London.

UBU ROI
by Alfred Jarry.

Barbican (Silk Street Theatre) Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr No interval.

TICKETS: 0844 243 0785.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 April.

Reinvention of something neither charming nor discreet.

Kingston.

SMACK FAMILY ROBINSON
by Richard Bean.

Rose Theatre 24-26 High Street KT1 1HL To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 11 Apr 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1pm), 18 Apr 7.30pm (+ Touch Tour 6pm).
BSL Signed 19 Apr..
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 08444 821556.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 April.

All mod cons in this Kingston comedy.

London.

PROJECT COLONY
by Hamish MacDougall and James Yeatman.

Trinity Buoy Wharf 64 Orchard Place E14 0JY To 27 April 2013.
Tues-Sun 7.30 pm Mat Sat 3 pm.
Runs 2 hr One interval.

TICKETS:020 7478 0170/
http://www.fourthmonkey.co.uk/
Review: Francis Grin 11 April.

Fourth Monkey takes us on a trip we won't forget .

London.

ON APPROVAL
by Frederick Lonsdale.

Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street SW1Y 6ST To 4 May 2013.
Mon–Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 2 hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0207 287 2875.
www.eticketing.co.uk/jermynstreettheatre
Review: William Russell 12 April.

No need to return to sender.

London.

THE TINDERBOX
by Hans Christian Andersen adapted by Norwich Puppet Theatre.

Little Angel Theatre 24 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN To 7 April 2013.
11am & 2pm.
Run s 1hr No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7226 1787.
www.littleangeltheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 April.

All good, but sometimes too much of it.

Dublin
Walker/Stream by Maria Nilsson Waller.

Smock Alley Theatre, 7 Lower Exchange Street, County Dublin. To 13 April.
8 pm. Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm.
Runs 50 mins, one interval.
Tickets: 00 3531 677 0014 www.smockalley.com

Review: Michael Paye 11 April 2013.

Never quite evolves into what it promises

London.

THE LIFE AND SORT OF DEATH OF ERIC ARGYLE
by Ross Dungan.

Soho Theatre (Upstairs) 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 April.

Individual comedy of life before and after death.

Bolton.

THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams.

Octagon Theatre Howell Croft South BL1 1SB To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.

TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 April.

Resplendently shining Glass Menagerie.

London.

EGG

Polka Theatre 240 The Broadway SW19 1SB To 13 April 2013.
Tue-Sat 11am; 2pm 9, 11, 13 April.
Runs 40min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 8543 4888.
www.polkatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 April.

Theatre for the young takes flight.

London.

MOBY-DICK
by Sebastian Armesto adapted from the novel by Herman Melville.

Arcola Theatre 24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL To 4 May 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 April.

A surging ocean of ensemble theatre.

The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes
Book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse

Hoxton Hall, 130 Hoxton Street, London N1 6SH to10 May 2013
Wed-Sat 7.30pm Sun 6pm Mat Sat 3pm Sun 2pm
Runs 3hr One interval

TICKETS: 0207 684 0060
www.hoxtonhall.co.uk
Review: William Russell 11 April.

A musical delight in a Palace of Varieties

London.

I DIDN’T ALWAYS LIVE HERE
by Stewart Conn.

Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat, Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 August.

Carefully-composed focus on lives of quiet desperation among older women of sixties Glasgow.

ROPE
by Patrick Hamilton.

Brockley Jack Studio Theatre 410 Brockley Road SE4 2DH To 27 April 2013.
Tue–Sat 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 8700 887.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/brockleyjackstudio
Review: William Russell 16 April.

Sadly a load of old rope.

London.

CARNIVAL
by Manuela Capece and Davide Doro.

Unicorn Theatre (Clore Theatre) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 28 April 2013.
11.45am 12, 16-20, 23-27 Apr.
1.45pm 12-14, 16-18, 20, 23-25, 27, 28 Apr.
Runs 45min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 April.

Joyful show that gives back what it’s taken in.

Edinburgh.

QUIZ SHOW
by Rob Drummond.

Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1) 10 Cambridge Street EH1 2ED To 20 April 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 0131 228 1404.
www.traverse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 April.

A girl, a gun, social relevance – what more could you want?

GOODNIGHT MR TOM; a play by David Wood, from the novel by Michelle Magorian
Chichester Festival Theatre, Touring
Runs: 2h, one interval, New Alexandra, Birmingham till Sat 13 April

Review: Alexander Ray Edser
Performance Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, 09 04 13

A lovely tale, warmly related.

London.

L’ELISIR D’AMORE
by Gaetano Donizetti.

Pop-up Opera Tour to 24 April 2013.
Runs: 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 16 April at Blacks Club Soho.

Opera popping-up with careers clearly on the rise.

London.

THE INTRUDER and THE BLIND
by Maurice Maeterlinck.

Old Red Lion Theatre 418 St John Street EC1V 4NJ To 28 April 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat, Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 412 4307.
www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 April.

Rare opportunity to see unfashionable pieces by a once-prominent playwright.

Nottingham.

SERENADE
by 2Magpies Theatre.

Antalya Restaurant, Nottingham To 4 April 2013.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 3 April 2013.

Something different. Worth a look.

London.

THE HOSPITAL IN THE TIME OF THE REVOLUTION
by Caryl Churchill.

Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 16 April 2013.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm Tue 2pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co,.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 October.

Early play from another medium still holds attention.