Barking/Crawley.

JAKE & CAKE
by Godfrey Hamilton.

Theatre Centre at:
The Broadway Barking 18 March 2pm.
TICKETS: 020 8507 5607.
www.thebroadwaybarking.com
then The Hawth Crawley 20 March 11am.
TICKETS: 01293 553636.
www.hawth..co.uk
schools performances also to 27 March 2010.
Runs 45min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 March at Unicorn Theatre (Clore Theatre).

The importance of friends and myths.

London.

PETER AND VANDY
by Jay Dipietro.

Theatre 503 Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 27 March 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 March.

Immaculate playing in emotional shake-up drama.

Manchester.

GEORGE ORWELL’S 1984
adapted by Matthew Dunster.

Royal Exchange Theatre To 27 March 2010.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 4pm.
BSL Signed 23 March.
Post-show Discussion 18 March.
Runs 3hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 March.

Grandly theatrical newspeak and doublethink.

Tour.

ANDERSEN'S ENGLISH
by Sebastian Barry.

Out of Joint Theatre Company Tour to 8 May 2010.
Runs: 2hr One interval..
Review: Jan Pick 9 March at Belgrade Theatre Covetnry.

Love and loss in literary land.

London.

LONDON ASSURANCE
by Dion Boucicault.

Olivier Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX To 2 June 2010.
Runs: 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 9 March 9.

Suitably assured revival.

Nottingham/Touring.

ENJOY: Alan Bennett.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 35m: one interval: till 20 March.
Performance times: 7.30pm, matinees 2.00pm Wed and 2.30pm Sat.
Review: Alan Geary: 15 March 2010.

A play that after thirty years has found its time.

Tour.

A VILLAGE LIFE
by Mary Cooper.

Northumberland Theatre Company Tour to 27 March 2010.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 March at Goostrey Village Hall.

Agricultural depression has clearly outlasted Oscar Wilde’s era.

London.

A DAY AT THE RACISTS
by Anders Lustgarten.

Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Road Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 27 March 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr No booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 March.

A night of forceful political drama.

Tour.

FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT
by Nick Walker.

Foursight Theatre and Talking Birds Tour to 31 March 2010.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 March at Oxford Playhouse.

Cracks in the construction but solid in individual sections.

London.

PRIVATE LIVES
by Noel Coward.

Vaudeville Theatre 404 Strand WC2R 0NH.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval + one pause.

Tickets: 0870 830 0200/0844 579 1975.
www.nimaxtheatres.com
Review: Carole Woddis 10 March 2010.

Serious comedy with a chill at its heart.

London.

CHRONICLES OF LONG KESH
by Martin Lynch.

Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR To 17 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & 24 March, 7 April 2pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 March.

Oh! What A Lovely Prison.

Tour.

ALFIE
by Bill Naughton.

Blackeyed Theatre in association with South Hill Park Arts Centre at Buxton Opera House.
Tour to 15 May 2010
Runs: 2hr 25 min One interval.
Review: Stoon 24 February at Buxton Opera House.2009

The thoughts of Chairman Alfie…atmospheric, funny, mesmerising and delivered with edgy charm .

Lomdon.

ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Arthur Laurents.

Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street SW1Y 6ST to 17 April 2010
Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15mins One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7287 2875.
www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Review: Geoff Ambler 17 March.

Distinctive Sondheim and Jermyn Street musical excellence.

Tour.

HEDDA GABLER
by Henrik Ibsen translated by Michael Meyer.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions Tour to 3 April 2010.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 March at Richmond Theatre.

A noteworthy production.

London.

BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
by Alan Janes and Rob Bettinson.

Upstairs at The Gatehouse Highgate Village N6 4BD To 18 April 2010.
Tue–Sat 7:30pm. Sun 4pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 8340 3488.
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
Review: Geoff Ambler 16 March.

The music lives on at The Gatehouse. Upstairs.

Tour.

GHOST BOY
by Keith Saha music and lyrics by the ensemble.

20 Stories High Tour to 24 April 2010.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 March at Contact Theatre Manchester.

<.b>Street cred takes to the stage.

London.

THE GODS WEEP
by Dennis Kelly.

Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 3 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 3 April 2.30pm.
Captioned 30 March.
Runs 3hr One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 March.

And mere mortal audiences don’t get much of a laugh either.

London.

A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY: The Story of Doris Day
by Adam Rolston.

Wilton’s Music Hal, Graces Alley off Ensign Stree, Tower Hill E1 8JB To 4 April 2010.
Tue-Sat 7:30pm. Mat Sat, Sun 2:30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7702 2789.
Review: Geoff Ambler 12th March 2010.

Hints of past greatness, lacks drama

Tour.

LOVING APRIL
adapted by Giles Croft from the novel by Melvin Burgess.

Oxfordshire Theatre Company Tour to 9 May 2010.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 March at Leighton Buzzard Theatre.

Worlds apart come together, with silence speaking louder than words.

ADOLPH HITLER – MY PART IN HIS DOWNFALL
Based on the writing of Spike Milligan, Adapted by Ben Power and Tim Carroll
Runs: 2h 30m, one interval
Review 9 March 2010, Birmingham Rep Theatre: Rod Dungate

Energetic, entertaining and heart-warming.