Topic: Archive

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 - 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 : 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 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 : TimothyRamsden on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 11:22 AM

Northampton.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare.

Royal and Derngate (Royal auditorium) Guildhall Street NN1 1DP To 11 May 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm except 30 Apr 5pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 8 May & 9 May 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 9 May 7.45pm.
Captioned 7 May.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

Tickets: 01604 624811.
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 April.

Vividly imaginative and forceful evocation of Dream-like experience.

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, April 29, 2013 - 08:24 PM

I LOVE YOU . . . GOODBYE: Frank Bramwell
inamoment theatre at the Old Joint Stock
Runs 2h 30m, one interval. Till 27 04 13

Review: Alexander Ray Edser

Bold, but not entirely happy. moves beyond the grave.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 11:52 AM

York.

ANGELS & INSECTS
by A S Byatt adapted by Juliet Forster.

Theatre Royal Studio St Leonards Place YO1 7HD To 4 May 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu 2.30pm & Sat 2pm.
Runs 1h4 45min No interval.

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

Great riches in a little room.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 01:47 AM

London.

ORPHEUS
by Little Bulb Theatre.

Lavender Hill SW11 5TN To 11 May 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30 pm Mat Sat 2.30 pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7223 2223.
https://www.bac.org.uk
Review: Francis Grin 18 April.

Refreshingly comic production, theatre taking a moment to laugh at itself.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, April 26, 2013 - 11:44 AM

Colchester.

EVENTS ON A HOTEL TERRACE
by Alan Ayckbourn.

Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate CO1 1PT In rep to 27 April 2013.
27 April 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS: 01206 573948.
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 23 April.

Showing you can’t always want what you get. And vice versa.

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 03:19 PM

London.

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
by Chris Burgess.

The Landor 70 Landor Road SW9 9PH To 12 May 2013.
Tue–Thu; Sat 7.30pm Fri 7pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.

TICKETS:0207 737 7278.
www.landortheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 22 April.

Some Aspects of Love; a lovely surprise.

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 03:11 PM

Stage Rights!: Apr 20 & 27, 2013

All around Covent Garden,
London WC2

Sats, 2-3.20 at 20 min intervals

About an hour and a half

Review: by Carole Woddis of performance undertaken April 20, 2013

Thank you for bringing it vividly to life.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 09:13 PM

THE EMPRESS: Tanika Gupta
RSC: The Swan, Stratford Upon Avon
Runs: 2h 55, one interval, till Saturday 04 05 13

Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 20 04 13

Less than the sum of its parts.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 08:04 PM

Edinburgh.

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
by Richard Wagner.

Festival Theatre 13/29 Nicolson Street EH8 9FT 19 April 2013.
7.15pm.
Runs 2hr 40min One interval.

TICKETS: 0131 529 6000.
www.edtheatres.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 April.

Modern, and local, setting increases rather than diminishing the transcendent element in Wagner.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 07:37 PM

Tour.

MAURICE’S JUBILEE
by Nichola McAuliffe.

Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Tour to 20 April 2013.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 April at Oxford Playhouse.

Solid qualities in writing and a fine cast.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 06:14 PM

London.

THE DUKE IN DARKNESS
by Patrick Hamilton adapted by Orlando Wells.

Tabard Theatre 2 Bath Road W4 1LW To 11 May 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 4pm & Sun 2pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 020 8995 6035.
www.tabardtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 April..

A chance to see 20th-century English theatre’s great depressive in historical mode.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 11:17 AM

London.

DOKTORGLAS
by Hjalmar Söderberg adapted by Allan Edwall.

Wyndham’s Theatre 32 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0DA To 11 May 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30 Mat Wed 2.30pm Sat 5pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 0844 482 5120.
www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 18 April 18.

A wonder in the West End.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, April 19, 2013 - 03:04 PM

London.

L’ELISIR D’AMORE
by Gaetano Donizetti.

