tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250145142012-02-02T14:58:04.734ZOh, for the breath to utter what is like thee!<center>Few of us get to the theatre as often as we'd like<br> but in London it can be cheap and so very rewarding.<br> I'm just hoping to have the time to keep this up-to-date.<br><br>
<img src="http://www.vanillaview.com/blog/halnfalstaff.jpg"></center>Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comBlogger3591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-12227635913754974662012-01-28T19:30:00.002Z2012-02-02T14:58:04.745ZGrief by Mike LeighDorothy - Lesley ManvilleVictoria - Ruby BentallEdwin - Sam KellyHugh - David HorovitschGertrude - Marion BaileyMuriel - Wendy NotthinghamMaureen - Dorothy DuffyDirected by Mike Leigh and designed by Alison ChittySeen, as seems to be my tradition with Mike Leigh's plays, at the very last performance in the Cottesloe in a brilliant, last minute seat.I sit in such awe of Ms Manville that it seems Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-59748106469559140482012-01-27T19:30:00.009Z2012-01-28T12:27:05.405ZTravelling Light by Nicholas WrightMaurice Montgomery - Paul JessonTsippa, Moti's aunt - Sue KelvinMoti Mendl - Damien MolonyJacob Bindel, a timber merchant - Antony SherIda, Jacob's wife - Abigail McKernAron, Jacob's son - Jonathan WoolfItzak, Jacob's son-in-law - Karl TheobaldAnna Mazowiecka - Lauren O'NeilJosef, foreman at the sawmill - Colin HaighHezzie, a workman - Darren SwiftMo, a workman - Mark ExtanceRivka, Jacob's Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-82993245414475645302012-01-25T19:45:00.004Z2012-01-28T12:26:34.956ZConstellations by Nick PayneMarianne - Sally HawkinsRoland - Rafe SpallDirected by Michael Longhurst and designed by Tom Scutt.Seen in the middle of it's premiere run at the Royal Court Upstairs under a sky of balloons. The moon's a balloon, you know.This gave me the same kind of visceral thrill I got from the first time I saw Caryl Churchill's A Number. It's so tight, witty and poignant. These two incredible actors performDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-11681819730064222892012-01-06T19:30:00.002Z2012-01-23T12:21:34.646Z13 by Mike BartlettSarah - Genevieve O'ReillyAmir - Davood ChadamiRuth - Geraldine JamesMartin/Paul - Nick BlakeleyShannon - Katie BraybenRachel - Kirsty BushellStephen - Danny WebbHolly - Lara RossiEdith - Helen RyanZia - Shane ZazaRob - Matthew BarkerMark - Adam JamesJohn - Trystan GravelleRuby - Grace Cooper MiltonDennis - Nick SIdiLiam/Terry - John WebberCarol - Sioned JonesAlice - Natasha BroomfieldSally - Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-76334778147495353682012-01-03T19:30:00.004Z2012-01-03T22:26:30.920Z Haunted Child by Joe PenhallJulie - Sophie OkonedoThomas - Jack BoulterDouglas - Ben DanielsDirector - Jeremy HerrinDesigner - Bunnie ChristieSeen one month into it's premiere run at the Royal Court downstairs during the wonderful winter bargain periodIt has been over six months since I made an entry here and almost as long since I have been to the theatre, such is the sorry state of my lifestyle these days. I could not Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-6435663394446322862011-06-11T19:00:00.007+01:002011-06-21T18:34:43.658+01:00Emperor and Galilean by Henrik Ibsen translated by Ben PowerThe Pagan Cantor - Jeremy AvisGregory - Jamie BallardSintula - Matthew BarkerEphesian Sailor - Tam Dean BurnEutherius - Simon CoombsUrsulus - Richard DurdenJovian - Daniel FlynnPeter - John HeffernanThe Christian Cantor - Michael HenryFromentius - Chris JaredAgathon - James McArdleMaximus - Ian McDiarmidAmmian - Simon MerrellsPublia - Carole NimmonsHelena - Genevieve O’ReillyMedon / Oribasis - Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-83495353441425232142011-06-09T19:30:00.004+01:002011-06-21T18:35:27.880+01:00Rocket to the Moon by Clifford OdetsFrenchy - Sebastian ArmestoBelle Stark - Keeley HawesBen Stark - Joseph MillsonCleo Singer - Jessica RaineWilly Wax - Tim SteedPhil Cooper - Peter SullivanMr Prince - Nicholas WoodesonEnsemble - Lisa Caruccio Came, Dan Crow, Morgan Deare, Rendah Heywood, Leighton PughDirector - Angus JacksonDesigner - Anthony WardSeen on the last night of it's run at the Lyttelton after a wonderfully entertainingDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-69612897565795711862011-06-06T19:30:00.004+01:002011-06-06T23:53:12.269+01:00Chicken Soup with Barley by Arnold WeskerAda Kahn - Jenna Augen Hymie Kossof - Steve Furst Bessie Blatt - Rebecca Gethings Dave Simmonds - Joel Gillman Prince Silver - Ilan Goodman Monty Blatt - Harry Peacock Ronnie Kahn - Tom Rosenthal Sarah Kahn - Samantha Spiro Harry Kahn - Danny Webb Cissie Khan - Alexis ZegermanYoung Ronnie Khan - Charlie Cancea/Sonnt RyanDirected by Dominic Cooke, Designed by UltzSeen on a Monday night cheapie Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-55366967971687455242011-05-28T15:00:00.001+01:002011-05-29T17:27:02.773+01:00A Delicate Balance by Edward AlbeeAgnes - Penelope WiltonTobias - Tim Pigott-SmithClaire - Imelda StauntonEdna - Diana HardcastleHarry - Ian McElhinneyJulia - Lucy CohuDirected by James Macdonald and designed by Laura HopkinsSeen mid-run during it's revival at the Almeida in Islington in what I shall now declare is one of the best two