London
Dr Seuss’s The Lorax
Adapted for the stage by David Greig

Old Vic Theatre,
The Cut,
London SE1 8NB

Perfs 3pm & 7pm; see full schedule at www.oldvictheatre.com

Runs: 2hrs 10mins with interval. To Jan 16 2016

Tickets: By phone: 0844 871 7628
Mon-Fri 9am-7.30pm, Sat 9am-4pm & Sun 9.30am-4pm
£2.50 transaction fee (does not apply to supporters of The Old Vic)
Online: www.bookings.oldvictheatre.com

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Box Office, The Old Vic, The Cut, London SE1 8NB
In Person
Monday-Saturday 10am-7pm (except when there are no performances, then the Box office will close at 6pm).

Review by Carole Woddis of performance seen Dec 17, 2015:

What a joy

London.

SLAVA’S SNOW SHOW
by Slava Polunin.

Royal Festival Hall South Bank Centre Belvedere Road SE1 8XX To 3 January 2016.
2pm 20, 27 Dec, 3 Jan.
2.30pm 18, 19, 22-24, 26, 28-30 Dec, 2 Jan.
5.30pm 20 Dec, 1, 3 Jan.
7.30pm 18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 28-30 Dec, 2 Jan.
Runs

TICKETS: 0844 847 9910.
www.SlavaSnowShow.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 December.

Impressive in scale rather than content.

Manchester.

INKHEART
by Cornelia Funke adapted by Stephen Sharkey and Walter Meierjohann.

Home 2 Tony Wilson Place First Street M15 4FN To 9 January 2016.
10am 6 Jan.
2.15pm 26, 28-31 Dec, 2, 7 Jan.
7pm 28-30 Dec, 2, 7-9 Jan.
Relaxed performance 7 Jan 2.15pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 0161 200 1500.
www.homemcr.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 December.

New theatre – and novel adaptation – both earn their place on the seasonal block.

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE
by Anthony Neilson based on the novel by Shirley Jackson.

Liverpool Playhouse Williamson Square L1 1EL To 16 January 2016.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm except 4 Jan 9pm.
Mat Sat 2pm & 14 Jan 1.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.

TICKETS: 0151
www.everymanplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 December.

Darkness and fear lurk powerfully in the mind.

Bolton.

THE BFG
by Roald Dahl adapted by David Wood.

Octagon Theatre Howell Croft South BL1 11SB To 9 January 2016.
10.30am 4-7 Jan.
11am 8 Jan.
2pm 18, 19, 21-24, 26, 28-31 Dec, 2 Jan.
2.15pm 9 Jan.
7pm 18, 19, 21-24, 26, 28-31 Dec, 2, 8, 9 Jan.
Relaxed performances 8 Jan 11am & 7pm.
Runs 1hr 55 mi One interval.

TICKETS: 01204 520661.
www.octagontheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 December.

Highly charged theatricality with deeply dramatic sense of humanity.

Newcastle-under-Lyme.

TALE TRAIL TO ROBIN HOOD & MARIAN
by Sarah Richardson.

New Vic Theatre (Stephen Joseph Studio) Etruria Road ST5 0JG To 24 December 2015.
11.15am 19, 21-24 Dec.
1pm 19, 21-24 Dec.
3pm 21, 22 Dec.
Runs 45 min No interval.

TICKETS: 01782 717962.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 December.

Another treasurable New Vic Tale Trail.

Midlands / Archive
THE GUIDE TO BEING SINGLE: Book, Kaitlin Gilgenbach, Music and Lyrics, Alex Kovin
Starbuck Theatre at Norbury Theatre, till 20 Feb
Droitwich
Runs: 2h 20m, one interval

Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 20 Feb 2016

A real-good, feel-good evening.

