Reviews Archive Part 2
THE THREE MUSKETEERS To 9 January.
London.
THE THREE MUSKETEERS – A BOUTIQUE PANTO
by John Savournin and David Eaton.
Rosemary Branch Theatre 2 Shepperton Road N1 3DT To 9 Jan 2013.
1pm (Smaller children’s performance 15 Dec.
3pm 20, 22, 31 Dec.
7.30pm 19, 20, 27, 30 Dec, 2, 3 Jan.
7.30pm (Adults only) 22, 29, 31 Dec, 4, 6, 8, 9 Jan.
(other performances sold out).
Runs 2 hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 704 6665.
www.rosemarybranch.co.uk
Review: William Russell 11 December.
Small but perfectly performed.
SLEEPING BEAUTY To 5 January.
Coventry.
SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Iain Lauchlan.
Belgrade Theatre Theatre Square CV1 1GS To 5 January 2013.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 024 7655 3055 .
www.belgrade.co.uk
Review: Jan Pick 6 December.
Oh Yes It Can!
JULIUS CAESAR To 9 February.
London.
JULIUS CAESAR
by William Shakespeare.
Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham Street WC2H 9LX To 9 February 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 2 Feb 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1.30pm).
Captioned 28 Jan.
Runs 2hr No interval.
Tickets: 0844 871 7624.
www.donmarwarehouse.com
Review: Carole Woddis 7 December.
Politics all the way in rough terrain revival.
PINOCCHIO To 27 January.
London.
PINOCCHIO
by Carlo Collodi adapted by Angela Miguel.
Little Angel Theatre 24 Dagmar Passage N1 27 January 2013.
Runs 1hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7226 1787.
www.littleangeltheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 December.
Pinoccho, and Pinocchio both brought to life.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE To 5 January.
London.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
by Anthony Burgess.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 5 January 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 December.
More for the eye than the ear.
HELLO, DOLLY! To 19 January.
Leicester.
HELLO, DOLLY!
book by Michael Stewart music and lyrics by Jerry Herman based on The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder.
Curve Cultural Quarter Rutland Street LE1 1SB To 19 January 2013.
Tue-Sat & 7 Jan 7.30pm Mat Wed, Sat & 1, 17 Jan 2.15pm 30 Dec 4pm no performance 25 Dec.
Audio-described 5 Jan 2.15pm (+ Touch Tour).
BSL Signed 22 Dec 2.15pm.
Captioned 3 Jan.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0116 242 3595.
www.curveonline.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 December.
Wherein it only takes a woman to make a perfect evening.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL To 19 January.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens adapted by Theresa Heskins.
New Victoria Theatre Etruria Road To 19 January 2013.
10.30am 12-14, 17-20 Dec, 8-11, 15-18 Jan.
2.15pm 12, 15, 18, 22, 24, 27-30 Dec, 2-5, 9, 12, 14, 19 Jan.
7.30pm 20, 21, 27-30 Dec, 2-5, 10-12, 18, 19 Jan.
Audio-described 9 Jan 2.15pm, 12 Jan.
Captioned 5 Jan 2.15pm, 14 Jan.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 December.
Seriously joyous triumph.
IN THE REPUBLIC OF HAPPINESS To 19 January.
London.
IN THE REPUBLIC OF HAPPINESS
by Martin Crimp.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 19 January 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 15 Dec, 5, 10, 12, 17 19 Jan 2.30pm no performance 23 Dec-1 Jan.
Audio-described 19 Jan 2.30pm.
Captioned 15 Jan.
Post-show Talk 8 Jan.
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 December.
A play of ideas.
OLD MONEY To 12 January.
London.
OLD MONEY
by Sarah Wooley.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 12 January 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat & 24 Dec 3pm no evening performance 24 Dec no performance 25 Dec.
Audio-described 5 Jan 3pm (sold out).
Captioned 18 Dec.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 December.
Patience brings rewards when watching story of an outburst of impatience.
