Reviews Archive Part 2
A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS To 9 March.
London/Tour.
A VERY OLD MAN WITH ENORMOUS WINGS
by Anna Maria Murphy.
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) Lavender Hill SW11 5TN To 19 January.
2pm matinees, 7pm eves
TICKETS: 0207 223 2223.
www.bac.org.uk
then Tour to 9 March 2013.
Runs: 1hr 30min One interval.
Review: Carole Woddis of 5 January.
Aimed at 6 years and upwards, there is something here for everyone.
MIDNIGHT'S PUMPKIN To 13 January.
London.
MIDNIGHT’S PUMPKIN
by Kneehigh Theatre.
Grand Hall Battersea Arts Centre Lavender Hill SW11 5TN To 13 January 2013.
Tue-Sat & 23 Dec, 13 Jan 7.30pm Mat Sat, Sun & 27, 31 Dec, 2 Jan 2.30pm no performance 25 Dec, 31 Dec eve, 1 Jan.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval + one pause (5min).
TICKETS: 020 7223 2223.
www.bac.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 December.
Kneehigh hardly takes a toe-hold on the Cinderella story.
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA To 19 January.
London.
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA
by Mikhail Bulgakov adapted by Simon McBurney, Edward Kemp and the Company.
Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 19 January 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm.
BSL Signed 8 Jan.
Runs: 3hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7550.
www.barbican.org.uk/bite
Review: Carole Woddis 2 January.
Grand magic of words and images.
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER To 13 January.
London.
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
by Mark Twain adapted by Jemma Kennedy.
Unicorn Theatre 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 13 January 2013.
10.30am 8, 10 Jan.
11am 11 Jan.
1.30pm 9 Jan.
2pm 6, 8, 10, 12, 13 Jan.
Post-show Discussion 9 Jan.
Relaxed Performance: 10 Jan 2pm, 12 Jan.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 December.
American slice of Tudor life that, for once, is not Hollywood.
THE SECRET GARDEN To 20 January.
Milton Keynes/Tour.
THE SECRET GARDEN
by Frances Hodgson Burnett adapted by Mary Swan.
The Stables Stockwell Lane Wavendon Milton Keynes MK17 8LU To 5 January 2013.
1.30pm 29, 30 Dec, 5 Jan.
2pm 27, 28 Dec, 2-4 Jan.
5pm 29, 30 Dec, 5 Jan.
7pm 27, 28 Dec, 2-4 Jan.
TICKETS: 01908 280800.
www.stables.org
then Tour to 20 January 2013.
Runs 1hr 40min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 December.
A pleasant voyage through a young girl’s not always pleasant world.
SOMERSAULTS To 26 January.
London.
SOMERSAULTS
by Iain Finlay Macleod.
Finborough Theatre 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 26 January 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (no booking fee by ‘phone or online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 January.
Concise, compact study of language in the lives of those who stay and those who go.
FUERZABRUTA To 26 January.
London.
FUERZABRUTA
The Roundhouse Chalk Farm Road NW1 8EH To 26 January 2013.
Tue-Wed 8pm.
Thu-Sat 7pm & 10pm.
Sun 5pm & 8pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
RICKETS: 0844 482 8008.
www.roundhouse.org/fuerzabrata
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 January.
Spectacular spectacle and parade of skills.
SO GREAT A CRIME To 22 January.
London.
SO GREAT A CRIME
by David Gooderson.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 22 January 2013.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm Mat Tue 2pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk (no booking fee by ‘phone or online).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 January.
Soldier of the Queen gets it in the neck from society in intriguing drama.
CINDERELLA To 6 January.
Kingston.
CINDERELLA THE MIDNIGHT PRINCESS
by Charles Way.
Rose Theatre Kingston 24-26 High Street KT1 1HL To 6 January 2013.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 08444 821556.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 December.
Intriguing drama incorporates the magic of love and the power of music.
SALAD DAYS To 2 March.
London.
SALAD DAYS
book & lyrics by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds music by Julian Slade.
