Reviews Archive Part 2
TALE TRAIL TO WONDERLAND To 24 December.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
TALE TRAIL TO WONDERLAND
New Vic (Studio) Etruria Road ST5 0JG To 24 December 2011.
Runs 40min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 December.
Experience, participation and performance mix to ensure the very young have their own Alice.
RED RIDING HOOD To 11 March.
Tour.
RED RIDING HOOD
adapted by Alison Duddle, Bob Frith, Frances Merriman, Jonny Quick.
Tour to 11 March 2012.
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 December at Royal Exchange Studio Manchester.
Horse and Bamboo is a good egg among theatre companies – though this one’s for the curate.
THE CHARITY THAT BEGAN AT HOME To 4 February.
Richmond.
THE CHARITY THAT BEGAN AT HOME
by St John Hankin
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 4 February 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & 5, 2, 19, 26 Jan 2.30pm (+ post-show discussion).
Audio-described 14 Jan 3pm, 17 Jan.
Runs 2hr 30min One minute.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 December.
A well-handled piece that’s less cosy than might at first appear.
ROUND THE TWIST! To 28 January.
Woodbridge/Peterborough.
ROUND THE TWIST!
by Brendan Murray music by Richard Taylor.
Seckford Theatre Burkitt Road Woodbridge IP12 4JH 10-21 January.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed 3.30pm Sat 4.15pm.
TICKETS: 01394 615015.
boxoffice@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk
then Cresset Theatre Rightwell Bretton Centre PE3 8DX 24-28 January 2012.
7.30pm Mat Thu 1.30pm Sat 4pm.
TICKETS: 01733 265705.
www.cresset.co.uk
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 January at Sir John Mills Theatre Ipswich.
Five superb performances in a piece that takes on Dickens with understanding.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND To 21 January.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
by Theresa Heskins adapted from Lewis Carroll.
New Vic Theatre Etruria Road ST5 0JG To 21 January 2012.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 December.
Lively and imaginative – a wonderful Wonderland.
42nd STREET To 21 January.
Leicester.
42nd STREET
book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble based on the novel by Bradford Ropes lyrics by Al Dubin music by Harry Warren.
Curve Rutland Street LE1 1SB To 21 January 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.15pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0116 242 3595.
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 January.
Feelgood show to make anyone feel better.
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO To 12 February.
Tour.
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
by Russell Dean adapted from Carlo Collodi.
Tour to 12 February 2012.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 December at The Stables Wavendon.
A story and a community created with inventive masks and soundscape.
FRANKLAND AND SONS To 28 January.
London.
FRANKLAND AND SONS
by Tom and John Frankland.
Camden People’s Theatre 58-60 Hampstead Road NW1 2PY To 28 January 2012.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm. www.tomfrankland.co.uk
Runs 1hr 20min One Interval.
TICKETS: 0207 419 4841.
www.ticketwebb.co.uk
Review: William Russell 13 January.
Not so much theatre of the absurd as downright peculiar.
JOKING APART To 14 January.
London.
JOKING APART
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Union Theatre 204 Union Street SE1 0LX 3-14 January 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7261 9876 (no booking fee).
www.ticketsource.co.uk (with booking fee).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 December.
Acid under a comic skin, generally well captured.
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU To 14 January.
Manchester.
YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by George S Kaufman & Moss Hart.
Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 14 January 2012.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 7 Jan 4pm.
BSL Signed 10 Jan.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk/bookonline
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 December.
…but you can have happy memories.
FOG To 28 January.
London.
FOG
by Tash Fairbanks and Toby Wharton.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 28 January 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (full-price tickets reduced online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 January.
Forcefully sympathetic central performance in well-acted play with a loud voice and a keen heart.
WIND IN THE WILLOWS To14 January.
Manchester.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
by Kenneth Grahame adapted by Alan Bennett music and additional lyrics by Jeremy Sams.
Library Theatre Company at The Lowry Pier 8 Salford Quays M50 3AZ To 14 January 2012.
