Reviews Archive Part 2
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR To 16 August.
Oxford.
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
by William Shakespeare.
Wadham College Gardens Parks Road OX1 3PN To 16 August 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Run s 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01865 305305.
www.ticketsoxford.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 22 July.
Seething desire and jealousy in an English village, switching dramatically to the natural world.
BILLY BUDD To 10 August.
London.
BILLY BUDD
adapted from Herman Melville’s novel.
Southwark Playhouse (The Little) 77-85 Newington Causeway SR1 6BD To 10 August 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 030 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 July.
Compact, and suitably claustrophobic production catches a fir measure of Melville’s novel.
OFF THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW to 24 July
OFF THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW: A selection of seven short plays by Rod Dungate and Martin Drury
DDA at The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham
Last performance: Wed 24 July, 19.00
Part of Birmingham Fest
Review: Ashok Patel, 20 July 2013
A delightful mixture of short plays, full of energy.
WHEN THE FALLEN SANG To 20 July.
London.
WHEN THE FALLEN SANG
by Suzy Almond.
St Giles in the Fields 60 St Giles High St WC2H 8LG To 20 July 2013.
Runs 1hr 15min
Review: Francis Grin 19 July.
Re-discovering a historical gem in the heart of London's city.
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION To 3 August.
London.
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION
by Annie Baker.
The Rose Lipman Building 43 De Beauvoir Rd N1 5SQ To 3 August 2013.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Wed & Sat 4pm.
Captioned 2 Aug.
Runs 2hr No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
6.30pm in person at the Rose Lipman Building.
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 11 July.
Deftly handled material finely acted.
SUNDOWN to 24 July
SUNDOWN: Darren Haywood
Taking Chances at Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham
Runs: 22 - 24 July 2013, 45 minutes, no interval
Part of Birmingham Fest
Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 22 07 13
Sensitive writing, sensitively portrayed.
DUSA, FISH, STAS AND VI To 3 August.
London.
DUSA, FISH, STAS AND VI
by Pam Gems.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Wine Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 3 August 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat, Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 June.
Where women were a generation ago.
THE NIGHT ALIVE Ro 27 July.
London.
THE NIGHT ALIVE
by Conor McPherson.
Donmar Warehouse 41 Earlham Street WC2H 9LX To 27 July 2013.
Runs: 1hr 45min No interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 25 July.
Quiet dramatic consummation.
TIME OF MY LIFE To 4 October.
Scarborough.
TIME OF MY LIFE
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Stephen Joseph Theatre (The Round) In rep to 4 October 2013.
7.30pm 15, 20 July, 10, 12, 22, 23 Aug, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 18, 19, 23, 24 Sept3, 4 Oct.
2.30pm 20 July, 10 Aug, 14, 28 Sept.
1.30pm 5, 19 Sept.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 July.
Highly enjoyable and et thought-provoking.
RITA & LA SERVA PADRONA To 24 July.
London.
RITA & LA SERVA PADRONA
by Gaetano Donizetti/G.B. Pergolesi.
Tour to 24 July 2013.
Runs 2hr One interval
TICKETS: www.popupopera.co.uk
Review: William Russell 20 July at Brunel Museum Rotherhithe.
Popup pops down to good effect.
WAG! THE MUSICAL To 24 August.
London.
WAG! THE MUSICAL
by Belvedere Pashun music and lyrics by Grant Martin, Thomas Giron-Towers and Tony Bayliss.
Charing Cross Theatre The Arches Villiers Street WC2N 6NL To 24 August 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Fri 5pm Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS:08444 930650.
www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 25 July.
Unmissable for disaster aficionados
THE COLOR PURPLE – THE MUSICAL To 14 September.
London.
THE COLOR PURPLE – THE MUSICAL
based on the novel by Alice Walker; book by Marsha Norman music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray.
Menier Chocolate Factory 51 Southwark Street SE1 1RU To 14 September 2013.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 378 1713.
www.menierchocolatefactory.com
Review: William Russell 16 July.
Downtrodden down in the land of cotton.
24:7 Theatre Festival To 26 July.
THEATRE GOES 24:7 IN MANCHESTER
24:7 Theatre Festival, various venues in Manchester 19-26 July 2013.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23-24 July.
It hasn’t the celebrity or glamour of the Manchester International Festival, but the city’s 24:7 Theatre Festival turns up every year and, while not confined to plays from the North West, has always a firm local accent.
THE DROWNED MAN: A HOLLYWOOD FABLE To 31 December.
London.
THE DROWNED MAN: A HOLLYWOOD FABLE
inspired by Georg Büchner's Woyzeck
Temple Studios 31 London Street W2 1DJ To 31 December 2013
Tue-Thu & 23, 30 Dec 7pm (no performance 14 Nov, 24, 25 Dec), Fri-Sun 5pm, Fri, Sat 9pm Mat Fri-Sun 5pm with six arrival times in 10-minute intervals).
Runs 3hr No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Review: Reen Polonsky 17 July.
Temple Studios 31 London Street W2 1DJ To 31 December 2013
Tue-Thu & 23, 30 Dec 7pm (no performance 14 Nov, 24, 25 Dec), Fri-Sun 5pm, Fri, Sat 9pm Mat Fri-Sun 5pm with six arrival times in 10-minute intervals).
Runs 3hr No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Review: Reen Polonsky 17 July.
Stunning immersive theatre in a disused sorting office.
BARNUM To 31 August.
Chichester.
BARNUM
Book by Mark Bramble lyrics by Michael Stewart music by Cy Coleman revised version by Cameron Masckintosh and Mark Bramble..
Theatre in the Park Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 31 August 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 22 Aug 7.30pm.
Captioned 31 Aug 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Tickets: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 July.
Dynamic, athletic Barnum and Bailey world.
GABRIEL To 18 August.
London.
GABRIEL
by Samuel Adamson.
Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk Bankside SE1 9DT In rep to 18 August 2013.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespearesglobe.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 July.
The trumpet shall sound and the audience be amazed.
TOO CLEVER BY HALF To 17 August.
Manchester.
TOO CLEVER BY HALF
by Alexandr Ostrovsky adapted by Rodney Ackland.
Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 17 August 2013.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm & Sat 3.30pm.
Audio-described 10 Aug 3.30pm.
BSL Signed 13 Aug.
Captioned 8 Aug.
Post-show Discussion 1 Aug.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 June.
They have their exits and their entrances alright.
A SEASON IN THE CONGO To 24 August.
London.
A SEASON IN THE CONGO
by Aimé Césaire translated by Ralph Manheim from a literal translation by Marianne Badrichani..
Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 24 August 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 24, 31 July 2.30pm.
Audio-described 2 Aug.
Captioned 30 July.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 July.
Vibrant, sharp and urgent: theatre at its best.
THE PRECARIAT To 30 July.
London.
THE PRECARIAT
by Chris Dunkley.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Café 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 30 July 2013.
Sun-Mon 7.30pm Tue 2pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652 (24hr no booking fee).
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 July.
Precarious people in jagged-edge drama.
TYNE To 20 July.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
TYNE
by Michael Chaplin, with contributions from Sid Chaplin, Tom Hadaway, Alan Plater, Julia Darling.
Live Theatre Broad Chare Quayside NE1 3DQ To 20 July 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat 2pm.
Audio-described 17 July (+Touch Tour 6.15pm).
Captioned 20 July 2pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 0191 232 1232.
www.live.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 July.
Lives in the flow of drama.