Nottingham.

MURDERED TO DEATH: Peter Gordon.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 0m: one interval: till 14th August.
Performance times: 7.30pm weekdays, 5pm and 8pm Sat. (Matinee 2.00pm Weds).
Review: Alan Geary: 9th August 2010.

It would be a crime to miss it.

Oxford.

ROMEO AND JULIET
by William Shakespeare.

Saïd Business School Park End Street OX1 1HP To 4 September 2010.
(to 14 August) Mon-Sat- 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm..
(16 Aug-4 Sept) Mon-Sat 7pm Mat Sat 2pm. no performance 23 Aug.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.

TICKETS: 01865 766266.
www.creationtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 August.

Highly active, clearly spoken and visually inventive production

Tour.

THE COUNTRY GIRL
by Clifford Odets.

Tour to 18 September.

then Apollo Theatre 6 October-26 February 2011.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 August at Richmond Theatre.

Unfashionable intensity in emotional backstage drama.

Scarborough.

COMMUNICATING DOORS
by Alan Ayckbourn.

Stephen Joseph Theatre Westborough YO11 1JW In rep to 8 October 2010.
7.30pm 25-27, 31 Aug-1, 6-8, 23-25, 28 Sept, 6-8 Oct.
2.30pm 26 Aug, 25 Sept, 7 Oct.
3pm 26 Sept.
Audio-described 24 Sept.
BSL Signed 26 Aug.
Captioned 25 Sept 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.

TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 August.

Doors on the past give new hope for the future in comedy-thriller.

London.

THE GREAT BRITISH COUNTRY FETE
by Russell Kane music and lyrics by Michael Bruce.

Bush Theatre To 14 August 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 August.

Rural idiocy.

Scarborough/Newcastle-under-Lyme/Bowness-on-Windermere.

THE MIKADO
book and lyrics by W S Gilbert music by Arthur Sullivan.

Stephen Joseph Theatre Westborough YO11 1JW In rep to 4 September.
19-20, 23-24, 27, 30 Aug, 2, 3 Sept 7.30pm.
8pm 21, 28 Aug, 4 Sept.
2.30pm 21, 28 Aug, 4 Sept.
Audio-described 21 Aug 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.com

then New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme 7-18 September.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 18 Sept 2.15pm.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk

then The Old Laundry 21-25 September 2010.
8pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
TICKETS: 08445 040604.
www.oldlaundrytheatre.co.uk

Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 August.

Another winning innings for Chris Monks’ adaptation.

Tour.

STICK MAN
based on the book by Julia Donaldson.

Scamp Theatre and Watford Palace Tour to 22 December 2010.
Runs 50min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 July at Watford Palace.

Scamp’s production scampers inventively over the stage – and beyond.

Keswick.

NORTHANGER ABBEY
by Jane Austen adapted by Tim Luscombe.

Theatre By The Lake Lakeside CA12 5DJ In rep to 5 November 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 8, 29 Sept, 20, 30 Oct 2pm.
Audio-described 8 Sept 2pm
Captioned 29 Sept 2pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 August.

Northanger Abbey remains a novel worth reading.

London.

NO IDEA
devised by Lee Simpson, Lisa Hammond, Rachel Spence.

Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 31 July 2010.
Mon-Sat 7:45pm Mat Sat: 2.45pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org
Review: Carole Woddis 22 July.

Counters no idea with insights and perception.

Touring.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: Shakespeare (adapted Andy Barrow).
Oddsocks Productions: Full Tour Info www.oddsocks.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 30m: one interval: touring nationwide till 26 August.
Performance times: Mostly 7.30pm but varies with venue.
Review: Alan Geary: Nottingham: 29 July, 2010.

Oddsocks deliver a cracking show.

Scarborough.

A NUMBER
by Caryl Churchill.

Stephen Joseph Theatre (McCarthy) In rep to 28 August
1pm 21, 25, 27 Aug.
2.45pm 28 Aug (in a double-bill with Twenty: 20.
and Tour to 11 September 2010.
Runs 45min No interval.

TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.con (Scarborough performances).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 August.

Highly individual look at cloning.

London.

LINGUA FRANCA
by Peter Nichols.

Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Road Brasserie 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 7 August 2010.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr – no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reduced full-price tickets online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 July.

The usual Nichols ingredients are here, but they don’t mix so well at the Finborough.

Tour.

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
by William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare's Globe Tour to 11 December 2010.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 August at Shakespeare's Globe London.

Fun and games in Bankside Berkshire.

Touring

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: Jane Austen
Illyria, Tour Information www.illyria.uk.com
Runs: 2h 20m: one interval
Review: Alan Geary: Newstead Abbey: I2th August 2010

Illyria are back with an old favourite.

Keswick.

BUS STOP
by William Inge.

Theatre By The Lake Lakeside CA12 5DJ In rep to 3 November 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 1, 22 Sept, 13, 23 Oct, 3 Nov 2pm.
Audio-described 22 Sept 2pm.
Captioned 13 Oct 2pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden

Midwest microcosm brought to life.

Manchester.

24 7 THEATRE FESTIVAL

New Century House To 1 August 2010.

When is a festival not a festival? Manchester’s answer is: when it’s a platform.

Keswick.

SHINING CITY
by Conor McPherson.

Theatre By The Lake (Studio) Lakeside CA12 5DJ In rep to 5 November 2010.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat 8, 23 Sept, 20 Oct 2pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.

TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 August.

Shining City in a resplendent revival.

Nottingham.

MURDER WITH LOVE: Francis Durbridge.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 30m: one interval: till 7th August.
Performance times: 7.30pm weekdays, 5pm and 8pm Sat. (Matinee 2.00pm Weds).
Review: Alan Geary: 2nd August 2010.

A cracking start to the Classic Thriller Season.

London.

THE JEWISH WIFE
by Bertolt Brecht translated by John Willett.

BAC To 14 August 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm; also 5-7. 10-14 Aug at 9pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7223 2223.
www.bac.org.uk.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 July.

Detailed theatrical planning, but the central performance is the focus.

London.

THE PRINCE OF HOMBURG
by Heinrich von Kleist new version by Dennis Kelly.

Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham Street WC2H 0LX To 4 September 2010.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 7 Say 2.30pm.
Audio-described 28 Aug 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 1.30pm).
BSL Signed 23 Aug.
Captioned 18 Aug.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 871 7624.
www.donmarwarehouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 July.

If an unknown play’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly – as this very nearly is.