Reviews Archive Part 2
THE GLASS MENAGERIE To 14 November.
Wales.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams.
Clwyd Theatre Cymru Tour to 14 November 2009.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 October at Emlyn Williams Theatre, Mold.
Prosaic rather than poetic.
TWO To 24 October.
Oldham.
TWO
by Jim Cartwright.
Coliseum Theatre To 24 October 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 21 Oct & Sat 17, 24 Oct 2.30pm.
Runs 2hrs One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk
Review: Stoon 14 October 2009
A flat pint after 20 years.
EDUCATING RITA To 14 November.
Newbury.
EDUCATING RITA
by Willy Russell.
Watermill (West Berkshire Playhouse) To 14 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm except 14 Nov 1.30pm and 6.30pm.
BSL Signed 26 Oct.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01635 46044.
www.watermill.org.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 15 October 2009.
Perennial favourite.
OUR MAN IN HAVANA To 21 November.
Nottignham/Tour.
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
by Graham Greene adapted by Clive Francis.
Nottingham Playhouse: T0 24 October 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 22 Oct 1.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 941 9419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary 16 October.
Sparkling entertainment. It should pull them in.
ALISON'S HOUSE To 7 November.
Richmond.
ALISON’S HOUSE
by Susan Glaspell.
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street Richmond TW9 2SA To 7 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & 15m, 22 Oct 2.30pm (+ post-show discussion).
Audio-described 13 Oct, 17 Oct 3pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
ww.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Preview: Timothy Ramsden 12 October.
A play of ultimate satisfaction rather than instant gratification.
ALL MY SONS To 14 November.
Leicester.
ALL MY SONS
by Arthur Miller.
Curve To 14 November 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.15pm.
Audio-described 4 Nov 2.15pm (+ Touch Tour 12.45pm), 6 Nov (+Touch Tour 6pm).
BSL Signed 4 Nov 7.30pm.
Captioned 5 Nov, 7 Nov 2.15pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0116 242 3595.
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 October.
What you see is a lot of what you get.
KES To 28 November.
Tour.
KES
by Barry Hines adapted by Lawrence Till.
The Touring Consortium with Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Tour to 28 November 2009.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
Performance times: 7.30pm (matinees 2.00pm Weds and Thurs and 2.30pm Sat).
Audio Described: Sat 2.30pm.
Review: Alan Geary 13 October at theatre Royal Nottingham.
You’d need a heart of sawdust not to be moved. Even so, there are weaknesses.
THE GRAPES OF WRATH, Birmingham Rep till 31 October
The Grapes of Wrath: Adapted by Frank Galati, from the novel by John Steinbeck
Birmingham Rep: www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Touring
Runs: 3h, one interval, at Birmingham Rep till 31 October
Review: Rod Dungate, 21 October 2009
Something special going on in the heart-rending tale.
ALL MY SONS To 24 October.
Bolton.
ALL MY SONS
by Arthur Miller.
Octagon Theatre To 24 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 14 Oct 1.30pm 17 Oct 2pm.
Audio-described 15 Oct.
BSL Signed 8 Oct.
Post-show discussion 15 Oct.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk/AllMySons.asp
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 October.
Guilt-trip Octagon autumn starts out in fine style.
DIAL M FOR MURDER To 21 November.
Tour.
DIAM M FOR MURDER
by Frederick Knott.
West Yorkshire Playhouse and Fiery Angel. Tour to 21 November 2009.
Runs 2hrs 5mins. One interval.
Review: Rupert Bridgwater 13 October at Theatre Royal Bath.
Cut glass accents to die for.
LIFE IS A DREAM To 28 November.
London.
LIFE IS A DREAM
by Pedro Calderon de la Barca new version by Helen Edmundson.
Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham Street WC2H 9LX To 28 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.15pm.
Audio-described 14 Nov 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 23 Nov.
Captioned 18 Nov.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7624.
www.donmarwarehouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 October.
Searching Spanish classic in epic small-space production.
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD To 17 October.
Watford.
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD
by Charlotte Keatley.
Palace Theatre To 17 October 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 10 Oct 3pm.
Captioned 14 Oct 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01923 225671.
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 October.
Revival of a still-strong family drama.
ENDGAME To 5 December.
London.
ENDGAME
by Samuel Beckett.
Duchess Theatre To 5 December 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4659
www.nimaxtheatres.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 October.
Playful company and poet of gloom as Complicite meets Beckett.
THE POWER OF YES. To 18 April.
London.
THE POWER OF YES
by David Hare.
Lyttelton Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX To 18 April 2010.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets.
Review: Carole Woddis 17 October.
The power of theatre when it faces real-life.
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN To 2 January.
London.
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields music and lyrics by Irving Berlin additional dialogue by April de Angelis.
Young Vic Theatre. The Cut SE1 8LZ To 2 January 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm. Mat Sat & 21 Oct, 4, 18 Nov, 2, 16, 30, 31 Dec 2pm.
no performance 10, 24 Nov, 8, 24, 25 Dec.
Runs 2hr 40mins. One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Geoff Ambler 16 October.
Anything you can do, the Young Vic can do better.
THE CARETAKER To 17 April.
London.
THE CARETAKER
by Harold Pinter.
transferred to Trafalgar Studios (Studio 1) To 17 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7632 (£3 transaction fee).
www.ambassadortickets.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 October 2009 at Everyman Theatre Liverpool.
Bold yet scrupulous performances and production.
SHOWTIME CHALLENGE PRESENTS CRAZY FOR YOU to 18th October 2009
Showtime Challenge Presents Crazy For You
Music and Lyrics by George And Ira Gershwin. Book by Ken Ludwig
In aid of www.cecilysfund.org
London Palladium, Argyll Street, London. W1F 7TF
Review: Geoff Ambler 18th October 2009.
Nearly 200 cast, creatives and musicians go Crazy for Cecily's Fund
BEGGAR'S OPERA till 24 October.
THE BEGGAR’S OPERA: New version created by Vanishing Point based on the play by John Gay.
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry: 9 - 24 October.
Runs: 1h 45m, no interval.
Review: Rod Dungate 13 October 2009.
Not enough verve to catch alight.
FIRST LADY SUITE to 17th October 2009
First Lady Suite
By Michael John LaChiusa
Union Theatre 204 Union Street SE1 0LX to 17th October 2009
Tue- Sat 7.30pm. Mat Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 261 9876
www.upandcoming.webeden.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 6th October 2009
The Presidents wives intrigue and entertain
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR To 14 November.
Tour.
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
by Luigi Pirandello in a new versionby Rupert Goold and Ben Power.
Headlong Theatre co-production with Bristol Old Vic Tour to 14 November 2009.
Runs 2hrs 15 minutes with one 20 minute interval
Review: Rupert Bridgwater 30 September at Bristol Old Vic.
Mad and amazing to look at.