2 October.
No wonder it’s back: it’s better than ever.
THE DAUGHTER IN LAW: till 10 October.
THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: D H Lawrence.
New Vic Theatre, Stoke on Trent.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Runs: 2.5 hours, one interval, till 10 October.
Review: Rod Dungate, 6 October 2009.
This gem shines to perfection in its New Vic setting.
IMAGINE DROWNING To 11 October.
London.
IMAGINE DROWNING
by Terry Johnson.
Rosemary Branch Theatre 2 Shepperton Road N1 3DT To 11 October 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7704 6665.
www.rosemarybranch.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 October.
Life, news and protozoic slime.
INHERIT THE WIND To 20 December.
London.
INHERIT THE WIND
by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E Lee.
Old Vic The Cut SE1 8NB To 20 December 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 5pm except 29 Nov 3pm Mat Sat & 28 Oct2.30pm.
Audio-described 12 Nov.
Captioned 5 Nov.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7628 (£2.50 transaction fee).
www.oldvictheatre.com (no booking fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 October.
Cast, central performances and emotions all big-time for the Darwin debate trial.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S To 9 January 2010.
London.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
based on the book by Truman Capote stage adaptation by Samuel Adamson.
Theatre Royal Haymarket SW1Y 4HY To 9 January 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed and Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 481 1870.
www.breakfastattiffanys.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 29 September.
Truman Capote’s book on stage makes a bland Breakfast.
EAST IS EAST till 17 October.
EAST IS EAST: Ayub Khan-Din
Birmingham Rep, till 17 October
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk: tel 0121 246 4455
Runs: 2h 15m, one interval.
Review: Rod Dungate, 29 September 2009
Has the play grown richer or have we grown up?
MIXED UP NORTH To 5 December.
Tour.
MIXED UP NORTH
by Robin Soans.
Out of Joint and Octagon Theatre Bolton Tour to 5 December 2009.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 September at Royal and Derngate (Royal auditorium) Northampton.
Theatre about theatre about life.