Reviews Archive Part 2
POMONA To 21 November.
Manchester.
POMONA
by Alistair McDowall.
Royal Exchange Theatre St Ann’s Square M2 7D To 21 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 15 Nov 2.30pm.
Audio-described 21 Nov 2.30pm.
BSL Signed 20 Nov.
Captioned 19 Nov 7.30pm.
Post-show Discussion 12 Nov 730pm.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 0161 833 9833.
www.royalexchange.co.uk/pomona
Review: Timothy Ramsden 5 November.
Hell on earth in vibrant drama.
ROTTERDAM To 21 November.
London.
ROTTERDAM
by Jon Brittain.
Theatre 503 above The Latchmere Pub 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW To 21 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Sun 5pm.
Runs: 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7978 7040.
www.theatre503.com
Review: Carole Woddis 4 November.
A triumph as sexy as Soho.
POLES APART To 21 November.
Hull/Scarborough.
POLES APART
by John Godber.
Hull Truck Theatre 50 Ferensway HU2 8LB To 14 November.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2pm.
TICKETS: 01482 323638.
www.hulltruck.co.uk
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Stephen Joseph Theatre (The Round) Westborough YO11 1JW 16-21 November 2015.
Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat 7.30pm; Thu 7pm Mat Thu 1.30pm; Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01723 370541.
www.sjt.uk.com
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 29 October at New Victoria Theatre Newcastle-under-Lyme.
One idea in search of a drama.
TIME OF WOMEN To 14 November.
London.
TIME OF WOMEN
by Nicolai Khalezin and Natalia Kaliada.
Young Vic (The Maria) 66 The Cut SE1 8LZ
Till 14 November 2015.
7pm
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7922 2922.
www.youngvictheatre.org
Review: Carole Woddis 10 November.
Catch them while you can: this Staging a Revolution Festival’s on till Saturday.
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE To 21 November.
London.
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE
by Frank Marcus.
London Theatre Workshop above The Eel Brook Pub 65 New Kings Road SW6 4SG To 21 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15min One interval.
TICKETS: www.londontheatreworkshop.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 8 November.
Play worth reviving, done skilfully as here.
THE HAIRY APE To 21 November.
London.
THE HAIRY APE
by Eugene O’Neill.
Old Vic Theatre The Cut SE1 8NB To 21 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
Runs: 1hr 30min No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7628. (£2.50 transaction fee - does not apply to Supporters of The Old Vic).
www.oldvictheatre.com
Review: Carole Woddis 3 November.
Strong vision, revelatory moments, but sometimes it falters.
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI: John Webster, Nottingham Playhouse till 14th October
Nottingham.
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
by John Webster.
Nottingham Playhouse. Wellington Circus NG1 5AL To 14 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.45pm Mat 7 Nov 2.30pm 12 Nov 1.30pm.
Audio-described 7 Nov 2.30pm 11 Nov.
BSL Signed 13 Nov.
Captioned 12 Nov 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 0115 941 9419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Review: Alan Geary 3 November.
Strong stuff. This deserves to pack them in.
THE 39 STEPS To 4 November.
Keswick.
THE 39 STEPS
adapted by Patrick Barlow from an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon based on the novel by John Buchan and the film by Alfred Hitchcock.
Theatre by the Lake Lakeside CA12 5DJ In rep to 4 November 2015.
Runs 2hr 25min One interval.
TICKETS: 017687 74411.
www.theatrebythelake.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 October.
Seemingly effortless ingenuity throughout, creating hilarity while respecting the story.
DRY LAND To 21 November.
London.
DRY LAND
by Ruby Rae Spiegel.
Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street London SW1 6S2 To 21 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 8pm. Mat Sat 4pm.
Runs 1hr 20min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7287 2875.
www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 5 November.
School no longer means The Happiest Days of Your Life.
GIGI To 21 November.
London.
GIGI
by Anita Loos based on the novel by Colette.
Tabard Theatre 2 Bath Road Chiswick W4 1LW To 21 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sun 2pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 8995 6035.
www.tabardweb.co.uk
Review: William Russell 3 November.
