Reviews Archive Part 2
FLOYD COLLINS To 31 March.
London.
FLOYD COLLINS
book and additional lyrics by Tina Landau music and lyrics by Adam Guettel.
Southwark Playhouse (The Vault) Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 31 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 March.
Energy and pace keep things on the move.
THE LADY FROM THE SEA To 17 March.
Kingston.
THE LADY FROM THE SEA
by Henrik Ibsen in a version by Stephen Unwin.
Rose Theatre 24-26 High Street KT1 1HLTo 17 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 8 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described 13 March (+ Touch Tour 6pm), 17 March 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1pm).
BSL Signed 16 March.
Captioned 14 March.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 08444 821556.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 March.
Clear, elegant, perceptive production that shows Ibsen writing outside the Doll’s House.
THE ALCHEMYSTORIUM To 15 March.
Tour.
THE ALCHEMYSTORIUM
Tour to 15 March 2012.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 March at Trestle Arts Base St Albans.
Old, old story in inventive new telling.
CHICAGO tours to 9 June.
CHICAGO: Lyrics - Fred Ebb, Music - John Kander, Book - Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
Runs: 2h 30m, one interval
New Alexandra, Birmingham 5 - 10 March 2010
Touring: www.chicagothemusical.com
(Details till June 9th - use this link and push the Union Jack at the top for UK details)
Review: Alexandra Theatre, Rod Dungate 05 03 2012
Feel good and relax - you're in bad hands!
IN BASILDON To 24 March.
London.
IN BASILDON
by David Eldridge.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 24 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30 Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 24 March 2.30pm.
Captioned 21 March,
Post-show Discussion 6, 13 March.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7565 -5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 25 February.
Telling the truth about Essex.
HAMLET To 24 March.
Oxford.
HAMLET
by William Shakespeare.
Blackwells Bookshop Broad Street OX1 3BQ To 24 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 01865 766266.
www.creationtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 March.
Every night something different – and every night something worthwhile.
WHAT WOULD HELEN MIRREN DO? To 25 March.
London.
WHAT WOULD HELEN MIRREN DO?
by Josie Melia.
Waterloo East Theatre Brad Street SE1 82N To 25 March 2012.
Tue–Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat, Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7982 0060.
www.waterlooeast.co.uk
Review: William Russell 1 March.
If You Knew Susie …you’d sure like Susie.
COPENHAGEN To 10 March.
Sheffield.
COPENHAGEN
by Michael Frayn.
Lyceum Theatre 55 Norfolk Street S1 1DA To 10 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & 8 March 2pm.
Audio-described/BSL Signed 8 March 7.45pm.
Captioned 10 March 3pm.
Post-show Discussion 5 March.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0114 249 6000.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 March.
New light on a fine play.
MACBETH To 17 March.
Bolton.
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare.
Octagon Theatre Howell Croft South BL1 1SB To 17 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Tue 10.30am 8 March 1.30pm (other matinees sold out).
Audio-described 15 March.
Captioned 14 March.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 February.
Secret, black and over well before midnight.
OUR FATHER To 3 March.
Watford.
OUR FATHER
by Charlotte Keatley.
Palace Theatre To 3 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 3 March 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01934 225671.
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 March.
Sins of the fathers unremittingly visited on the daughter.
TALES OF HOFFMAN to 10 March.
London.
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN
music by Jacques Offenbach libretto bhy Jules Barbier after the play Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from stories by E T A Hoffmann English translation by Tim Hopkins.
London Coliseum St. Martin's Lane WC2N 4ES In rep to 10 March 2012.
6, 8 March 7pm, 10 March 6pm.
Runs 3hr 30min Two intervals.
TICKETS: 0871 911 0200.
www.eno.org
Review: Carole Woddis 2 March.
A rare dish, not to be missed.
THE CROWSTARVER To 5 May.
Tour.
THE CROWSTARVER
by Dick King-Smith adapted by Daniel Jamieson.
Theatre Alibi Tour to 5 May 2012.
Runs 1hr 40min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 February.
Show set far from the madding crowd deserves big audiences.
WE HOPE THAT YOU’RE HAPPY (WHY WOULD WE LIE?) To 24 March.
London.
WE HOPE THAT YOU’RE HAPPY (WHY WOULD WE LIE?)
by Tim Cowbury devised by Made in China.
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill SW11 5TN To 24 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs: 55min No interval.
TICKETS: 0207 223 2223.
www.bac.org.uk
Review:William Russell 7 March.
Why Indeed Would They Lie?
BINGO To 31 March.
London.
BINGO
by Edward Bond.
Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 31 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 31 March 2.30pm.
Captioned 29 March.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 March.
Production and acting dead right for remorseless, rewarding drama.
BENEFACTORS To 24 March.
Sheffield.
BENEFACTORS
by Michael Frayn.
Crucible Studio 55 Norfolk Street S1 1DA To 24 March 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat & 15, 22 March 2.15pm.
BSL Signed 8 March.
Post-show Discussion 15 March 2.15pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 0114 249 6000.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 March.
Small-scale production shows strength of this shrewd and witty play.
SNOOKERED To 5 April.
London/Southampton.
SNOOKERED
by Ishy Din.
Bush Theatre Uxbridge Road W12 8LJ To 24 March.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm,
Audio-described: 17 March 2.30pm.
Captioned 15 March.
TICKETS: 020 8743 5050.
On-line: www.bushtheatre.co.uk
then Nuffield Theatre University Road Southampton SO17 1TR 3-5 April 2012.
7.30pm.
TICKETS: 023 8067 1771.
www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Runs: 1hr 30min.
Review: Carole Woddis 29 February.
New writing with energy.
RED LIGHT WINTER To 31 March.
Bath.
RED LIGHT WINTER
by Adam Rapp.
Ustinov Studio Theatre Royal Sawclose BA1 1ET To 31 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 March.
Increasingly intriguing play of some Americans abroad.
FOREVER YOUNG To 10 March.
Nottingham.
FOREVER YOUNG
by Erik Gedeon in a version by Adrian Laurance from a literal translation by Ian Black.
Nottingham Playhouse Wellington Circus NG11 5AF To 10 March 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 3, 10 March 2.30pm, 8 March1.30pm.
Audio-described performances 7 March, 10 March 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 9 March.
Captioned 8 March 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr 20min. One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 9419419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 1 March.
Popular piece returns to the Playhouse for the third time and is still a must-see.
TAKING STEPS To 10 March.
Oldham.
TAKING STEPS
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Grange Arts Centre Rochdale Road OL9 6EA To 10 March 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat 10 March 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk
Review: Stoon 25 February.
A Small Step but no Giant Leap
GRAVITY: mac Birmingham and touring
GRAVITY: Arzhang Luke Pezman
Runs: 90m, no interval
Birmingham Rep at mac, Birmingham, then touring
Review: Rod Dungate 28 02 12
Too heavy for lift-off