Reviews Archive Part 2
LULLABIES OF BROADMOOR To 1 October.
London.
LULLABIES OF BROADMOOR
by Steve Hennessy.
Venus at Broadmoor and The Demon Box.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED In rep to 1 October 2011.
3pm 24, 25, 28 Sept, 1 Oct.
7.30pm 22, 27, 29 Sept.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co,.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 September.
Madness and murder skilfully dissected.
THE WILD BRIDE To 19 November.
London/Tour.
THE WILD BRIDE
adapted by Emma Rice written by Carl Grose.
Lyric TheatreLyric Square King Street Hammersmith W6 0QL To 24 September 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm & 21 Sept 1.30pm.
Audio-described 17 Sept 2.30pm.
Captioned 20 Sept.
Post-show Discussion 20 Sept.
TICKETS: 0871 22 117 29.
Typetalk: 18001 0871 22 117 29.
www.lyric.co.uk
then Tour to 19 November 2011.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 12 September.
Devil of a good experience.
this is where we get to when you came in (to Sept 30)
this is where we get to when you came in
to Sept 30 (but all sold out)
Bush Theatre,
Shepherds Bush Green,
London W12 8QD
6.30pm, 7pm, 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm, Mon-Sat (but note, sold out)
Each tour runs 1 hr.
TICKETS: 020 8743 5050
On-line: www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen Sept 16, 2011
It says it all
BOMBER'S MOON To 1 October.
Coventry.
BOMBER'S MOON
by William Ivory.
Belgrade Theatre (B2 auditorium) Belgrade Square CV1 1GS To 1 October 2011.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & 28 Sept 2.45pm
Captioned 23 Sept.
Post-show Discussion 22 Sept.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 024 7655 3055.
www.belgrade.co.uk
Review: Jan Pick 14 September.
Casting new light on a secret past.
THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM To 1 October.
London.
THE BELLE’S STRATAGEM
by Hannah Cowley.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 1 October 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3.15pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 September.
Lively revival of lively-minded comedy.
VICTORIA STATION/ONE FOR THE ROAD To 15 October.
London.
VICTORIA STATION/ONE FOR THE ROAD
by Harold Pinter.
The Print Room 34 Hereford Road W2 5AJ To 1 October
Mon-sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
TICKETS: 08444 77 1000/020 7221 6036
www.the-print-room.org
then Young Vic (The Clare) 66 The Cut SE1 8LX 6-15 October 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm. Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Runs 45min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 September.
Contrasting impact in production of short pieces about power..
NO NAUGHTY BITS To 15 October.
London.
NO NAUGHTY BITS
by Steve Thompson.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 15 October 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed 2.30pm, Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 8 Oct 3pm (+ Touch Tour).
Captioned 11 Oct.
Post-show Discussion 11 Oct.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 September.
And now for something funnily thoughtful.
SPEECHLESS To 26 November.
Tour.
SPEECHLESS
by Linda Brogan and Polly Teale.
Shared Experience Tour to 26 November 2011.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 September at The North Wall Oxford.
Where theatricality adds, but can also get in the way of a fascinating story.
MURDEROUS LIAISONS: Clemens, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham till 3rd September
Nottingham.
MURDEROUS LIAISONS: Brian Clemens.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 1h 50m: one interval: till 3rd September.
Performance times: 7.30pm weekdays and 8.00pm Sat (Matinees 2.00pm Weds and Thurs 5.00pm Sat).
Review: Alan Geary: 30th August 2011.
Highly entertaining – and leggy – evening.
HAIRY MACLARY AND FRIENDS till 18 September
Hairy Maclary and Friends
Nonsense Room Productions
At The Met, Bury
Running Time: approx 60 mins, no interval
Review: Sadia Habib
A blusterous, gusterous and dusterous show!
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE MY MOTHER? To 8 October.
London.
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE MY MOTHER?
by Christopher Hampton.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) 14 Whitehall SW1A 2DY To 8 October 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7632.
www.atgtickets.com/trafalgarstudios
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 September.
Youthful baby-boomers in a lost age.
DECADE To 15 October.
London.
DECADE
by Headlong Theatre.
Commodity Quay, St Katharine Docks 1 East Smithfield E1W 1AZ To 15 October 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 3hr One interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
On-line: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 8 September.
Writers too numerous for them to bother mentioning in full create an event without a heart.
THE ABSENCE OF WOMEN To 8 October.
London.
THE ABSENCE OF WOMEN
by Owen McCafferty.
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR To 8 October 2011.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 4pm & 21 Sept, 5 Oct 2pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 15 September.
Quietly shattering.
this is where we get to when you came in To 30 September.
London.
this is where we get to when you came in
by Elinor Cook and non zero one.
Bush Theatre Shepherds Bush Green W12 8QD To 30 September 2011.
6.30pm, 7pm, 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm, Mon-Sat (but note, the run is sold out).
Tour lasts 1hr.
TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 16 September.
Goodbye, good luck – and a good show.
STREET SCENE To 15 October.
London/Tour.
STREET SCENE
book by Elmer Rice lyrics by Langston Hughes music by Kurt Weill.
Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LX To 1 October.
22-24, 28-30 Sept, 1 Oct 7.30pm.
Mat 24 Sept 2pm, 28 Sept, 1 Oct 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
thenTour to 15 October 2011.
Runs 3hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 September.
opera of the streets; Wozzeck meets the American musical, in a terrific revival.
SOUTH DOWNS/THE BROWNING VERSION To 8 October.
Chichester.
SOUTH DOWNS and THE BROWNING VERSION
by David Hare by Terence Rattigan.
Minerva Theatre Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 8 October 2011.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 21, 24, 27, 29 Sept, 1, 5, 8 Oct 2.30pm. also Sun 25 Sept 3pm.
no performance 19, 26 Sept.
Audio-described 24 Sept, 25 Sept 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 September.
A positive report for the Minerva’s autumn term.
OTHELLO to 15 October
Othello
by William Shakespeare
directed by Daniel Evans
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Thursday 15 September to Saturday 15 October 2011
Running Time: Act I 1 h 35 / Act II 1 h 10 / Interval 15 minutes
TICKETS:
http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Box Office: 0114 249 6000
Review: Sadia Habib, 20 September 2011
Awesome
DUSK RINGS A BELL To 1 September.
Watford.
DUSK RINGS A BELL
by Stephen Belber.
Palace Theatre To 1 September 2011.
Runs: 1hr 20min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 September.
Elegiac title for compact elegiac piece.
PHOENIX RISING To 2 December.
Tour.
PHOENIX RISING
by Campbell Kay.
Tour to 2 December 2011.
Runs 1hr 30min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 9 September at Nottingham Playhouse.
Rush out to see it.
MY FAIR LADY To 15 October.
Pitlochry.
MY FAIR LADY
book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner music by Frederick Loewe.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Port-Na-Craig Pitlochry PH16 5DR In rep to 15 October 2011.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01796 484626.
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 August.
It can entrance all night.