London
Les Blancs
By Lorraine Hansberry
Final text adapted by Robert Nemiroff

Olivier Theatre to June 02
National Theatre,
Upper Ground,
South Bank,
London SE1 9PX

7.30pm; mats 2.00pm Tues, Thurs, Sat; see website for mats
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

Runs: 3hrs incl 20 min interval.

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 April 5, 2016:

A perfect, powerful match of play and performance space

London
Right Now
by Catherine-Anne Toupin
translated by Chris Campbell

Bush Theatre To April 16
Uxbridge Road,
London W12 8LJ

Mon-Sat 7.30pm; mats Wed, Sat 2.30pm

Runs: 1hr 20mins without interval

TICKETS: 020 8743 5050
On-line: www.bushtheatre.co.uk

Concessions (registered unemployed and disabled) for Senior Citizens, students/under 26s, 10% off for Bush Local members and Groups.
See website.

Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen Mar 29, 2016:

Stylish and open-ended.

London
The Truth
By Florian Zeller
In a version by Christopher Hampton

Menier Chocolate Factory to May 7
53 Southwark Street,
London,
SE1 1RU

Tue – Sat 8pm, matinees Sat and Sun 3.30pm
no perf March 20

Runs: 85 mins without interval

Box Office: 020 7378 1713 (£2.50 transaction fee per booking)
Website:  www.menierchocolatefactory.com (£1.50 transaction fee per booking)

Review by Carole Woddis of performance seen March 17, 2016:

Universal human frailty turned into an elegant game.

London,
HAMLET OUR BROTHER
by Julia Stubbs Hughes.
a version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Brockley Jack Studio to 9 April
410 Brockley Road, London SE4 2DH to 9 April 2016.
Tues-Sat 7.45pm.
Runs 1 hr 30 mins No interval.

TICKETS: 0333 666 3366
www.brockleyjack.co.uk

Review: William Russell 5 April.

After the bloodletting Horatio looks back.

London.
A FLEA IN HER EAR
By Georges Feydeau
Adapted by Sacha Bush.

Tabard Theatre, to 23 April
Bath Road, London W 4 to 23 April 2016.
Tues-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sun 2pm.
Runs 2hr 30 mins One interval.

TICKETS: 020 8995 6035.
www.tabardtheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 31 March.

Funny and inventive - Feydeau’s Flea Flies

London
NEW AMAZONS
by Bob Boland.

Baron’s Court Theatre, to 02 April
28 Comeragh Road, London W14 9HB to 3 April 2016.
Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 5 mins. No interval.

TICKETS: 020 8932 4747.

Review: William Russell 28 March.

Men beware women and both beware the future

London.
BUG
by Tracy Letts.

Found, to 07 05 16
111 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT to 7 May 2016.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm. Mat Wes & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 50 mins One interval.

TICKETS: 020 74780100
www.found111.co.uk
Review: William Russell 29 March.

Black comedy about what They are possibly doing to Us

London
LIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON
by Mark Lockyer.
The Young Vic (The Clare to 19 March
66 The Cut, London SE1 8L7 to 19 March 2016.
Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr 10 mins No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7922 22922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: William Russell 17 March.

Back from falling over the edge. Short run, but very good

London
MISS ATOMIC BOMB
by Adam Long, Gabriel Vick & Alex Jackson-Long.

St James theatre to 9 April
12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA to 9 April 2016.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm. Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2h3 30 mins One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 264 2140.
www.stjamestheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 16 March.

Happy radiation sickness ahead as show bombs.

London
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare.

The French Protestant Church to 9 April
8-9 Soho Square, London W1D 3QD to 9 April 2016.
Tues-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.

Runs 2 hr 30 mins One interval.
TICKETS: 0333 666 3366.
www.scenamundi.co.uk
Review: William Russell 23 March.

Glorious venue and a stylish production

London
PRINCESS CARABOO
Book & Lyrics by Phil Willmott.
Music by Phil Willmott & Mark Collins.

The Finborough Theatre to 22 April
118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED to 22 April 2016.
Tues-Sat 7.30pm. Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 30 mins One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 842 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 3 April.

