Reviews Archive Part 2
UNCLE VANYA To 21 November.
Bristol.
UNCLE VANYA
by Anton Chekhov.
Bristol Old Vic To 21 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 21 ~Nov 2.30pm
BSL Signed 14 Nov 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0117 987 7877.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk (£2 transaction fee online).
Review: Rupert Bridgwater 2 November.
Lost lives and a missed opportunity by Andrew Hilton.
ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES To 21 November.
London.
ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES
by Bryony Lavery.
Arcola Theatre (Arcola 2) 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 21 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 8.15pm.
Runs 1hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 November.
Darwin: the women’s cut.
DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE. To 28 November.
Tour.
DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE
by Roy Williams.
Royal Shakespeare Company Tour to 28 November 2009.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
Review: Jan Pick 3 November at Belgrade Theatre Coventry.
Good play asking what war's good for.
SHRADDHÃ To 21 November.
London.
SHRADDHÃ
by Natasha Langridge.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 21 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 18 Nov.
BSL Signed 18 Nov.
Captioned 19 Nov.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 4 November.
Love in a lovely language.
MY WONDERFUL DAY.
Tour.
MY WONDERFUL DAY
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Stephen Joseph Theatre To 31 October 2009.
7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.com
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 October at the Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough.
Proving the value of “Not in front of the children.”
PAINS OF YOUTH To 21 January.
London.
PAINS OF YOUTH
by Ferdinand Bruckner.
Cottesloe Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 21 January 2010.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Audio-described perfs & Captioned perfs: see website:
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets.
Review: Carole Woddis 6November.
Self-clouding brilliance of production.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE To 21 November.
Salisbury.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
by Joseph Kesselring.
Salisbury Playhouse To 21 November 2009.
Mon-Wed 7.30pm, Thu-Sat 8pm Mat Thu&Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 19 Nov 2.30pm & 8pm.
BSL Signed 18 Nov 7.30pm.
Post Show Discussion 17 Nov.
Theatre Day 12 Nov 11.30am.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01722 320333.
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
Review: Mark Courtice 2 November.
Gleeful revival of veteran romp.
PARADISE. Leyshon. Salt Factory on tour to 12th November 2009
Tour
PARADISE by Nell Leyshon, Salt Factory on tour to 12th November 2009.
www.saltfactory.co.uk
Running time 1 hour 5 minutes, no interval.
Review Mark Courtice. Salisbury Playhouse Studio, 11th November 2009
Grown up view of seaside life.
LITTLE FISH to 21 November.
London.
LITTLE FISH
by Michael John Lachiusa suggested by short stories by Deborah Eisenberg.
Finborough Theatre above Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 21 November 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 30th October.
A little fish finds her voice as the big pond gets smaller.
MRS KLEIN To 5 December.
London.
MRS KLEIN
by Nicholas Wright.
Almeida Theatre To 5 December 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 18, 25 Nov 2.30pm.
Audio-described 28 Nov 3pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
Captioned 25 Nov 1.30pm, 1 Dec.
Post-show discussion 23 Nov.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7359 4404.
www.almeida.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 October.
Strongly written an acted; a play well worth another look.
BABYLONE To 14 November.
Coventry.
BABYLONE
by Jean-Marie Besset translated by Lisa Forrell adapted by David Eldridge.
Belgrade Theatre (B2) To 14 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.45pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 024 7655 3055.
www.belgrade.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 November.
An evening that, without gripping, never lets go.
BEDROOM FARCE To 28 November.
Kingston/London.
BEDROOM FARCE
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Rose Theatre In rep to 28 November 2009.
transferred, with cast chanmges, to:
Duke of York's Theatre St Martin's Lane.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu 3pm Sat 4pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7823.
www.ticketmaster.co.uk (£3 transaction fee by 'phone and online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 October at Rose Theatre Kingston.
Serious laughter from middle-class bedrooms.
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION till 12 December
MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION: G B Shaw
Touring: Birmingham Rep till 14 November, touring till 12 December
Details: www.theatreroyal.org.uk/theatre-royal-bath-productions/tour-schedules/One Interval.
Review: 9 November 2009, Birmingham Rep
A remarkable production that shows us what we’ve been missing.
THE GOOD COMPANIONS To 21 November.
Bristol.
THE GOOD COMPANIONS
by JB Priestley musical dramatisation by Malcolm McKee.
Bristol Old Vic (Theatre Royal) To 21 November 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 0117 987 7877.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk
Review: Rupert Bridgewater 5 November.
Feel-good show filled with youthful exuberance
THEY ONLY COME AT NIGHT: VISIONS To 15 November.
London.
THEY ONLY COME AT NIGHT: VISIONS
by Slung Low.
Barbican (Car Park 2) To 15 November 2009.
6pm-9.30pm (at 15 minute intervals).
Runs 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7550 (booking fee).
www.barbican.org.uk/bite (reduced booking fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 November.
Larking mid the parking at the Barbican.
THIS MUCH IS TRUE To 21 November.
London.
THIS MUCH IS TRUE
by Paul Unwin and Sarah Beck.
Theatre 503 The Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 21 November 2009.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
The truth? The whole truth? Nothing but the truth?
CATEGORY B To 19 December.
London.
CATEGORY B
by Roy Williams.
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR In rep to 19 December 2009.
8pm 1, 2, 18, 19 Dec Mat 2 Dec 2pm, 19 Dec 4pm.
Runs 2hr 20 mins One interval.
TICKETS 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 16 November.
Inside 'inside', poignantly explored.
A MURDER HAS BEEN ARRANGED To 21 November.
Hornchurch.
A MURDER HAS BEEN ARRANGED
by Emlyn Williams.
Queen’s Theatre To 21 November 2009.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 5, 14 Nov 2.30pm.
Audio-described 14 Nov 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 18 Nov.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 November.
Pre-Christmas hokum at Hornchurch.
MISS JULIE To 28 November.
Kingston.
MISS JULIE
by August Strindberg translated by Kenneth McLeish.
Rose Theatre In rep to 28 November 2009.
7.30pm 5, 6, 11, 13, 20, 25, 28 Nov.
2pm 7, 14, 21, 26 Nov.
Audio-described 21 Nov 2pm (+Touch Tour 12.30pm).
Captioned 20 Nov.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 0871 230 1552.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 October.
Performers outshine design.
THE GREAT PRETENDERS To 15 November.
London.
THE GREAT PRETENDERS
original music and lyrics by Neil Harrison book by Simon Jermond and Neil Harrison.
Upstairs At The Gatehouse Highgate Village N6 4BD To 15 November 2009.
Tue–Sat 7:30pm. Mat Sun 4pm.
Runs 2hr 20min. One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8340 3488.
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 27th October.
The Gatehouse goes backstage as a collection of tribute acts gather to entertain.