Reviews Archive Part 2
ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVELY SPEAKING To 3 January.
London.
ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVELY SPEAKING
by John Hinton.
Southwark Playhouse (The Little) 77-85 Newington Causeway SE1 6BD To 3 January 2015.
Fri, Sat 5pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 December.
Crazy-looking scientist making sense of scientist.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS To 10 January.
Oxford.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
adapted by Gari Jones from the novel by Kenneth Grahame.
The North Wall South Parade OX2 7JN To 10 January 2015.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 01865 766266.
www.creationtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 December.
Lively, inventive but with creating a fashion victim.
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH To 24 January.
Leeds.
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
by Roald Dahl adapted by David Wood.
West Yorkshire Playhouse (Courtyard Theatre) Quarry Hill LS2 7UP To 24 January 2015.
10am 6-8, 14, 15, 20-22 Jan.
1.30pm 2, 3, 6-11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20-24 Jan.
7pm 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 Jan.
Audio-described: 8 Jan 1.30pm, 23 Jan 7pm.
BSL Signed 9 Jan 7pm.
Captioned 16 Jan 7pm.
Relaxed Performances 13 Jan 11.30am & 6.30pm.
Runs 1hr 35min One interval.
TICKETS: 0113 213 7700.
www.wyp.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 December.
Lively and bright-looking production that reaches the heart of the matter.
OLD MOTHER GOOSE To 31 January.
York.
OLD MOTHER GOOSE
by Berwick Kaler.
Theatre Royal St Leonard’s Place YO1 7HD To 31 January 2015.
Mon-Thu; Sat 7.30pm Fri 4.30pm & 8pm Mat Sat & 1, 2, 5 Jan 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 01904 623568.
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 December.
Panto done with love and flair.
POTTED SHERLOCK To 11 January.
London.
POTTED SHERLOCK
by Daniel Clarkson and Tom Clarkson.
Vaudeville Theatre 404 Strand WC2R 0NH To 11 January 2015.
11am 27 Dec, 3, 10 Jan.
2pm 2, 8, 9 Jan.
3.30pm 29 Dec.
5pm 31 Dec.
7.30pm 28-40 Dec, 4, 5, 11 Jan.
Runs 1hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4663/0844 482 9675.
www.nimaxtheatres.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 December.
Double act with deerstalker is comically infectious.
SEX AND THE THREE DAY WEEK To 10 January.
Liverpool.
SEX AND THE THREE DAY WEEK
by Stephen Sharkey.
Liverpool Playhouse Williamson Square L1 1EL To 10 January 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 1.30pm Sat 2pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0151 7094776.
www.everymanplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 December.
When the farce isn’t with you.
ANTARCTICA To 4 January.
London.
ANTARCTICA
by Little Bulb Theatre,
bac (Council Chamber) Lavender Hill SW11 5TN To 4 January 2015.
11am & 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr no interval.
TICKETS: 020 7223 2223.
www.bac.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 December.
Small is beautiful, even in a vast continent.
WIDOWERS HOUSES To 31 January.
Richmond.
WIDOWERS' HOUSES’
by George Bernard Shaw.
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW0 2SA To 31 January 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat.
Audio-described 13 Jan, 17 Jan 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 8 Jan 2.30pm, 15 Jan 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatreco.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 December.
Counter-intuitive appositeness in the seasonal schedule.
THE TIN SOLDIER To 4 January.
London.
THE TIN SOLDIER
by Peut-Être Theatre.
Roundhouse (Studio) Chalk Farm Road NW1 8EH To 4 January 2015.
11am & 2.30pm no performance 1 Jan.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 0300 678 9222.
www.roundhouse.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 December.
Physically dynamic, colourful, with an attractive soundtrack.
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING To 4 January.
London.
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING
by Annie Siddons based on the tale by E T A Hoffmann.
Unicorn Theatre (Weston auditorium) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 4 January 2015.
28, 30, 31 Dec, 2-4 Jan 2pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 December.
A tough choice handled with some success.
THE DEAD 29 December (from 'Winter's Tales' to 5 January).
London.
THE DEAD
by James Joyce.
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Shakespeare’s Globe New Globe Walk SE1 9DT To 5 January 2015.
29 December Mon 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespearesglobe.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 December.
Bringing The Dead to life.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS To 31 January.
