Reviews Archive Part 2
LITTLE PLATOONS To 19 February.
London.
LITTLE PLATOONS
by Steve Waters.
Bush Theatre Shepherds Bush Green W112 8QD In rep to 19 February 2011.
7.30pm 27-29 Jan, 2-4, 5, 10-12, 16-19 Feb.
Mat 2.30pm 5, 17, 19 Feb.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 January.
Lesson on educational organisation is well-taught.
TWELFTH NIGHT To 2 March.
London.
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare.
Cottesloe Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX To 2 March 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 2pm 1, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 Feb, 1, 2 March.
all performances sold out.
Runs: 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 30 January.
Familiar play with an unusual twist.
THREE SISTERS To 25 January.
London.
THREE SISTERS
by Anton Chekhov.
Noel Coward Theatre St Martin’s Lane WC2N 4AU To 25 January 2011.
7pm.
Runs 3hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5138.
www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 January.
From Moscow, the play about wishing to go to Moscow, with detail and energy.
TWISTED TALES To 23 April.
London/Newcastle-upon-Tyne/Liverpool.
TWISTED TALES
by Roald Dahl adapted by Jeremy Dyson.
Lyric Theatre King Street Hammersmith W6 0QL To 26 February.
then Northern Stage Newcastle-upon-Tyne Barras Bridge NE1 7RH 16-26 March.
then Liverpool Playhouse Williamson Square L1 1EL 30 March-23 April 2011.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 27 January.
Neatly-judged macabre.
BLACK CHIFFON To 30 January.
London.
BLACK CHIFFON
by Lesley Storm.
White Bear Theatre 138 Kennington Park Road SE11 4DJ To 30 January 2011.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 5.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7793 9193
www.ticketweb.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 January.
Challenging view of middle-class behaviour from the late-forties West End.
KING LEAR To 5 February.
London.
KING LEAR
by William Shakespeare.
The Roundhouse Chalk Farm Road NW1 8EH In rep to 4 February 2011.
7.15pm 28, 31 Jan, 2, 4 Feb.
Mat 1.15pm 29 Jan, 3 Feb.
Audio-described/Captioned 29 Jan.
Runs 3hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 8008.
www.roundhouse.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 January.
The RSC in London saves the best till last.
DIARY OF A MADMAN/DISCORDS To 22 January.
Coventry.
DIARY OF A MADMAN & DISCORDS
after Gogol. after Shakespeare.
Warwick Arts Centre (Studio) To 22 January 2011.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 January.
These ways madness lies.
BONNIE & CLYDE To 5 February.
London.
BONNIE & CLYDE
by Adam Peck.
Theatre 503 above The Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 5 February 2011.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 January.
Off-duty criminals seen in lyrical depth.
AS YOU LIKE IT To 5 February.
London.
AS YOU LIKE IT
by William Shakespeare.
The Roundhouse Chalk Farm Road NW1 8EH.7.15pm 27, 29 Jan, 3 Feb. Mat 1.15pm 5 Feb.
Audio-described/Captioned: 5 Feb 1.15pm.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 8008.
www.roundhouse.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 January.
Likeable As You Like It, stronger on ideas than the comic spirit.
THE PAINTER To 12 February.
London.
THE PAINTER
by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
Arcola Theatre 24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL To 12 February 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 January.
Colourful creation of the light and the dark of an artist’s life.
TIGER COUNTRY To 5 February.
London.
TIGER COUNTRY
by Nina Raine.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 5 February 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 2 Feb 2.30pm.
Audio-described (+ Touch Tour) 5 Feb 3pm.
Captioned (+ speech-to-text post-show discussion) 1 Feb.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 January.
A Tiger burning bright in the dark heart of a loved, yet flawed institution.
KASPAR To 6 February.
London.
KASPAR
by Peter Handke translated by Michael Roloff.
Arch 6 Burrell Street SE1 0UN To 6 February 2011.
Wed-Sat 7.30pm Sun 5pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 1hr 50min One minute.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 January.
Modernist classic underneath the arches of theatrical Southwark is well worth a visit.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD To 29 January.
London.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
by Anton Chekhov.
Noel Coward Theatre St Martin’s Lane WC2N 4AU To 29 January 2011.
7.pm.
Runs: 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5140.
www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 28 January.
Russian Chekhov aware of its roots.
THE POTTING SHED To 29 January.
London.
THE POTTING SHED
by Graham Greene.
Finborough Theatre above Finborough Wine Cafe 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 29 January 2011.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reductions on full-priced tickets booked online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 January.
A matter of life and death up for discussion.
AS WE FORGIVE THEM To 19 February.
London.
AS WE FORGIVE THEM
by Richard Vergette.
Arcola Theatre (Arcola 2) 24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL To 19 February 2011.
Mon-Sat 8pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 January.
No remission in prison relationship that delivers late surprises.
OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND To 24 January.
London.
OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND
by David Pinner.
Finborough Theatre above Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 24 January 2011.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (reductions on full-priced tickets booked online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 January.
First staging for mid-seventies play shows sound and fury signifying state of the nation.
THE KNOWLEDGE To 19 February.
London.
THE KNOWLEDGE
by John Donnelly.
Bush Theatre Shepherds Bush Green 8QD In rep to 19 February 2011.
7.30pm 31 Jan, 1, 5, 7-9, 14, 15, 19 Feb 7.30pm
Mat 2.30pm 3, 10, 12 Feb.
all performances above sold out except 3 Feb 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 January.
Gripping lesson in the difference between what you’re taught and what you learn.
INTO THE WHIRLWIND to 22 January.
London.
INTO THE WHIRLWIND
by Alexander Gelman adapted from Eugenia Ginzburg.
Noel Coward Theatre St Martin’s Lane WC2N 4AU To 22 January 2011.
Fri-Say 7pm.
Runs: 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 5140.
www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 21 January.
Statuesque, if a bit cumbersome, beauty.
THE BOY JAMES To 28 January.
London.
THE BOY JAMES
by Alexander Wright.
Southwark Playhouse (The Vaults) Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley Street/Bermondsey Street SE1 2TF To 28 January 2011.
Tue-Fri; Sun 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 January.
Belt Up Theatre again excel in creating an atmospheric environment.
LOVE IS MY SIN To 16 January.
Kingston.
LOVE IS MY SIN
by William Shakespeare adapted by Peter Brook.
Rose Theatre KT1 1LB To 16 January 2011.
Sat .30pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 0871 230 1552.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 January.
Peter the great at work in minature.