Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 09:41 AM

London.

4000 Miles
by Amy Herzog.

The Print Room 34 Hereford Road Notting Hill W2 5AJ To 1 June 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7221 6036.
www.the-print-room.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 May.

Drama making a virtue out of the undramatic.

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 08:51 PM

HIGH SOCIETY: Music and Lyrics, Cole Porter; Book Arthur Kopit
Tours to 13 July 2013
Information: www.highsocietymusical.com
Runs: 2h 35, one interval
Review: Alexander Ray Edser, Birmingham Hippodrome., 15 May 2013

High Society? – What did you do to me?

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 04:24 PM

THE VIEW by Rust Co-Operative

CLUB na MÚINTEOIRÍ – The Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1. To Saturday 18 May, including Saturday matinee at 4.30 pm.
9.30 pm. Runs 65 mins, no interval.

Tickets: 00353 87 9355 449 boxoffice@gaytheatre.ie

Review: Michael Paye 13 May 2013.

Beautiful and timely. Essential theatre.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 03:00 PM

London.

PUBLIC ENEMY
by Henrik Ibsen new version by David Harrower.

Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 8 June 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm no performance 27 May Mat Sat & 15, 22 May 2.30pm.
Audio-described 8 June 7.30pm.
Captioned 4 June.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 February.

Vivid production is the enemy of realism.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Monday, May 13, 2013 - 12:49 PM

Tour.

MISS NIGHTINGALE
by Matthew Bugg.

Tour to 27 July 2013.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review Timothy Ramsden 8 May at New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich.

Jewel of a performance in an uninvolving show.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 10:46 PM

Midlands.

THE LONG LIFE AND GREAT GOOD FORTUNE OF JOHN CLARE
by Tony Ramsay.

Eastern Angles Tour to 18 May 2013.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 May at Bressingham Village Hall.

Play of cumulative power with an intense central performance.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 09:12 PM

Bolton.

CAN’T PAY? WON’T PAY!
by Dario Fo and Franca Rame English version by Lino Pertile adapted by Bill Colvill and Robert Walker.

Octagon Theatre Howell Croft South BL1 1SB To 18 May 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 15 May 2pm.
BSL Signed 15 May 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 May.

Farce for the times shows even anarchy needs control.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 01:10 PM

London.

THE HOTHOUSE
by Harold Pinter.

Trafalgar Studios (Studio 1) 14 Whitehall SW1A 2DY To 3 August 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 871 7632.
www.atgtickets.com/trafalgarstudios
Review: Carole Woddis !0 May.

Entertaining and still shocking, even after all these years.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 12:46 PM

Manchester.

A DOLL’S HOUSE
by Henrik Ibsen new adaptation by Bryony Lavery.

Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7DH To 1 June 2013.
Mon-Fri 7.30pm Sat 8pm Mat Wed 2.30pm & Sat 3.30pm.
Audio-described 25 May 3.30pm.
BSL Signed 28 May.
Captioned 23 May.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.

TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 May.

A rivetingly intelligent performance in a well-considered production.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 10:50 AM

Richmond.

THE BREADWINNER
by Somerset Maugham.

Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Street TW9 2SA To 18 May 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 40min Two intervals.

TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk all performances now sold out.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 May.

A Breadwinner that brings home the bacon.

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 02:16 PM

Pop Up Opera’s DON PASQUALE
By Donizetti

Upstairs at The Sun Tavern, 66 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9JD
A one off presentation. Pop Up’s productions, as the name suggests, pop up here, there and anywhere. Check their website – www.popupopera.co.uk

Runs 2h 15 mins. One interval

Review: William Russell, 8 May 2013

(With other Pop Up details at the end of the review.)

The things that are done by a Don!

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 10:26 AM

London.

LARISA AND THE MERCHANTS
by Alexander Ostrovsky in a version by Samuel Adamson from a literal translation by Alisa Voznaya.

