London.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Tennessee Williams.

Young Vic 66 The Cut Waterloo SE1 8LZ To 19 September 2014.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 26 Aug.
Captioned 2 Sept.
Runs 3hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7922 2922
www.youngvic.org
sold out Day tickets available from 5pm (eves) or 1pm (Mats). Details: www.youngvic.org
The production will be broadcast to 550+ UK cinemas (and others orldwide) on 16 September. (info: www.ntlive.com).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 July.

Unconventional production with a colourful Blanche.

London.

THE NETHER
by Jennifer Haley.

Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 9 August 2014.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 7.30pm sold out 4 Aug.

Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
Audio-described 9 Aug 2.30pm.
Captioned 6 Aug.
TICKETS: 020 565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 July.

Edge-of-danger aspect to thriller-like drama.

London.

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
by William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk SE1 9DT In rep to 24 August 2014.
1pm 10 Aug.
2pm 30, 31 July, 5, 13, 14, 20-22 Aug.
6.30pm 3, 17, 24 Aug.
7.30pm 29, 30 July, 1, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21 Aug.12am 8 Aug.
Audio-described 13 Aug 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 16 Aug.
Captioned 5 Aug.
Runs 2hr 55min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespearesglobe.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 July.

A world well lost makes a great gain for the Globe season.

THE GHOST TRAIN: Arnold Ridley.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 10m: one interval: till 2nd August.
Performance times: 7.30pm weekdays, 5pm and 8pm Saturday (Matinee 2.00pm Weds).
Review: Alan Geary: 28th July 2014.

Creaky of course, but a lot of fun.

Chichester.

AMADEUS
by Peter Shaffer.

Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 2 August 2014.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed, Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 1 Aug, 2 Aug 2.30pm.
Captioned 2 Aug 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.

TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 July.

The unfairness of life receives grand treatment.

London
MARRY ME A LITTLE
By Stephen Sondheim

St James Theatre Studio, 12 Palace Street, London SW1 E to 10 August 2014
Evenings 8pm. Mat Sat & Sun 3pm. Sun 10 August 7pm
Runs 1hr 15 mins No interval, to 10 08 14

TICKETS: 0844 264 2140
www.boxoffice@stjamestheatre.co.uk

Review: William Russell, 05 08 14

Marriage on the rocks.

London.

THIS WAS A MAN
by Noel Coward.

Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Arms 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 2 August 2014.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
sold out.

TICKETS: 0844 847 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 June.

Earnestly comic early Coward receives a strong British premiere.

York.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
by Kenneth Grahame adapted by Mike Kenny.

Theatre Royal St Leonards Place YO1 7HD To 30 August 2014.
Tue-Sat 7pm Mat Thu-Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 21, 23 Aug 2.30pm & 7pm.
BSL Signed 30 Aug 2.30pm.
Captioned 23 Aug 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 01904 623568.
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 August.

Lively, energetic tale of famous river characters.

London/Tour.

A REAL FAIRY STORY

Little Angel Theatre 24 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN To 27 July 2014.
11am & 2pm.
Baby Friendly performance 27 July 11am.
Runs 50min No interval
then Tour to 26 April 2015.
TICKETS: 020 7226 1787.
www.littleangeltheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 July.

A pleasant trip to fairyland.

London.

HOLES
by Tom Basden.

Arcola Tent 2 Ashwin Street Dalston E8 3DL To 9 August 2014.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2.45pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 July.

Comedy turns serious as island life become characters’ world.

London
LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN
by Oscar Wilde

King’s Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1QN to 23 August 2014
Tues – Sat 7pm Mat Sun 3pm
Runs 2 hr 15 mins One interval

TICKETS: 0207 226 478 0160
www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Review: William Russell, 08 08 14

Oscar may well be wild about this.

Milton Keynes.

MILTON KEYNES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Clunk 24 July 11am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm.
25 July 11am, 1.30pm, 2.45pm.

The Iron Man 24 July 12.45pm, 3.45pm.
25 July 12.15pm, 3.15pm.

The Man Who Planted Trees 24 July 11.30am, 2pm.

TICKETS: 01908 280800.
www.ifmiltonkeynes.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 July.

Plenty for all ages.

London
GRIM
Book and lyrics by Fiona O’Malley
Music by Joseph Alexander

Charing Cross Theatre, The Arches, Villiers Street, London WC2N 6NL to 30 August 2014
Mon – Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm
Runs 1 hr 45 mins One interval

TICKETS: 0844 4930 650
www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk

Review: William Russell 8 August

Grim and bear it.

London.

IN LAMBETH
by Jack Shepherd.

Southwark Playhouse (The Large) 77-85 Newington Causeway SE1 6BD To 2 August 2014.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 July.

Out of the trees and off the streets for discussion in late 18th-century London.

Scarborough.

COX AND BOX – MRS BOUNCER’S LEGACY
adapted, with a sequel, by Chris Monks and Richard Atkinson.

Stephen Joseph Theatre (McCarthy auditorium) Westborough YO11 1JW In rep to 30 August 2014.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.co
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 August.

Musical recreation and invention makes for a happy holiday show which hits home.

London.

THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS
by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin book adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks musical score adapted by Diedre L Murray.

Open Air Theatre Inner Circle Regent’s Park NW1 4NU To 23 August 2014.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.15pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 826 4242 (24hr).
www.openairtheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 July.

A musical and dramatic triumph.

Scarborough.

SCREENPLAY
by Jimmy Osborne, Isabel Wright, Kate Brower, Claudine Toutoungi.

Stephen Joseph Theatre (McCarthy auditorium) Westborough YO11 1JW In rep to 30 August 2014.
2.45pm 13, 30 Aug.
7.15pm 21, 28 Aug.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.co
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 August.

Life’s loneliness and fears in front of the big screen.

London.

HOLY WARRIORS
by David Eldridge.

Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk SE1 9DT In rep to 24 August 2014.
1pm 3, 17, 24 Aug,
6.30pm 10 Aug.
7.30pm 2, 16, 23 Aug..
Audio-described 26 July 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 16 Aug.
Captioned 31 July.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespearesglobe.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 July.

A thousand years of conflict as the two hours’ traffic of the stage.

Chichester.

MISS JULIE/ BLACK COMEDY
by August Strindberg new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz/by Peter Shaffer.

Minerva Theatre Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 9 August 2014.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.45pm.
Audio-described 25 July, 26 July 2.45pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.

TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 July.

Contrasting plays of characters stumbling in various sorts of dark.

London.

MEDEA
by Euripides new version by Ben Power.

Olivier Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 4 September 2014.
2pm 26, 30 July, 6, 13, 23 Aug.
3pm 27 July.
7.30pm 25, 26, 28-30 July, 5-7, 11-14, 18-23, 25, 28-30 Aug, 1-4 Sept.
July evening performances, and 3 Sept sold out.
Audio-described 29 Aug, 30 Aug 2pm (+ Touch Tour).
Captioned 19 Aug.
Runs: 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 23 July,

Powerful Medea in less powerful production.