seats in the house.Such is the downward trend in my theatre-going, I had completely forgotten Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-92110230189948365082011-04-14T19:30:00.006+01:002011-04-15T12:03:57.982+01:00April 14: A Night of New StoriesTen Four Theatre gave their inaugural production to a packed arch tonight with a series of monologues inspired by today's date.The first of eight pieces to open the evening could be either terrifying or exhilarating. To ensure the latter, a director would dream of being able to cast someone like Tom Mison and he would hope to be given the kind of writing with which he can at once hit the ground Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-80737116691414913552011-04-04T19:30:00.004+01:002011-05-29T18:12:42.193+01:00Wastwater by Simon StephensHarry - Tom SturridgeFrieda - Linda BassettMark - Paul ReadyLisa - Jo McInnesSian - Amanda HaleJonathan - Angus WrightDalisay - Jasmine Chen, Candice ChenDirected by Katie Micthell and designed by Lizzie ClachanSeen at the Royal Court for £10 in a brilliant Monday seat booked that morning, at the start of the run.A complicated, contemporary ramble through the seemingly dispassionate minds of Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-87707123783074663582011-02-14T19:45:00.002Z2011-02-15T01:12:18.029ZOur Private Life by Pedro Miguel RozoTranslated by Simon ScardifieldSergio - Eugene O'HareCarlos - Colin MorganThe Mother - Ishia BennisonTania - Clare CathcartThe Psychiatrist - Adrian SchillerThe Father - Anthony O'DonnellJoaquin - Joshua WilliamsDirected by Lyndsey Turner and designed by Lizzie ClachanSeen at the Royal Court Upstairs in it's third performance of the run.This had better look sharp and settle in before press night although most performances seemDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-32888903288505414622011-02-08T20:30:00.011Z2011-02-09T14:24:57.544ZA Flea in Your Ear by Georges Feydeau in a translation by John MortimerOlympe -Di BotcherRomain Tournel- Jonathan CakeDr Finache - Oliver Cotton Raymonde Chandebise - Lisa DillonCamille Chandebise - Freddie FoxLucienne Homenides de Histangua - Fiona Glascott Victor Emmanuel Chandebise/Poche - Tom HollanderAugustin Feraillon - Lloyd Hutchinson Etienne Plucheux - Tim McMullanCarlos Homenides de Histangua - John Marquez Baptisin - William Maxwell -Eugenie - Rebecca Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-54833436409239121212011-02-07T19:30:00.002Z2011-02-08T16:07:22.834ZThe Heretic by Richard BeanDr Diane Cassell - Juliet StephensonPheobe - Lydia WilsonBen Shooter - Johnny FlynnGeoff Tordoff - Adrian HoodProfessor Kevin Maloney - James FleetCatherine Tickell - Leah WhitakerDirected by Jeremy Herrin and designed by Peter McKintosh.Seen on a last minute Monday cheapie at the Royal Court Downstairs.Celebrity in the audience...that woman with the eyes....don't worry, it'll come to me.FabulousDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-38715580003840844502011-01-04T19:00:00.003Z2011-01-10T14:54:55.081ZGet Santa by Anthony NeilsonTeddy - Bill BuckhurstHolly - Imogen DoelBumblehole - Tom Godwin Gran - Amanda HadingueBarbara - Gabriel QuigleySanta - David SterneBernard - Robert StocksPuppeteer - Chan MartinezOn the big stage at the Royal Court with music by Nick Powell and the designer was Mirium Buether. They were giving seats away for this and probably with good reason. Celebrities in the audience were Stephen Tomkinson Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-36040614526025596152010-12-21T18:00:00.001Z2011-01-10T14:30:02.346ZTheatre Quiz at the National, LytteltonTheatre Quiz: Tate, Gatiss, Russell and Chris vs. Puwanarajah, Lanipekun, Timms and WilliamsEmma Freud takes charge of two rival National Theatre companies as they do battle over theatrical knowledge in the annual quiz, assisted by scorer Miranda Hart.The TeamsThe Amazing AyckbournsCatherine Tate (Team Captain)Mark GatissJenna RussellOliver ChrisvsThe Stunning ShakespearesPrasanna Puwanarajah (Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-44370792325212170372010-10-30T15:00:00.004+01:002011-06-21T18:49:08.319+01:00Design For Living by Noël CowardOtto - Tom BurkeGrace Torrence - Nancy CraneMatthew - Edward DedeGilda - Lisa DillonPhotographer - Matthew GammieMr Birkbeck/Henry Carver - John HollingworthMiss Hodge - Maggie McCarthyLeo - Andrew ScottHelen Carver - Maya WasowiczErnest Friedman - Angus WrightDirector - Anthony PageDesigner - Lez BrotherstonSeen mid-run at the Old Vic.Bloomin' hilarious & I got in for free!Once you get past the Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-53514382580659688382010-10-25T19:30:00.000+01:002010-11-07T15:25:21.245ZTribes by Nina RaineBilly - Jacob CasseldenBeth - Kika MarkhamSylvia - Michelle TerryChristopher - Stanley TownsendDaniel - Harry TreadawayRuth -Phoebe Waller-BridgeDirected By Roger MichellDesigned by Mark Thomson (no doubt while he wasn't busy carving up the BBC)Seen towards the end of it's premiere run at the Royal Court in a wonderful seat.This was a hundred different kinds of awesome but for a more articulate Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-75292868355662999952010-10-19T20:15:00.002+01:002010-10-19T22:25:44.580+01:00Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel BeckettKrapp - Michael GambonDirected