Reviews Archive Part 2
Witness for the Prosecution - Belgrade till 12 June and touring
Coventry
The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Bill Kenwright’s Agatha Christie Theatre Company present:
‘Witness for the Prosecution’: Agatha Christie
Belgrade Theatre: Tkts 024 7655 3055: and touring
www.belgrade.co.uk
Runs: 2h: 30m: one interval: Belgrade till 12th June 2010 and touring
Start: 7.45
Review: Jan Pick: 7.6.10
Hell hath no fury …..
KNIFE EDGE To 27 May.
Tour.
KNIFE EDGE
by Mark Whiteley.
Hard Graft Theatre Tour to 27 May 2010.
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 27 May at Lakeside Arts Nottignham.
Insufficiently meaty for a stand-alone play; interesting all the same.
HENRY & ELIZABETH To 31 July.
Tour.
HENRY & ELIZABETH
by Chris Goode.
Tour to 31 July 2010.
Runs c 1hr 30min No interval (or make your own).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 June at a home in Northampton.
Where going round and round is OK.
DAISY PULLS IT OFF To 10 July.
Newbury.
DAISY PULLS IT OFF
by Denise Deegan.
Watermill Theatre RG20 8AE To 10 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm. except 10 July performances at 1.30pm and 6.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICJETS: 01635 46044.
www.watermill.org.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 9 June.
80s favourite comes up fresh and funny.
THE CRUCIBLE To 19 June.
London.
THE CRUCIBLE
by Arthur Miller .
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Inner Circle Regent’s Park NW1 4NR To 19 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thurs, Sat & 9,16 June 2.30pm.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 826 4242 (24 hours).
www.openairtheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 2 June.
A revelatory production.
AFTER THE DANCE To 11 August.
London.
AFTER THE DANCE
by Terence Rattiogan.
Lyttelton Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to August 2010.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 8 June.
A powerful play that lives on long after it's ended.
CALENDAR GIRLS To 24 July.
Nottingham/Touring.
CALENDAR GIRLS
by Tim Firth.
Tour to 24 July 2010 (current tour).
Runs 2hr30min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 1 June at THeatre Royal Nottingham.
As ever, drips with bargain basement sentimentality, but better acted than last year.
THE FANTASTICKS.
London.
THE FANTASTICKS
book and lyrics by Tom Jones music by Harvey Schmidt.
Duchess Theatre 3-5 Catherine Street WC2B 5LA.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Runs: 2hr 125min.
TICKETS 0844 412 4659 .
www.thefantasticks.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 10 June.
Not quite fantastic but with its strong points.
THE MEMORY OF WATER To 5 June.
Oldham.
THE MEMORY OF WATER
by Shelagh Stephenson.
Coliseum Theatre To 5 June 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 2 & 5 June 2.30pm.
BSL Signed: Thu 3 June.
Runs 2hrs 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk
Review: Stoon 26 May.
Gentle Ripples rather than a Big Splash.
THE LATE MIDDLE CLASSES To 17 July.
London.
THE LATE MIDDLE CLASSES
by Simon Gray.
Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham Street WC2H 9LX To 17 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 3 July 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 8 July 7.30pm.
Captioned 1 July 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7624.
www.donmarwarehouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 June.
Late recognition for a play that comes into its own.
THE FAMILIES OF LOCKERBIE To 19 June.
Nottingham.
THE FAMILIES OF LOCKERBIE
by Michael Eaton.
Nottingham Playhouse Wellington Circus NG1 5AF To 19 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu 1.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 15 June.
TICKETS: 0115 941 9419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Runs: 1hr 50min No interval.
Review: Alan Geary 11 June.
All the right components well in place - bar one.
OTIENO To 12 June.
London.
OTIENO
by Trevor Michael Georges.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard (corner of Tooley St & Bermondsey Street) SE1 2TF To 12 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 June.
Othello gets a new guise.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. To 3 July.
Manchester.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Oscar Wilde.
Library Theatre St Peter’s Square M2 5PD To 3 July 2010.
Mon-Thu 7.30pm Fri-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 1 July 7.30pm 3 July 3pm.
BSL Signed 24 June 7.30pm.
Captioned 2 July.
Runs 2hr 35min Two intervals.
TICKETS: 0161 236 7110.
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 June.
In their end is their beginning.
WALLOP MRS COX: till 12 June.
Birmingham
WALLOP MRS COX: Music and Lyrics, Laurie Hornsby, Book, Euan Rose
Birmingham Hippodrome: www.birminghamhippodrome.com
Runs: 2h 35m, one interval, till 12 June
Review: Alexander Ray: 8 June 2010
Joyous as ever.
LOVE STORY To 26 June.
Chichester.
LOVE STORY
by Erich Segal book by Stephen Clark lyrics by Stephen Clark and Howard Goodall music by Howard Goodall.
Minerva Theatre To 26 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat & 17, 23 June 2.15pm.
Audio-described 19 June 2.15pm.
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 June.
Musical about death rarely come to life, apart from the strings attached.
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE To 3 July.
London.
JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE
by August Wilson.
Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 3 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 16, 30 June 2.30pm.
Audio-described 26 June 2.30pm.
Captioned 21 June.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 June.
A sure candidate to go and see.
WOMEN POWER AND POLITICS: THEN To 17 July.
London.
Women Power and Politics: Then
by Marie Jones, Moira Buiffini, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Lucy Kirkwood.
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR In rep to 17 July 2010.
8pm 14, 17, 22, 23, 25, 28 June, 1, 6. 7, 8, 12, 15 July.
2pm 16, 30 June, 14 July.
4pm 19, 26 June, 3, 10, 17 July.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7328 -1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 11 June.
Four views of the story so far.
THE TEMPEST To 19 June.
London.
THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare adapted by Carl Miller.
Unicorn Theatre (Weston Theatre) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2 HZ To 19 June 2010.
10.30am 11, 16, 18 June.
1.30pm 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19 June.
5.30pm 12 June.
7pm 3-5, 10, 17, 19 June.
Audio-described 13, 15 June.
BSL Signed/Captioned 17 June 7pm, 18 June.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 June.
A Tempest worth walking through water for.
A NORTHERN ODYSSEY To 22 May.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
A NORTHERN ODYSSEY
by Shelagh Stephenson.
Live Theatre To 22 May 2010.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 May.
Lives from the past given new intensity.
IF I WERE YOU To 26 June.
Tour.
IF I WERE YOU
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Tour to 26 June 2010.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 May at Richmond Theatre.
Fun and fury in comedy of sexual interchange.