Reviews Archive Part 2
RADIO TIMES To 8 December.
Tour.
RADIO TIMES
Tour to 8 December 2012.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 November at Richmond Theatre.
Morale-raising material from then in musical to cheer up now.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK To 15 June.
Tour.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
by Susan Hill adapted by Stephen Mallatratt.
Tour to 15 June 2013.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 15 October at Theatre Royal Nottingham.
Tremendous entertainment – and it makes you scream. But there’s more to it.
VOLCANO To 11 August.
Tour.
VOLCANO
by Noel Coward.
Tour to 11 August 2012.
Runs 2hr 5min One minute.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 June.
A minor eruption of late, unknown Coward well-produced.
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS To 2 February.
Tour.
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
by Richard Bean based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni Literal translation by Francesca Manfrin.
Tour to 2 February 2013.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 October at Curve Leicester.
Physical comedy and quick-fire witty dialogue makes a new man of Goldoni’s Servant.
FARM BOY To 9 March.
Mansfield/Touring.
FARM BOY
by Michael Morpurgo adapted by Daniel Buckroyd.
New Perspectives Theatre Company Tour to 9 March 2013.
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 20 October at Palace Theatre Mansfield.
A life-affirming and entertaining sequel to War Horse.
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE To 1 December.
Tour.
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
by Jim Cartwright.
Tour to 1 December 2012.
Runs: 2hr 25min One interval: till 6th September.
Review: Alan Geary 1 October at Theatre Royal Nottingham.
Raucous comedy from the northern comedy circuit.
MANSFIELD PARK To 29 November.
Tour.
MANSFIELD PARK
by Jane Austen adapted by Tim Luscombe.
Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal Tour to 29 November 2012.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 September at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.
Regency roundabout hardly takes to the stage.
THE SEAGULL Tour to who knows where or when?
Tour.
THE SEAGULL
by Anton Chekhov and The Factory.
The Factory Theatre Tour.
Performance info www.thefactorytheatre.co.uk
Runs 2hr 20min No interval.
Review: Mark Courtice 16th August 2009 at St Luke’s Church, Holloway London N7.
Fresh, funny – this fascinating treatment of a classic is still very moving.
MEDEA To 1 December.
Tour.
MEDEA
by Euripides in a new version by Mike Bartlett.
Headlong Theatre Tour to 1 December 2012.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 October at Palace Theatre Watford.
Past and present link in furious combination.
LEGALLY BLONDE touring till 6 October
LEGALLY BLONDE
Music and Lyrics: Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin Book: Heather Hach
Runs: 2h 40m, one interval
On Tour till 6 October
Information: www.legallyblondethemusical.co.uk
Review: Alexander Ray, New Alexandra, Birmingham, 28 08 12
A gift box of many genuine delights.
BEAUTIFUL BURNOUT To 1 December.
Tour.
BEAUTIFUL BURNOUT
by Bryony Lavery.
Frantic Assembly Tour to 1 December 2012.
Runs 1hr 35min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 October at Sherman Cymru Cardiff.
A knockout script and production.
STORIES FROM AN INVISIBLE TOWN To 8 December.
Tour.
STORIES FROM AN INVISIBLE TOWN
by Hugh Hughes with Derwyn Hughes and Delyth Hughes.
Tour to 8 December 2012.
Runs 2hr 35min Two intervals.
Review: Martin Franks 22 October at The Junction Cambridge.
Charming narrative ramble could do with greater sense of direction.
THE JUDAS KISS To 17 November.
London/Tour.
THE JUDAS KISS
by David Hare.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 13 October.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 3pm.
Audio-described 29 Sept 3pm (+Touch Tour).
Captioned 25 Sept.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
then tour to 17 November 2012.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 September.
Kiss of life for one from the back-catalogue.
THE LADYKILLERS: Nottingham and Touring
Nottingham/Touring.
THE LADYKILLERS: Adapted by Graham Linehan.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 10m: one interval: till 3rd November.
Performance times: 7.30pm, matinees 2.00pm Wed and 2.30pm Sat.
Review: Alan Geary: 29th October 2012.
A worthy adaptation of the great Ealing comedy.
BORGES AND I To 30 October.
Tour.
BORGES AND I
by Idle Motion.
Tour to 30 October 2012,
Runs 1hr 5min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 June at New Diorama Theatre London.
Theatre on a plane of its own.
A GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR To 1 December.
Tour.
A GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
by Nikolai Gogol adapted by Deborah McAndrew.
Tour to 1 December 2012.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 November at New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Meets all the targets, ticks all the boxes.
42nd Street - Touring into November
42ND STREET: Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble, Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Based on the novel by: Bradford Ropes
Touring Alexandra Birmingham till 14 July then, at present, into November 2012
Details: www.ukproductions.co.uk
Runs 2h 30m, one interval
Review: Alexander Ray, 10 July, New Alexandra Birmingham
Just as it should be – and better.
THE COMING STORM To 16 November.
Tour.
THE COMING STORM
by Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment.
Tour to 16 November.
Runs 1hr 55min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 June at bac (Ballroom) London.
Tall story building where the story becomes its own story.
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD To 9 March.
Tour.
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD
by Timberlake Wertenbaker based on The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally.
Out of Joint and Octagon Theatre Bolton Tour to 24 November.
Then St James Theatre London 30 January-9 March 2013.
Until 22 September 2012 reviewed by SadiaHabib
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
Review: Sadia Habib 4 September.
Convicts, convictions and transformative theatre.
BLUE/ORANGE on Tour
BLUE/ORANGE: Joe Penhall
Runs: 2h 15m, one interval
Touring
(New Alexandra Birmingham, to 27.10)
Review: Alexander Ray, New Alexandra Birmingham, 24 10 12
Intriguing, funny, painful, thrilling.