by Michael ColganA production from The Gate Theatre seen during a short run at The Duchess. Seat was a freebie in row K. As I was entering, I saw Stephen Dillane leaving from the earlier performance.You could hear a pin drop in the auditorium. You could also hear the man next to me breathing heavily, the woman on the other side of me sobbing, a man in the centre Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-51091170188864681842010-09-12T22:00:00.001+01:002010-09-12T22:32:23.717+01:00Notes Still In Draft FormOther commitments leave this blog in a bad state.I still have to post on the following productions:Earthquakes in London Danton's Death Through The Glass Darkly Hens by Alia Bano Elektra Rough Cuts Ingredient XDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-39070171466394853392010-09-08T19:45:00.003+01:002010-10-19T22:29:09.915+01:00Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroCHRISTOPHER BARTLETT- ReginaldADRIAN BEAUMONT - Sir DavidHANNAH BINGHAM- Ensemble/Florence (Dance Captian)LUCY BRADSHAW- Miss KentonSOPHIE JUGÉ - Ensemble/Mrs Taylor (Dance Captain)REUBEN KAYE - Mr Lewis/Mr FarradaySTEPHEN RASHBROOK - StevensDUDLEY ROGERS - Stevens Senior/Man on pierGEMMA SALTER - Ensemble/SarahKATIA SARTINI - Ensemble/RuthPAUL TATE(Unwell tonight)- Meredith/Mr SpencerLEEJAY Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-15810953362935519422010-07-31T19:30:00.003+01:002010-08-01T00:35:51.344+01:00After The Dance by Terence RattiganJoan Scott-Fowler - Nancy CarrollHelen Banner - Faye CastelowJulia Browne - Pandora ColinDr George Banner - Giles CooperDavid Scott-Fowler - Benedict CumberbatchMiss Potter - Jenny GallowayPartygoer - Daniel GoslingPeter Scott-Fowler - John HeffernanMoya Lexington - Juliet HowlandWilliams - Nicholas LumleyCyril Carter - Lachlan NieboerJohn Reid - Adrian ScarboroughPartygoer - Leo StaarPartygoer -Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-62133980107342655732010-06-21T19:30:00.004+01:002010-06-23T18:07:22.165+01:00Welcome to Thebes by Moira BuffiniEurydice - Nikki Amuka-BirdMegeara - Madeline AppiahPargeia - Rakie AyolaJunior Lieutenant Scud - Omar BrownEnsemble - Jessie BurtonTalthybia - Jacqueline DefferaryEnsemble - Daniel FineEnsemble - Karlina GraceJunior Lieutenant Scud - Rene GrayTheseus - David HarewoodIsmene - Tracy IfeachorEnsemble - Irma InnissPrince Tydeus - Chuk IwujiGirl - Alexia KhadimePhaeax - Ferdinand KingsleyAglaea - Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-62736732378947795062010-06-18T19:30:00.001+01:002010-06-23T17:45:00.927+01:00The Man by James GrahamBen - James GrahamInland Revenue - Michelle LutherDirected by Kate Wasserberg & designed by Fly Davis.Seen at the Finborough on the penultimate day of it's runIncredible performance of a wonderful piece of writing. Subject matter much too close to home.Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-57031711748721769842010-05-29T21:30:00.004+01:002010-06-02T14:46:43.902+01:00The Last Stand to Reason by The Pajama MenWritten and performed by Shenoah Allen & Mark Chavez plus their tireless musician, Kevin Hume at the Soho Theatre. I think I saw James Serafinowicz as I was leaving. Does that count as an 'audience notable'?My first impression was that this show wasn't as tight as Versus Vs Versus but that may have been contingent upon the absence of the impact from seeing them for the first time and the Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-90423042558369248972010-05-10T19:30:00.004+01:002010-05-15T21:39:02.251+01:00The Real Thing by Tom StoppardBilly - Tom AustenDebbie- Louise CalfMax - Barnaby KayAnnie - Hattie MorahanHenry - Toby StephensCharlotte - Fenella WoolgarBrodie -Jordan YoungThe production is directed by Anna Mackmin, with designs by Lez Brotherston.Seen during it's revival at The Old Vic.A timeless piece of acute observation and honesty, beautifully constructed and punctuated with what are now the creme of nostalgic Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-3204789941361652712010-05-03T19:00:00.006+01:002010-06-02T15:15:08.418+01:00The Roman Bath by Stanislav StratievVersion by Justin ButcherIfan Meredith - Ivan AntonovBo Poraj - Vasilev MARhona Croker - MarthaLloyd Woolf - LifeguardChristopher Hogben - Deaf Mute/TV Assistant/Committee Member 2Jonathan Rhodes - Banev/TV DirectorDavid Schaal - Party Rep/Workman 2Wendy Wason - Miss DiMatteo/TV PresenterRichard Atwill - Column/Workman 1/Committee Member 1Directed by Russell BolamDesigned by Jean ChanSeen on Press Night at the Arcola Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-79540084898795593532010-05-02T18:30:00.014+01:002011-06-23T15:58:35.832+01:00Hurts, Given and Received by Howard BarkerSeptember - Jane BertishSadavee 1 & 2 - Issy Brazier-JonesFeltray - Suzy CooperDetriment/Stays - Alan CoxChorus - Libby EdwardsBulow/Rib - Nigel HastingsChorus - Mark LewisAlways/Umber - Peter MarinkerAlzarin - Richard MaxtedGlove - Penelope McGhieBach - Tom RileyChorus - Matt SchmolleDirected by Gerrard McArthurSet Designed byTomas LeipzigA production from The Wrestling School and seen at The Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-47203352576592515682010-05-02T17:00:00.006+01:002010-05-15T22:28:42.064+01:00Slowly by Howard BarkerBell - Vanessa AckermanCalf - Suzy CooperPaper - Megan HallSign - Penelope