Reviews Archive Part 2
HIGH SOCIETY To 22 August.
London.
HIGH SOCIETY
book by Arthur Kopit lyrics and music by Cole Porter additional lyrics by Susan Birkenhead based on The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry and the Turner Entertainment Co. motion picture High Society
Old Vic Theatre The Cut SE1 8NB To 22 August 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7628.
www.bookings.oldvictheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 18 May 18.
Utterly brilliant. More please.
THE ELDERS PROJECT To 24 April.
London.
THE ELDERS PROJECT
created by Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion.
Purcell Room Southbank Centre Belvedere Road SE1 8XX 24 April 2015.
7pm.
Ran 45min including Q&A with performers. No interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 24 April.
Once a dancer, always a dancer.
ABYSS to 25 04
London
Abyss: By Maria Milisavljevic
Studio 2
Arcola Theatre
24 Ashwin Street
Dalston, London
E8 3DL
8pm, Sat mats 3.30pm
1hr 30 mins with interval, to 25 04 15
Box Office: 020 7503 1646
Online: www.arcolatheatre.com
Tuesdays – `Pay what you can' (from 6pm - subject to availability)
In person: Arcola Theatre 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL
Review by Carole Woddis of performance seen Apr 9, 2015
Facts and mysteries, but can you add them up?
SKIN IN FLAMES To 6 June.
London.
SKIN IN FLAMES
by Guillem Clua translated by DJ Sanders.
Park Theatre (Park 90) Clifton Terrace Finsbury Park To 6 June 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3.15pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7870 6876.
www.parktheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 May.
Misuse of power play has muted force.
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EVERYMAN to 30 August.
London.
Everyman
a new adaptation by Carol Ann Duffy.
Olivier Theatre Upper Ground South Bank SE1 9PX In rep to 30 August. 2015.
7.30pm; mats 2.00pm, see website for mats, Thurs, Sats, Tues, Sun 2.30pm
Runs: 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS 020 7452 3000.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 30 April.
Impressive and spot-on.
THE LADY’S NOT FOR WALKING LIKE AN EGYPTIAN To 18 November.
London/Tour.
THE LADY’S NOT FOR WALKING LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
by nat tarrab and Rachel Mars.
The Albany Douglas Way Deptford SE8 4AG To 24 April 2015.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.
Future dates – Barbican Theatre, Plymouth 6 November – www.barbicantheatre.co.uk ; Colchester Arts Centre 18 November www.colchesterartscnetre.com
TICKETS: 020 8692 446.
www.thealbanby.org.uk
Review: William Russell 23 April.
The Lady is for burning with offbeat humour.
GOLEM To 22 May.
London.
GOLEM
by Suzanne Andrade created by 1927.
Trafalgar Studios (Studio 1) 14 Whitehall SW1A 2DY To 22 May 2015.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Captioned 5 May.
Runs: 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7632.
www.atgtickets.com/trafalgarstudios
Review: Carole Woddis 23 April.
Exhilarating and pointed theatricality.
THRILL ME – THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB STORY To 7 June.
London/Tour.
THRILL ME – THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB STORY
book, music and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff.
Greenwich Theatre Crooms Hill SE10 8ES To 18 April 2015.
Mon–Sat 8pm Sun 5pm.
TICKETS: 020 8858 7755.
www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
then Tour 8 May-7 June 2015.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
Review: William Russell 9 April.
A fine chilling tale of murder and obsession.
LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE to 22June.
London: NT
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
By Caryl Churchill
Lyttelton Theatre,
National Theatre,
Upper Ground,
South Bank,
London SE1 9PX
7.30pm; mats 2.15pm, see website for mats, Wed, Sats, Tue,
Runs: 2hrs 15 mins incl 20 min interval. To 22 06 15
TICKETS 020 7452 3000
In person: Mon– Sat, 9.30am-8pm
On-line: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen Apr 29, 2015:
A welcome blast from the past.
A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD To 9 May.
London.
A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
by Jonathan Lewis.
Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street SW1Y 6ST To 9 May 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 7 May 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7287 2875.
www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 April.
