London.

MINSK, 2011 A Reply to Kathy Acker
devised by Belarus Free Theatre adapted by Vladimir Shcherban.

Young Vic (The Maria) 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 23 June 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat & 20 June 2.45pm.

Runs1hr 25min No interval.

Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 June at The North Wall Oxford.

Terrific performance, terrifyingly true.

Manchester.

LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN
by Oscar Wilde.

Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 23 June 2012.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 4pm.
Audio-described 16 June 4pm.
BSL Signed 19 June.
Post-show Discussion: 21 June.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 June.

Clear-sighted view of an Irishman’s view of English Society.

London.

MOON ON A RAINBOW SHAWL
by Errol John.

Cottesloe Theatre Upper Ground SE1 9PX To 9 June 2012.
Runs: 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 8 June.

Heart-rending revival.

London.

GATZ
by F Scott Fitzgerald.

Noel Coward Theatre St Martin’s Lane WC2N 4RU To 15 July 2012.
Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 2.30pm.
Runs 8hr 15min Three intervals (including 90min ‘dinner break’ at 6pm).

TICKETS: 0844 482 5141.
www.GatzLondon.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 June.

Giving a theatrical lift to summer.

London.

BASH To 17 June
by Neil LaBute.

Barons Court Theatre at The Curtain’s Up 28a Comeragh Road W14 9HR to 17 June 2012.
Tue–Sat 7.45pm Sun 6.45.
Runs 2 hr Two intervals.

TICKETS: 020 8932 4747.
londontheatre@gmail.com
Review: William Russell 5 June.

Killing people. Have you the stomach for it?!

Nottingham.

DEATH BY FATAL MURDER
by Peter Gordon.

Theatre Royal Theatre Square NG1 5ND To 16 June 2012.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Sat 5pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary 11 June 2012.

A sleuth spoof. Outstanding fun.

Bolton.

THE QUEEN OF THE NORTH
by Ron Rose.

Octagon Theatre To 26 May 2012.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 May.

Shedloads of research doesn’t amount to half a Tanner.

London.

SUMMER AND SMOKE
by Tennessee Williams.

Southwark Playhouse (The Vault) Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 30 June 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June.

It’s the boy-and-girl next-door story transformed through sympathy and understanding.

Colchester.

DANCING AT LUGHNASA
by Brian Friel.

Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate CO1 1PT To 16 June 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 2pm Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 16 June 2.30pm.
Captioned 12 June.
Post-show Discussion 13 June.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 June.

A production that deserves to be a classic, of a play that already is one.

Hornchurch.

PETER PAN
by J M Barrie adapted by Vicky Ireland music & lyrics by Stephen Markwick.

Queen’s Theatre Billet Lane RM11 1QT To 16 June 2012.
Tue-Thu 6.30pm Fri-Sat 7pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queen-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 June.

Colour and fun, yet plenty of depth.

London.

OLD EARTH
Word by Samuel Beckett music by Alec Roth.

Village Underground 54 Holywell Lane EC2A 3PQ To 16 June 2012.
6.30pm & 8.30pm.
Runs 50min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7377 0287.
www.spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 June.

A new terrible beauty is born.

London.

BELONG
by Bola Agbaje.

Bussey Building 133 Rye Lane Peckham SE15 4ST To 23 June 2012.
Mon-Sat7.45pm Mat Sat & 13, 20 June 3.30pm sold out.
Captioned 21 June.
Post-show Talk 18 June, 20 June 3.30pm.
NB some perfs sold out: June 7, 14, 18, 19, 22
Runs: 1hr 25min No interval.

TICKETS:020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 31 May.

Ethnic complexities given an airing in South London.

London.

THE REST IS SILENCE

Riverside Studios (Studio 2) Crisp Road W6 9RL To 23 June 2012.
Tue-Sat 4pm & 8pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 8237 1111.
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 June.

Live and onscreen, a world of secrecy surrounded by death-infected nature.

London.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare

Open Air Theatre Inner Circle Regent’s Park NW1 4NU To 5 September 2012.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 826 4242.
www.openairtheatre.org
Review: William Russell 12 June.

Midsummer madness.

London.

...como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si...(Like moss on a stone)

Sadler’s Wells Theatre Rosebery Avenue EC1R 4TN To 13 June 2012.
7.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS 0844 412 4300.
www.sadlerswells.com;
(See also Barbican: www.barbican, org.uk)
Review: Carole Woddis 13 June.

A glory and a wonder.

Liverpool.

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS
by Alan Ayckbourn.

Liverpool Playhouse Williamson Square L1 1EL To 23 June 2012.

Table Manners 3pm 15, 21 June.
7pm 14, 23 June.
7.30pm 12, 18 June.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

Living Together
11am 23 June.
7pm 16 June.
7.30pm 13, 20, 22 June.
Runs 2hr One interval.

Round and Round the Garden
11am 16 June.
3pm 14, 23 June.
7pm 21 June.
7.30pm 11, 15, 19 June.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.

TIKCKETS: 0151 709 4776.
www.everymanplayohuse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 November.

Conquests re-illuminated in Liverpool.

Richmond.

THE BURGLAR WHO FAILED
by St John Hankin.
RETURN TO SENDER
by Omar El-Khairy.
DUTCHMAN
by Amiri Baraka.

Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 30 June 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & Tue 2.30pm (+ post-show discussion).
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June.

Young directors work best with established scripts.

Touring
PORGY AND BESS: Music by George Gershwin
Cape Town Opera, touring the UK
Runs: 2h 45m, one interval.

Review: Alexander Ray, 07 06 12, Hippodrome, Birmingham

Special but flawed.

Dublin.

AN INSPECTOR CALLS
by J. B. Priestley.

Gaiety Theatre South King Street Dublin 2. To 9 June 2012.
7:30 pm Mat Wed & Sat 2 pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 0818 719388.
www.gaietytheatre.ie

Review: Michael Paye 6 June.

Priestley’s drama is given new life in a well-played production.

London.

THE IRISH GIANT
by Cartoon de Salvo.

Southwark Playhouse (The Vault) Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 9 June 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 June.

Science and humanity at odds in often inventive show.