McGhieDirected by Hanna BerriganSet Designed byTomas LeipzigFrom The Wrestling School at the Riverside Theatre.A production from The Wrestling School and seen at The Riverside Studios during their Howard Barker Season.Weighty performances from this outstanding cast. The stark but powerful design of the set and wardrobe Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-65554266698795583342010-05-02T14:30:00.003+01:002010-05-15T23:12:15.476+01:00Wonder and Worship in the Dying Ward by Howard BarkerNarrator - Alan CoxTennants:Atto - Nigel HastingsMomper - Mirandar CookWindus - Jane BertishSlump - Deborah PennyPortslade - Peter MarinkerBasin - Michael SheldonCling - Richard MaxtedLoos- Stephen OmerOnsee - Kristin MilwardChildlike - Chris MoranThe ProprieterArchitect - Vanessa-Faye StanleyThe VisitorsOstend - Carolyn BackhouseDoobee - Ross ArmstrongThis was a rehearsed reading from The Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-30152596298696646862010-04-29T19:30:00.007+01:002010-05-15T23:11:00.486+01:00Posh by Laura WadeJeremy - Simon ShepherdAlistair Ryle - Leo BillRachel - Fiona ButtonToby Maitland - Jolyon CoyHugo Fraser-Tyrwhitt - David DawsonGeorge Balfour - Richard GouldingHarry Villiers - Harry Hadden-PatonEd Montgomery - Kit HaringtonDimitri Mitropoulos - Henry Lloyd-HughesCharlie - Charlotte LucasGuy Bellingfield - Joshua McguireJames Leighton-Masters - Tom MisonMiles Richards - James NortonChris - Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-40840489514625026502010-04-07T19:30:00.000+01:002010-04-22T15:54:19.221+01:00Measure for Measure by William ShakespeareDavid Annen - Provost Daisy Boulton - Juliet Flaminia Cinque - Mistress Overdone Trevor Cooper - Pompey Emun Elliott - ClaudioAndrew French - Friar Peter Lloyd Hutchinson - Lucio Sean Kearns - Barnadine David Killick - Escalus Rory Kinnear - AngeloVictoria Lloyd - MariannaAnna Maxwell Martin - IsabellaBen Miles - Vincentio Mark Monero - AbhorsonNick Richards - Justice Jessica Tomchak - Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-34905475042209648532010-03-27T21:00:00.002Z2010-03-28T12:26:18.351+01:00Ghost Stories by Jeremy Dyson and Andy NymanMike Priddle - Nicholas BurnsTony Matthew - David CardySimon Rifkind - Ryan GuageProfessor Philip Goodman - Andy Nymanplus whoever it was that plays the asthmatic boy that's not listed in the programme.Directed by Jeremy Dyson, Sean Holmes & Andy NymanDesigned by Jon BausorSeen regrettably too near too the end of it's run at the Lyric, Hammersmith in J5I didn't spot any celebrities in the Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-14924774480970280042010-03-19T20:00:00.001Z2010-04-22T17:12:45.596+01:00The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter BeaneDiane - Tamsin GreigMitchell - Rupert FriendEllen - Gemma ArtertonAlex - Harry Lloyd Directed by Jamie LloydDesigned by Soutra GilmourSeen towards the end of the run at The Garrick in a wonderfully central, half-price ticket...thank you!A non-stop, laugh-a-minute, exhilarating joy-fest. The script was great, the cast were brilliant and the audience were amazing (except the dork next to me who Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-16741518835284418932010-03-18T19:30:00.004Z2010-03-18T22:53:12.623ZGhosts by Henrick Ibsen in a version by Frank McGuinnessEngstrand - Malcolm StorryRegine Engstrand - Jessica RainePastor Manders - Iain GlennMrs Helena Alving - Lesley SharpeOswald Alving - Harry TreadawayDirector - Iain GlennDesigner - Stephen Brimson LewisSeen at the Duchess during the week before it's premature swan-song in a brilliant half price seat.This was an evening but it felt like a matinee. It's hard to tell if posting early closing noticesDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-10397827086827010142010-03-03T14:30:00.004Z2010-04-22T16:16:23.369+01:00Six Degrees of Separation by John GuareOuisa - Miriam LuciaFlan - Anthony HeadGeoffrey - Ian RedfordPaul - Obi AbiliDoorman/DrFine - Stephen GreifHustler/Policeman - Kevin KielyKitty - Sara StewartLarkin - Steven PaceyDetective - John MoriatisTess - Zoe BoyleWoody - Paul StockerBen - Michael GoldsmithDoug - Ilan GoodmanTrent - Kevin TrainorRick - Luke NealElizabeth - Sarah GoldbergDirected by David GrindleyDesigned by Jonathan Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-53921661416978543022010-03-02T19:30:00.003Z2010-04-22T16:31:17.786+01:00London Assurance by Dion BoucicaultCool, a valet - Nick SampsonMartin, a manservant - Richard FrameCharles Courtly - Paul ReadyRichard Dazzle - Matt CrossSir Harcourt Courtly, Bart - SImon Russell BealeSquire Max Harkaway - Mark AddyPert - Maggie ServiceJames - Simon MarkeyGrace Harkaway - Michelle TerryMark Meddle - Tony JayawardenaLady Gay Spanker - Fiona ShawMr Adolphus Spanker - Richard BriersMr Solomon Isaacs - Junix Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-24982759704860586722009-12-31T23:59:00.000Z2010-05-21T11:58:41.871+01:00Theatre Index for 2009▼ December (2)The Priory by Michael WynneCock by Mike Bartlett▼ November (2)Enron by Lucy PrebbleThe Habit of Art by Alan Bennett▼ October (4)Kings of Convenience at the BarbicanSea Wall by Simon StephensJudgement Day by Ödön von Horváth translated by Ch...The Power of Yes by David Hare▼ September (7)The Fastest Clock in the Universe by Philip Ridley...A Life in Three Acts by Bette