Riverside Studios (Studio 2) Crisp Road Hammersmith To 2 March 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu, Sat, Sun & 27 Feb 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8237 1111.
www.riversidestudios.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 December.
Song and dance joy with a sense of transience.
FIESCO To 23 February.
London.
FIESCO
by Friedrich von Schiller adapted by Mark Leipacher and Daniel Millar.
New Diorama In rep to 23 February 2013.
16, 18, 19, 22 31 Jan, 7, 15, 20 Feb 7.30pm mat 2, 16, 23 Feb 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7383 9034.
www.newdiorama.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 January.
What a Fiesco.
TU Y TERAZ To 16 February.
London/Southampton/Colchester.
TU Y TERAZ
by Nicola Werenowska.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 19 January.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3.30pm
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
then Nuffield Theatre (Studio) University Road Southampton SO17 1TR 4-6 February.
7.30pm.
then Mercury Theatre Studio Balkerne Gate Colchester CO1 1PT 13-16 February 2013.
7.45pm.
TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 December.
Colchester-bound play about a Colchester immigrant offers a particular view.
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY To 2 March.
London/Tour.
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
London Coliseum St. Martin's Lane WC2N 4ES To 19 January.
7.30pm Mat Tue, Thu, Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 0871 911 0200.
Online: www.eno.org
then Tour to 2 March 2013.
Runs 3hr Two intervals.
Review: Carole Woddis 9 January.
Lovely to look at, delightful to view.
IN A PICKLE To 2 February.
Tour.
IN A PICKLE
by Tim Webb
Oily Cart Tour to 2 February 2013.
Run s 1hr 5min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 December at Unicorn Theatre (Clore auditorium) London.
Baa without humbug.
THE LIFE AND SORT OF DEATH OF ERIC ARGYLE till 26.01
Dublin
THE LIFE AND SORT OF DEATH OF ERIC ARGYLE by Ross Dungan.
Smock Alley Theatre, 7 Lower Exchange Street, County Dublin. To 26 January.
7.30 pm. Runs 90 mins, no interval. Sat 19th Matinée 2:30pm.
Tickets: 00 3531 677 0014 www.smockalley.com
Review: Michael Paye 15 January 2013.
Heart-warming, eloquent, strangely beautiful
A CHRISTMAS CAROL To 6 January.
Northampton.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens adapted by Neil Duffield.
Royal and Derngate (Royal auditorium) Guildhall Road NN1 1DP To 6 January 2013.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 December.
Visually alert production makes this distinctive.
THE SILENCE OF THE SEA To 2 February.
London.
THE SILENCE OF THE SEA
by Vercors in a version by Anthony Weigh.
Trafalgar Studios (Trafalgar 2) 14 Whitehall SW1A 2DY To 2 February 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7632.
www.atgtickets.com/trafalgarstudios
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 January.
Cerebral politics offer no seaside holiday.
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE To 2 February.
Richmond.
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE
by Georges Feydeau translated by Peter Meyer.
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 2 February 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm & 3, 10, 17, 24 Jan 2.30pm (+ Post-show Discussion).
Audio-described 22 Jan, 26 Jan 3pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 December.
Goose or Turkey, it’s a glad tale for winter.
HUMBUG To 13 January.
Northampton.
HUMBUG
by Daniel Jamieson and the company.
Royal & Derngate Guildhall Road NN1 1DP To 13 January 2013.
11am & 2pm 27-31 Dec; 2-5, 12, 13 Jan.
10am & 1.30pm 8-11 Jan.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 December.
Theatrical adventure towards a well-known story.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS To 16 February.
London.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
by Toby Hulse based on the novel by Kenneth Grahame.
Polka Theatre 240 The Broadway Wimbledon SW19 1SB To 16 February 2013.
11am 12, 26 Jan.
2pm 3-6, 13, 19, 20, 27 Jan, 2, 9, 16 Feb.
2.30pm 12, 26 Jan.
5.30pm 5, 19, Jan, 2, 9 Feb.
Autism-friendly perf 5 Jan 5.30pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8543 4888.
www.polkatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 December.
Lively and colourful, thoughtful and amusing.