Arcola Theatre (Arcola 2) 24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL To 1 June 2013 .
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 10 May.

Another high-quality theatre company brings a forgotten drama valuably to light.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 01:02 AM

London.

THE MATCH BOX
by Frank McGuinness.

Tricycle Theatre 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR To 1 June 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm & 22, 29 May 2pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.

TICKETS 020 7328 1000.
www.tricycle.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 9 May.

Striking revenge drama.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, May 10, 2013 - 05:07 PM

Colchester.

A PAGEANT
by Alan Ayckbourn.

Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate CO1 1PT In rep to 22 June 2013.
7.30pm 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18 May, 18, 29, 21 June.
2.30pm 11, 16 May, 22 June.
Audio-described 18 May.
Captioned 15 May.
Post-Show Discussion 15 May.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 May.

Fine display of comedy and vitriol.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, May 10, 2013 - 10:00 AM

London.

PASSION PLAY
by Peter Nichols.

Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 7EZ.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu, Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 412 4658.
www.nimaxtheatres.com
Review: Carole Woddis 8 May.

Mordant passions triumphantly at play.

Posted by : al_geary on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 - 05:33 PM

Nottingham.

ENTERTAINING ANGELS
by Brendan Murray.

New Perspective THeatre Comkpany Tour to 1 June 2013.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 2 May at Lakeside Arts Centre Nottignham.

A curate’s egg of an evening.

Posted by : RodDungate on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 08:47 AM

Tour.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Richard O’Brien.

Tour to 2 November 2013.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: William Russell 7 May.

Time Warped.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 04:45 PM

London.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by George Furth.

Harold Pinter Theatre Panton Street SW1Y 4DN.

Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.45pm.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 871 7622.
www.merrilywestend.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 May.

Triumphant backward roll.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 04:07 PM

York.

iSHANDY
by Richard Hurford from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne.

Theatre Royal St Leonard’s Place YO1 7HD To 11 May 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu 2pm Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 11 May 2.30pm & 7.30pm.
Captioned 11 May 2.30pm
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 01904 623568.
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 April.

Wild adaptation of a novelist who couldn’t give a flying duck for linearity.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 01:26 PM

London.

ROMEO & JULIET
by William Shakespeare adapted by Michael Wicherek with OneNess Sankara.

Unicorn Theatre (Weston auditorium) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 9 May 2013.
11am 9 May.
2pm 7-9 May.
7pm 8, 9 May.
Captioned 8 May 7pm.
Runs 1hr 10min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 May.

Energetic and youthful segment of Shakespeare’s play opens-up several questions.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 05:14 AM

Chichester.

THE PAJAMA GAME
words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell.

Minerva Theatre Oaklands Park To 8 June 2013.
7.45pm 6, 9-11, 13, 14, 16-18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, May, 1, 3, 4,6, 8 June.
8pm 8, 15, 22, 29 May, 5 June.
3pm 8, 15, 22, 29 May, 5 June (May matinees sold out ).
8pm 7 May, 5 June.
Audio-described 24 May, 1 June 2.45pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.

TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 May.

New production about industrial action in a pajama factory is striking but not at all sleep-inducing.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 12:45 AM

Newcastle-under-Lyme.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
by Laura Eason adapted from the novel by Jules Verne.

New Vic Theatre Etruria Road ST5 0JG To 11 Mat 2013.
Wed-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.15pm.
Audio-described 11 May 2.15pm.
Captioned/Post-show Discussion 8 May.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 May.

Theatrical wit and imaginative st0ry-telling that leaves most such attempts standing.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, May 05, 2013 - 06:53 PM

Halesworth.

SMALLHOLDING
by Chris Dunkley.

The Cut (Main House) New Cut IP19 8BY To 11 May 2013.
7 May 4pm & 8pm.
9 May 4pm & 7.30pm.
11 May 3.15pm & 7.30pm.
Run s 1hr 15min No interval.