Bourne & Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-68140588781157095162009-12-21T19:30:00.002Z2010-04-22T17:03:35.217+01:00The Priory by Michael WynneAdam - Nick BloodKate - Jessica HynesBen - Alastair Mackenzie, Daniel - Joseph MillsonCarl- Rupert Penry-JonesLaura - Charlotte RileyRachael Stirling - RebeccaDirected by Jeremy HerrinDesigned by Robert Innes HopkinsSeen downstairs at the Royal Court in what seemed like the pantomime-like run up to Christmas Day.I don't think I've ever seen anything quite so frivolous at the Royal Court but itDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-7649514303444262502009-12-03T19:45:00.006Z2010-04-22T17:16:46.582+01:00Cock by Mike BartlettF- Paul JessonW - Katherine ParkinsonM - Andrew ScottJohn - Ben WhishawDirected by James MacdonaldDesigned by Miriam BuetherSeen upstairs at the Royal Court on the night of the Post Show Talk. Daisy Haggard and Rufus Wainwright were in this tiny, 80 seats-in-the-round production.I like everything I see from Mike Bartlett. It's uncompromising and visceral whilst still retaining a breath-taking Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-78100015556869608132009-11-25T19:30:00.000Z2010-04-22T17:12:03.764+01:00Enron by Lucy PrebbleNews Reporter - Gillian BuddLehman Brother, Trader - Peter CaulfieldSecurity Office.Trader - Howard CharlesClaudia Roe - Amanda Drew Congresswoman, Business Analyst, Irene Grant - Susannah FellowsArthur Anderson, Trader - Stephen FewellLehman Brother, Trader - Tom GodwinAndy Fastow - Tom Goodman-HillTrader- Andrew CorbettLou Pai, Senator - Orion LeeHewitt, News Reporter, Prostitute - Eleanor Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-59462516417361019472009-11-16T19:30:00.010Z2009-11-25T22:06:33.224ZThe Habit of Art by Alan BennettMatt (Sound)- Danny BurnsRalph (Dresser) - Martin ChamberlainBrian (Originally Boyle) - Philip ChildsKay (Stage Manager) - Frances de la TourFitz (W H Auden) - Richard GriffithsGeorge (Assistant Stage Manager) - John HeffernanHenry (Benjamin Britten) - Alex JenningsJoan (Chaperone) - Barbara KirbyNeil (Author) - Elliot LeveyDonald (Humphrey Carpenter) - Adrian ScarboroughTim (Stuart) - Stephen Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-64456866230472243122009-10-14T19:30:00.001+01:002010-05-16T16:01:04.296+01:00Kings of Convenience at the BarbicanWhat a beautiful evening. Crying with joy is OK at a music gig, isn't it?Taxi Taxi were so sweet and wonderful too. They made a load of t-shirt to sell. I resisted. How many headliners come on stage to introduce their support, anyway?Spent time with a dear friend instead of going to the after party.Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-48010627116601126292009-10-08T20:00:00.013+01:002009-11-25T21:36:35.629ZSea Wall by Simon StephensAlex - Andrew ScottDirected by George PerrinLighting by Natasha ChiversSeen at the Shepherd's Bush Library during it's tiny London run via Traverse.I had almost given up hope of seeing this. Andrew spent the entire half hour before the show started, wandering around the library & it was all I could do to stop myself from kissing his feet.He's the kind of actor who really stands up to watching in Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-60334094277596878162009-10-05T19:30:00.009+01:002009-10-09T11:54:02.090+01:00Judgement Day by Ödön von Horváth translated by Christopher HamptonWoodsman/Deputy - Andy WilliamsFray Leimgruber - Sarah WoodwardSalesman/Detective/Platelayer - Jack JamesFray Hudetz - Suzanne BurdenAlfons - David AnnenFerdinand - Daniel HawksfordAnna - Laura DonnellyThomas Hudetz - Joseph MillsonPoliceman - Jake NightingaleLandlord - Tom GeorgesonLeni - Julie RileyKohut/Customer/Public Prosecutor/Pokorny - Patrick DruryChild - Lewis Lemprereur PalmerChild - Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-65572282019715907902009-10-01T19:30:00.005+01:002009-10-07T14:56:07.188+01:00The Power of Yes by David HareEnsemble - Julien BallPaul Hammond/A Hedge Fund Manager - Ian BartholomewThe Author - Anthony CalfThe Chair of a Mortgage Lender/A Leading Industrialist - Richard CorderyHoward Davies - Jonathan CoyEnsemble - Mark ElstobRonald Cohen - Paul FreemanJohn Moulton - Ian GelderSimon Loftus/A Northern Echo Journalist - John HollingworthMyron Scholes - Bruce MyersA Financial Times Journalist - Claire Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-59637075648849503732009-09-28T19:30:00.001+01:002009-10-01T16:20:35.292+01:00The Fastest Clock in the Universe by Philip RidleyCougar Glass - Alec NewmanCaptain Tock - Finbar LynchFoxtrot Darling - Neet MohanCheetah Bee - Eileen PageSherbet Gravel - Jaime Winstone Directed by Edward DickDesigned by Mark ThompsonSeen at the Hampstead Theatre on a cheap Monday night. Celebs in the audience were Lee & Denise Van Outen (sitting uncomfortably near the stage) and a private celebrity who I shall forthwith refer to as 'Mr Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-51491559735259174812009-09-27T19:00:00.000+01:002009-10-01T16:21:41.055+01:00A Life in Three Acts by Bette Bourne & Mark RavenhillBette BourneDIrected by Mark RavenhillCeleb in the audience - Fenella Fielding, of course.This was a presentation of selected conversations between Mark and Bette. I don't know if I went on a bad night but I found Mark's interventions way