Reviews Archive Part 2
FIRST LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION To 21 November.
London.
FIRST LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION
by Rita Kalnejais.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 21 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.15pm Mat 31 Oct, 12, 14, 19, 21 Nov 3pm.
Runs 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS : 020 7478 0100.
www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 28 Oct.
Strange, but as a stranger, give it a great big, warm welcome.
PLAQUES AND TANGLES To 21 November.
London.
PLAQUES AND TANGLES
by Nicola Wilson.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 21 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 October.
Complex dramatisation showing the impact of a disintegrating mind.
THE TEMPEST To 24 October.
Oxford.
THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare.
Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street OX1 2LW To 24 October 2015.
Tue-Thu; Sat 7.30pm; Fri 8om Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 17 Oct 2.30pm.
Captioned 20 Oct.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01865 305305.
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 October.
Something rich and strange.
DON’T LOOK NOW To 14 November.
Hornchurch.
DON’T LOOK NOW
adapted by Nell Leyshon from the story by Daphne du Maurier.
Queen’s Theatre Billet Lane RM11 1QT To 14 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 8pm Mat 29 Oct, 7 Nov.
Audio-described 7 Nov 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 11 Nov.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 01708 443333.
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 October.
Hard-working effort but this story reached its definitive form on film.
PLAYGROUND To 7 November.
London.
PLAYGROUND
by Peter Hamilton.
Old Red Lion 418 St John Street EC1V 4NJ To 7 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm (no performance 31 Oct) Mat Sat 3pm, Sun 2pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 412 4307 (booking fee).
www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 October.
Crime drama with rewardingly offbeat approach.
SARAI T0 7 November.
London.
SARAI
by Paul Anthony Morris.
Arcola (Studio) 24 Ashwin Street E3 8DL To 7 November 2015.
Mon–Sat 8pm. Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com
Review: William Russell 23 October.
Reach for your copy of the Old Testament.
BARBARIANS To 7 November.
London.
BARBARIANS
by Barrie Keeffe.
Former Central St Martin’s School of Art 111 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0EB To 7 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm (sold out 7 Nov 7.30pm).
Runs 3hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7478 0100.
www.soohotheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 October.
Sexism, racism, youth unemployment – back come the seventies with a powerful visceral grip.
LA MÉLANCOLIE DES DRAGONS To 3 October.
Manchester.
LA MÉLANCOLIE DES DRAGONS
HOME 2 Tony Wilson Place M15 4FN To 3 October 2015.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 October.
A show as cool as can be.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE To 14 November.
London.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by William Shakespeare.
Young Vic 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ To 14 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 4, 11 Nov 2.30pm.
Audio-described 31 Oct 2.30pm.
Captioned 5 Nov.
Runs 1hr 55min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvic.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 24 October.
Short Measure is intense and forceful.
YOUNG CHEKHOV To 14 November.
Chichester.
YOUNG CHEKHOV: The Birth of a Genius
Platonov, Ivanov, The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
in versions by David Hare from literal translations by Helen Rappaport (Platonov; The Seagull) and Alex Wilbraham ((Ivanov).
Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 14 November 2015.
Platonov 10.30am 31 Oct, 14 Nov.
2.30pm 22 Oct.
7.30pm 24, 27, 29 Oct, 4, 6, 9 Nov
Ivanov
2.30pm 28 Oct.
3pm 31 Oct, 14 Nov 3pm.
7.30pm 23 Oct, 2, 3, 7, 12 Nov.
The Seagull
2.30pm 24 Oct, 4, 7 Nov.
7.30pm 21, 22, 28, 30, 31 Oct, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14 Nov.
Runs: 2hr 45min (Platonov) 2hr 30min (Ivanov, The Seagull) One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 17 October.
A vast survey of Chekhov and his Russia.
PIG FARM To 21 November.
London.
PIG FARM
by Greg Kotis.
St James Theatre 12 Palace Street SW1E 5JA To 21 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 264 2140.
www.stjamestheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 28 October.
If pigs could fly they would fly away fast.
ROOSEVELVIS To 14 November.
London.
ROOSEVELVIS
by Rachel Chavkin, Libby King, Jake Margolin, Kristen Sieh with Matt Hubbs, Nick Vaughan, Andrew Schneider.
Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs) Sloane Square SW1W 8AS To 14 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.40pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 14 Nov 2.30pm.
Captioned 11 Nov.
Runs 1`hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS; 020 7565 5000.
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 26 October.
Rough, wide-angled ride through the land of the allegedly free.
JOANNE To 31 October.
London.
JOANNE
by Deborah Bruce, Theresa Ikoko, Laura Lomas, Chino Odimba and Ursula Rani Sarma.
Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street W1D 3NE To 31 October 2015.
Tue-Sat 7pm.
Runs: 1hr 15min No interval.
TICKETS : 020 7478 0100.
On-line: www.sohotheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 21 October.
Multiple voices combine to give the big picture.
MRS PAT To 7 November.
Chichester.
MRS PAT
by Anton Burge.
Minerva Theatre Oaklands Park PO19 6AP To 7 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Tue, Thu, Sat 2.45pm.
Audio-described 6 Nov, 7 Nov 2.45pm.
Runs 1hr 50min One interval.
TICKETS: 01243 781312.
www.cft.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 October.
A performance to savour and a fascinating glimpse of our theatre a century or so ago.
SEEING THE LIGHTS To 3 October.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
SEEING THE LIGHTS
by Brendan Murray.
New Victoria Theatre Etruria Road To 3 October 2015.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 1 October.
Some light, some heat, but not quite at full power.
THE MODERATE SOPRANO To 28 November.
London.
THE MODERATE SOPRANO
by David Hare
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU To 28 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed 2.30pm; Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7722 9301.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 29 October.
Straightly-told story of the Opera.
LIVING QUARTERS To 3 October.
Bristol.
LIVING QUARTERS
by Brian Friel.
Tobacco Factory Theatre Raleigh Road Southville BS3 1TF To 3 October 2015.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 September.
With this play, Bristol leads the way.
MONSIEUR POPULAR To 7 November.
Bath.
MONSIEUR POPULAR
by Eugène Marin Labiche translated by Jeremy Sams.
Ustinov Studio Theatre Royal Bath Sawclose BA1 1ET To 7 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: 01225 448844.
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 15 November.
Stylishly perfect and deservedly Popular.
COMING UP To 24 October.
Watford.
COMING UP
by Neil D’Souza.
Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road WD17 1JZ To 24 October 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Audio-described 24 Oct 2.30pm.
Captioned 22 Oct.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.
Tickets: 01923 225671.
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 21 October.
Familiar themes given a warmly-developed new local habitation.
THE MAGNA CARTA PLAYS To 7 November.
Salisbury.
THE MAGNA CARTA PLAYS
by Anders Lustgarten, Rose Sally Woodcock, Howard Brenton, Timberlake Wertenbaker.
Salisbury Playhouse Malthouse Lane SP2 7RA To 7 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 730pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.15pm.
Audio-described (+ Touch Tour) 5 Nov 2.30pm & 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 4 Nov.
Captioned 3 Nov.
Post-show Discussion 3 Nov.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
TICKETS: 01722 320333.
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 27 October.
A multi-faceted, critical celebration.