Little girls grow up in interesting ways.
THE ODYSSEY: MISSING PRESUMED DEAD To 28 November.
Tour.
THE ODYSSEY: MISSING PRESUMED DEAD
by Simon Armitage.
Tour to 28 November 2015.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 19 November at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe.
First-class travel on an imaginative voyage.
LOVESONG OF THE ELECTRIC BEAR To 21 November.
London.
LOVESONG OF THE ELECTRIC BEAR
by Snoo Wilson.
Above the Arts Great Newport Street WC2H 7JB To 21 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 2.30pm; Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7836 8453.
www.artstheatrewestend.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 November.
Dynamic yet surprisingly sympathetic play by a wildly inventive playwright.
TOMCAT To 21 November.
London.
TOMCAT
by James Rushbrooke.
Southwark Playhouse (The Little) 77-85 Newington Causeway SE1 6BD To 21 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 8pm Mat Sat 3.30pm.
Runs 1hr 40min No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Timothy Ramsden 2 November.
An ‘issue’ play certainly, but equally a very human drama.
MADAME BUTTERFLY RETURNS To 22 November.
London.
MADAME BUTTERFLY RETURNS
libretto by Andrew G Marshall music by Michael Finnissy.
Landor Theatre 70 Landor Road SW9 9PH To 22 November 2015.
Wed-Fri 8pm Sat & Sun 3pm & 6pm.
Runs 1hr 45min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7737 7276.
www.landortheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 11 November.
The tragic aftermath of a love affair.
XANADU To 21 November.
London.
XANADU
book by Douglas Carter Beane lyrics & music by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar.
Southwark Playhouse (The Large) 77-85 Newington Causeway SE1 6BD To 21 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7407 0234.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Review: William Russell 2 October.
Gorgeous silk purse from sow’s ear
HOME FIRES BURNING to 14 11 15
Birmingham
HOME FIRES BURNING
Home Service, Andy Alsop; Volunteer for Murder, Andrew McCoy; Perversion of Science, Liz John; Without our Consent, Julia Wright; Fading Light, Martin Drury
Mockingbird Theatre@The Custard Factory
Runs till 14 November, one interval
Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 11 11 15
Multi-faceted look at WW1 from the Home Front
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE To 31 October.
Bolton.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
by Henrik Ibsen adapted by Arthur Miller.
Octagon Theatre Howell Croft South BL1 1SB To 31 October 2015.
Runs 2hr 30min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 30 October.
Triumph of a theatrical triumvirate.
THE ORESTEIA To 14 November.
Manchester.
THE ORESTEIA
by Aeschylus translated and adapted by Ted Hughes.
Home (Theatre 1) 2 Tony Wilson Place M15 4FN To 14 November 2015.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & 4 Nov 2pm.
Audio-described 5 Nov (+ Touch Tour 6.30pm).
BSL Signed 13 Nov.
Captioned 11 Nov.
Post-show Discussion 13 Nov.
Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
TICKETS: 0161 200 1500.
www.HOMEmcr.org
Review: Timothy Ramsden 31 October.
Classic status with unspoken modern resonance.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE To 14 November.
Richmond/Coventry.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams.
Richmond Theatre 3-7 November.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7651.
www.atgtickets.com/richmond-theatre
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Warwick Arts Centre 10-14 November 2015.
7.45pm.
TICKETS: 024 7652 4524
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 3 November.
A view from the audience: young audience members near me began by taking notes. Before the interval they were looking at the time on their ‘phones. By the end they were asleep.
MEDEA To 28 November.
London.
MEDEA
by Kate Mulvany and Anne-Louise Sarks after Euripides.
Gate Theatre above The Prince Albert Pub 11 Pembridge Road Notting Hill
W11 3HQ To 28 November 2015.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm (Mondays sold out) Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7229 0706.
www.gatetheatre.co.uk
@gatetheatre
Review: Carole Woddis 9 November.
Children’s hour of growing intensity.