Reviews Archive Part 2
HIS GREATNESS To 19 May.
London.
HIS GREATNESS
by Daniel MacIvor.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 19 May 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Captioned 12 May.
Runs 1hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 April.
Way-down Tennessee in well-acted play.
THE CONQUERING HERO To 9 June.
Richmond.
THE CONQUERING HERO
by Allan Monkhouse
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 9 June 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & 26 April, 3, 8, 15, 22, 29 May 2.30pm (+ post-show discussion).
Audio-described 5 May 3pm, 8 May.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 37 April.
Manchester man’s war-play eventually comes into its own.
WILD SWANS To 13 May.
London.
WILD SWANS
by Jung Chang adapted by Alexandra Wood.
Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 13 May 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed, Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 12 May 2.30pm.
Captioned 10 May.
Post-show Discussion 10 May.
Runs 1 hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org
Review: Carole Woddis 20 April,
Visual marvels in theatrical adaptation.
EQUUS To 14 July.
Tour.
EQUUS
by Peter Shaffer.
Tour to 14 July 2012.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 1 May at Palace Theatre Mansfield.
A wordy but rewarding evening.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS: Harling, Theatre Royal Nottingham til 28th April
Nottingham/Touring.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS: Robert Harling.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 35m: one interval: till 28th April.
Performance times: 7.30pm, (Matinees 2.30pm Weds and Sat).
Review: Alan Geary: 23th April 2012.
Excellent actors and production values wasted on a bad play.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE To 9 June.
London.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
by Mike Bartlett.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 9 June 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 2 June 2.30pm.
Captioned 29 May.
Post-show talk 17, 22, 30 May.
Runs 2hr 40min Two intervals.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Jenny Greenwood 3 May.
Love across the generations is a happy experience.
A KIND OF ALASKA & KRAPP'S LAST TAPE To 12 May.
Bristol.
A KIND OF ALASKA & KRAPP’S LAST TAPE
by Harold Pinter by Samuel Beckett.
Bristol Old Vic (Studio) To 12 May 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat & 8 May 2.30pm.
Audio-described 5 May 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussions 2, 9 May.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0117 987 7877.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 April.
Go, meet with things dying, and with things new-born.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE To 12 May.
Hornchurch.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
by William Shakespeare.
Queen’s Theatre Billet Lane RM11 1QT To 12 May 2012.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 3 May 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queen-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 February.
A Merchant that doesn’t offer much of a bargain.
BEDROOM FARCE To 12 May.
Ipswich.
BEDROOM FARCE
by Alan Ayckbourn.
New Wolsey Theatre Civic Drive IP1 2AS To 12 May 2012.
Mon; Wed-Sat 7.45pm Tue 7pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 5 May 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1.30pm).
Captioned 10 May.
Post-show Discussion 3 May.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 01473 295900.
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 April.
Let the Farce be with you.
LOVE! SEX! CONFUSION! to 29 04
Birmingham
LOVE! SEX! CONFUSION! Big Script
Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham
Runs till Sun 29 April, one interval
Review: Alexander Ray 27 04 12
An easy-going evening with some bright new talent
THE MAN WITH THE DISTURBINGLY SMELLY FOOT To 20 May.
London.
THE MAN WITH THE DISTURBINGLY SMELLY FOOT
by Nancy Harris.
Unicorn Theatre (Clore auditorium) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ in rep to 20 May 2012.
10.30am 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18 May.
1.30pm 10, 15, 18 May.
2pm 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 May.
Captioned 15 May 1.30pm.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 May.
Moral choices with humorous interludes.
WRITTEN ON THE HEART To 21 July.
London.
WRITTEN ON THE HEART
by David Edgar
Duchess Theatre Catherine Street WC2B 5LA To 21 July 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4659.
www.nimaxtheatres.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 April.
Fascinating exposé of political life behind an established classic.
HOW TO THINK THE UNTHINKABLE To 19 May.
London.
HOW TO THINK THE UNHTHINKABLE
by Ryan Craig.
Unicorn Theatre (Clore auditorium) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ in rep to 19 May 2012.
10.30am 10, 17 May.
1.30pm 3, 49, 11, 16, 17 May.
5.30pm 5, 12, 19 May.
Audio-described 16 May 1.30pm (sold out).
Runs 1hr No interval
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 May.
Fair attempt to grasp a moral struggle from the dawn of theatrical time.
MISS JULIE To 12 May.
Manchester.
MISS JULIE
by August Strindberg in a new version by David Eldridge from a literal translation by Charlotte Barslund.
Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 12 May 2012.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm. Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 5 May 4pm.
BSL Signed 11 May.
Post-show Discussion 9 may eve.
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 April.
Centenary marked in style.
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN To 23 May.
London.
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
by Richard Wagner translated by David Pountney.
London Coliseum St. Martin's Lane WC2N 4ES In rep to 23 May 2012.
7.30pm 12, 16, 18, 23 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 16 May.
Runs 2hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 0871 911 0200.
Online: www.eno.org
Review: Carole Woddis 1 May.
Compromised by the times.
THE CONQUEST OF THE SOUTH POLE To 2 June.
London.
THE CONQUEST OF THE SOUTH POLE
by Manfred Karge translated by Tinch Minter and Anthony Vivis.
Arcola Theatre (Arcola 1) 24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL To 26 May 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
then Rose Theatre Kingston
24-26 High Street KT1 1HL 29 May-2 June.
7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm (mats very heavily booked).
TICKETS: 08444 821556.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 April.
Adventure on benefits in vigorous production of forceful drama.
EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH To 13 May.
London.
EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH
by Robert Wilson music & lyrics by Philip Glass spoken text by Christopher Knowles, Samuel M Johnson, Lucinda Childs.
Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 13 May 2012.
6pm 9-11 May.
5.30pm 12 May.
4pm 13 May.
Runs 4hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 243 0785.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 May.
Seventies show not at all washed-up.
THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING To 28 April.
Tour.
THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING
by Tim Price.
National Theatre Wales Tour to 28 April 2012.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 April at Connah’s Quay High School.
Constant energy and invention in a “fantasy” built on reality.
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK To 28 April.
Oxford.
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
by Neil Simon.
Oxford Playhouse 11-12 Beaumont Street OX1 2LW To 28 April 2012.
Fri 8pm Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 01865 305305.
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 April.
Fine-crafted comedy with a performance worth climbing six floors to see.
CLYTEMNESTRA To 5 May.
Cardiff.
CLYTEMNESTRA
by Gwyneth Lewis.
Sherman Cymru (Sherman 1) Senghennydd Road CF24 4YE To 5 May 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 029 2064 6900.
www.shermancymru.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 April.
Ambitious, visually bold production refocuses Ancient Greek tragedy.