Reviews Archive Part 2
THE PERFECT MURDER To 26 April.
Tour.
THE PERFECT MURDER
by Peter James adapted by Shaun McKenna.
Tour to 26 April 2014.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 March at Belgrade Theatre Coventry.
A perfect murder before a large audience.
NOT I/FOOTFALLS/ROCKABY To 15 February.
London.
NOT I/FOOTFALLS/ROCKABY
by Samuel Beckett.
Duchess Theatre 3-5 Catherine Street WC2B 5LA To 15 February 2014.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourththeatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 February.
A bleak but not dispiriting hour.
Richard III
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal
RICHARD III
By William Shakespeare
Nottingham Playhouse to Saturday 16th November 2013 7.30pm
Matinee Saturdays 2nd, 9th, 16th November 1.30, Tuesday 5th, 12th, 14th 1.30, Thurs 7th, 14th 1.30
Audio described performances Wednesday 13th November 7.30, captioned performance Thursday 14th November 7.30, signed interpreted performance Friday 15th November 7.30
Then York Theatre Royal Tuesday 19th to Saturday 30th November
TICKETS: 0115 9419419
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 29th October 2013
Runs 3hrs. One interval
A happy reunion of an unhappy story.
THE THREEPENNY OPERA To 10 May.
Tour.
THE THREEPENNY OPERA
by Bertolt Brecht based on Elizabeth Hauptmann’s German translation of John Gay’s The Beggar's Opera English translation of dialogue by Robert David MacDonald, English translation of lyrics by Jeremy Sams music by Kurt Weill.
Tour to 10 May 2014.
Runs 3 hours. One interval.
All performances include audio description and a creative combination of BSL interpretation and captioning.
Review: Jen Mitchell 25 February.
High-energy, raucous and bang up-to-date production.
SIZWE BANSI IS DEAD To 14 June.
London/Tour.
SIZWE BANSI IS DEAD
by Athol Fugard, John Kani, Winston Ntshona.
Young Vic (The Maria) 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 15 March.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 15, 22, 26 Feb, 8 March 2pm.
Audio-described 18 Feb.
Captioned 20 Feb.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
then Tour by Eclipse Theatre 7 May-14 June 2014.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 February.
Sizwe Bansi alive as ever.
ETERNAL LOVE To 12 April.
Tour.
ETERNAL LOVE
by Howard Brenton.
English Touring Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe Tour to 12 April 2014.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 February at Cambridge Arts Theatre.
An explosion of wit and ideas in a swiftly-moving story.
HOW TO BE IMMORTAL To 21 March.
Tour.
HOW TO BE IMMORTAL
by Mira Dovreni.
Tour to 21 March 2014.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 January at mac Birmingham.
Contained playing style demands attention and provides focus.
GHOSTS To 7 December.
Tour.
GHOSTS
by Henrik Ibsen translated by Stephen Unwin.
English Touring Theatre Tour to 7 December 2013.
Runs: 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 October at Oxford Playhouse.
Clarity and detail make a gripping production.
BABYLON tours to 15 02, then later in the year
BABYLON: The Flanagan Collective
Runs 2h 30m, one interval
Touring till 15 02, but out again later in the year
Information: www.TheFlanaganCollective.co.uk
Review: Alexander Ray Edser, Old Joint Stock, Bham. 12 02 14
A unique and powerful style.
SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD To 18 April.
London.
SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD
devised by Joy Haynes, Rachel Leonard, Andrew Nixon.
Little Angel Theatre 14 Dagmar Passage, off Cross Street Islington N1 2DN To 23 February.
10.30am 23, 30 Jan, 5, 6, 12, 13 Feb.
11am 8, 9, 15, 16, 19-23 Feb.
1pm 23, 30 Jan, 5, 6, 12-14 Feb.
1.30pm 22, 29 Jan.
2pm 25, 26 Jan, 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 19-23 Feb.
4.30pm 25, 26 Jan, 1, 2, Feb.
5pm 22, , 24, 29, 31 Jan, 7, 14 Feb.
Relaxed performance 2pm 25 Jan.