10.15am 5, 6, 10-13 Jan.
2pm 9 Jan.
2.30pm 30, 31 Dec, 2, 7, 14 Jan.
7pm 30 Dec, 3, 5-7, 14 Jan.
Audio-described/BSL Signed/Access Workshop 9 Jan.
Captioned 6 Jan 7pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0843 208 6010.
www.librarytheatre.com
Review: Sadia Habib
Mayhem and mania in the Wild Wood of Wind in the Willows.
SOMETIMES I LAUGH LIKE MY SISTER To 23 January.
London.
SOMETIMES I LAUGH LIKE MY SISTER
by Rebecca Peyton and Martin M Bartelt.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 23 January 2012.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm. Sold out except for extra shows 24 Jan 3pm; 25 Jan 9.30pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (full-price tickets reduced online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 January.
Detailed account of life going on, shaded by death, would benefit from plainer style of telling.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE To 8 January.
Northampton.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Royal & Derngate (Underground) Guildhall Road NN1 1DP To 8 January 2012.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 December.
A piece with little purpose.
THE KREUTZER SONATA To 18 February.
London.
THE KREUTZER SONATA
by Leo Tolstoy adapted by Nancy Harris.
Gate Theatre above Prince Albert pub 11 Pembridge Road Notting Hill W11 3HQ To 19 December 2009.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
revived at The Gate to 18 February 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 28 Jan 3pm.
Captioned 7 Feb.
Post-show Discussion 17 Jan, 7 Feb.
TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 November.
Chamber play with chamber music.
THE SNOW QUEEN To 8 January.
Kingston.
THE SNOW QUEEN
by Hans Christian Andersen adapted by Charles Way.
Rose Theatre 24-26 High Street KT1 1HL To 8 January 2012.
2pm 7, 8 Jan.
7pm 3-7 Jan.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 08444 821556.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 December.
Not quite the top of the tree for a writer of some fine adaptations.
LOVESONG To 18 February.
London/Glasgow/Cardiff.
LOVESONG
by Abi Morgan.
Lyric Theatre King Street Hammersmith W6 0QL To 4 February 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 1.30pm 18,25,31 Jan, 2 Feb
2.30pm 21, 28 Jan.
Post-show Discussion 19, 24 Jan.
TICKETS: 0871 22 117 29.
Typetalk: 18001 0871 22 117 29
www.lyric.co.uk
then Citizens Theatre 119 Gorgals Street G5 9DS.
7-11 February 7.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 8 Feb.
TICKETS: 0141 429 0022.
www.citz.co.uk
then Sherman Cymru Senghennydd Road CF24 4YE.
15-18 Feb 7.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 16 Feb.
TICKETS : 029 2064 6900.
www.shermancymru.co.uk
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 12 January.
Heart-stoppingly moving, a production to treasure.
MOJO To 31 December.
London.
MOJO
by Theatre Rites
Silk Street Theatre The Barbican ) Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 31 December 2011.
12pm 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31 Dec.
7pm 20-23, 27, 28, 30 Dec.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 243 0785.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 December.
Vivaciously imaginative cycle of childhood and youth.
GUYS AND DOLLS, till 29 January.
GUYS AND DOLLS
By Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N6 4BD
Tues – Sat 7.30pm (check Christmas and New Year with theatre)
Runs 2hr 20 mins One interval. Till 29.01.12
TICKETS: 0208 340 3488
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
Review: William Russell, 20 December
Still the Greatest Floating Crap Game, a great outing for guys and dolls.
THE RATPACK - LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS to 21 January.
London
The Ratpack – Live from Las Vegas to January 21
Wyndham’s Theatre, 32 Charing Cross Road,, London WC2H 0DA until January 21
Mon – Sat 7.30 Thu & Sat 3.30
Runs 2hr 15 One interval
TICKETS: 0844 482 5136
www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Review: William Russell 21 December
Dead is more like it