London / Archive
The Eulogy of Toby Peach
By Toby Peach

The Vaults, to Feb 21
Vault Festival,
Leake Street,
London SE1 7NN

6.15pm,

Runs: 1hr

TICKETS: 0871 220 0260 (calls cost 10p per min plus network extras) 24/7
Online: www.vaultfestival.com

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

Humour from the unfunny, and the power of life theatre to move us

Birmingham
Orlando: Handel
The English Consort
Birmingham Town Hall

Review: Paul David, 26 February 2016-03-08

Handel in intimate mood

London
RUFF
Presented by Split Britches

Barbican Silk Theatre
Silk Street,
London EC2Y 8DS

70 mins without interval followed by 20mins Q&A

TICKETS: 0845 120 7550
In person: Mon– Sat, 9.00am-8pm; Sun & Bank Hols 11.00am-8pm
On-line: www.barbican.org.uk/bite

Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen April 16, 2016

As great as ever

Archive
Queens of Syria
Adapted from The Trojan Women by Euripides
4Star****

The Maria, Young Vic July 5 – 9
66 The Cut,
London SE1 8LZ

Runs: 1hr 15mins without interval

TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org

Review by: Carole Woddis of performance seen July 8, 2016:

Art doing what it does best

Now We Are Here
Created by refugee writers in workshops with Deanna Rodger, Ian Rickson and Imogen Brodie
4Star****

The Clare,
Young Vic
66 The Cut,
London SE1 8LZ

Runs: 1hr 40 with 10 min interval, July 20 30

TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org

Review by: Carole Woddis of performance seen July 27, 2016:

Very human stories

London
Shangri-La
A new play by Amy Ng
4Star****

Finborough Theatre To August 6
118 Finborough Road,
London SW10 9ED

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

Runs: 1h 20 min without interval

Review: by Carole Woddis of perf seen Aug 4, 2016:

A complex issue opened up by the playwright and a sensitive team

Nottingham/Touring.

AN INSPECTOR CALLS: J B Priestley.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 1h 40m: no interval: till 14th November.
Performance times: 7.30pm, matinees 2.00pm Weds and Thurs, and 2.30pm Sat.
Review: Alan Geary: 10th November 2015.

Stephen Daldry’s production continues to dazzle.

London.

I’LL TELL ME MA
by Tom O’Brien.

Pentameters Theatre 28 Heath Street NW3 6TE To 28 November.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.

TICKETS: 020 7435 3648.
www.pentameters.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 14 November.

Let’s hear it from the Aran sweaters.

SWEENEY TODD: Music and Lyrics Stephen Sondheim: Book Hugh Wheeler
WNO
On Tour
Runs approx. 3h, one interval
Information: https://www.wno.org.uk

Reviewed Alexander Ray Edser, 20 11 15, Birmingham Hippodrome

It’s marvellous

London.

LULU – A MURDER BALLAD
words and music by Martyn Jacques based on the plays Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box by Frank Wedekind.

Linbury Studio Theatre Royal Opera House Bow Street Covent Garden WC2E 9DD To 28 November 2015.
Wed-Fri 7.45pm Sat 6pm performances sold out.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 020 7304 4000.
www.roh.org.uk
Review: Carole Woddis 24 November.

Sensuously horrific if ultimately falling short.

Mold.

MY PEOPLE
by Caradoc Evans adapted by Steffan Donnelly.

Clwyd Theatr Cymru (Emlyn Williams Theatre) Mold CH7 1YA To 21 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat 2.45pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: 01352 701521.
www.theatrclwyd.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 November.

Visions of hell from a country’s past.

London
How To Keep An Alien
By Sonya Kelly,

Soho Upstairs Theatre
21 Dean Street
London W1D 3NE

7.00pm;

Runs: 75 mins no interval. To 19 12 15

TICKETS : 020 7478 0100 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting           
On-line: www.sohotheatre.com

Review: by Carole Woddis of performance seen Dec 4, 2015:

Hilarious,touching and a strong finigh to the year.

Bath.

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
by Georges Feydeau translated by Kenneth McLeish.

Ustinov Studio Theatre Royal Sawclose BA1 1ET To 19 December 2015.
Mon-Thu 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min Two intervals.

TICKETS 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 December.

Feydeau fun concludes autumn Ustinov farce season.