Reviews Archive Part 2
Julius Caesar, 3***, London
London
JULIUS CAESAR
by William Shakespeare.
3***
The Bridge Theatre, 3 Potters Fields Park, London SE1 2SG to 15 April 2018.
Tues-Sat 7.45pm Mat Wed & Sat 2.30pm & Sun 3pm
Runs 2 hr No interval.
TICKETS: 0843 208 1846.
www.bridgetheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 31 January
Lots of sound a fury, flashing lights and fainting
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, 3***, London
London
FEAR AND MISERY OF THE THIRD REICH
By Bertolt Brecht
Translated by John Willett.
3***
The Brockley Jack Studio theatre, 41- Brockley Road, London SE4 2DH to 3 February 2018.
Tues- Sat 7.30pm/
Runs 1h 45 mins One interval.
TICKETS: 0333 666 3366.
www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Review: William Russell 18 January.
Creating links
Heartbreak House, 3***, London
London.
HEARTBREAK HOUSE
by George Bernard Shaw.
3 ***
The Union Theatre, 229 Union Street, Southwark, London SE1 0LR to 3 February 2018.
Tues-Say 7.30pm. Mat Sat 2.30pm.
Runs 2 hr One interval.
TICKETS: 020 7261 9876.
www.uniontheatre.biz
Review: William Russell 10 January.
The end of days
Becoming Shade, 4****, London
London
Becoming Shades
4****
The Vaults (quick walk from Waterloo Stations to 18th March
https://vaultfestival.com/whats-on/becoming-shades/
Running Time with interval information (eg Runs 2h 20m, one interval)
Veronica Stein, February 1st, 2018.
The Open House, 4****, London
London
The Open House by Will Eno
4****
Print Room at the Coronet (short walk from Notting Hill Gate tube station) to 17th February
https://www.the-print-room.org/theatre/autumn-winter-2017-season/the-open-house/
90 minutes, no interval
Veronica Stein, 26th January, 2018.
An absurdist view of the American way.
Austen - the Musical, 4****, London
London
AUSTEN – the Musical.
Book, music & lyrics by Rob Winlow.
4****
The Bread & Roses Theatre, 68 Clapham Manor Street, Clapham, London SW4 6DZ to 20 January 2018 and then on tour.
7.30pm.
Runs 90 mins No interval.
TICKETS: 020 8050 3025.
www.breadandrosetheatre.co.uk
Tour dates: www.austenthemusical.com
Review: William Russell 16 January.
Forever Jane
Edward II, 3***, London
London
Edward II by Christopher Marlowe
3***
Greenwich Theatre (short walk from Cutty Sark DLR station) until 27th January
https://www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/edward-ii
Runs 1 hr 35, no interval
Veronica Stein, January 18th, 2018
Stylish clarity
Imaginationship, 3***, London
London.
Imaginationship
By Sue Healy.
3***
The Finborough theatre, to 23 January 2018.
Sun, Mon 7.30 pm Mat Tues 2pm
Runs 1h3 45 mins One interval/
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 9 January.
Sexual shenanigans and death in Yarmouth
Monster, 4****, London
London
Monster by Joe Sellman-Leava
4****
The Cage at the Vaults (short walk from Waterloo Station) to the 28th
https://vaultfestival.com/whats-on/monster/
Runs 1 hour without an interval
Veronica Stein, January 25th, 2018.
Holding up a mirror to masculinity and violence
Tiny Dynamite, 4****, London
London
Tiny Dynamite by Abi Morgan
4****
Old Red Lion Theatre, 418 St. John Street, short walk from Angel Tube Station
http://www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/tiny-dynamite.html
2 hours including a 20 minute interval
Veronica Stein, January 12th, 2018
Compact and compelling
KEN, 4****, London
London
Ken by Terry Johnson
4****
The Bunker, short walk from London Bridge stations To 24th February
https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/ken
90 Minutes with no interval
Veronica Stein, January 30th, 2018.
Recreating the un-recreatable
Rothschild and Sons, 4****, London
London
ROTHSCHILD & SONS
Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Book by Sherman Yellen.
Based on The Rothschilds by Frederick Morton.
4****
The Park Theatre 200, Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 3JP to 17 February 2018.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1 hr 55 mins No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7870 6576.
www.parktheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 20 January.
If I were a rich man . . .
East, 4****, London
London
EAST
by Steven Berkoff
4****
The King’s Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, Islington London N1 1QN to 3 February 2018.
Tues-Sat 7pm. Mat Sun 3pm.
Runs 2hr 15 mins One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 226 8561.
www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Review: William Russell 14 January
Berkoff on Rabelaisian form
Booby's Bar, 4****, London
London.
BOOBY’S BAY
by Henry Darke
4****
The Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED to 24 February 2018.
Tues-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat & Sun 3pm/
Runs 90 mins No interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1652.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 1 February.
Another country where there be surfers and sharks
This Story of Yours, 3***, London
London
This Story of Yours by John Hopkins
3***
The White Bear, 138 Kennington Park Rd, quick walk from Kennington Tube Station until January 27th
https://www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/this-story-of-yours
Runs 2 hr 50 including a 20 minute interval
Veronica Stein, January 12th, 2017
Ambitious then, formidable now - and vice versa
CYRIL’S SUCCESS, 4****, London
London
CYRIL’S SUCCESS
By H.J.Byron.
4****
The Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED to 20 February 2018.
Sun & Mon 7.30pm Mat Tues 2pm.
Runs 1hr 45 mins One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 847 1632.
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Review: William Russell 5 February.
A very funny rediscovery
Strangers In Between, 3***, London
London.
STRANGERS IN BETWEEN
By Tommy Murphy.
3***
Trafalgar Studio 2, 14 Whitehall, London SW1A 2DY to 3 February 2018.
Mon-Sat 7.45pm Mat Thu & Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 45 mins One interval.
TICKETS: 0844 871 7632
www.atgtickets.com
Review: William Russell 12 January
Little boy lost
My Mum's a Twat, 3***, London
London.
MY MUM’S A TWAT
by Anoushka Warden.
3***
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London SW1 8AS to 20 January 2018.
Mon-Sat 7pm & 9pm. Mat Sat 3pm.
Runs 1hr 20 mins No interval.
TICKETS: 020 7565 5000
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Review: William Russell 11 January.
And my daughter is a right handful.
DOODLE, 2**, London
London.
DOODLE
Book & Lyrics by Jonathan Kydd
Music by Andy Street
2**
Waterloo East Theatre, Brad Street, London SE1 8TN to 28 January 2018
Tues-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sun 4pm.
Runs 2h 30 mins One interval.
TICKETS: 0207 928 0060
www.waterlooeast.co.uk
Review: William Russell 13 January.
Carry on up the Mohne – or one dam thing after another
The Griet, 4****, London
London
THE GRIFT
By Tom Salamon.
4****
Bethnal Green Town Hall Hotel, Patriot Square, London E2 9NF to 25 March 2018.
Tues-Fri 8pm. Sat 2pm, 5pm & 8pm Sun 2pm & 5pm.
Runs 1 hr 50 mins. No interval.
TICKETS: www.todaytix.com
Review: William Russell 30 January
A right old con