Reviews Archive Part 2
PEDESTRIAN To 9 June.
Tour.
PEDESTRIAN
by Tom Wainwright.
Tour to 9 June 2011.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 April at Burton Taylor Studio Oxford.
Fishy fantasy well-related.
MY ALIMONY TOUR - John Cleese
MY ALIMONY TOUR: John Cleese
On Tour till end of June 2011
Runs: 2 hours, one interval
Review: Alexander Ray, Hippodrome, Birmingham - 10 May 2011
A rare opportunity - grab it while you can.
I AM THE WIND To 21 May.
London.
I AM THE WIND
by Jon Fosse translated by Simon Stephens from a literal translation by øystein Ulsberg Brager.
Young Vic Theatre 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 21 May 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-description 21 May 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 'off'day<
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org
Review: Carole Woddis 11 May.
Inventive virtuosity and poetic insight.
ABUSRD PERSON SINGULAR to 28 May.
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR, Alan Ayckbourn
Curve, Leicester.
Runs 2h 35m. One interval
to 28 May 2011
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Ian Spiby, Wednesday 11 May
Perfect direction, perfect design, perfect performances.
TENDER NAPALM To 14 May.
London.
TENDER NAPALM
by Philip Ridley.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 14 May 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm also Fri & Sat 9.45pm.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 May.
Less battle of the sexes, than sexual nuclear war aimed at mutually-assured survival.
FINGS AIN’T WOT THEY USED TO BE To 4 June.
FINGS AIN’T WOT THEY USED TO BE
book by Frank Norman music & lyrics by Lionel Bart.
Union Theatre 204 Union Street SE1 0LX To 4 June 2011.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 2pm.
Runs 2 hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7261 9876.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/uniontheatre
Fings is thin but fun with Phil.
MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS To 11 June.
Newbury.
MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
by Ron Hutchinson.
Watermill Theatre Bagnor RG20 8AE To 11 June 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Saturday 2.30pm except 11 June 1.30pm & 6.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 20 May, 3 June.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01635 46044 .
www.watermill.org.uk
Review: Mark Courtice 9 May.
It was a terrible novel but the film turned out all right, and so does the play.
THE ARCHBISHOP AND THE ANTICHRIST To 21 May.
London.
THE ARCHBISHOP AND THE ANTICHRIST
by Michael Ashton.
Soho Theatre To 21 May 2011.
Runs 2 hr One interval.
Review: Martin Franks 19 May.
Powerful, important, well performed play that could aspire even more.
Is 'The Wall' anti-semitic? No, it's just true. An audience member's response
A visitor to the site has sent us these thoughts on THE WALL.
Tucked away in The New End, Hampstead is a theatrical gem in the shape of Douglas Watkinson’s The Wall. Critical of Israel’s policy on the barrier wall you might think you’d be in for two hours haranguing but not so! (More follows when you open the notes.)
AUTUMN & WINTER To 28 May.
Richmond.
AUTUMN & WINTER
by Lars Norén translated by Gunilla Anderman.
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 28 May 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & 24 May 2.30pm.
Audio-described 10 May.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 May.
Things are no better in Sweden, it seems.
AVENUE Q on tour
AVENUE Q: Music and Lyrics, Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx; Book Jeff Whitty
On Tour till at least 8 July
Info: www.avenueqthemusical.co.uk
Runs: 2h 20m, one interval
Review: Alexander Ray, Hippodrome Birmingham, 17 May 2011
Unremittingly feel-good, a real gem
IVAN AND THE DOGS To 10 May.
Salford.
IVAN AND THE DOGS
by Hattie Naylor.
The Lowry (Studio) Salford Pier 8 Salford Quays M50 3AZ To 10 May.
8pm.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
TICKETS: 0843 208 6010.
www.thelowry.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 April at the Traverse Theatre (Traverse 2) Edinburgh.
Quietly powerful drama.
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL To 18 June.
London.
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 18 June 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm Mat Sat & 16 June 2.15pm.
Audio-described 11 June 2.15pm.
Captioned 7 June.
Runs 3hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7550.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 May.
High energy captures a superficial world.
LA DOLCE VIA To 19 May.
Mold.
DOLCE VIA
by Siobhân Nicholas.
Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) CH7 1YA 18-19 May 2011.
7.45pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 May at Belgrade Theatre (B2) Coventry.
Roll-up for the greatest little show not quite on earth.
THE LEAGUE OF YOUTH To 1 June.
Nottingham.
THE LEAGUE OF YOUTH
by Henrik Ibsen adapted by Andy Barrett.
Nottingham Playhouse Wellington Circus NG1 5AF To 1 June 2011.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm no evening performance 1 June Sun 4pm Mat 28 May 2.30pm 31 May, 1 June 1.30pm.
Audio-described 25 May, 28 May 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 25 May.
Post-show Discussion 24 May.
Runs 2hr30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 941 9419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary: 17th May 2011.
Striking curiosity value plus an enjoyable night out. Go see.
EVERY COIN To 14 May.
London.
EVERY COIN
by Carlon Campbell Robinson.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 14 May 2011.
7.45pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Martin Franks 10 May.
Excellently acted, a dangerous prison play that also speaks of the contemporary dysfunction of states and estates.
THE GOODNIGHT BIRD To 30 May.
London.
THE GOODNIGHT BIRD
by Colleen Murphy.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 30 May 2011.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 May.
A happy end to the Finborough’s discovery of a playwright overdue for production in Britain.
KINGDOM OF EARTH To 28 May.
London.
KINGDOM OF EARTH
by Tennessee Williams.
The Print Room 34 Hereford Road W2 5AJ To 28 May 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Post-show Discussion 19 May.
Pre-show talks: Mon 7pm.
TICKETS: 08444 77 1000.
www.the-print-room.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 May.
Earthbound to a fault, a play most interesting for reflecting the author’s better works.
TINY VOLCANOES To 13 May.
Tour.
TINY VOLCANOES
by Laurence Wilson.
Paines Plough and Liverpool Everyman/Playhouse Tour to 13 May 2011.
Runs 1hr No interval
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 April at Artrix Bromsgrove.
Some punches land harder than others in critical look at the spirit of England today.
HAMLET To 8 August.
Tour.
HAMLET
by William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare’s Globe Tour to 8 August 2011.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 May at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Clarity of action and speech make this a tour-friendly Hamlet.