Pop-up Opera Tour to 24 April 2013.
Runs: 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Carole Woddis 16 April at Blacks Club Soho.

Opera popping-up with careers clearly on the rise.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, April 19, 2013 - 02:14 PM

Bolton.

THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams.

Octagon Theatre Howell Croft South BL1 1SB To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 50min One interval.

TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 April.

Resplendently shining Glass Menagerie.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, April 19, 2013 - 11:51 AM

Edinburgh.

QUIZ SHOW
by Rob Drummond.

Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1) 10 Cambridge Street EH1 2ED To 20 April 2013.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 0131 228 1404.
www.traverse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 April.

A girl, a gun, social relevance – what more could you want?

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 10:05 AM

ROPE
by Patrick Hamilton.

Brockley Jack Studio Theatre 410 Brockley Road SE4 2DH To 27 April 2013.
Tue–Sat 7.45pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0844 8700 887.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/brockleyjackstudio
Review: William Russell 16 April.

Sadly a load of old rope.

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 05:02 PM

London.

ON APPROVAL
by Frederick Lonsdale.

Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street SW1Y 6ST To 4 May 2013.
Mon–Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 2 hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0207 287 2875.
www.eticketing.co.uk/jermynstreettheatre
Review: William Russell 12 April.

No need to return to sender.

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 04:42 PM

Dublin
Walker/Stream by Maria Nilsson Waller.

Smock Alley Theatre, 7 Lower Exchange Street, County Dublin. To 13 April.
8 pm. Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm.
Runs 50 mins, one interval.
Tickets: 00 3531 677 0014 www.smockalley.com

Review: Michael Paye 11 April 2013.


Never quite evolves into what it promises

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, April 12, 2013 - 08:07 AM

London.

CARNIVAL
by Manuela Capece and Davide Doro.

Unicorn Theatre (Clore Theatre) 147 Tooley Street SE1 2HZ To 28 April 2013.
11.45am 12, 16-20, 23-27 Apr.
1.45pm 12-14, 16-18, 20, 23-25, 27, 28 Apr.
Runs 45min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7645 0560.
www.unicorntheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 April.

Joyful show that gives back what it’s taken in.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, April 12, 2013 - 07:40 AM

London.

UBU ROI
by Alfred Jarry.

Barbican (Silk Street Theatre) Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr No interval.

TICKETS: 0844 243 0785.
www.barbican.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 11 April.

Reinvention of something neither charming nor discreet.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Friday, April 12, 2013 - 01:33 AM

London.

PROJECT COLONY
by Hamish MacDougall and James Yeatman.

Trinity Buoy Wharf 64 Orchard Place E14 0JY To 27 April 2013.
Tues-Sun 7.30 pm Mat Sat 3 pm.
Runs 2 hr One interval.

TICKETS:020 7478 0170/
http://www.fourthmonkey.co.uk/
Review: Francis Grin 11 April.

Fourth Monkey takes us on a trip we won't forget .

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 10:25 AM

GOODNIGHT MR TOM; a play by David Wood, from the novel by Michelle Magorian
Chichester Festival Theatre, Touring
Runs: 2h, one interval, New Alexandra, Birmingham till Sat 13 April

Review: Alexander Ray Edser
Performance Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, 09 04 13

A lovely tale, warmly related.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 08:36 AM

London.

THE LIFE AND SORT OF DEATH OF ERIC ARGYLE
by Ross Dungan.

Soho Theatre (Upstairs) 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 April.

Individual comedy of life before and after death.

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 07:28 AM

Kingston.

SMACK FAMILY ROBINSON
by Richard Bean.

Rose Theatre 24-26 High Street KT1 1HL To 20 April 2013.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 11 Apr 2.30pm (+ Touch Tour 1pm), 18 Apr 7.30pm (+ Touch Tour 6pm).
BSL Signed 19 Apr..
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.

TICKETS: 08444 821556.
www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 6 April.

All mod cons in this Kingston comedy.