Reviews Archive Part 2
ALL MY SONS.
London.
ALL MY SONS
by Arthur Miller.
Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EZ.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 30 min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4658.
www.amswestend.com
Review: Carole Woddis 27 May.
Guilt will out in imposing revival.
PIECES To 15 May.
Mold.
PIECES
by Hywel John.
Clwyd Theatr Cymru To 15 May 2010.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 May.
The dark side of childhood.
HIPPOLYTUS To 13 June.
London.
HIPPOLYTUS
by Euripides translated by David Crook.
White Bear Theatre 138 Kennington Park Road SE11 4DJ To 13 June 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7793 9193.
www.ticketweb.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 May.
Clarity rules in revival of ancient sex revenge tragedy.
CANARY To 3 July.
London.
CANARY
by Jonathan Harvey.
Hampstead Theatre To 12 June
then English Touring Theatre tour to 3 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat at 3pm & 9 June 2.30pm.
Audio-described 5 June 3pm.
Captioned 8 June.
Post-show Discussion with speech-to-text transcription 8 June.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com (Hampstead).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 May.
Sexual identity across half a century assembles into a richly rewarding drama.
DEATH OF A SALESMAN To 29 May.
Leeds.
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
by Arthur Miller.
West Yorkshire Playhouse (Quarry Theatre) To 29 May 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 1.30pm Sat 2pm.
Audio-described 26 May.
BSL Signed 25 May.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0113 213 7700.
www.wyp.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 May.
On the road with the Lomans.
LOVE THE SINNER To 10 July.
London.
LOVE THE SINNER
by Drew Pautz.
Cottesloe Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 10 July 2010.
Runs: 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 18 May 18.
So-so play about sexuality.
SUS: Barrie Keefe - touring
SUS: Barrie Keefe
Birmingham Rep till May 29, touring
Runs: 85 minutes, no interval
Review: Rod Dungate, Birmingham Rep, 25 May 2010
Strong and shocking as ever.
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU To 16 October.
Tour.
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
adapted by David Wood from the books by Sam McBratney music & lyrics by David Wood.
Tour to 16 October 2010.
Runs 55min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 May at Rose Theatre Kingston-upon-Thames.
Participatory version of books on stage.
PYGMALION To 19 June.
Manchester.
PYGMALION
by George Bernard Shaw.
Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 19 June 2010.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 12 June 4pm.
BSL Signed 15 June.
Post-show Discussion 10 June.
Runs 2ht 35in One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk/bookonline
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 May.
Triumph of the Doolittles.
CATCHER To 5 June.
York/Tour.
CATCHER
by Richard Hurford.
Theatre Royal Studio St Leonard’s Place YO1 7HD To 5 June 2010.
21, 2, 26-29 May, 1-5 June 7.45pm Mat 5 June 2pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 01904 523568.
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 May.
The fame game gets discussed.
PANDORA To 12 June.
London.
PANDORA
by Jennie Buckman.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 12 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 5, 12 June 3pm.
BSL Signed 5 June 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 May.
Back in the box, Pandora. These stories can live without you.
YES, PRIME MINISTER.
Chichester/London.
YES, PRIME MINISTER
by Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.
Chichester Festival Theatre To 5 June 2010.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
transferred to:
Gielgud Theatre Shaftesbury Avebnue London To 15 January 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5100.
www.yesprimeminister.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 May at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Balance of power weighed in comic terms.
A THOUSAND STARS EXPLODE IN THE SKY To 5 June.
London.
A THOUSAND STARS EXPLODE IN THE SKY
by David Eldridge, Robert Holman, Simon Stephens.
Lyric Theatre King Street Hammersmith W6 0QL To 5 June 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0871 221 1729.
www.lyric.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 14 May.
Three writers produce a play strengthened by impeccable acting.
IF I WERE YOU To 10 July.
Sonning.
IF I WERE YOU
by Alan Ayckbourn.
The Mill at Sonning To 10 July 2010.
Tue/Wed-Sat 8.15pm (Dinner 6.30pm) no performance 8, 22, 29 June. Mat Sat, Sun & 24 June, 1, 8 July 2.15pm (Lunch 12.30pm).
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: -118 969 8000.
www.millatsonning.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 May.
A revival that shows how to play for truth and be rewarded with laughs.
INGREDIENT X To 19 June.
London.
INGREDIENT X
by Nick Grosso.
Royal Court (Theatre Upstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 19 June 2010.
Mon-Say 7.45pm Mat Sat 4pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 May.
Brilliant dialogue without much of a play.
HENRY VIII To 21 August.
London.
HENRY VIII
by William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s Globe In rep to21 August 2010.
2pm 27, 29 May, 8, 19, 26 June, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 30 July, 3, 6, 19 Aug.
7.30pm 26, 28 May, 7 14, 1821, 25, 29, 30 June, 5, 7, 9, 12, 31 July, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, 21 Aug.
Audio-described 26 June.
BSL Signed 19 June.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 May.
Is all true – as the subtitle says? Well, up to a point…
MUST To 5 June.
London: MUST: to June 5
Posted by: Carole Woddis on May 31, 2010 – 18.20 London
MUST THE INSIDE STORY: ...a journey through the shadows of a city, a map, a pound of flesh.
by Peggy Shaw and Suzy Wilson.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3ND To 5 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 28 May 28.
A legendary body of performance.
DANGEROUS LIAISONS To 27 June.
Tour.
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
based on the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos adapted by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones with Keiron Self, Lynne Seymour and Mappa Mundi.
Tour to 27 June 2010.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 May at Greenwich Theatre.
Pointedly energetic portrayal of all being fair in a battle of the sexes..
A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS To 29 May.
Mold.
A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Anthony Hopkins Theatre) To 29 May 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 27 May.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 May.
Ayckbourn under-powered in Mold.
BROKEN HEARTED To 29 May.
Derby.
BROKEN HEARTED
by Lucy Gannon.
Derby Theatre To 29 May 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 22, 26, 29 May 2.30pm.
Audio-described 26 May 7.20pm 29 May 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 22 May 2.30pm, 27 May.
Post-show Discussion 27 May.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01352 255800.
www.derbylive.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 May.
This play might not change your life – but it will pass a couple of hours of it enjoyably.