London.

MOTHERLAND
by Steve Gilroy.

Tristan Bates Theatre 1a Tower Street WC2H 9NP To 7 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7240 6283.
www.tristanvatestheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 October.

From the fog of war clarity about its impact back home.

London.

THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
by Jim Cartwright.

Vaudeville Theatre.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 412 4663.
www.littlevoicewestend.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 October.

Shining surfaces but how much depth?

London.

THE GREAT EXTENSION
by Cosh Omar.

Theatre Royal Stratford East Gerry Raffles Square E15 1BN To 14 November 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 14 Nov 3pm.
Audio-described 28 Oct.
BSL Signed 29 Oct.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 8534 0310.
www.stratfordeast.com
Review: Tim0othy Ramsden 24 October.

Chaotic, sometimes misfiring but often enough a deft, energetically performed comedy of cultural tensions.

SCROOGE: Leslie Bricusse, based on the story from Charles Dickens.
Birmingham Hippodrome till Saturday 31 October.
Touring till 12 December 2009.
Runs: 2h 30m, one interval.
Review: Alexander Wray 27 October 2009.

Heartwarming delight.

Northampton.

BEYOND THE HORIZON
by Eugene O’Neill.

Royal and Derngate In rep to 14 November 2009.
7.45pm 27, 29-30 Oct, 4, 7, 9-10, 12-13 Nov.
2pm 31 Oct, 5, 14 Nov.
Audio-described 27 Oct.
BSL Signed 29 Oct.
Runs: 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Ian Spiby 21 October.

Sterling performance of forgotten play.

London.

THE SPANISH TRAGEDY
by Thomas Kyd.

Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 14 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 October.

Cinematic strengths, dramatic losses.

London.

MISTERIOSO – A journey into the silence of Thelonious Monk.
by Stefano Benni monologues by David Walter Hall.

Riverside Studios Crisp Road HammersmithW6 9RL to 8 November 2009.
Wed – Sun 8pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.

TICKETS: 0208 237 1111.
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 23 October.

Live Jazz, jamming and the silence of Monk.

Mold.

PYGMALION
by George Bernard Shaw.

Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Anthony Hopkins Theatre) To 31 October 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 October.

A Pygmalion that leaps to life.

Midlands.

SPRING STORM
by Tennessee Williams.

Royal and Derngate, Northampton in rep to 14 November 2009.
7.45pm 26, 28, 31 Oct, 2-3, 5-6, 11, 14 Nov.
2pm 29 Oct, 7, 12 Nov.
Audio-described 26 Oct.
BSL Signed 28 Oct.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Ian Spiby 22 October.

Flawed production rescued by the actors.

Maidenhead.

HOW IT ENDED
conceived by Emily Watson Howes devised by the cast.

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts 25 October 2009.
3pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 01628 788997.
www.norderfarm.org
www.youneedme.org.uk

Runs 1 hr.

Review: Mark Courtice 23 October at Nuffield Theatre Southampton.

Bleak story of love that dies.

Tour

The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Platform 4 Theatre.

Running Time 1hour 30 minutes. No Interval

Review Mark Courtice; Lighthouse Poole, 27th October 2009

Shakespearean miniature

Tour

Unheroic

DREAMS OF VIOLENCE: Stella Feehily.
Out of Joint at Birmingham Rep, The Door.
Touring till 7 November, Door till 31 October.
Runs: 1h 30m, no interval.
Review: Rod Dungate, Door, 29 October.

An enjoyable surprise.

London.

IF THERE IS I HAVEN’T FOUND IT YET
by Nick Payne.

Bush Theatre Shepherds Bush Green W12 8QD To 21 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 27 Oct.
Captioned 28 Oct.

TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 October.

Waving and drowning in family life.

Mold.

FESTEN
dramatised by David Eldridge from the Dogme film and play by Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov and Bo hr Hansen.

Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) To 14 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2,45pm.
Audio-described 5 Nov, 14 Nov 2.45pm.
Captioned 7 Nov 2.45pm.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.

TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 October.

Family gathering doesn’t come to life.

London.

THE TOBACCO MERCHANT’S DAUGHTER
by Iain Heggie.

Finborough Theatre above Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 24 October 2009.
Runs 50min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 October.

Wryly-wrought words from the unenlightened end of the Enlightenment.

Bristol.

THE TRAGIC AND DISTURBING TALE OF LITTLE LUPIN
by Luci Gorell Barnes.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre, King Street, Bristol To 31 October 2009.
Runs 50min No interval.
Review: Rupert Bridgwater 28 October.

Spooky story of a hairy girl.

Tour.

THE WINTER’S TALE
by William Shakespeare.

Schtanhaus, Nuffield Theatre Southampton and Headlong Theatre Tour to 28 November 2009.
Run: 2hr 45min One interval.
For tour details see Mark Courtice's review at Southampton Nuffield Theatre.
Review: Alan Geary 21 October at Lakeside Arts Centre Nottingham.

An alternative view sees this as a definite go-see.

Tour.

THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
by Bertolt Brecht in a new translation by Alistair Beaton.

Shared Experience Tour to 29 November 2009.
Runs 2h 45min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 October at Richmond Theatre.

A good night out, and a good deal to think about.

Basingstoke.

ORIGINAL SIN
by Steve Hawes.

Haymarket Theatre To 24 October 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 22 Oct 2.30 pm.
Runs 2hr 05min One interval.

Tickets: 01256 844244.
www.anvilarts.org.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 20 October.

More theological argument than scandal at the convent