Reviews Archive Part 2
SMALL WORLDS To 26 June.
Liverpool.
SMALL WORLDS
by Slung Low.
Liverpool Playhouse Williamson Square L1 1EL 22-26 June 2010.
Tue-Fri: starts 2.30pm-4.10pm; 6.30pm-8.10pm at 20-minute intervals.
Sat: starts 12.30pm-2.10pm; 4.30pm-6.10pm.
Runs 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 0151 709 4776.
www.everymanplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 June at Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield.
A journey through a house and into a mind.
HAY FEVER To 10 July.
Leeds.
HAY FEVER
by Noel Coward.
West Yorkshire Playhouse (Quarry Theatre) Quarry Hill LS2 7UP To 10 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 1.30pm Sat 2pm.
Audio-described 3 July 2pm, 7 July.
BSL Signed 30 June.
Captioned 8 July 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 25min Two intervals.
TICKETS: 0113 213 7700.
www.wyp.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 June.
A revival not to be sneezed at.
LIKE A FISHBONE To 10 July.
London.
LIKE A FISHBONE
by Anthony Weigh.
Bush Theatre Shepherd’s Bush Green W12 8QD To 10 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Captioned 26 June 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 June.
Where architecture alone cannot stand up.
APPLES To 25 September.
Tour.
APPLES
by Richard Milward adapted by John Retallack.
Northern Stage and Company of Angels Tour to 25 September 2010.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 June at Burton Taylor Studio Oxford.
Sex, violence and the city – would you Adam-and-Eve it?
THE HISTORY BOYS To 26 June.
Oxford/Nottingham.
THE HISTORY BOYS
by Alan Bennett.
Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street OX1 2LW To 19 June.
Mon-Thu; Sat 7.30pm Fri 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01865 305305.
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
then Theatre Royal Nottingham Theatre Square NG1 5ND 21-26 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed 2pm Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 June.
Alan sort-of pulls it off.
THE CANTERBURY TALES To 12 June.
Tour.
THE CANTERBURY TALES
by Geoffrey Chaucer new version by Mike Poulton.
Northern Broadsides Tour to 12 June 2010.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 June at York Theatre Royal.
Rough and ready on the surface, finely-planned at base.
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY To 31 July.
London.
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY
by Ingmar Bergman adapted by Jenny Worton.
Almeida Theatre Almeida Street Islington N1 1TA To 31 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 14, 28 July 2.30pm.
Audio-described 24 July 3pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
Captioned 10 July 3pm, 20 July.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7359 4404.
www.almeida.co.uk
Review Carole Woddis 19 June.
Shattering dark glass.
THE ROAD TO MECCA To 10 July.
London.
THE ROAD TO MECCA
by Athol Fugard.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 10 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 26 June, 3 July 3pm.
Runs: 2hr 35min One. interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
On-line: www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 22 June.
Drama for the downtrodden.
THE 39 STEPS: Adapted Barlow, Theatre Royal Nottingham till 19th June (touring)
Nottingham/Touring
THE 39 STEPS: adapted Barlow.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 1h 50m: one interval: till 19th June.
Performance times: 7.30pm, (matinees 2.00pm Wed, 2.30pm Sat).
Review: Alan Geary: 14th June 2010.
As brilliant as ever.
LILLIES ON THE LAND To 17 July.
London.
LILIES ON THE LAND
by Lions part theatre.
Arts Theatre Great Newport Street WC2H 7HB To 17 July 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed, Thu, Sat 3pm.
Runs: 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS 0845 017 5584.
www.artstheatrewestend.com
Review: Carole Woddis 15 June.
Important, something to be gained, but only partially successful.
RAFTA RAFTA To 26 June.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
RAFTA RAFTA
by Ayub Khan Din.
New Vic Theatre To 26 June 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.15pm.
Audio-described 26 June 2.15pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvic.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 June.
Bridegroom, Bolton and Bhangra add up to serious enjoyment..
TOM'S A-COLD and THE RUFFIAN ON THE STAIR To 19 June.
TOM’S A-COLD and THE RUFFIAN ON THE STAIR
by David Egan by Joe Orton.
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 19 June 2010.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 June.
A good year in the Orange Tree showcase.
THE ROAD TO NAB END To 10 July.
Oldham .
THE ROAD TO NAB END
by William Woodruff adapted by Philip Goulding.
Coliseum Theatre To 10 July 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 26, 30 Jun, 10 Jul 2.30pm.
Audio Described: 7 July.
BSL Signed: 8 July.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk
Review: Stoon 19 June.
Mean Streets of yesteryear .
PLUCKER To 3 July.
London.
PLUCKER
by Alena Smith.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright’s Yard, corner of Tooley Street/Bermondsey Street SE1 2TF To 3 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Post-show Discussion 23 June.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 June.
Comedy with feelings doesn’t quite marry-up.
COMING HOME To 3 July.
London.
COMING HOME
by Athol Fugard.
Arcola Theatre 27 Arcola Street E8 2DJ To 3 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm.
Runs: 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 18 June.
A play of two halves.
DECKY DOES A BRONCO To 18 September.
Tour.
DECKY DOES A BRONCO
by Douglas Maxwell.
Tour to 18 September 2010.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 June at Becket’s Park Northampton (for Royal and Derngate Theatre).
It’s not what you say, it’s the place where you say it.
INSIDE JOB To 7 August.
Tour.
INSIDE JOB
by Brian Clemens.
Tour to 7 August 2010.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June at Mercury Theatre Colchester.
Motives abound and shots are fired.
REMEMBER ME: Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Birmingham
REMEMBER ME: William Shakespeare, Deirdre Burton, Tom Davis
Somesuch theatre: www.strangeshadows.co.uk
Old Joint Stock (0121 200 0946): till 19th June, 2h 35m, one interval
Review: Rod Dungate, 18 June
Intriguing concept but fails in its execution
THE MAN To 19 June.
London.
THE MAN
by James Graham.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 19 June 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 June.
Taxing the performer makes for audience interest.
WOMEN POLITICS AND POWER: NOW To 17 July.
London
Women Power and Politics: Now
by Joy Wilkinson, Zinnie Harris, Bola Agbaje, Sam Holcroft, Sue Townsend.
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR In rep to 17 July 2010.
8pm 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 30 June, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17 July.
2pm 23 June, 7 July.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 11 June.
Now is a testing time for playwrights.