Bury St Edmunds.

THE POOR SOLDIER
by John O’Keeffe music by William Shield.

Theatre Royal To 3 July 2010.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 June.

More repertory restored in Suffolk.

London.

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by William Shakespeare.

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Inner Circle Regent’s Park NW1 4NR To 31 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu Sat 2.30pm.
Captioned 12 July.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 826 4242.
www.openairtheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 29 June.

Errors in the comedy of this new production.

Sheffield.

THAT FACE
by Polly Stenham.

Crucible Studio To 24 July 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm except 24 July 7pm Mat Sat & 14 July 2pm
BSL Signed 14 July 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 0114 429 6000.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 July.

Emotional vandalism goes bourgeois.

London.: Gob Squad: Revolution Now!

REVOLUTION NOW!
by The Gob Squad.

Institute of Contemporary Arts The Mall SW1Y 5AH To 26 June 2010.
Runs 1hr 45 min No interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 25 June 25.

Gob Squad plays god.

London.

LULU
by Frank Wedekind adapted by Anna Ledwich.

Gate Theatre above The Prince Albert Pub 11 Pembridge Road W11 3HQ To 10 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 June.

Sex as a dead-end in a devastatingly alluring new version.

London

THE GARDEN
by Alex Bulmer.

St Alfege Church Greenwich SE10 To 27 June 2010.
Runs c30min
Review: Carole Woddis 24 June.

The air is full of wondrous things.

London.

NOT BY BREAD ALONE
conceived by Adina Tal.

artsdepot 5 Nether Street Tally Ho Corner N12 0GA To 15 July 2010.
8pm (not Sats); mats various times, see website www.artsdepot.co.uk
Runs 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 0208 369 5454.
Typetalk: 1800102083695454.
Review: 5 July.

Life enhancement in the darkness.

Sheffield.

ALICE
a new adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland by Laura Wade.

Crucible Theatre To 234 July 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm. Mat Sat & 14 July 2.30pm.
Audio-described 16, 22 July.
Captioned 17 July 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 22 July.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 0114 249 6000.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 July.

A Wonderland of the mind.

London.

AS YOU LIKE IT
by William Shakespeare.

The Old Vic The Cut SE1 8NB In rep to 21 August 2010.
Runs 3hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 871 7628. (£3 transaction fee - does not apply to supporters of The Old Vic).
www.oldvictheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 23 June.

A Bridge not quite far enough.

London

THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare.

The Old Vic The Cut SE1 8NB In rep to 21 August 2010.
Runs 2hr 15min No interval.

TICKETS: 0844 871 7628 (£3 transaction fee - does not apply to supporters of The Old Vic).
www.oldvictheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 23June.

The Bridge collapses in near-silence.

London.

MISS LILY GETS BONED or THE LOSS OF ALL ELEPHANT ELDERS
by Bekah Brunstetter.

Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 10 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 July.

Elephants, and humans, never forgetting.

London.

SALOME
by Oscar Wilde adapted by Jamie Lloyd.

Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue NW3 3EU To 17 July 2010.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 17 July 4pm.
Captioned (+ post-show discussion with speech-to-text) 13 July.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 June.

Vivid and perverse.

London.

LA BÊTE
by David Hirson.

Comedy Theatre Panton Street SW1Y 4DN To 4 September 2010.
Mon-Sat7.30 Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 1hr 45 mins No interval.

TICKETS: 0844 871 2118.
www.labetetheplay.com
Review: Carole Woddis 7 July.

Overwhelming is a two-edged sword. . .

Manchester.

CHARLEY’S AUNT
by Brandon Thomas.

Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 7 August 2010.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 31 July 4pm.
BSL Signed 6 August.
Runs 2hrt 30min Two intervals.

TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 July.

Precise delivery and farcical fantastication make for an enjoyable evening.

Bolton.

THE HIRED MAN
book by Melvyn Bragg music and lyrics by Howard Goodall.

Octagon Theatre To 3 July 2010.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 July.

Oh, to see A Hired Man.

London.

WELCOME TO THEBES
by Moira Buffini.

Olivier Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 19 August.
Runs: 2hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 6 July 6.

Ambitious, enlightening, thinking on a big scale.

Tour.

QUARTET
by Ronald Harwood.

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Tour to 28 August 2010.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 July at Richmond Theatre.

A gentle contrivance that finally makes its point powerfully.

Tour.

THE ESSENCE OF LOVE
by Philip Ayckbourn.

PCK productions Tour to 19h June 2010.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review Mark Courtice 10 June at Hangar Farm Arts Centre Totton

Not so Inspired.

London.

SUCKER PUNCH
by Roy Williams.

Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 31 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm
Post-show Discussion 29 June.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 June.

Increasingly involving drama asks who’s fighting whom.

Northampton.

TOWN
by D C MOORE.

Royal and Derngate (Royal stage) Guildhall Road NN1 1DP To 3 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 29 June,
BSL Signed 30 June.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 June.

Alienation is a town called Northampton.