Reviews Archive Part 2
A DOLL'S HOUSE To 31 March.
Mold/Cardiff.
A DOLL’S HOUSE
by Henrik Ibsen in a version by Frank McGuinness.
Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) CH7 1YA To 31 March.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Sat Mat 2.45pm.
Audio-described 22 March.
Captioned 24 March 2.45pm.
Post-show Discussion 2, 29 March.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr.cymru.co.uk
then Sherman Cymru Senghennydd Road CF24 4YE Cardiff
3-6 April 2012.
7.30pm Mat Wed 1.30pm.
TICKETS: 029 2064 6900.
www.shermancymru.co.uk
Runs 2hr 40min Two intervals.
Review: Timothy Ramsden.
Clear, unfussy production.
DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM THE WAR To 24 March.
London.
DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM THE WAR
by Ödön von Horváth.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 24 March 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 March.
Nothing’s fair in a bleak vision of sex and war.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE To 10 March.
Liverpool.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Tennessee Williams.
Liverpool Playhouse Williamson Square L To 10 March 2012.
Audio-described 9 March.
Captioned 10 March 2pm.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0151 709 4776.
www.everymanplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 February.
Distinctive if not definitive.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST To 31 March.
London.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
by Dale Wasserman
The Lost Theatre 208 Wandsworth Road SW8 2JU To 31 March 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sun 6pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1680.
www.losttheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 17 March.
Well done, but possibly not worth doing.
A BOWL OF CHERRIES To 31 March.
London.
A BOWL OF CHERRIES
book by Carolyn Pertwee music and lyrics by David Martin additional lyrics by Chris Walker additional material by Andrew C Wadsworth.
Charing Cross Theatre The Arches Villiers Street WC2N 6NL To 31 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 907 7075.
www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 12 March.
Life is too short for shows like this.
SWEET WILLIAM To 2 April.
Colchester.
SWEET WILLIAM
by Michael Pennington.
Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate CO1 1PT.
2 April 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 March at Royal and Derngate Northampton.
Perceptive and thrilling – watch out for future tour dates.
Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett, Birmingham Rep till 17th March
Birmingham
Birmingham Repertory Theatre at:
The Old Rep Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham, B5 4DY
Talawa Theatre Company and North Yorkshire Playhouse present
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Runtime: 2h, 40m: One interval: till 17th March then touring
Start: 19.30: Saturday Matinee: 14.00
Tkts: 0121 236 4455: Email: tickets@birmingham-rep.co.uk
Jan Pick
13.3.12
Still Waiting......
LESS THAN KIND To 7 April.
Tour.
LESS THAN KIND
by Terence Rattigan.
Tour to 7 April 2012.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 March.
Wartime comedy that’s more than a little akin to Hamlet.
AUTUMN FIRE To 19 March.
London.
AUTUMN FIRE
by T C Murray.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 19 March 2012.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm. sold out Mat 19 March 2pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 March.
Troubles down on the farm given due weight.
FAREWELL TO THE THEATRE To 7 April.
London.
FAREWELL TO THE THEATRE
by Richard Nelson.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 7 April 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mt Wed 2.30pm & Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 31 March 3pm.
Captioned 3 April.
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 April.
Biographical segment or use of a famous theatrical name?
GYPSY to 24 April.
GYPSY
Curve, Leicester.
Runs 2hrs 40m. One interval
to 15 April 2012
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Ian Spiby, Friday 16 March
A hit, a hit, a palpable hit!
SOMEONE TO BLAME To 31 March.
London.
SOMEONE TO BLAME
by Tess Berry-Hart.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street London N1 1QN To 31 March 2012.
Tue–Sat 7.15pm Sun – 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 478 0160.
www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Review: William Russell 10 March.
Dramatic fight for Justice.
DEMOCRACY To 31 March.
Sheffield.
DEMOCRACY
by Michael Frayn.
Crucible Theatre 55 Norfolk Street S1 1DA To 31 March 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 22 March.
BSL Signed 27 March.
Post-show Discussion 22 March.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0114 249 6000.
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 March.
Intrigue and no love lost in play of politics.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES To 19 May.
Tour.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Clive Francis.
A Coliseum Theatre and IMITATING THE DOG Production Tour To 19 May 2012.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Stoon 15 March 2012 at Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield.
Imitating The Dog proves the sincerest form of flattery.
THE SEAGULL EFFECT To 14 May.
Tour.
THE SEAGULL EFFECT
Idle Motion Tour to 14 May 2012.
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 March at New Diorama London.
Drama with a hey, ho, the wind and the rain.
SONG OF THE SEAGULL To 31 March.
London.
SONG OF THE SEAGULL
book by Linnie Reedman music by Joe Evans.
The Menier Gallery 51 Southwark Street SE1 1RU To 31 March 2012.
Thu-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thurs & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 08444 771000.
www.ticketweb.co.uk
Review: William Russell 15 March.
The bird shouldn’t have sung.
SHIVERED To 14 April.
London.
SHIVERED
by Philip Ridley.
Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 14 April 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3.15pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 March.
Fragments intricately shored-up together to explain ruins.
CAN'T PAY? WON'T PAY! To 31 March.
Hornchurch.
CAN’T PAY? WON’T PAY!
by Dario Fo translated by Joseph Farrell.
Queen’s Theatre Billet Lane RM11 1QT To 31 March 2012.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 12, 22 March 2.30pm.
Audio-described/BSL Signed 17 March 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queen-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 March.
Rioting in Romford? Hilarity in Hornchurch!
A PROVINCIAL LIFE To 17 March.
Cardiff.
A PROVINCIAL LIFE
by Peter Gill based on a story by Anton Chekhov.
Sherman Cymru Senghennydd Road CF24 4YE To 17 March 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Audio-described 15 March (+ Touch Tour).
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 029 2064 6900.
www.shermancymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 March.
Staging rather than performances stands out.
THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS To 15 July.
Tour.
THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS
by Robert Tressell adapted by Neil Gore from the play by Stephen Lowe.
Tour to 15 July 2012.
Runs: 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 8 March 2012 at Lakeside Arts Centre Nottingham.
Compelling, entertaining, touching – and simplistic.