Reviews Archive Part 2
DUMB SHOW To 17 April.
London.
DUMB SHOW
by Joe Penhall.
Kingston Rose Theatre 24-26 High Street KT1 1HL To 17 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0871 230 1552.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Carole Woddis 7 April.
The best-laid schemes can go astray.
HOW COLD MY TOES To 18 April.
London.
HOW COLD MY TOES
Unicorn Theatre (Clore Theatre) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 18 April 2010.
11a, Thu-Sat
2p,Thu-Sun
Runs 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 April.
A joy for all seasons.
STUDIES FOR A PORTRAIT To 23 May.
London.
STUDIES FOR A PORTRAIT
by Daniel Reitz.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 23 May 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 209 0326.
www.kingsheadtheatre.org
Portraits drawn with understanding.
POSH To 22 May.
London.
POSH
by Laura Wade.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 22 May 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30 Mat Sat & 13. 20 May 3pm .
Audio-described 15 May 3pm.
Captioned 11 May.
Post-show Discussion 29 April.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 -5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 15 April.
A show of fascinatingly appalling inequality.
THE GIFT AND THE GLORY To 24 April.
Lancaster.
THE GIFT & THE GLORY
THE GIFT and GLORY, GLORY
by John Moorhouse by Lisa Evans.
Dukes Moor Lane LA1 1QE To 24 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 16 April 10.30am 10, 14, 24 April 2pm
Audio-described 20 April.
BSL Signed 22 April.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01524 598500.
www.dukes-lancaster.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 April.
Direct dramaturgical path beats taking the dramatic scenic rou
THE EMPIRE To 5 June.
London/Plymouth/London.
THE EMPIRE
by D C MOORE
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) Sloane Square SW To 8 May.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 4pm.
then Drum Plymouth 13-29 May.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm.
Post-show Discussion 20 May.
then Unit 215 Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre Southwark SE1 6TE 2-5 June 2010
7pm Mat Sat 4pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre (London).
01752 267222.
www.theatreroyal.com (Plymouth).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 April.
POLAR BEARS To 22 May.
London.
POLAR BEARS
Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham Street WC2H 9LX To 22 May 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30 Mat Thu, Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 8 May 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 17 May.
Captioned 26 April.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
Tickets: 0870 060 6624.
www.donmarwarehouse.com
Review: Carole Woddis 10 April.
Challenging those who go to see it.
THE NORTHERNERS To 19 April.
London.
THE NORTHERNERS
by Harold Brighouse.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Road Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 19 April 2010.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr No booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 April.
Tough, compassionate drama overdue revival.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS To 8 May.
Manchester.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by William Shakespeare.
Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 8 May 2010.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed .30pm Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 8 May 4pm.
BSL Signed 7 May.
Post-show Discussion 6 May.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 April.
Quick-moving early Shakespeare.
MICRO To 8 May.
London.
MICRO
by Pierre Rigal.
Gate Theatre above the Prince Albert Pub 11 Pembridge Street S11 3HQ To 8 May 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 April.
Performers make a fine synthesis of guitars, percussion and keyboard.
1936 To 28 April.
London/Hoddesdon.
1936
by Tom McNab.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 24 April
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 24 April 3pm.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
then Redbridge Drama Centre London E18.
27 April 8pm.
TICKETS: 020 8504 5451.
www.redbridgedramacentre.co.uk
then Broxbourne Civic Hall Hoddesdon.
28 April 2010 7.30pm.
TICKETS: 01992 441946.
www.broxbourne.gov.uk/whatson
Runs 1hr 25min + interval + film extracts & discussion; total c2hr 30min.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 April.
Politics and races.
HUMBLE BOY To 17 April.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
HUMBLE BOY
by Charlotte Jones.
New Vic Theatre Etruria Road ST5 0JG To 17 April 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 17 April 2.15pm.
Audio-described 17 April 2.15pm.
Captioned 13 April.
Post-show discussion 13 April.
Run 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 April.
Floral splendour and comic high-spot outstrip character relationships.
THE NOTEBOOK OF TRIGORIN To 24 April.
London.
THE NOTEBOOK OF TRIGORIN
by Tennessee Williams.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Road Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 24 April 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr No booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 April.
Worth an outing from the cabinet of dramatic curiosities.
ANDERSEN'S ENGLISH To 8 May.
London.
ANDERSEN’S ENGLISH
by Sebastian Barry.
Hampstead Theatre To 8 May 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 28 April 2.30pm.
Audio-described 1 May 3pm.
Captioned (+post-show speech-to-text discussion) 4 May.
Run 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 April.
Tensions and pressures of the High Victorians, beautifully depicted..
STOP MESSING ABOUT To 20 June.
Tour.
STOP MESSING ABOUT
by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke.
Tour to 20 June 2010.
Runs 1hr 40min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 April at Royal and Derngate (Derngate auditorium) Northampton.
Comic nudges and winks from radio times.
LOVE, QUESTION MARK To 1 May.
London.
LOVE, QUESTION MARK
by Robert Gillespie.
New Diorama Theatre 15-16 Triton Street NW1 3BF To 1 May 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1h 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 2090 344.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 April.
Not a way to the heart of the matter.
JESUS HOPPED THE A TRAIN To 24 April.
London.
JESUS HOPPED THE A TRAIN
by Stephen Adly Guirgis.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) Whitehall SW1A 2DY To 24 April 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7632.
www.ambassadortickets/trafalgaty studios (£3 transaction fee by ‘phone & online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 April.
No free ride for anyone.
THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY To 18 April.
London.
THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY
adapted by Carl Miller from the book by Siobhan Dowd.
Unicorn Theatre (Weston Theatre) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 18 April 2010,
1.30pm Thu, Sat, Sun.
7pm Wed-Sat.
Audio-described 17 April 1.30pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 April.
New variant on the ‘locked-room’ mystery also unlocks secrets of the mind.
LOW PAY? DON’T PAY! To 24 April.
Salisbury.
LOW PAY? DON’T PAY!
by Dario Fo translated by Joseph Farrell.
Salisbury Playhouse Salthouse Lane SP2 7RA To 24 April 2010.
Mon- Wed 7.30pm Thu-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 22 April 2.30pm & 8pm.
BSL Signed 21 Apri, 7.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 20 April.
Theatre Day 15 Apri, 11.30am.
TICKETS: 01722 320333.
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
Review: Mark Courtice 7 April.
Good fun, even if it just misses the target.
11 and 12
Nottingham
Peter Brook
barbicanbite10, London; C.I.C.T./Theatre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris; Grotowski Institute, Wroclaw
11 and 12
Adapted from the work of AMADOU HAMPATÈ BÂ
By MARIE-HÉLÈNE ESTIENNE
Nottingham Playhouse to Saturday 10th April 2010
7.45pm
Saturday 10th April 8pm
Matinee Saturday 10th April 4pm
Pre-show discussion Wednesday 7 April 6.00-6.45pm
Runs 1hr 20min. No interval
TICKETS: 0115 9419419
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 6th April 2010
A beautiful piece of theatre; this is Peter Brook using his technique to present a complex tale of conflict in a simple, tranquil and understated way.