Birmingham, West Midlands

THE FROG WHO WOULDN'T HOP
by Peter Wynne-Willson with Lee Ji Hyun.

Moby Duck Theatre Tour.
Runs: 1hr: no interval
Review: Jan Pick 14 November.

Froggie adventures delight. One of the best.

London.

LOT AND HIS GOD
by Howard Barker

The Print Room 34 Hereford Road W2 5AJ To 24 November 1912.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7221 6036.
www.the-print-room.org
Review: Francis Grin 11 November.

The sublime theatre of questions, not answers.

Tour.

MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
by Bertolt Brecht (translated by Lee Hall.

Blackeyed Theatre Tour to 1 December 2012.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 13 November at Lakeside Arts Centre Nottingham.

An unsatisfactory adaptation of an over-rated play.

London.

THE SEAGULL
by Anton Chekhov new version by Anya Reiss.

Southwark Playhouse Shipwright Yard corner of Tooley St and Bermondsey St SE1 2TF To 1 December 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3.15pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 November.

Not for all time, maybe, but fine for the moment.

Batsheva Ensemble: Deca Dance
Touring the UK, Runs 1h 45m, one interval

Review: Alexander Ray, Hippodrome Birmingham, 13 11 12

Unique, brilliant and special on a world stage.

London.

THE DARK EARTH AND THE LIGHT SKY
by Nick Dear.

Almeida Theatre Almeida Street N1 1TA To 12 January 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Sat 2.30pm; 28 Nov, 9 Jan 2.30pm.
no performance 24-26, 31 Dec.

Audio-described 15 Dec 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1pm).
Captioned 11 Dec 7.30pm
Runs: 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS 020 7359 4404 (24hr).
www.almeida.co.uk
Review Carole Woddis 16 November.

Women come up well in Nick Dear’s Edward Thomas resurrection.

London.

HOMEWORK
by Howard Coyer.

The London Theatre 443 New Cross Road SE14 6TA To 1 December 2012
Tue-Sat 8pm.
Runs 1hr No Interval.

TICKETS: 0208 694 1888.
www.thelondontheatre.com
Review: William Russell 16 November.

Losing One’s Mind but keeping the attention.

DARK ANGEL: Phil Preece / YESTERDAY AN INCIDENT OCCURRED: Mark Ravenhill
Letter to Eric Theatre Company

Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham
0121 212 2643
Info and BO:
Runs: 2h 15, one interval, till 24.11.12
Review: Alexander Ray

Always intriguing, flawed in parts.

London.

PEOPLE
by Alan Bennett.

Lyttelton Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 2 April 2013.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 8 November.

It has its pleasures, but Bennett far from his best.

London.

THEATRE UNCUT

Young Vic (The Clare) 66 The Cut SE 1 8LZ To 17 November 2012.
7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0207 922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: William Russell 14 November.

Brief but blunt encounters.

Edinburgh.

THE ARTIST MAN AND THE MOTHER WOMAN
by Morna Pearson.

Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1) Cambridge Street To 17 November 2012.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 November.

A limited palette skilfully applied.

Bowness-on-Windermere.

SURPRISES
by Alan Ayckbourn.

Old Laundry Theatre Crag Brow LA23 3BX To 17 November 2012.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 50min Two intervals.

TICKTS: 0844 504 0604.
www.oldlaundrytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 November at New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme.

We have been here before: Ayckbourn returns to time-travel.

Tour.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare.

Tour to 7 December 2012.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 19h November at Lakeside Arts Centre Nottingham.

Shakespeare meets Dad’s Army in a most enjoyable production.

London.

BURNING BIRD
by John Donnelly.

Unicorn Theatre 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 17 November 2012.
Runs 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
http://unicorntheatre.com/home
Review: Francis Grin 15 November.

Missing that final punch, yet engaging nonetheless.

London.

SOLARIS
by Stanislaw Lem adapted by Dimitry Devdariani.

Courtyard Theatre Bowling Green Walk 40 Pitfield Street N1 6EU to 8 December 2012.
Tue–Sun 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 0207 7292202.
www.thecourtyard.org.uk
Review: William Russell 22 November.

Journey into space worth taking.

London.

BLACKTA
by Nathaniel Martello-White.

Young Vic Theatre (The Maria) 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 24 November 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45 Mat Wed & Sat 2.45pm.
Runs 2hrs No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org
Review: Carole Woddis 14 November 2012.

Vivid view of tough times for Black actors.

Edinburgh.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare.
Royal Lyceum Theatre Grindlay Street EH3 9AX To 17 November 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 0131 248 4848.
www.lyceum.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 November.

Colourfully individual Dream.

London.

THE TROJAN WOMEN
by Caroline Bird after Euripides.

Gate Theatre 11 Pembridge Road W11 3HQ To 15 December 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7 229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Martin Franks 13 November.

Brave, powerful interpretation of the essence of this Euripides classic with lots to admire.

Scarborough/Chichester/Newcastle-under-Lyme.

ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR
by Alan Ayckbourn.

In rep to 3 November 2012.
Runs 3hr Two intervals
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 November.

A valuable, if not quite definitive revival.

Leicestrer.

ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE
by Joe Orton.

Curve (Studio) Rutland Street LE1 1SB To 24 November 2012.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 14 Nov.
Audio-described 24 Nov 2.30pm (+Touch Tour 1pm).
Captioned 17 Nov 7.45pm.
Post-show Discussion 21 Nov.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 0116 242 3595.
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 November.

Ortonesque homecoming with unexpected result.