Reviews Archive Part 2
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA To 29 September.
Chichester.
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
by William Shakespeare.
Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 29 September 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 19, 27 Sept 2.15pm.
Audio-described 21 Sept, 22 Sept 2.15pm.
BSL Signed 27 Sept 7.30pm.
Captioned 29 Sept 2.15pm.
Runs 3hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 September.
A world well lost quite well recreated.
CAROUSEL To 15 September.
London.
CAROUSEL
music by Richard Rodgers book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 15 September 2012.
Mon; Wed-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 September.
Stonecutters cut it on stone: woodpeckers peck it on wood; there’s nothing so downright enjoyable as a musical that’s this good.
DEAD ON HER FEET To 3 November.
Oxford/London.
DEAD ON HER FEET
by Ron Hutchinson.
The North Wall South Parade OX2 7JN To 15 September.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01865 319450.
www.thenorthwall.com
then Arcola Theatre 24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL 2 October-3 November.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 September.
Energetic pace in a depressingly topical story.
TEA AT FIVE: Intermittantly Touring
TEA AT FIVE: Matthew Lombardo
Indefatigable Productions at The Old Joint Stock Birmingham
(The show is intermittently touring)
Review: Alexander Ray, Old Joint Stock, 14 09 12
Intriguing, enjoyable, informative.
SOUL MAN To 15 September.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
SOUL MAN
by Chris Monks.
New Vic Theatre Etruria Road ST5 0JG To 15 September 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.15pm.
Post-show Discussion 11 Sept.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 September.
Beautiful music with a squalid underbelly of a story.
MODS AND ROX To 29 September.
Ipswich.
MODS AND ROX
by Paul Sirett.
New Wolsey Theatre Civic Drive IP1 2AS To 29 September May 2012.
Mon; Wed-Sat 7.45pm Tue 7pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 22 Sept 2.30pm.
Captioned 27 Sept.
Post-show Talk 20 Sept.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01473 295900.
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 September.
Makeover for romantic drama hits the Suffolk pulse.
YOURS FOR THE ASKING To 6 October.
Richmond.
YOURS FOR THE ASKING
by Ana Diosdado translated by Patricia W O’Connor.
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 6 October 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & (+ post-show discussion).
Audio-described .
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 September.
Hard work at first, but surprisingly throwing-up plot twists of which a crime writer would be proud.
HEDDA GABLER To 10 November.
London.
HEDDA GABLER
by Henrik Ibsen adapted by Brian Friel.
Old Vic 103 The Cut SE1 8NB To 10 November 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 6 November (+Touch Tour 6pm).
Captioned 23 Oct.
Runs: 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7628 (£2.50 transaction fee; does not apply to supporters of The Old Vic).
www.bookings.oldvictheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 12 September.
A production to stand by the recent revelatory Northampton revival?
I AM A CAMERA To 22 September.
London.
I AM A CAMERA
by John van Druten,
Southwark Playhouse (The Vault) Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 22 September 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 September.
After this, and their previous Southwark production, Summer and Smoke Folie a deux Productions is a company to be watched.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE To 29 September.
London.
PIRATES OF PENZANCE
words by W S Gilbert music by Arthur Sullivan.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street Islington N1 1QN to 29 September 2012.
Tue–Sat 7.15pm Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 478 0160.
www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Review: William Russell 6 September.
Fresh melée of pirates and lovesick maids.
LIFE FOR BEGINNERS To 29 September.
London.
LIFE FOR BEGINNERS
by Alice Birch, Ben Ellis, Matt Hartley, Lizzie Nunnery, Rex Obano.
Theatre 503 above The Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 29 September 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 September.
Ages of man and woman wittily discussed and played.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST To 22 September.
Nottingham.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Oscar Wilde.
Nottingham Playhouse Wellington Circus NG1 5AF To 22 September 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 8,15 September 2.30pm, 13, 19 September 1.30pm.
Audio-described 15 Sept 2.30pm, 19 Sept 7.45pm.
BSL Signed 21 Sept.
Captioned 20 Sept.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 9419419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 4 September.
Talented cast. Most enjoyable.
THE WELSH BOY To 13 October.
Bath.
THE WELSH BOY
by Julian Mitchell adapted from The True Anti-Pamela by James Parry.
Ustinov Studio To 13 October 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 27 Sept 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 September.
You don’t have not to be a Pamela to enjoy this sparkling show.
TABOO To 23 December.
London.
TABOO
by Boy George and Mark Davies Markham.
Brixton Club House 467-469 Brixton Road SW9N 8HL To 23 December 2012.
Tue–Sun 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: www.atgtickets.com/taboo
Review: William Russell 12 September.
Drugs, drag, and decadence.
THREE SISTERS To 3 November.
London.
THREE SISTERS
by Anton Chekhov in a version by Benedict Andrews literal translation by Helen Rappaport.
Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 3 November 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed (except 17 Oct) & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 10 Oct 10 7.30pm.
Captioned 8 Oct.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org
Review: Carole Woddis 13 September.
Great production, great team.
MORNING To 22 September.
London.
MORNING
by Simon Stephens.
Lyric Theatre Lyric Square King Street W6 0QL To 22 September 2012.
Wed-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs: 55min No interval.
TICKETS 020 8741 6850.
On-line: www.lyric.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 7 September.
Modern young despair.
MADEMOISELLE JULIE To 29 September.
London.
MADEMOISELLE JULIE
by August Strindberg.
Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 29 September 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm except 21 Sept 7pm; 29 Sept 5pm.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 243 0785.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 September.
Revealing Julie.
Solpadeine Is My Boyfriend to 15 September.
Dublin Fringe Festival.
Solpadeine is my Boyfriend by Stefanie Preissner.
Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. To 15 September.
1pm. No show on 13th.
Runs 50 mins, no interval.
Tickets: 00 3531 8819 613 www.projectartscentre.ie // www.fringefest.com
Review: Michael Paye 7 September 2012.
Lively, topical production.
GUERILLA DAYS IN IRELAND, till 08.09.
Dublin
Guerilla Days in Ireland by Tom Barry
The Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street, Dublin 2. To 8 September.
8 pm. Saturday matinee 3 pm.
WARNING: Strobe lighting effects used in production.
Runs 120 mins, two intervals.
Tickets: 00 3531 6793 323 www.olympia.ie
Review: Michael Paye 4 September 2012.
Superbly acted production.
FORESTS Bham Rep till 15 Sept and touring
FORESTS based on texts by William Shakespeare
Birmingham Rep (at the Old Rep) till 15 September
Touring
Runs: 1h 40m, no interval
Review: Alexander Ray, 04 09 12
Extraordinary, extraordinarily powerful.