Reviews Archive Part 2
OFF THE ENDZ To 13 March.
London.
OFF THE ENDZ
by Bola Agbaje.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 13 March 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30 Mat Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 13 March 3pm.
Captioned 9 March.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7565 -5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 20 February.
Tensions in a Black community.
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE To 27 February.
London.
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
book by Terrence McNally music by Stephen Flaherty lyrics by Lynn Ahrens based on the film by Barry Devlin.
Arts Theatre 6 – 7 Great Newport StreetWC2H 7JB Yo 27 February 2010.
Tue - Sat 7:30pm. Sun 5:00pm. Matinee Wed and Sat 2:30pm.
Runs 2hrs 20mins. One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 017 5584.
Review: Geoff Ambler 11 February.
The fringe sets a high standard going up west.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD To 27 March.
Mold/Tour
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
by Harper Lee adapted by Christopher Sergel.
Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Anthony Hopkins Theatre) To 27 February.
Post-show Discussion 25 Feb.
then Tour to 27 March 2010.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk (Mold)
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 February.
Drama of a community becomes a struggle of good and evil.
I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES To 27 February.
Manchester.
I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES
by Neil Simon.
Library Theatre To 27 February 2010.
Mon-Thu 7.30pm Fri-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 2236 7110.
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 February.
Minor Simon including a performance that definitely ought to be on stage.
THE HOSTAGE To 20 February.
London.
THE HOSTAGE
by Brendan Behan.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright’s Yard corner of Tooley Street &.Bermondsey Street, SE1 2TF. To 20 February 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 February.
Boisterous revival hits the boards.
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD To 27 February.
Lancaster.
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD
by Charlotte Keatley.
Duke’s Playhouse (The Round) To 27 February 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 25 Feb 10.30am.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01524 598500.
www.dukes-lancaster.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 February.
Sympathetic outing for a play every mother’s daughter, and son, should see.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM To 6 March.
Bolton.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare.
Octagon Theatre To 6 March 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 24 Feb, 3 March 1.30pm, 27 Feb 2pm.
Audio-described 4 March.
BSL Signed 25 Feb.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 February.
Visions of community and society.
DANCING AT LUGHNASA till 6 March
DANCING AT LUGHNASA: Brian Friel
Birmingham Rep Theatre
Runs: 2h 30m, one interval, till 6 March
Review: Rod Dungate, 23 February 2010
Steeped in humanity, deeply moving.
HELDENPLATZ To 6 March.
London.
HELDENPLATZ
by Thomas Bernhard translated by Meredith Oakes and Andrea Tierney.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Theatre E8 2DJ To 6 March 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 20, 27 Feb 3pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 February.
Theatre of voluble protest.
THE EARLY BIRD To 27 February.
London.
THE EARLY BIRD
by Leo Butler.
Finborough Theatre above Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 27 February 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 February.
Torment of the man and woman in a glass booth.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE To 10 April.
London.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by William Shakespeare.
Almeida Theatre Almeida Street N1 1TA To 10 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 24 Feb, 3, 17, 24, 31 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described 27 March 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 1pm).
Captioned 17 March 2.30pm, 22 March.
Post-show Discussion 22 March (with speech-to-text transcription), 7 April.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7359 4404.
www.almeida.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 19 February.
Intelligent revival if not with all the answers.
A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS To 7 March.
Tour.
A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS
by M R James
Nunkie Theatre Company Tour to 7 March 2010*.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 February at The Commemoration Hall Huntingdon.
Armchair pleasure and terror.
ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM To 6 March.
Mold.
ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM
Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) To 6 March 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2.45pm.
Audio-described 25 Feb.
Captioned 27 Feb 2.45pm.
Post-show Discussion 25 Feb, 4 March.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 February.
Not whodunit, but are-they-ever-going-to-get-it-done?
DUNSINANE To 6 March.
London.
DUNSINANE
by David Greig.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 6 March 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 6 March 2.3-pm.
Captioned 2 March.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 February.
The RSC conquers Hampstead.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE To 20 March.
Sheffield.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
by Henrik Ibsen in a version by Christopher Hampton.
Crucible Theatre To 20 March 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 24 Feb, 10 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described 24 Feb 7.30pm, 4 March.
BSL Signed 16 March.
Captioned 9 March.
Post-show Discussion 25 Feb. 16 March.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0114 249 6000.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 February.
Fine, boldly-staged production.
THE DUMB WAITER and A KIND OF ALASKA To 27 February.
Derby.
THE DUMB WAITER and A KIND OF ALASKA
by Harold Pinter.
Guildhall Theatre Market Place To 27 February 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 24 Feb 1.30pm 27 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described 13 Feb 7.30pm 27 Feb 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 25 Feb.
Post-show Discussion 25 Feb.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01332 255800.
www.derbylive.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 February.
Pinter in perspective.
HANSEL AND GRETEL: Grose: Kneehigh: on tour to 17th April 2010
Tour
HANSEL AND GRETEL by Carl Grose.
Kneehigh Theatre and Bristol Old Vic co-production Tour to 17 April 2010.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review Mark Courtice 23 February 2010 at Salisbury Playhouse.
A bracing adaptation
HEROES: Sibleyras trans Stoppard: Watermill Theatre to 20th March 2010
Newbury
HEROES by Gérald Sibleyras translated by Tom Stoppard, Watermill Theatre, 11th February to 20th March 2010
Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm
Saturday 20 March only performances at 1.30pm and 6.30pm
British Sign Language interpreted performance, Monday 1 March, 7.30pm
Audio Described performance, Thursday 11 March, 2.30pm
Free talk back after the show on Friday 26 February and Friday 12 March.
Tickets 01635 46044
www.watermill.org.uk
Running Time 1 hour 40 mins. 1 Interval
Review Mark Courtice 15th February 2010
Last of the Summer Vin
FOREVER YOUNG To 27 February.
Nottingham.
FOREVER YOUNG
a song drama by Erik Gedeon in a version by Adrian Laurance literal translation by Ian Black.
Nottingham Playhouse to 27 February 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm no performance 22 Feb Mat 20 Feb 2.30pm, 25 Feb 1.30pm.
Audio-described 20 Feb 2.30pm & and 24 Feb.
BSL Signed 19 Feb.
Post-show talk 23 Feb.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 9419419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 12 February.
Let's hear it for the aged..
11 and 12 To 1 May.
London/Tour.
11 and 12
by Marie-Hélène Estienne adapted from works by Amadou Hampâté Bâ.
Barbican Theatre ilk Street EC2Y 8DS To 27 February.
7.45pm Mat 20, 25, 27 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described 27 Feb 2pm.
Captioned 23 Feb.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7550.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite
then Tour to 1 May 2010*.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
Theatre of beautifully detailed simplicity