Manchester.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by book and lyrics by Howard Ashman music by Alan Menken from the screenplay by Charles Griffiths for the film by Roger Corman.
Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 31 January 2015.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm no performance 19, 26 Jan Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 3.30pm.
Audio-described 10 Jan 3.30pm.
BSL Signed 13 Jan.
Captioned 6 Jan.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 00161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden.
Something of a silk purse production.
USAGI YOJIMBO To 4 January.
London.
USAGI YOJIMBO
by Stan Sakai adapted by Stewart Melton.
Southwark Playhouse (The Large) To 4 January 2014.
Wed; Fri-Sun 2.30pm.
7pm Fri, Sat 7pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 December.
Slaughter of the innocents replaced by saving of innocents in imaginative choice of seasonal show.
WHITE CHRISTMAS To 24 January.
Leeds.
WHITE CHRISTMAS
book by David Ives and Paul Blake music and lyrics by Irving Berlin based on the Paramount film written by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, Melvin Frank.
West Yorkshire Playhouse (Quarry Theatre) Quarry Hill LS2 7UP To 24 January 2015.
2pm 2, 3, 8, 15, 17, 22, 24 Jan.
7.30pm 2, 3, 68, 10, 14-17, 22-24 Jan.
Runs2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0113 213 7700.
ww.wyp.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 December.
Pure slush.
HENRY IV, Parts I & II To 24 January.
London.
HENRY IV, Parts I & II
by William Shakespeare.
Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS In rep to 24 January 2015.
Part I 1.30pm 18, 20, 27, 30 Dec, 3, 10, 1 17, 22, 24 Jan.
7.15pm 22, 29 Dec, 2, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23 Jan.
Audio-described 2 Jan (+Touch Tour 5.15pm-5.45pm)
Captioned 21 Jan.
Post-show Talk 14 Jan.
Runs 3hr 5min One interval.
Part II 1.30pm 8 Jan.
7.15pm 18-20, 27, 30 Dec, 3, 6-8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24 Jan.
Audio-described 3 Jan (+Touch Tour 5.15pm-5.45pm).
Captioned 22 Jan.
Post-show Talk 20 Jan.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
no performance 23-26, 31 Dec, 1 Jan.
TICKETS: 0845 120 7511.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 December.
Production succeeds because the play’s the thing.
THE DRAGON To 4 January.
London.
THE DRAGON
by Yevgeny Schwartz adapted by Daniel Goldman and Tangram Theatre Company
Southwark Playhouse (The Little) 77-85 Newington Causeway SE1 6BD To 10 January 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat, Sun, 31 Dec & 2 Jan 2pm no evening performance 31 Dec, 1 Jan.
Post-show Discussion 30 Dec.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 December.
Precision acting and direction make this low-tech production riveting.
DONKEY HEART to 31 January.
London.
DONKEY HEART
by Moses Raine.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 2) 14 Whitehall SW1A 2DY To 31 January 2015.
Mon–Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7632.
www.atgtickets.com
Review: William Russell 8 January.
From Russia with love, humour and a touch of sadness.
MAGICAL MISHAPS! To 10 January.
Northampton.
MAGICAL MISHAPS!
devised by the company.
Royal & Derngate (Underground) Guildhall Road NN1 1DP To 10 January 2015.
10am & 1.30pm 5-9 Jan (schools only).
11am & 2pm 28-31 Dec, 2-4, 10 Jan.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 December.
Magic rather than mishap.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND To 10 January.
Bolton.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
adapted by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm from the story by Lewis Csrroll.
Octagon Theatre Howell Croft South BL1 1SB To 10 January 2015.
10.30am 5-8 Jan.
11am 9 Jan.
2.15pm 27, 29-31 Dec, 2, 3, 7, 10 Jan.
7.15pm 27, 29-31 Dec, 2, 3, 9, 10 Jan.
Relaxed performance 2 Jan 7.15pm, 9 Jan 11am.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 December.
Inventive Alice adaptation, well-performed throughout.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL To 30 December.
London.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens book & lyrics Ben Horslen & John Risebero music by Christopher Peake.
Middle Temple Hall Middle Temple Lane EC4Y 9AJ To 30 December 2014.
23-24; 27-30 Dec 3pm & 7.30pm.
no 7.30pm performance 24 Dec.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0333 666 3366.
www.ticketsource.co.uk
Review: William Russell 22 December.
Scrooge comes to Middle Temple and triumphs.