Nottingham.

SLEEPING BEAUTY.

Theatre Royal Theatre Square NG1 5ND To 15 January 2012.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary: 13 December 2011.

Spectacular – possibly too spectacular.

Mansfield.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
by Andrew Ryan.

Palace Theatre: To 8 January 2012.
Runs 2hr 20min.

TICKETS: 01623 633133.
www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre
Review: Alan Geary: 9 December 2011.

A hundred and forty minutes of first-rate entertainment.

London.

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE
by Mike Sizemore from the novel by Diana Wynne Jones.

Southwark Playhouse The Vault) Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 7 January 2012.
3pm 17, 21-23, 27-30 Dec, 4, 7 Jan.
7.30pm 12-17, 19-23, 27-30 Dec, 2-7 Jan.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 December.

Technical wizardry and good performances help tell a fantasy tale.

London.

BEASTS AND BEAUTIES
by Carol Ann Duffy adapted by Melly Still and Tim Supple lyrics translated by Francois Testory, Jane Price, Anders Jenson..

Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 7 January 2012.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 October.

Hilarity and profundity in theatrically ingenious tale-telling.

London.

THE SNOW QUEEN
by Anupama Chandrasekhar based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen Hindi lyrics by Avaes Mohammaad.

Unicorn Theatre (Weston auditorium) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 8 January 2012.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 December.

Colourful Snow Queen takes to India.

THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD: David Farr
RSC, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 35m, one interval, till 7 January
Review: Rod Dungate, 15 12 11

Excellent grown-up play for all, focused specially for young people

London/Tour.

RING A DING DING

Unicorn Theatre (Clore auditorium) Tooley Street To 30 December.
10.45am 13-15 Dec.
2pm 13, 16 Dec (all other performances sold out).
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com

then tour to 11 February 2012.
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 December.

Tale of a dog that has audiences over the moon.

London.

FOXFINDER
by Dawn King.

Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 23 December 2011.
Tue-Sat 8.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
performances sold out.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 December.

Tightly-turned screw in compelling new drama.

London.

BEOWULF – a boutique panto
by John Savournin.

Rosemary Branch Theatre 2 Shepperton Rd N1 3DT To 8 January 2012.
Mon–Sat 7.30pm Mat 3pm – check dates with theatre. (They are scattered all over the weeks of the run and listed on the website)
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 0207 704 6664.
www.ticketweb.co.uk
Review: William Russell 10 December.

Let's hear it for Grendel's Mum.

London.

A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS
by Annamaria Murphy.

Little Angel Theatre 14 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN To 29 January 2012.
Runs 1hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7226 1787.
www.littleangeltheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 December.

A very fine show with enormous implications.

THE SNOWMAN: based on the book by Raymond Briggs
Birmingham Rep (at Birmingham ICC), then Peacock, London
Runs: 1h 45m, one interval, till 31 December, Peacock till 8 Jan
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Review: Rod Dungate 18 12 11

A firm friend and still a source of magical delight.

ROSE COTTAGE: Steve Pearce
Next Page at Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Runs: 1h 15m, no interval, to 18 December
Review: Rod Dungate

A lively and likeable slice of life.

Oxford.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens adapted by Timothy Knapman, Richard Kidd, Conor McReynolds lyrics by Timothy Knapman..

The North Wall South Parade OX2 7NN To 7 January 2012.
12pm 24 Dec.
1pm 31 Dec.
2.30pm 19, 20, 22, 23, 26-30 Dec, 2, 7 Jan.
7.30pm 19-23, 26-30 Dec, 2-7 Jan.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 01865 766266.
www.creationtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 December.

Imaginative theatricality makes for a well-played Carol.

London.

HAUNTED CHILD
by Joe Penhall.

Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 14 January 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu (from 22 Dec) & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 14 Jan 2.30pm.
Captioned 11 Jan.
Post-show Talk 4 Jan.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 December.

Odd coupling of the suggestive and the unconvincingly explicit.

London.

NOISES OFF
by Michael Frayn.

Old Vic Theatre The Cut SE1 8LZ To 10 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm no evening performance 24, 31 Dec. Mat 20, 22, 24, 28, 30, 31 Dec then Wed &Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 31 Jan.
Captioned 7 Feb.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 871 7628 (£2.50 transaction fee - does not apply to supporters of The Old Vic).
www.oldvictheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 13 December.

Ingenious and comic as ever.

London.

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by William Shakespeare.

Olivier Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 1 April 2012.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

Comedy admits its serious edge.

CINDERELLA
Birmingham Hipppodrome
Runs: 2h 45m, one interval, till 29 01 12

Review: Alexander Ray

The best ever, the best anywhere.

London.

GOLDILOCKS

Little Angel Theatre 14 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN To 29 January 2012.
Runs 35min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7226 1787.
www.littleangeltheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 December.

A fine pizza theatre for 2+.

London.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Oscar Wilde.

Old Red Lion Theatre 418 St John Street EC1V 4NJ To 28 January 2012.
Mon–Sat 7.30 pm Mat Sat & 27 Dec 3pm no performance 24-26 Dec.
Runs 2hr One interval

TICKETS: 0844 412 4307.
www.redliontheatres.co.uk
Review: William Russell 9 December.

Mildly wild about Earnest

London.

HAMLET
by William Shakespeare.

The Actors’ Temple Company St Andrew Church Crypt Holborn Circus EC4A 3AB To 17 December 2011.
Mon-Sat 7pm .
Runs 3hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 3004 4537.
info@actorstemple.com
Review: William Russell 8 December.

Gloomy Danes.