Baby Friendly performances (no lower age-limit) 11am 9, 16, 23 Feb.
Runs 1hr 15min One interval.
then tour 7 March-18 April 2014.
TICKETS: 020 7226 1787.
www.littleangeltheatre.com (Little Angel performances).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 December.
Imaginative originality with a focus on visual moments.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM To 21 June.
Tour.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare.
Propeller Theatre Tour to 21 June 2014.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 19 February at Theatre Royal Nottingham.
A lot of the audience stood to applaud at the end. Quite right too.
NOT NOW, BERNARD To 18 May.
London/Tour.
NOT NOW, BERNARD
based on the picture-book by David McKee.
Unicorn Theatre 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 1 May 2014.
11am 2 Mar, 23, 24, 30 Apr, 1 May.
12.30pm 21, 28 Feb, 1, 8 Mar
1.30pm 23, 24, 29, 30 Apr, 1 May.
2.30pm 20, 21 Feb.
4.30pm 23 Apr.
(the above are dates with availability at time of review.).
also tour 15 March-27 April; 7-18 May.
Runs 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560. (Unicorn performances).
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 February.
Colourful, playful yet serious and keeping the picture-book clarity.
AMATEUR GIRL To 15 March.
Tour.
AMATEUR GIRL
by Amanda Whittington.
Tour to 15 March 2014.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
Review: Alan Geary 4 February.
Strengths outweigh weaknesses in this typical piece from Amanda Whittington.
AN AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY LARK To 14 June.
Tour.
AN AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY LARK
by Deborah McAndrew.
Northern Broadsides tour to 14 June 2014.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 March at New Vic Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Lively and moving picture of the Great War’s impact on a local habitation.
WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD To 7 June.
Tour
WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD
based on the picture-book by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks music and lyrics by Jon Fiber and Andy Shaw additional lyrics by Howard Jacques.
Tour to 7 June 2014.
Runs 55min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 December at Curve (Studio) Leicester.
Bright lights, gently involving story and animals, stimulating young imaginations.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF touring to 20 May
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Joseph Stien, Jerry R=Bock, Sheldon Harnick
Based on the SHOLEM ALEICHEM stories, Arnold Perl
Runs: 3h, one interval. On tour to 20 May 2014
Information: http://www.fiddlerontheroof.co.uk
Review: Alexander Ray Edser, Birmingham Hippodrome, 12 03 14
Splendid, Joyous, Humorous, Deeply Moving
GHOST - THE MUSICAL To 8 March 2014.
Birmingham/Tour.
GHOST - THE MUSICAL
book and lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard.
New Alexandra Theatre Station Street B5 4DS To 5 January 2014.
2.30pm 27, 28, 31 Dec, 2, 4 Jan.
3pm 22, 29 Dec, 5 Jan.
7.30pm 23, 26-28, 31 Dec, 1-4 Jan.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 3011 (booking fee).
www.atgtickets.com/birmingham
Review: Jan Pick 18 December.
then Tour to 8 March 2014.
A winter warmer at the Alex - and elsewhere.
CIPHERS To 16 February.
Tour.
CIPHERS
by Dawn King.
Out of Joint Tour to 16 February 2014.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 November at Oxford Playhouse.
Ciphers, not to a great account.
GRANDPA’S RAILWAY To 22 March.
London/Tour.
GRANDPA’S RAILWAY
by Mary Cooper.
M6 Theatre Company Unicorn Theatre 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 9 February 2014.
11am 30 Jan, 4-7 Feb.
11.30am 1, 2, 8, 9 Feb.
2pm 30 Jan, 1, 4-6, 9 Feb.
Runs 45min No interval.
then Tour 12 Feb-22 March 2014.
TICKETS: 020 7645 0560
www.theunicorn.com (London performances only).
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 January.
Worth a ‘station stop’ for 5+s and their families: take the grandparents too.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS To 21 June.
Tour.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by William Shakespeare.
Propeller Theatre Tour to 21 June 2014.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 18 February at Theatre Royal Nottingham..
An un-missable production.