TICKETS: 01603 598606.
www.hightide.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 4 May at Nuffield Theatre Southampton.

Intricate detail develops a bigger picture of individual lives.

Posted by : Jen_Mitchell on Friday, May 03, 2013 - 01:13 AM

Nottingham/Liverpoool.

THE KITE RUNNER
adapted by Matthew Spangler based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini.

Nottingham Playhouse Wellington Circus N G1 5AF To 18 May.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 4, 11th May 2.30 9, 15, 16 May 1.30pm.
Audio-described 8 May 1.30pm, 11 May 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 10 May.
Captioned 9 May 7.45pm.
TICKETS: 0115 9419419
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

then Theatre Royal Brighton 21-25 May.
7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 24 May.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7627.
www.atgtickets.com/theatre-royal-brighton

thenLiverpool Playhouse Williamson Square L1 1EL 13 June–6 July 3013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 2.30pm 20, 27 June, 4 July; 2pm 22, 29 June, 6 July.
Audio-described 20 June 7.30pm.
Captioned 6 July 2pm.
TICKETS: 0151 709 4776.
www.everymanplayhouse.com

Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
Review: Jen Mitchell 29th April.


Khaled Hosseini’s critically acclaimed novel brought to life with intimacy and immediacy.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Thursday, May 02, 2013 - 12:14 PM

Mold.

SALT, ROOT AND ROE
by Tim Price.

Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) CH7 1YA To 4 May.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Sat Mat 2.45pm.
Audio-described 2 May, 4 May 2.45pm.
Post-show Discussion 2 May.
TICKETS: 0845 330 3565.
www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk

then Sherman Theatre (Theatre 2) Senghennydd Road CF24 4YE 7-11 May 2013.
8pm.
TICKETS: 029 2064 6900.
www.shermancymru.co.uk

Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 April.

This life and a sense of something beyond movingly caught.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Thursday, May 02, 2013 - 11:18 AM

Midlands.

PARKWAY DREAMS
by Kenneth Emson music and lyrics by Simon Egerton.
Tour to 18 May 2013.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 May at The Junction Cambridge.

Social facts and human dreams interweave.

Posted by : al_geary on Thursday, May 02, 2013 - 01:27 AM

Tour.

NOISES OFF
by Michael Frayn.

Tour to 27 July 2013.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 29 April at Theatre Royal Nottingham.

A splendid production of a stage classic.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 - 07:57 AM

London.

FRÄULEIN JULIE
by Katie Mitchell after Miss Julie by August Strindberg German translation by Maj Zade.

Barbican Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 4 May 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.

TICKETS: 0844 243 0785.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 April.

Magnificent means to radical ends.

Posted by : RodDungate on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 09:31 PM

London.

BARE: The rock musical
book by Jon Hartmere and Damon Intrabartolo lyrics by Jon Hartmere music by Damon Intrbartolo.

Union Theatre 204 Union Street Southwark SE1 OLX To 25 May 2013.
Tue–Sun 7.30pm Mat Sun 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.

TICKETS: 0207 261 9876.
www.ticketsource.co.uk
Review: William Russell 28 April.

Terrific talent saves the day.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 11:53 AM

Oldham/Newcastle-under-Lyme.

BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943
by Alan Plater.

Coliseum Theatre Fairbottom Street To 4 May.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Mat 4 May 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 2 May..
TICKETS: 0161 624 2829.
www.coliseum.org.uk

then New Vic Theatre Etruria Road ST5 0JG 16 May-8 June 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm no performance 22, 27, 28 May, 5 June Mat 1, 8 June 2.15pm.
Audio-described 8 June 2.15pm.
Captioned/Post-show Discussion 4 June.
TICKETS: 01782 717962.
www.newvictheatre.org.uk

Runs 2hr 15min One interval
Review: Stoon 24 Apr 2013.

Blondes need to have more fun.