Reviews Archive Part 2
DANCES OF DEATH To 6 July.
London.
DANCES OF DEATH
by August Strindberg new version Howard Brenton from a literal translation by Agnes Broome.
Gate Theatre 11 Pembridge Road W11 3HQ To 6 July 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Captioned 4 July.
Post-show Discussion 27 June, 4 July.
TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 June.
Remorseless Strindberg drama sympathetically cast..
Patti LuPone to 23 June.
Patti LuPone accompanied by Seth Rudetsky
Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX to 23 June 2013
Tues-Thurs 7pm. Sat 6.30pm Sun 4.30 pm and 7pm
Runs 2 hr 45 mins One interval
Seth Rudetsky performs his Deconstructing Broadway Show 9.30pm 22 June.
TICKETS 08448 733433
www.leicestersquretheatre,ticketsolve.com
Review: William Russell 16 June
Broadway diva delights.
TEECHERS To 29 June.
Tour.
TEECHERS
by John Godber.
Tour to 29 June 2013.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 13 June at Palace Theatre Mansfield.
A good play ill-served by a poor production.
BRACKEN MOOR To 20 July.
London.
BRACKEN MOOR
by Alexi Kaye Campbell.
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR To 20 July 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 3, 10 July 2pm.
Post-show Discussion 10 July 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7328 1000
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 June.
New story with familiar elements to breed content in the right audience.
HARD FEELINGS To 6 July.
London.
HARD FEELINGS
by Doug Lucie.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 6 July 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat, Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 June.
Vividly catching the curve of late 20th century England.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF To 22 June.
London.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF
by Liz Lochhead.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 22 June 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.15pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0160.
www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June.
Quick-witted play of power and passions receives a rare revival.
A WONDROUS PLACE To 22 June.
Manchester.
A WONDROUS PLACE
by Alison Carr, Sarah McDonald Hughes, Luke Barnes, Matt Hartley.
Royal Exchange Studio St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 22 June 2013.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Thu 2.30pm & Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 June.
A wondrous idea, executed with verve.
EARLY DAYS To 2 July.
London.
EARLY DAYS
by David Storey.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 2 July 2013.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm Tue 2pm.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 June.
in its own terms a good revival, and a proper reminder of a neglected playwright.
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THE WANDERING SCHOLAR To 16 June.
London.
THE WANDERING SCHOLAR
libretto by Clifford Bax music by Gustav Holst.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 16 June 2013.
Runs 25min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June.
Holst the bringer of jollity in a style that could pop-up almost anywhere.
PAYBACK THE MUSICAL To 30 June.
London.
PAYBACK THE MUSICAL
by Paul Rayfield.
Riverside Studios (Studio 3) Crisp Road Hammersmith, London, W6 9RL To 30 June 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu, Sat, Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8237 1111.
www.riversidestudios.com
Review: Tilly Lunken 13 June.
Reality TV takes to the stage.
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL To 13 July.
London.
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan lyrics by Jessica Swale and Laura Forrest-Hay.
Park Theatre (Park 200) Clifton Terrace Finsbury Park N4 3JP To 7 July 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
TICKETS: 020 7870 6876.
www.parktheatre.co.uk
then Theatre Royal Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QR.
Thu-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2pm.
TICKETS: 01284 769505.
www.theatreroyal.org
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 June.
Fast ride in a glittering scandal machine.
CALUM’S ROAD To 28 June.
CALUM’S ROAD
by David Harrower from the book by Roger Hutchinson.
Tour to 28 June 2013.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 June at Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1) Edinburgh.
Quiet yet vivid picture of human determination.
RELATIVE VALUES To 13 July.
Bath.
RELATIVE VALUES
by Noel Coward.
Theatre Royal Sawclose BA1 1ET To 29 June.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 27 June 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 27 June 7.30pm.
TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
then Theatre Royal Brighton 1-6 July
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7627
www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton
then Richmond Theatre 8-13 July 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7651
www.atgtickets.com/venues/richmond-theatre
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 June.
A comic playwright at war with his world.
INSIDE OUT OF MIND To 29 June.
Nottingham.
INSIDE OUT OF MIND
by Tanya Myers.
Lakeside Arts Centre (Djanogly Theatre) University Boulevard NG7 2RD To 29 June 2013.
10am 20, 24-27 June.
2.30pm 22, 29 June.
7.30pm 22,28, 29 June.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 846 7777.
www.lakesidearts.org.uk
Review: Alan Geary 14 June.
Annoying agitprop blended with some elements of a play.
CASUALTIES To 14 July.
London.
CASUALTIES
by Ross Ericson
Park Theatre (Park 90) Clifton Terrace Finsbury Park N4 3JP To 14 July 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.15pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval,
TICKETS: 020 7870 6876.
www.parktheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 June.
Forceful and economic exploration of fault-lines around the battlefield.
EMILY WILDING DAVISON: THE ONE WHO THREW HERSELF UNDER THE HORSE To 21 June.
Oxford/Knebworth.
EMILY WILDING DAVISON: THE ONE WHO THREW HERSELF UNDER THE HORSE
by Ros Connelly.
Burton Taylor Studio Gloucester Street OX1 2BN To 18 June.
7.30pm.
TICKETS: 01865 305305.
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
then Knebworth Village Hall 21 June 2013.
7.30pm.
TICKETS: www.knebworth.org
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 June.
The unknown life behind the well-known death.
DEATH IN VENICE To 26 June.
London.
DEATH IN VENICE
libretto by Myfanwy Piper music by Benjamin Britten
London Coliseum St. Martin's Lane WC2N 4ES In rep to 26 June 2013.
24, 26 June 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0871 911 0200.
www.eno.org
Review: Carole Woddis 21 June.
Limpid beauty and purity in opera of corruption.
BOYS’ LIFE To 23 June.
London.
BOYS’ LIFE
by Howard Korder.
King’s Head Theatre 115 Upper Street N1 1QN To 23 June 2013.
Sun, Mon 7.15pm Mat 23 June 3pm.
Runs 1hr 25min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0160.
www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June.
The boys’ own stories artfully composed and clearly played.
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY To 6 July.
Manchester.
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
by Harold Pinter.
Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 6 July 2013.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm & Sat 3.30pm.
Audio-described 29 June 3.30pm.
BSL Signed 5 July.
Captioned 27 June.
Post-show Discussion 20 June.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 June.
Some splendid performances in an often natural-flowing Party..
THE AMEN CORNER To 14 August.
London.
THE AMEN CORNER
by James Baldwin.
Olivier Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 14 August 2013.
7.30pm 17-20, 27-29 July, 1, 9-11, 16-20, 25-27, 29 July, 5-8, 12-14 Aug.
2pm 19, 29 June, 10, 17, 20, 27 July, 7, 14 Aug.
3pm 30 June, 21, 28 July.
Audio-described 19 July 7.30pm, 20 July 2pm (+ Touch Tour 12.30pm).
Captioned 28 July, 8 Aug.
Runs 2hr 30min One min interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 12 June.
Hallelujah for this Amen Corner.