Reviews Archive Part 2
HOOD: Various writers, Theatre Royal Nottingham, till 26th September
Nottingham.
HOOD: Mufaro Makubika, James Graham, Tim Elgood, Laura Lomas, Andy Barrett, Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon.
Theatre Royal
Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 20m: one interval: till 26th September.
Performance times: 7.30pm, (Matinee 2.00pm Weds).
Review: Alan Geary: 18th September 2015.
A tiresomely one-sided piece of agitprop.
LELA & CO To 3 October.
London.
LELA & CO
by Cordelia Lynn.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 3 October 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm (Mons Day seats only; online from 9am; 17 Sep 7.45pm Sold Out).
Captioned 2 Oct.
Post-show Discussion 16 Sep.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 September.
Lela4-ever in a startling drama.
ALICE To 13 September.
Oxford.
ALICE
by Kate Kerrow.
The Gardens St Hugh’s College St Margaret’s Road OX2 6LE To 13 September 2015.
10am 7, 8, 11 Sep.
12pm 13 Sep.
2.30pm 29 Aug-1 Sep, 5, 12 Sep.
5pm 29 Aug-1 Sep, 5, 6, 12 Sep.
7pm 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 Sep.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 01865 766266.
www.creationtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 August.
A purposful Alice in grounds that might have been made for it.
WHEN WE WERE WOMEN To 3 October.
Richmond.
WHEN WE WERE WOMEN
by Sharman MacDonald.
Orange Tree Theatre 1 Clarence Rod TW9 2SA To 3 October 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 26 Sep 2.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 16 Sep, 24 Sep 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8940 3633.
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 12 September.
Uncomfortable family drama rescued from the dustbin of dramatic history.
THE WHITE FEATHER to 17 October
London.
THE WHITE FEATHER
book by Ross Clarke & Andrew Keates music and lyrics by Ross Clarke.
Union Theatre 204 Union Street SE1 0LX To 17 October 2015.
Tue–Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7261 9876.
www.uniontheatre.biz
Review: William Russell 18 September.
Good performances, nice tunes but bizarre plot developments.
THE ORESTEIA To 16 October.
London.
THE ORESTEIA
by Aeschylus adapted by Rory Mullarkey.
Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk Bankside SE1 9DT In rep to 16 October 2015.
Runs 3hr 5min Two intervals.
TICKETS: 020 7401 9919.
www.shakespearesglobe.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 September.
Hardly home from home.
THE LATE HENRY MOSS To 26 September.
London.
THE LATE HENRY MOSS
by Sam Shepard.
Southwark Playhouse (The Little) 77-85 Newington Causeway SE1 6BD To 26 September 2015.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 September.
Who did what? Never mind; enjoy the dilapidated territory of this landscape.
ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN To 12 September.
Hornchurch.
ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
by Bob Eaton.
Queen’s Theatre Billet Lane RM11 1QT To 12 September.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 5 Sept 2.30pm.
Audio-described 5 Sept 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 9 Sept.
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 August.
Energetic musical celebration of hamlet, voice of youth and its music.
A GIRL AND A GUN To 3 October.
London.
A GIRL AND A GUN
by Louise Orwin.
Camden People’s Theatre 58-60 Hampstead Road NW1 2PY To 3 October 2015.
24-26, 30September, 2, 3 October 7.30pm.
Runs 1hr.
Tickets: 0207 419 4841.
www.cptheatre.co.uk
@CamdenPT
Review: Carole Woddis 17 September.
Fantastic feminism in Camden.
STAGE STRUCK To 29 August.
Nottingham.
STAGE STRUCK
by Simon Gray.
Theatre Royal Theatre Square NG1 5ND
Runs 1hr 55min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary: 24th August 2015.
An excellent finale to Nottingham’s Thriller Season.
LAND OF HEART’S DESIRE To 4 October.
London.
LAND OF HEART’S DESIRE
by W B Yeats.
Pentameters Theatre 28 Heath Street NW3 6TE (entrance in Oriel Place) To 4 October 2015.
Tue-Sat 8pm Sun 5pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7435 3648.
www.pentameters.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 20 September.
Rare outing for Yeats’ early drama of the spirit world.
SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME To 10 October.
Chichester.
SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME
by Frank McGuinness.
Minerva Theatre Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 10 October 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat & 24, 30 Sep, 8 Oct 2.45pm.
Audio-described 4 Sep, 5 Sep 2.45pm.
Post-show Discussion 5 Oct.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 16 September.
If you want to see his play, this production is the one to watch.
THIS HEAVEN To 15 September.
London.
THIS HEAVEN
by Nakkiah Lui.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Arms 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 15 September 2015.
Sun, Mon 7.30pm Sat & Tue 2pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 August. November.
Uneven but finally forceful.
THE COCKTAIL PARTY to 10 October.
London.
THE COCKTAIL PARTY
by T S Eliot.
The Print Room at the Coronet 103 Notting Hill Gate W11 3LB To 10 October 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 3642 6606.
www.the-print-room.org
Review: Carole Woddis 18 September.
An important revival, splendid reopening of The Print Room
LADY ANNA: ALL AT SEA To 19 September.
London.
LADY ANNA: ALL AT SEA
by Craig Baxter inspired by Anthony Trollope.
Park Theatre (Park 200) Clifton Terrace Finsbury Park N4 3JP To 19 September 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 5min One interval.
TICKETS:020 7870 6876.
www.parktheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 August.
Lively novel adaptation and insight into the author’s way of working.
BACKSTAGE IN BISCUIT LAND to 03 10 15
London.
BACKSTAGE IN BISCUIT LAND
devised by Jess Thom, Jess Mabel Jones and Matthew Pountney.
Barbican Theatre (Pit) Silk Street EC2Y 8DS To 26 September 2015.
Wed-Sat 7.45pm Mat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 020 7638 8891.
www.barbican.org.uk
then:
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE 29 Sep-3 Oct 2015.
Tues-Sat 7pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Runs 1hr No interval.
Review: William Russell 23 September.
A tourette de force.
MY EYES WENT DARK To 19 September.
London.
MY EYES WENT DARK
by Matthew Wilkinson.
Finborough Theatre above The Finborough Arms 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED To 19 September 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 September.
Impressive but near-impenetrable at first sight.
PAUL BRIGHT’S CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIIFIED SINNER To 22 August.
Edinburgh.
PAUL BRIGHT’S CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIIFIED SINNER
by Pamela Carter.
Queen’s Hall Clerk Street To 22 August 2015.
Runs 1hr 55min No interval.
Proving James Hogg and Paul Bright were really made for each other.
TALKING HEADS To 5 September.
Nottingham.
TALKING HEADS
by Alan Bennett.
Theatre Royal Theatre Square NG1 5ND T0 5 September 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed, Thu 2pm Sat 2.30pm).
Runs: 2hr 25min Two intervals.
TICKETS: 0115 989 5555 .
www.trch.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary 1 September.
Commonplace streets shown to be places of heroism, comedy and tragedy.
THE KREUTZER SONATA To 26 September.
Chipping Norton.
THE KREUTZER SONATA
by Leo Tolstoy adapted by Nancy Harris.
The Theatre 2 Spring Street OX7 5NL To 26 September 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat 26 Sept 2.30pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 01608 642350.
www.chippingnortontheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 September.
Precision direction and performance make for a smooth ride over bumpy emotional territory.