School’s attempt to produce A-level playing field foiled by society’s failure to offer a level playing field.
THE FATHER To 13 June.
London.
THE FATHER
by Florian Zeller translated by Christopher Hampton.
Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR To 13 June 2015.
Audio-described 4 June (+ Touch Tour 6pm).
Captioned 9 June.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed 2pm, Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7328 -1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 12 May.
A remarkable experience.
HAY FEVER To 1 August.
London.
HAY FEVER
by Noel Coward.
Duke of York’s Theatre St Martin’s Lane WC2N 4BG To 1 August 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7623.
www,atgtickets.com/hay-fever
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 May.
Played with grace and absolute ease.
CLARION To 16 May.
London.
CLARION
by Mark Jagasia.
Arcola Theatre (Arcola One) 24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL To 16 May 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm. Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 20min.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: William Russell 22 April.
Irresponsible journalism and megalomaniac editors coruscatingly exposed.
COMMUNICATING DOORS To 27 June.
London.
COMMUNICATING DOORS
by Alan Ayckbourn.
Menier Chocolate Factory 53 Southwark Street SR 1 1RU To 27 June 2015.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat Sat & Sun 3.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7378 1713.
www.menierchocolatefactory.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 May.
One man, three wives - and three sisters under the skin in fine revival of outstanding Ayckbourn.
GYPSY To18 July.
London.
GYPSY
book by Arthur Laurents lyrics by Stephen Sondheim music by Jule Styne,
Savoy Theatre Savoy Court Strand WC2R 0ET To 18 July 2015.
Mon–Sat 7.30pm. Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 50min. One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7674.
www.gypsythemusical.co.uk
Review: William Russell 17 April.
Staunton triumphs as Momma Rose.
GODS ARE FALLEN AND ALL SAFETY GONE To 13 June.
London/Newcastle-upon-Tyne/Manchester.
GODS ARE FALLEN AND ALL SAFETY GONE
by Selma Dimitrijevic.
Camden People’s Theatre 58-60 Hampstead Road NW1 2PY To 31 May.
Tue-Sun 7.30pm.
TICKETS: 020 7419 4841.
www.cpttheatre.co.uk
then Northern Stage Barras Bridge NE1 7RH 4-6 June.
7.30pm.
TICKETS: 0191 230 5151.
www.northernstage.co.uk
then Royal Exchange Theatre (Studio) St Ann’s Square M2 7DH 12-13 June 2015.
7.30pm.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Runs 50min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden: 16, 17 May.
If you see nothing else, be sure to see this.
THE HARD PROBLEM one-off NT Cinema Live
NT Live Cinema one-off
The Hard Problem
By Tom Stoppard
At the Ritzy Picturehouse, Brixton
7.00pm
of the NT production in the Dorfman Theatre,
National Theatre,
Upper Ground,
South Bank,
London SE1 9PX
Running: 1hr 40 mins without interval
TICKETS 020 7452 3000
In person: Mon– Sat, 9.30am-8pm
On-line: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets
Review: by Carole Woddis of NT Live performance seen April 16, 2015:
Running to keep up makes keeping engaged tricky
DNA To 25 April.
London.
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DNA
by Dennis Kelly.
Brockley Jack Studio 410 Brockley Road SE4 2DH To 25 April 2015.
Tue–Sat 7.45pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0333 666 3366.
www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Review: William Russell 14 April.
High impact consequences of a lie.
OPPENHEIMER To 23 May.
London.
OPPENHEIMER
by Tom Morton-Smith.
Vaudeville Theatre 404 Strand WC2R 0NH To 23 May 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2pm.
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 482 9675.
www.rsc.org.uk/www.nimaxtheatres.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 April.
First-rate direction and performances help a serious drama hold a West End stage.
BEYOND BOLLYWOOD To 27 June.
London.
BEYOND BOLLYWOOD
by Rajeev Goswami lyrics by Irfan Siddiqui music by Salim/Sulaiman.
London Palladium Argyll Street W1F 7TF To 27 June 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4655.
www.reallyusefultheatres.co.uk/buy-tickets
Review: Carole Woddis 11 May 2015.
A big bag of Bollywood.