Reviews Archive Part 2
AND DID THOSE FEET To 10 April.
Bolton.
AND DID THOSE FEET
by Les Smith and Martin Thomasson.
Octagon Theatre To 10 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 31 March 10 April 2pm.
Audio-described 31 March 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 March.
The Wanderers return in play with strong local fan-base.
CIDER WITH ROSIE To 29 May.
Tour.
CIDER WITH ROSIE
by Laurie Lee adapted by Daniel O’Brien.
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Tour to 29 May 2010.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 March at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.
A play for all seasons.
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Nottingham
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG
by Peter Nichols
Nottingham Playhouse to Saturday 3rd April 2010
7.45pm
Matinees Saturday 27th 2.30pm
Thursday 1st April 1.30pm
Audio described performances Saturday 27th 2.30 and Wednesday 31st March 7.45
Signed interpreted Friday 26th March 7.45pm
Captioned performance Friday 20th November 7.45
Runs 2hr 40min. One interval
TICKETS: 0115 9419419
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 23rd March 2010
A true tragicomedy that takes you in a single breath from helpless laughter into stunned silence.
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS To 3 April.
Manchester.
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
by David Mamet.
Library Theatre To 3 April 2010.
Mon-Thu 7.30pm Fri-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 1 April 7.30pm, 3 April 3pm.
Captioned 31 March.
Pre-show Director’s Talk: 30 March 6.30pm 3 April 2pm.
Runs 1hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 236 7110.
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 March.
It like. What? You know. WHAT? Helps. It does? That’s right. It helps? It helps. What helps? It HELPS.
THE MINISTRY OF FEAR To 22 May.
Tour.
THE MINISTRY OF FEAR
based on the novel by Graham Greene adapted by Daniel Jamieson.
Theatre Alibi with Exeter Northcott and Oxford Playhouse Tour to 22 May 2010.
Runs 2he 25min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 March at Oxford Playhouse.
An Alibi for Greene.
SHAKESPEARE'S WILL To 3 April.
Mold.
SHAKESPEARE’S WILL
by Vern Thiessen.
Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) To 3 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2.45pm.
Post-show Discussion 1 April.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565
www.clwydtheatrecymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 March.
A voice for Anne Hathaway.
4:48 PSYCHOSIS To 27 March.
London.
4:48 PSYCHOSIS
by Sarah Kane translated by Klaudyna Rozhin.
Barbican Theatre To 27 March 2010.
7.45pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TIOCKETS: 0845120 7550
www.barbican.org.uk/bite
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 March.
Mass technology as life leaks away.
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION To 19 June.
MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION
by George Bernard Shaw.
Comedy Theatre Panton Street To 19 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7622 (£3 transaction fee).
www.mrswarrensprofession.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 March.
From sex to accountancy in one generation: with wit along the way.
THE CATASTROPHE TRILOGY To 8/29 May.
Tour.
THE CATASTROPHE TRILOGY
Lone Twin Tour to 13 May 2010.
Runs:
Alice Bell 1hr 5min No interval.
Daniel Hit By A Train 1hr No interval.
The Festival 1hr No interval.
Review Mark Courtice 20 March at The Point Eastleigh.
Heroism and generosity in the face of catastrophe.
THREE GOOD WIVES To 28 March.
London.
THREE GOOD WIVES
Little Angel Theatre 14 Dagmar Passage N1 1DN To 28 March 2010.
Tue-Thu; Sat 8pm Fri 7pm Sun 4pm.
Runs 55min No interval.
TCKETS: 020 7226 1787.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 March.
Fragments from present and past, worlds old and new.
THE MERMAID PRINCESS To 3 July.
Tour.
THE MERMAID PRINCESS
by Teresa Ludovico English translation by Stuart Rogers.
Teatro Kismet Tour to 3 July 2010.
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 March at Curve, Leicester.
Lovely to look at, less delightful to know.
THE LONG ROAD To 27 March.
Leicester.
THE LONG ROAD
by Shelagh Stephenson.
Curve Rutland Street ME1 1SB To 27 March 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 25 March 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 1pm) 27 March 7.45pm (+Touch Tour 6.15pm).
BSL Signed 25 March 7.45pm.
Captioned 24 March.
Post-show Discussion 24 March.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 0116 242 3595.
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 March.
Too long, too short; at any rate not the right road to take.
A MODEL FOR MANKIND To 17 April.
London.
A MODEL FOR MANKIND
by James Sheldon.
The CockTavern Theatre 125 Kilburn High Road NW6 6JH To 17 April 2010.
Sat 3pm Sun, Mon 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 08444 771000.
www.cocktaverntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden
A steppe in the right direction towards uncovering musical, and political, secrets.
THE WHITE GUARD To 15 June.
London.
THE WHITE GUARD
by Mikhail Bulgakov new version by Andrew Upton.
Lyttelton Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 15 June 2010.
7.30pm 7-10, 12, 26-28 April, 10-13, 20-22, 24, 25 May, 11, 12, 14, 15 June.
Runs: 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 25 March 25.
People caught up in history shown with brilliant theatricality.
MEN OF THE WORLD To 19 June.
Tour.
MEN OF THE WORLD
by John Godber.
Hull Truck Tour to 19 June 2010.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 March at Cambridge Arts Theatre.
Truck takes to coaches.
ARTHUR AND GEORGE till 10 April.
ARTHUR AND GEORGE: David Edgar, based on the novel by Julian Barnes
Birmingham Rep Theatre: 19 March - 10 April
Review: Rod Dungate 23.03.2010
A tale well worth the telling.
MACBETH To 15 May.
London/Brighton.
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare.
Barbican (Silk Street Theatre) To 10 April.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm Mat 2pm 3, 8, 10 April 4pm 5 April.
Captioned 30 March.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7550.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite.
then Theatre Royal Brighton 11-15 May 2010.
7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01273 709709.
www.brightonfestival.org
Runs 2hr 5min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 March.
Fine detail for those who know the plot.
ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT: Moon Fool and Trestle on tour to 26th March 2010
Tour
ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT based on Midsummer Nights Dream, Moon Fool and Trestle on tour to 26th March 2010
Review Mark Courtice on 10th March 2010 at Salisbury Arts Centre.
Running time 1 hour, no interval
Royal couple overstay their welcome
THE SANCTUARY LAMP To 3 April.
London.
THE SANCTUARY LAMP
by Thomas Murphy.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 3 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 27 March 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 March.
A single red flame amid the darkness characters inhabit makes a resonant image.
YOU MAY GO NOW To 22 March.
London.
YOU MAY GO NOW – A MARRIAGE PLAY
by Bekah Brunstetter.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Road Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 0ED To 22 March.
Sun, Mon 7.30pm.
Runs1hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr No booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk Full-priced tickets reduced online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 March.
Quick-witted, time-spinning portrait of a marriage and family.