Reviews Archive Part 2
PICK YOURSELF UP To 26 March.
Hornchurch.
PICK YOURSELF UP
by Stephen Wyatt.
Queen’s Theatre Billet Lane RM11 1QT To 26 March 2011.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat19, 24 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described/BSL Signed 19 March 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 March.
Severe challenge for anyone not wanting to be entertained.
COMPANY To 12 March.
London.
COMPANY
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by George Furth.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley Street and Bermondsey Street SE1 2TF To 12 March 2011.
Tue–Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 15mins One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 5 March.
Fabulous Company for the evening.
SEX IDIOT till 15 May
Sex Idiot: Bryony Kimmings
The Junction, Cambridge
Review: Richard Smith: 28 February 2011
See www.bryonykimmings.com/tourdates for further details.
Runs 1 hour
Charm, genuinely funny, but is it emotionally honest deep down?
DIARY OF A NOBODY To 19 March.
Northampton.
DIARY OF A NOBODY
by George and Weedon Grossmith adapted by Hugh Osborne.
Royal and Derngate (Royal auditorium) Guildhall Road NN1 To 19 March 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 15 March.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 March.
Inventive theatre of the heroically mundane.
SNAKE IN THE GRASS To 12 March.
London.
SNAKE IN THER GRASS
by Alan Ayckbourn.
The Print Room 34 Hereford Road W2 5AJ To 12 March 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Captioned 1 March.
Runs: 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS 0844 477 1000.
www.the-print-room.org
Review: Carole Woddis 26 February.
Lovely space, highly atmospheric production.
NOTES TO FUTURE SELF To 9 April.
Birmingham/Tour.
NOTES TO FUTURE SELF: Lucy Caldwell
Birmingham Rep at mac To 12 March.
then tour to 9 April 2011.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
Review: Rod Dungate, 7 March.
Touched but not grabbed.
APRIL IN PARIS To 11 June.
Tour.
APRIL IN PARIS
by John Godber.
Hull Truck Tour to 11 June 2011.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 March at Derby Playhouse.
Serious, humorous, and seriously humorous, a revival strong as they come.
BLITHE SPIRIT To 18 June.
London.
BLITHE SPIRIT
by Noel Coward.
Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue W W1D 7EZ To 18 June 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 25min One interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 8 March.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4658.
www.nimaxtheatres.com
Specific access needs: 0844 482 9677.
access@nimaxtheatres.com
Not so blithe, though looking bonny.
THE SAPPHIRES To 12 March.
London.
THE SAPPHIRES
by Tony Briggs.
Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 12 March 2011.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm Mat Sat 2pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7550.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 March.
Singers from Down Under take over the show.
WINTERLONG To 12 March.
London.
WINTERLONG
by Andrew Sheridan.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 12 March 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 2 March.
Captioned 9 March.
Runs: 2hr One interval.
TICKETS : 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 28 February.
Cold comfort in dark drama.
Four Short Chekhov Plays to 12 March.
COMEDY CHEKHOV: Four Short Chekhov Plays
New Versions by Alison Sutcliffe
Bridge House Theatre, Warwick
www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk
Runs: 2h 15m, one interval till 12 March
Review: Rod Dungate 9 March 2011
Miniature delights, delightfully performed.
AS YOU LIKE IT To 26 March.
Kingston.
AS YOU LIKE IT
by William Shakespeare.
Rose Theatre 24-26 High Street KT1 1HL To 26 March 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 24 March 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1pm).
BSL Signed 25 March.
Captioned 18 March.
Post-show Talk: 16 March.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0871 230 1552.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 February.
Thoughtful, lively revival with some intriguing performances.
EAST till 11 March.
EAST, Steven Berkoff
Curve, Leicester,
In association with De Montfort University.
Runs: 2h 15m, 15 min interval to 11 March
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Ian Spiby, Tuesday 8 March
BRAVURA PRODUCTION WITH FLAWED PERFORMERS
LARK RISE To 22 May.
Tour.
LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD
by Flora Thompson.
New Perspectives Theatre Company Tour to 22 May 2011.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: www.newperspectives.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 3 March at Highfields School Matlock.
Catches the complexity of times remembered.
THE DECEMBER MAN To 21 March.
London.
THE DECEMBER MAN/L’HOMME DE DÉCEMBRE
by Colleen Murphy.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 21 March 2011.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co,.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 March.
First of three plays by unknown-in-UK Canadian playwright suggests another valuable discovery at the Finborough.
HAMLET To 28 May.
Newcastle-under-Lyme/Tour./Northern Broadsides
HAMLET
by William Shakespeare.
New Vic Theatre To 19 March
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 19 March 2.15pm.
Audio-described 19 March 2.15pm.
Captioned 15 March
Post-show Discussion 15 March.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
then tour to 28 May 2011.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 March at New Victoria Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Take it as it is, all in all, it’s not likely you will look upon its like again.
THE VANISHING HORIZON To 18 June.
Tour.
THE VANISHING HORIZON
devised by Idle Motion.
Tour to 18 June 2011.
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: Martin Franks 4 March at The Junction Studio Cambridge.
So many inventive means to a limited end.
THE RIVALS To 12 March.
Colchester.
THE RIVALS
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate CO1 1PT To 12 March 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 2 March 2pm, Sat & 10 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described 12 March 7.30pm.
Captioned 10 March 7.30pm.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01206 573948.
Textphone: 01206 245518.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 February.
Labouring under a misapprehension but visually vivid.
VERDICT: Agatha Christie
Touring
VERDICT: Agatha Christie
Touring
Runs: 2h 20m, one interval
Review: Alexander Ray, Wolverhampton Grand, 26 February 2011
As much of a surprise as it is fascinating
AND THE RAIN FALLS DOWN To 16 April.
London/Tour.
AND THE RAIN FALLS DOWN.
Young Vic Theatre (The Maria) 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 12 March.
Mon-Thu 10.30am & 1.30pm Fri 1.30pm & 4.30pm Sat11am & 2pm.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922
www.youngvic.org (London performances sold out.)
then tour to 16 April 2011.
Runs 45min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 February.
Showing what fun wet weather days can be.