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COMING SOON TO THEATRE SEVERN You’ll feel like you've travelled back in time when you experience these four top class musicians on stage, recreating Led Zeppelin's magical concerts. Box Office 01743 281 281 Book Online www.theatresevern.co.uk 42 www.whatsonlive.co.uk FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER SOWETO KINCH TRIO Award-winning jazz alto saxophonist and hip hop star Soweto Kinch celebrates the Autumn release of his new studio double album titled 'The Legend of Mike Smith' with a UK tour This stunning show is based on 'The Seven Deadly Sins'. Expect the unexpected! WitTank "A dazzling display of sketch genius... There isn't a single down moment in WitTank's exhilaratingly perfect set" 'LIST WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER SHOW OF HANDS Powerhouse band Show of Hands come to the Theatre Severn in a year that sees them play the Royal Albert Hall as they celebrate 20 years of an incredible partnership that has put them right at the top of British folk. VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO VIEW MORE SHOWS! Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8FT 8th - 10th November 7.45pm (3pm matinee) Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham - 0121 212 2643 15th November - Stafford Gatehouse Theatre 17th November - Helmdon Reading Room, Northants 18th November - North Hall, Leamington Spa 23rd November - Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton THE EASY WAY TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE whatsonlive.co.uk The most comprehensive what’s on listings website for Birmingham and the West Midlands
Theatre REVIEWS Here are a few of the theatre productions we reviewed from last month. For further theatre reviews, visit, www.whatsonlive.co.uk A Tender Thing The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon So Friar Lawrence’s message does arrive and Romeo and Juliet live. In fact, they live into old age and have to face the all too common dilemmas: personal care, terminal illness, death. This Romeo and his Juliet still love each other, and Ben Power’s clever script samples and remixes Shakespeare’s words to make a strong new narrative. If you’re a teenager, then the original Romeo And Juliet probably holds an added poignancy for you. So does this play for the older members of the audience. It portrays old age head on, and we all hope that we have a love that can hold us in its arms until the end. The play is set by the sea, cleverly evoked through video design by Jacques Collin. The motion back and forth, and the repetition of the tide, is echoed through time, movement and language. The direction by Helens Kaut-Howson and movement by Jane Gibson works to make this a memorable piece of theatre. However, the crowning glory is the performances of Kathryn Hunter as Juliet and Richard McCabe as Romeo; now I will believe forever A Tender Thing, rather than Shakespeare’s original play. Jan Watts ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ BRB: Swan Lake Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake was an excellent piece of modern ballet. The Birmingham Hippodrome played host to a full house, who were treated to the Ivanov and Petipa version to this classic folk story of love, romance and evil. All four acts were exquisitely performed by the main protagonists, with Sir Peter Wright having ensured that the dance in Swan Lake is immaculately choreographed. A special mention goes to Nao Sakuma, as Odette and Odile, and Chi Cao as Prince Siegfried. Act Three brought a real sense of grandeur to proceedings, with ‘the night of the Ball’ scene perfectly performed by the company. Each of Prince Siegfried’s three potential brides and their entourage livened up the evening with an opulent act of dance. Birmingham Royal Ballet certainly achieved a high standard with this latest presentation of Swan Lake, and I’m certain that the company will perform with similar excellence in its forthcoming production of Cinderella, which begins on 21 November. Parv Gandham ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Blue/Orange New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Blue/Orange has lost none of the pizazz so evident in its first production at the National Theatre back in 2000. It’s a fantastic play which chooses to tread where very few care to go, dealing with the issue of mental health and, more specifically, the treatment of schizophrenia. This is theatre, not a documentary about the NHS, so we accept the crisp, low set that is charmingly clinical, but not like a real hospital. The hubbub of hospital life is also missing from the play, which features just three men and a water cooler. The script is powerful, because it’s impossible to know where these characters are going, and the outcome is left unresolved, allowing the audience to draw its own conclusions. Robert Bathurst as Robert, Gerard McCarthy as Bruce and Oliver Wilson as Christopher are foils in movement, speech and language, precipitating a serious debate within a cynical and corrupt framework. However, this is not a glum evening. On the contrary, it’s a very funny one. There’s only one joke in the text, but the juxtaposition of the performances make it a riot. This is excellent theatre. If only the NHS had the same amount of time for patients in the real world. Jan Watts ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Theatre Box Office Birmingham ALEXANDRA THEATRE 0844 871 3011 BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME 0844 338 5000 BIRMINGHAM REP 0121 236 4455 THE BLUE ORANGE THEATRE 0121 212 2643 CRESCENT THEATRE 0121 643 5858 DOVEHOUSE THEATRE 0121 706 7139 THE DRUM 0121 333 2444 MAC 0121 446 3232 OLD JOINT STOCK THEATRE 0121 200 0946 OLD REP 0121 245 4455 SOLIHULL ARTS COMPLEX 0121 704 6962 Black Country ARENA THEATRE WOLVERHAMPTON 01902 321321 BLOXWICH THEATRE 01922 653183 DUDLEY CONCERT HALL 01384 812812 FOREST ARTS CENTRE, WALSALL 01922 654555 GRAND THEATRE, 01902 429212 NEWHAMPTON ARTS CENTRE 01902 572090 OLDBURY REP, OLDBURY 0121 552 2761 THE PUBLIC, WEST BROMWICH 0121 533 7161 Shropshire THE BELFREY, WELLINGTON 01952 222277 THE EDGE, MUCH WENLOCK 01952 728911 THE HIVE, SHREWSBURY 01743 234970 LUDLOW ASSEMBLY ROOMS 01584 878141 THE PLACE, OAKENGATES, TELFORD 01952 382382 THEATRE SEVERN, SHREWSBURY 01743 281281 WEM TOWN HALL 01939 232299 Staffordshire LICHFIELD GARRICK 01543 412121 NEW VIC 01782 717962 PRINCE OF WALES CENTRE, CANNOCK 01543 578762 REGENT THEATRE, STOKE 0870 060 6649 STAFFORD GATEHOUSE 01785 254653 STOKE REPERTORY THEATRE 01782 209784 Warwickshire BEDWORTH CIVIC HALL 024 7637 6707 BELGRADE THEATRE, COVENTRY 024 7655 3055 BRIDGE HOUSE THEATRE, WARWICK 01926 776438 THE DREAM FACTORY 01926 419555 ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON 0844 800 1110 ROYAL SPA CENTRE LEAMINGTON 01926 334418 WARWICK ARTS CENTRE COVENTRY 02476 524524 Worcestershire ARTRIX ARTS CENTRE, BROMSGROVE 01527 577330 THE HIVE 01905 822866 HUNTINGDON HALL, WORCESTER 01905 611427 MALVERN THEATRE 01684 892277 NORBURY THEATRE, DROITWICH 01905 770154 PALACE THEATRE REDDITCH 01527 65203 ROSE THEATRE, 01562 743745 SWAN THEATRE, WORCESTER 01905 611427 www.whatsonlive.co.uk 43
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