An enchanting musical about lovers, liars and a maiden in distress

London
The Fifth Column
By Ernest Hemingway

Southwark Playhouse to April 16
77-85 Newington Causeway
London SE1 6BD

7.30pm, Sat mat 3.00pm

Runs: 2hrs 20mins incl internal.

TICKETS: Box Office: 020 7407 0234
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk

Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen Mar 30, 2016:

Interesting choice, but the play’s its own worst enemy

London
Raz
By Jim Cartwright

Trafalgar Studios to 16 April
14 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2DY

7.45pm; mats Thurs, Sat 3.00pm

Runs: 60mins without interval

TICKETS: 0844 871 7632
www.atgtickets.com/trafalgarstudios

Review by Carole Woddis of performance seen Mar 24, 2016:

Packs a punch.

London
The Non-Stop Connolly Show
By Margaretta D’Arcy and John Arden

Finborough Theatre: to April 24
118 Finborough Road,
London SW10 9ED

Box Office: 0844 847 1652  
Book online at www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk

Sunday, 10 April 2016 at 7.00pm – Part 3.
Monday, 11 April 2016 at 7.00pm – Part 4.
Sunday, 17 April 2016 at 7.00pm – Part 5.
Monday, 18 April 2016 at 7.00pm – Part 6.

ALL DAY PERFORMANCES – COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE
Saturday, 23 April 2016 at 12 noon –Parts 1 through 4.
Sunday, 24 April 2016 at 12 noon – Parts 5 and 6

Each part runs about 60 mins without interval

TICKETS: 0844 871 7632
www.atgtickets.com/trafalgarstudios

Interim review by Carole Woddis of performance seen April 4, 2016

Partway through a remarkable event; too good to miss

London
If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Conceived by Jane Horrocks and Aletta Collins

Young Vic to April 16
66 The Cut,
London SE1 8LZ

8pm (except Mar 25, 28); mats Wed, Sat 3pm (except Apr 6, 13)

Runs: 60 mins without interval

TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org

Discounts including under 26s (£10); free to Southwark and Lambeth residents,
phone 0207 922 2920 (Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm)

Review by: Carole Woddis of performance seen Mar 21, 2016:

Unusual, with a rocket thrust lift-off

London.
SUNSET BOULEVARD
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Book & Lyrics by Don Black & Christopher Hampton.
Based on the Billy Wilder film.

The Coliseum to 07 May
St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES to 7 May 2016.
Mon- Sat 2.30pm. Mat Tues Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40 mins One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7836 0111.
www.eno.org.

Close encounters with a star

London
Made Visible
By Deborah Pearson

The Yard Theatre To April 9
Unit 2a, Queen’s Yard,
Hackney Wick, E9 5EN
 
Tues-Sat 8pm

Runs: 70 mins without interval

Tickets: http://www.theyardtheatre.co.uk/event/MadeVisible

Review by Carole Woddis of performance seen Mar 22, 2016:

A bold attempt to discuss the almost undiscussable

London
BU21t
By Stuart Slade

Theatre 503, to 9 April
Battersea Park Road,
SW11 3BW

7.45pm Tues to Sat; Suns 5pm

Runs: 1hr 40 mins without interval.

TICKETS: Box Office: 020 7978 7040
online: www.theatre503.com

Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen Mar 18, 2016:

The good, the bad and the very ugly

London
ALL THAT FALL
by Samuel Beckett.

Wilton’s Music Hall to 09 April
Grace Alley, London E1 8JB to 9 April 2016.
Tues-Sat 8pm. 1, 8 & 9 April 6pm. Mat 30 March & 6 April 2.30pm.
Runs 1 hr No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7702 2789.
www.wiltons.org.uk
Review: William Russell 26 March.

In the dark being wonderfully enlightened

London
Reasons to be Happy
By Neil LaBute

Hampstead Theatre, to April 16
Eton Avenue,
Swiss Cottage,
London NW3 3EU

Box Office: 020 7722 9301
Monday - Saturday 10am - 7pm
Online: www.hampsteadtheatre.com

7:30pm; Wed mat 2.30pm, Sat mats 3pm

Runs: 2hr 10 mins incl interval.

Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen March 31, 2016:

Sharp but not too sharp, solid but not too solid, and the horses won’t be frightened