CINDERELLA: To 13 January.
Nottingham.
CINDERELLA
Theatre Royal: To 13 January 2013.
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555.
www.trch.co.uk
Review: Alan Geary: 8 December.
Packed with song and dance, laughs, glamour and spectacle – perhaps too packed. And the kiddies get left out.
MYDIDAE To 22 December.
London.
MYDIDAE
by Jack Thorne.
Soho Theatre Upstairs 21 Dean Street To 22 December 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 December.
Too much self-consciousness in play about a troubled relationship.
THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS
THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS: Ginna Hoben
Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Runs: 1h 30m, no interval, till 15 December
Info and Tkts: 0121 200 0946
Review: 09 12 12, Alexander Ray Edser
A warm hearted treat.
THE GHOST TRAIN To 5 January.
London.
THE GHOST TRAIN
by Arnold Ridley.
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre 408-410 Brockley Road SE4 2DH To 5 January 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 30 Dec 3.30pm. no performance 23 - 27 Dec, 31 Dec -1 Jan.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS:0208 6993966.
www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Review: William Russell 15 December.
Train worth waiting for.
THE HAPPY JOURNEY TO TRENTON AND CAMDEN and THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER To 5 January.
London.
THE HAPPY JOURNEY TO TRENTON AND CAMDEN and THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER
by Thornton Wilder.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 5 January 2013.
3pm 16, 23, 24, 30 Dec.
5pm 31 Dec.
7.15pm 15, 18-22, 27-29, 2-5 Jan.
RUNS 1hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0160.
www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 December.
Intriguing miniatures beautifully restored to the stage.
DIAL M FOR MURGATROYD To 2 February.
Ipswich/Woodbridge/Peterborough.
DIAL M FOR MURGATROYD
by Julian Harries and Pat Whymark.
Sir John Mills Theatre Gatacre Road Ipswich IP1 2LQ To 12 January.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed, Sat & 27 Dec 4.15pm 23 Dec 2.30pm.
then Seckford Theatre Burkitt Road Woodbridge IP12 4JH 15-26 January.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed 3.30pm Sat 4.15pm.
TICKETS: 01473 211498.
www.easternangles.co.uk
then Key Theatre Embankment Road Peterborough PE1 1EF 29 January-2 February 2013. 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01733 207239.
www.vivacity-peterborough.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 December.
Comedy laced with crime.
TALE TRAIL TO A CHRISTMAS CAROL To 22 December.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
TALE TRAIL TO A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Sarah Richardson.
New Victoria Theatre Etruria Road ST5 0JG To 22 December 2012.
11.15am 15, 17, 20-22 Dec.
1pm 14, 15, 17, 19-22 Dec.
3pm 15, 22 Dec.
Runs 50min No interval.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 December.
Delightful and gentle introduction to Dickens' famous story.
CRAZY FOR YOU To 27 January.
London.
CRAZY FOR YOU
book by Ken Ludwig music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.
Upstairs at the Gatehouse Highgate Village N6 4BD To 27 January 2013.
Tue–Sat 7.30 pm no performance 25 Dec Mat Sun 4pm & 21, 28 Dec 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0208 340 3488.
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
Review: William Russell 18 December.
Crazy about it.
HERO To 22 December.
London.
HERO
by E V Crowe.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 22 December 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3.30pm.
Captioned 19 Dec.
Post-show Talk 18 Dec.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 10 December.
Terrific performance at heart of searching play.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS To 6 January.
Mansfield.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
by Andrew Ryan.
Leeming Street NG18 1NG To 6 January 2013.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01623 633133.
palacetheatre@mansfield.gov.uk.
Review: Alan Geary: 7th December 2012.
An unselfish production. Terrific fun for all ages.
THE DOUBLE To 22 December.
Bath.
THE DOUBLE
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky adapted by Laurence Boswell.
Ustinov Studio BA1 1ET To 22 December 2012.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 November.
Well-played double trouble for divided hero.