London
I CAPULETTI E I MONTECCHI
Music byVincenzo Bellini
Libretto by Felice Romani.

Touring till 5 May (details below)

Carousel
71 Blandford Street, London W1U 8AB - 3O March 2016. Tour dates follow at end.
Runs 2hr One interval.

TICKETS: www.popupopera.co.uk
Review: William Russell 30 March.

Pop Up Opera changes direction and goes tragic.

Nottingham/Touring.

JANE EYRE: Devised by the company.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 3h 15m: one interval: till 13th February, Nottingham, and touring.
Performance times: 7.00pm, (Matinees 1.30pm Thurs and Sat).
Review: Alan Geary: 10th February 2016.

A remarkable production.

London
THE GREAT GATSBY to 10 October and on tour.
by F Scott Fitzgerald
adapted by Stephen Sharkey.

Greenwich Theatre
Croom Hill, London SE10 8ES
To 10 October. Tour dates at end of cast list.
Wed-Sat 7.30pm. Mat Sat 2.3opm.
Runs 2hr 5 mins One interval.

TICKETS: 020 8858 7755.
www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Review: William Russell 6 October.

Polished performances by a versatile cast.

Birmingham and Touring
Birmingham Rep in association with Ramps on the Moon
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR: Nikolai Gogol, adapted by David Harrower
Birmingham Rep to 26 March then touring
0121 236 4455
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Touring to 25 June
Info: www.rampsonthemoon.co.uk

Runs 2h 40m, one interval
Review: Alexander Ray Edser, Birmingham Rep, 25 March 2016

Creatively delicious

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: William Shakespeare
RSC: The RST
Runs: 2h 45m, one interval, Stratford Upon Avon and touring
Tkts: 0844 800 1110
www.rsc.org

Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 27 02 16

Strong, witty, lapses in consistency

Birmingham / Manchester
MACBETH: William Shakespeare
Birmingham Rep, to 30 January
0121 236 4455
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Then HOME, Manchester 2-6 February
A Birmingham Rep, Young Vic, HOME Production

Runs 2h 05m, no interval.
Review: Alexander Ray Edser, Birmingham Rep, 27 January 2016

A big rumbling production, full of foreboding.

Birmingham
Matthew Bourne’s SLEEPING BEAUTY
Birmingham Hippodrome
To 13 February 2016
Runs: 2h 15m, one interval
Tickets: 0844 338 5000
Info: www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 09 02 16

A terrific Sleeping Beauty from the Twilight Zone

Tour
DOG IN A SUITCASE: Carl Grose
Birmingham Rep and tour
0121 236 4455
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
www.kneehigh.co.uk
Runs: 2h 35m; Rep to and Touring

Review: 30 September 2015, Alexander Ray Edser

Despite bright spots, a bit of a disappointment

Tour.

AN INSPECTOR CALLS
by J B Priestley.

Tour to 21 May 2016.
Runs 1hr 50min No interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 25 February.

Theatre of blood and fire.

Tour.

REBECCA
by Daphne du Maurier adapted by Emma Rice.

Tour to 5 December 2015.
Runs 2hr 20min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 9 November at Royal & Derngate (Derngate auditorium) Northampton.

Imaginatively turns the solo experience of reading into communal spectating.

Nottingham/Touring.

SHAFTED: John Godber.
Nottingham Lakeside Arts: Tkts 0115 846 7777 www.lakesidearts.org.uk
Run: 1h 35m: one interval: till Saturday, 19th March.
Review: Alan Geary: 14th March 2016.

Mostly one-sided agitprop about the miners’ strike.

Nottingham/Touring.

Tour
OF MICE AND MEN: John Steinbeck.
Theatre Royal: Tkts 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk.
Runs: 2h 10m: one interval: till 5th March.
Performance times: 7.30pm, (Matinees 2.00pm Weds and 2.30pm Sat).
Review: Alan Geary: 1st March 2016.

An epic tragedy.

Tour.

SNOW CHILD
by Emma Reeves inspired by Arthur Ransome’s adaptation of The Little Daughter of the Snow.

Tour to 5 March 2016.
Runs: 1hr.
Review: Carole Woddis 16 January at Lyric Studio Hammersmith.

Happily joyful, with surprises in surprising places

London.
COMEBACK SPECIAL
by Greg Wohead.

ShoreditchTown Hall, to 26 March, then tour
38 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT to 26 March 2016 and on tour.
7.30pm
1 hr 15mins No interval.
Tour dates – 8pm 10 May, South Street Arts Centre Reading; 12 & 13 May, Mayfest, Bristol Old Vic Studio; 15 May 5.30pm Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton.

TICKETS: www.shoreditchtownhall.com
www.readingarts.com
www.mayfestbristo.com
www.brightonfestival.com
Review: William Russell 24 March.

The delightful ultimate tribute to the King.

Watford/Tour/London.

JANE WENHAM: THE WITCH OF WALKERN
by Rebecca Lemkiewicz.

Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road WD17 1JZ To 3 October.
Tue-Sat 7.30pm Mat Thu & Sat 2.30pm.
TICKETS: 01923 225671.
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk

then Tour 6 October-14 November 2015.

then Arcola Theatre (Studio 1) 24 Ashwin Street Dalston E8 3DL 5-30 January 2016.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat Sat 3pm.
TICKETS: 020 7503 1646.
www.arcolatheatre.com

Runs: 2hr 25min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 28 September.

Rewarding investigation of witchcraft allegations.

Birmingham and Touring
The Chairs: Eugene Ionesco, translation Martin Crimp
Extant, at mac, and touring to 29 April
Runs: 1h 35m, no interval
Info: www.extant.org.uk

Review, Alexander Ray Edser, mac Birmingham, 13 April.

Packs a punch as powerful as ever

Tour.

WAITING FOR GODOT
by Samuel Beckett.

Tour to 28 November 2015.
Runs 2hr 10min One interval.
Review: Alan Geary 20 October at Palace TheatreMansfield.

A fine production from an outstanding company.

Tour.

THE WINTER’S TALE
by William Shakespeare.

Tour to 28 November 2015.
Runs 2hr 35min One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 7 October at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.

Gravely purposeful chronicle of wasted time.

Tour.

HE WORE A RED HAT
by Jack McNamara.

Tour to 20 December 2015.
Runs 2hr One interval.
Review: Timothy Ramsden 13 November at Gretton Village Hall.

A ‘Festive Noir’ that’s more noir than festive.

Tour
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Gioacchino Rossini, English trans Kelley Rourke
WNO
On Tour, Runs approx. 3h, one interval
Information: https://www.wno.org.uk

Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 20 11 15, Birmingham Hippodrome

An energetic and witty barber in an energetic and witty BARBER