Reviews Archive Part 2
IMAGE OF AN UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN To 27 June.
London.
IMAGE OF AN UNKNOWN YOUNG WOMAN
by Elinor Cook
Gate Theatre above The Prince Albert Pub 11 Pembridge Road Notting Hill W11 3HQ To 27 June.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 3pm.
Captioned 25 Jun.
Runs: 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
@gatetheatre
Review: Carole Woddis 16 June.
Magnificent montage of image and realities.
ORESTEIA To 18 July.
London.
ORESTEIA
by Aeschylus new version Robert Icke from Aeschylus
Almeida Theatre Almeida Street Islington N1 1TA To18 July 2015.
Mon-Sat 7pm Mat Sat 1pm; Wed June 24, July 8, 1pm
Audio described 27 June 1pm (+ Touch Tour 11.15am), 10 July 7pm (+ Touch Tour 5.30pm).
Captioned 3 July 7pm.
Runs: 3hr 40min One interval.
TICKETS 020 7359 4404.
www.almeida.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 11 June.
Brave blending of the topical and the perennial.
A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS To 27 June.
Chichester.
A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
book by Jeremy Sams and Robert Hudson based on the novel by P G Wodehouse and the play by P G Wodehouse and Ian Hay music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.
Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 27 June 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 17, 25 Jun 2.30pm.
Audio-described 19 Jun, 20 Jun 2.30pm.
Captioned 27 Jun 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 June.
Frivolous fun above and below stairs.
hang To 18 July.
London.
hang
by debbie tucker green
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 18 July 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm .
Audio-described 11 July 2.30pm
Captioned 15 July.
Runs: 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 17 June.
Quite brilliant match of dramatic form to substance.
BUCKETS To 27 June.
Richmond.
BUCKETS
by Adam Barnard.
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 27 June 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Tue & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 16 Jun 7.30pm, 20 Jun 2.30pm.
Post-show Talk 18 Jun.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 June.
Around life’s dilemmas in eighty minutes.
VIOLENCE & SON To 11 July.
London.
VIOLENCE & SON
by Gary Owen.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 11 July 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Captioned 7 Jul.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 June.
Gripping, if finally contrived, domestic drama.
THE MOTHER To 20 June.
Bath.
THE MOTHER
by Florian Zeller translated by Christopher Hampton.
Ustinov Studio Theatre Royal Sawclose BA1 1ET To 20 June 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 June.
Keeping it in the family: triumphs with trauma.
At Ease by Rod Dungate, Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre, till 20 June 2015
Birmingham
At Ease, by Rod Dungate
Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre
Tkts: 0121 200 0946 / oldjointstocktheatre@fullers.co.uk
Runtime: 2h: one interval: 17 – 20 June 2015
Review: Jan Pick 20 June.
20/06/15
A search for meaning.
TEDDY To 27 June.
London.
TEDDY
by Tristram Bernays music by Dougal Irvine..
Southwark Playhouse (The Large) 77-85 Newington Causeway SE1 6BD To 27 June 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 40min (+ 15min pre-show music No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 May.
Fires on every cylinder.
INTO THAT DARKNESS To 30 May.
Glasgow.
INTO THAT DARKNESS
by Gitta Sereny adapted by Robert David MacDonald.
Citizens’ Theatre 119 Gorbals Street G5 9DS To 30 May 2015.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 May.
A small piece writ large is a valuable reminder.
CHEF To 4 July.
London.
CHEF
by Sabrina Mahfouz.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 4 July 2015.
Mon-Sat 7pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 50min No interval.
TICKETS : 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 19 June.
Dramatic heat and enlightenment.
YER GRANNY To 4 July.
Scotland.
YER GRANNY
by Douglas Maxwell based on La Nona by Roberto CCossa.
Tour to 4 July 2015.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 May at King’s Theatre Glasgow.
Every home shouldn’t have one, but she’s the sauce of joy in a theatre.
BEOWULF To 24 May.
London.
BEOWULF.
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk Bankside SE1 9DT 24 May 2015.
Runs 1hr 30min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden
A rare and celebratory occasion.
UNTIL YOU HEAR THAT BELL To 27 June.
London.
UNTIL YOU HEAR THAT BELL
by Sean Mahoney.
BAC (Members’ Library) Lavender HILL SW11 5TN To 27 June 2015.
Wed-Sat 7.15pm.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7223 2223.
www.bac.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 June.
Pacy account pulls no punches.
JUDY –THE SONG BOOK OF JUDY GARLAND. To 11 July.
London/Tour.
JUDY –THE SONG BOOK OF JUDY GARLAND.
Tour to 11 July 2015.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: William Russell 16 June at New Wimbledon Theatre.
A treat mainly for Judy’s fans.
ALL THAT FALL To 21 June.
London.
ALL THAT FALL
by Samuel Beckett.
Barbican Theatre (The Pit) Silk Street EC2Y 8D To 21 June 2015.
11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm 20, 21 Jun.
4.30pm 19 Jun.
5.30pm 16-18 Jun.
6.30pm 19-21 Jun.
7.30pm 16-18 Jun (sold out).
9.30pm 16-21 Jun.
18 Jun all sold out.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7638 8891.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 June.
An act of darkness which deserves to be seen.
KRAPP’S LAST TAPE To 21 June.
London.
KRAPP’S LAST TAPE
by Samuel Beckett.
Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8D To 21 June 2015.
Runs No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden.
Script lost within swathes of production.
TOLD LOOK YOUNGER To 4 July.
London.
TOLD LOOK YOUNGER
by Stephen Wyatt.
Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street SW1 6ST To 4 July 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7287 2875.
www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 12 June.
Three gay men and a waiter – a dinner table comedy.
THE HOOK To 25 July.
Northampton/Liverpool.
THE HOOK
by Arthur Miller adapted by Ron Hutchinson.
Royal & Derngate (Royal auditorium) Guildhall Road NN1 1DP To 27 June.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 24 Jun, 25 Jun 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 25 Jun 7.45pm.
Captioned 23 Jun.
TICKETS: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
then Everyman Theatre 9-11 Hope Street L1 9BH 1-25 July 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm except 8, 22 Jul 5.30pm Mat Sat 2pm 15 Jul 1.30pm.
Audio-described 23 Jul.
Captioned 25 Jul 2pm.
TICKETS: 0151 709 4776.
www.everymanplayhouse.com
Runs 2hr.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 June.
Visceral grip of human nature.
THE QUEEN OF SPADES To 2 July.
London.
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky libretto by Pyotr Ilyich and Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky translated by Neil Bartlett and Martin Pickard; based on a story by Alexander Pushkin.
London Coliseum St Martin’s Lane In rep to 2 July 2015.
7pm 9, 11, 17, 19, 23, 25, 30 June, 2 July.
Runs 3hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7845 9300.
www.eno.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 May.
ENO deals a strong musical hand.