too contrived - and this from a man I put on such a high pedestal. Bette was wonderfully entertaining but reverted to music hall style, audience goading a Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-46202703870455055112009-09-19T19:00:00.003+01:002009-10-01T16:52:36.138+01:00The Seagull Project by The FactoryBailiff’s Daughter – BaileyTeacher – MaxServant – FayeBrother – JonnoSon – T’EvansGirl – Katie MorganBailiff’s Wife – LizDoctor – SimonBailiff – PaulActress – FedWriter – AlexMC – BediThoughts – PavliYou can find more comprehensive details about the cast here. In the Michael Frayn space at the Hampstead Theatre.A contemporary interpretation of The Seagull in the style that The Factory have made Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-83803234455180629672009-09-17T17:20:00.002+01:002009-09-17T17:23:11.490+01:00Only four more entries to catch up on....but they were back in early to mid-August so I'm going to wander back to the film blog for a while to see what is fresh in my mind there. I will return.Still to come:Three More Sleepless Nights by Caryl Churchill A Streetcar Named DesireBy Tennessee Williams Hamlet by William Shakespeare Helen by EuripidesDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-30644707721359620482009-09-16T19:00:00.000+01:002009-09-17T16:23:03.417+01:00Mother Courage by Bertolt Brechttranslated by Tony KushnerThe One with the Eyepatch & Ensemble- Anthony Mark BarrowSoldier & Ensemble -William J CassidyThe Regimental Secretary & Ensemble- Johannes FlaschbergerThe Clerk & Ensemble - Jonathan GunthorpeThe Chaplain - Stephen KennedyThe Quartermaster & Ensemble - Youssef KerkourThe Cook - Martin MarquezYoung Soldier & Ensemble- Louis McKenzieFarmer's Son & Ensemble - Kyle McPhailFarmer's Wife & Ensemble - Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-35245469436591924962009-09-15T19:30:00.004+01:002009-09-17T16:59:41.124+01:00The Fugitive Kind by Tennessee Williams - Rehearsed ReadingPete - Christian ContrerasJabe - Nigel CookeCarl/Drake - Garry CooperGlory Gwendlebaum - Claire FoyTexas - Nigel HarmanGwendlebaum - Nicky HensonTerry - Rory KeenanSylvia/Stage Directions - Lauren O'NeilChuck - Con O'NeillRocky - Robert ReesLeo - Stark SandsAbel/O'Connor - Paul ShelleyMrs Finchwell/Bertha - Sara StewartOlsen - Benny YoungDirected by Róisín McBrinnSeen as part of the Tennessee Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-63100437272007151322009-09-14T19:30:00.002+01:002009-09-17T17:04:23.543+01:00A House Not Meant to Stand by Tennessee Williams (Rehearsed Reading)Cornelius McCorkle - Alun ArmstrongStage Directions/2nd Man from Foley's/Officer/Ghostly Black Voice/Dr Crane - Obi AbiliStacey/Young Joanie - Felicity JonesEmmerson Sykes - Anton LesserCharlie McCorkle/Young Charlie - Tom RileyBella McCorkle - Alison Steadman1st Man from Foley's/Officer Bruce Lee "Pee Wee" Jackson/Apparition/Young Chips - Tim SteedJessie Sykes - Una StubbsDirected by Jamie LloydDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-55724948476393070702009-08-20T19:30:00.012+01:002010-04-22T17:27:37.904+01:00A Streetcar Named DesireBy Tennessee WilliamsA Young Man - Jack AshtonStanley Kowalski - Elliot CowanA Doctor - Charles DaishA Nurse - Judy HepburnHarold "Mitch" MItchell - Barnaby KaySteve Hubbel - Gary MilnerEunice Hubbel - Daniela NardiniPablo - Luke RutherfordBlanche DuBois - Rachel WeiszRuth WIlson - Stella KowalskiSeen in a brilliant seat at the Donmar Warehouse.' + '' + '' + '' + '' + '' + ''Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-83703530858377577012009-08-19T19:30:00.004+01:002010-04-22T17:41:22.121+01:00Hamlet by William ShakespeareBarnado/1st Gravedigger - David BurkeFrancisco/Fortinbras/4th Player - Alan TurkingtonMarcellus/3rd Player/2nd Gravedigger - Henry PettigrewHoratio - Matt RyanClaudius - Kevin R McNallyOsric - Ian DrysdaleLaertes - Alex WaldmannPolonious - Ron CookGertrude- Penelope WiltonHamlet - Jude LawOphelia - Gugu Mbatha-RawGhost/Player King - Peter EyreReynaldo - Sean JacksonRosencrantz - Sean Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-63213074108119847442009-08-10T18:00:00.002+01:002010-05-16T14:52:08.419+01:00Three More Sleepless Nights by Caryl ChurchillMargaret -Lindsey CoulsonFrank - Ian HartPete - Paul ReadyDawn - Hattie MorahanDirected by Gareth Machin and designed by Naomi Dawson.Snuck into the early evening at the Lyttelton TheatreI most certainly wasn't in the best frame of mind when I saw this but the performances were wonderful and the writing was tight and challenging.Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-41168189907393006192009-08-09T13:00:00.005+01:002010-04-22T17:21:02.947+01:00Helen by Euripides in a new version by Frank McGuinnessHolly Atkins - Chorus Philip Cumbus - ChorusPenny Downie - HelenJack Farthing - ChorusDiveen - Henry TheonoeJames Lailey - PolluxPenny Layden - GatekeeperFergal McElherron - CastorPaul McGann - MenelausRawiri Paratene - TheoclymenesWilliam Purefoy - ChorusIan Redford - ServantUkweli Roach - MessengerTom Stuart - ChorusGraham Vick - ChorusAndrew Vincent - TeucerMusicians Phil Hopkins, Irita Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-12804538999379015892009-07-25T14:30:00.004+01:002009-10-01T16:22:08.452+01:00The Observer by Matt CharmanTony - Leo BillPolice Officer/Obinna/Soldier - Daon BroniFiona Russell - Anna ChancellorSaunders - James FleetFabian/Henrik - Peter ForbesDeclan - Lloyd HutchinsonDaniel Okeke - Chuk IwujiKalifa/Madam Conteh/Waletta - Aïcha KossokoMuturi/Mr Sesay - Louis MahoneyAarya/Dr Daramy/Wink/General Okute - Cyril NriEdi/Judy - Isabel PollenStenographer/Duduzile/Chimma - Joy RichardsonDirector - Richard Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-87448834390139852342009-07-22T19:30:00.006+01:002009-08-02T17:14:46.868+01:00Jerusalem by Jez ButterworthPea - Jessica BardenLee - Tom BrookeGinger - Mackenzie CrookThe Professor - Alan DavidPhaedra - Aimeé-Ffion EdwardsMarky - Lenny Harvey, Lewis CoppenWesley - Gerard HoranDanny - Danny KirraneTanya - Charlotte MillsDawn - Lucy MontgomeryMrs Fawcett - Sarah MoyleMr Parsons - Harvey RobinsonJohnny "Rooster" Byron - Mark RylanceTroy Whitwoth - Barry SloaneOther roles ? - Greg Burridge, Dan Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-64071442863907758072009-07-18T14:30:00.010+01:002009-08-02T17:39:36.600+01:00A Doll's House by Ibsen in a new version by Zinnie HarrisNora - Gillian AndersonNeil Kelman - Christopher EcclestonChristine Lyle - Tara FitzgeraldDr Rank - Anton LesserThomas - Toby StephensAnnie - Maggie WellsEmma- Leah DaviesIvor - Ted O'NeilDirector: Kfir YefetDesigner: Anthony WardSeen in the intimacy of the stalls on the afternoon of the last day of it's run at the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden.With such an absorbing cast, I'm afraid to Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-70597758751175122672009-06-22T19:30:00.015+01:002009-06-25T15:00:59.126+01:00When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew BovellNaomi Bentley - Gabrielle York (younger) Simon Burke - Joe Ryan Jonathan Cullen - Henry Law Lisa Dillon - Elizabeth Law (younger) Richard Hope - Gabriel York Tom Mison - Gabriel Law Phoebe Nicholls - Elizabeth Law (older) Leah Purcell - Gabrielle York (older) Sargon Yelda - Andrew Price Directed by Michael AttenboroughDesigned by Miriam BuetherSeen on the post show talk night towards the end of Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-79880999695319038902009-06-19T16:00:00.006+01:002009-06-25T13:08:46.718+01:00a thought in three parts by Wallace ShawnSummer EveningDavid - Rory KinnearSarah - Katherine ParkinsonNarrator - Stephen DillaneThe Youth HostelDick - Christian ContrerasHelen - Daisy LewisJudy - Emily McDonnellBob - Andrew GarfieldTom - Nicholas BurnsNarrator - Rory KinnearMr FrivolousMr Frivolous - Stephen DillaneThis rehearsed reading was directed by Caryl Churchill downstairs in the Royal Court during their Wallace Shawn Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-54318372053613093192009-06-17T19:30:00.007+01:002009-06-25T12:55:59.769+01:00Apologia by Alexi Kaye CampbellPeter - Tom BeardKristin - Paola DionisottiTrudi - Sarah GoldbergSimon - John LightClaire - Nina SosanyaHugh - Philip VossDirected by Josie RourkeDesigned by Peter McKintoshBravely seen in unreserved seating at The Bush on the first night of it's previews with writer and director sitting a few feet behind us.I'd love to return to this production later in the run because I cannot imagine many Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-62790830558795340282009-06-16T19:30:00.012+01:002009-06-25T15:06:37.516+01:00A Winter's Tale by William ShakespeareLeontes -Simon Russell BealeFlorizel - Michael BraunMamillius/Perdita - Morven ChristiePaulina - Sinead CusackOld Shepherd/Time - Richard EastonHermione - Rebecca HallPolixenes - Josh HamiltonAutolycus - Ethan HawkeCamillo - Paul JessonServant - Aaron KrohnAntigonus/Shepherd - Dakin MatthewsMariner/Shepherd - Mark NelsonLady in Waiting/Mopsa - Charlotte ParryDorcas/ Jessica Pollert SmithCleomenesDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-15181011400069750002009-06-12T16:00:00.008+01:002009-06-25T15:07:34.767+01:00Our Late Night by Wallace ShawnSamantha - Megan DoddsJim - Mark GatissTony - Tom HollanderKristin - Jenny JulesLewis - Peter McDonaldGrant - Andrew ScottAnnette - Jennifer TillyDirector - Tom CairnsA rehearsed reading during the Shawn season at the Royal Court.Here are some informative notes to be read from when this play was produced in London almost ten years ago. A sweet, old fashioned website but it still does the Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-76953010383689984922009-06-08T19:30:00.006+01:002009-06-12T14:18:08.727+01:00Aunt Dan & Lemon by Wallace ShawnAunt Dan - Lorraine AshbourneFather - Paul ChahidiFlora - Rebecca FaulkenberryJune - Holly GossLemon - Jane HorrocksMindy - Scarlett JohnsonFreddie - Ryan McCluskeyAndy - Martin McDougallJasper - Nathan OsgoodMother - Mary RoscoeMarty - Trevor White Raimondo - Rene ZaggerDirector Dominic CookeDesigner Lizzie ClachanSeen downstairs at the Royal Court during it's revival as part of the Wallace Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-66375753230338301442009-06-08T19:00:00.007+01:002009-06-12T14:46:26.038+01:00Harold Pinter Tribute at the National Theatre, OlivierThe great unwashed were allowed to join this celebration in exchange for £10 which was good value for this beautifully paced and moving evening.Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-82594836099035554012009-06-02T16:00:00.004+01:002009-06-03T22:47:29.352+01:00the rape of europe by Gregory MottonGengis - Kevin McMonagleUncle - Simon Paisley DayAunty - Penny DimondLolo - Monic DolanCharlie/Dracula - Pearce QuigleyJoin Gengis Khan on the eve of the 2009 European elections as he goes on his first trip to Brussels, the beating heart of Euroland. But democracy in the Euro-zone isn't quite what Gengis had in mind and his intensive education in EU governance transforms him into a very British Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-34039170776576634032009-05-29T16:00:00.005+01:002009-06-03T22:50:25.675+01:00the hotel by wallace shawn (rehearsed reading)Wonderful bit if clever nonsense & I am too lazy to type all the details so here is a clickable facsimile.Part of the Shawn Wallace season and this was the first of five rehearsed readings. I had the advantage of sitting at the right angle to see the joyful, friendly tortoise both mouthing and laughing at his own words like a child at Christmas. This needlessly enhanced my enjoyment of the pieceDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-80467820130248271662009-05-28T19:30:00.014+01:002009-05-31T15:23:39.256+01:00Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher MarloweIarbus : Obi AbiliSinger/Lord : Jake ArdittiAeneas : Mark BonnarAnna : Siân BrookeCloanthus : Gary CarrJupiter/Lioneus : Alan DavidJuno/Nurse : Susan EngelAscanius : Freddie Hill (this night)(Ascanius : Thomas Patten)Dido : Anastasia HilleAchates : Stephen KennedyMercury/Hermes : Kyle McPhailVenus : Siobhan RedmondGanymede/Sergestus : Ryan SampsonCupid : Ceallach Spellman (this night)(Cupid : Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-82161833023028368392009-05-27T19:00:00.001+01:002009-05-28T15:36:45.573+01:00Collaboration by Ronald HarwoodPauline Stevens - Isla BlairPaul Adoplh - Pip DonaghyHans Hinkel - Martin HutsonCharlotte Altmann - Sophie RobertsRichard Strauss - Michael PenningtonStefan Zweig - David HorovitschDirected by Philip FranksDesigned by Simon HiglettSeen for free on press night in the back of the steep, steep circle.I must have missed something here. The stalls seemed to have thought it was wonderful but found it Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-10081030343205810162009-05-27T15:00:00.003+01:002009-05-28T15:37:46.348+01:00Taking Sides by Ronald HarwoodHelmuth Rode - Pip DonaghyLieutenant David Wills - Martin HutsonEmmi Staube - Sophie RobertsDr Willhelm Furtwaengler - Michael PenningtonMajor Steve Arnold - David HorovitschTamara Sachs - Melanie JessopDirected by Philip FranksDesigned by Simon HiglettGot a free ticket for this and thought I was coming to a preview. As it turned out I was filling a seat at the press performance. Had I been Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-75765120594511827212009-05-21T19:45:00.005+01:002009-06-03T22:52:19.447+01:00Grasses of a Thousand Colours by Wallace ShawnRose - Emily McDonnellCerise - Miranda RichardsonThe Memoirist (Ben) - Wallace ShawnRobin - Jennifer TillyDirector Andre GregoryDesigner Eugene LeeSeen at great length upstairs in The Royal Court during it's premiere run there. We went on Post Show Talk night but they cancelled the talk because the production is so bloomin' loooong.I could argue that if I had not heard this adorable man (Shawn) Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-17439335463522617332009-05-19T19:30:00.007+01:002009-05-31T14:55:22.569+01:00All's Well that Ends Well by William ShakespeareViolenta : Cassie AtkinsonGentleman Astringer : Jolyon CoyKing of France : Oliver Ford DaviesDiana : Hasina HaqueInterpreter : Robert HastieLavatch : Brendan O'HeaThe Widow : Janet HenfreyThe Countess of Rossillion : Clare HigginsParolles : Conleth Hill2nd Lord Dumaine : Tony JayawardenaMariana : Sioned Jones1st Lord Dumaine : Elliot LeveyRynaldo : Michael MearsBertram : George RainsfordHelena : Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-19834931261241428822009-05-19T17:20:00.005+01:002009-05-20T18:18:10.472+01:00Tunnel 228, A Punchdrunk productionI'm going to put a bunch of reviews & blogs in here to best serve this piece as everyone gets something different from it depending upon how dirty you are prepared to get. A pair of surgical gloves would have been as useful as the gauze mask we were given at the door.I was a little disappointed that I didn't get into a couple of the rooms - one due to lack of response and the other due to lack ofDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-44970933253172542009-05-14T19:30:00.003+01:002009-05-15T19:17:13.665+01:00Time and the Conways by J B PriestleyMrs Conway : Francesca AnnisCarol Conway : Faye CastelowRobin Conway : Mark DexterJoan Helford : Lisa JacksonHazel Conway : Lydia LeonardKay Conway : Hattie MorahanGerald Thornton : Alistair PetrieAlan Conway : Paul ReadyErnest Beevers : Adrian ScarboroughMadge Conway : Fenella WoolgarEnsemble: Lorna Beckett, Jessie Burton, Lucy Cudden, Lynette Edwards, Simon Markey, Perri SnowdonDirector: RupertDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-53708308607437337042009-05-08T23:47:00.009+01:002009-05-20T17:05:28.169+01:00Dimetos by Athol FugardLydia - Holliday GraingerDanilo - Alex LanipekunDimetos - Jonathan PryceSophia - Anne ReidDirector: Douglas HodgeDesigner: Bunny ChristieAt the Donmar towards the end of it's run. Terry Gilliam and David Morrissey in the audience, as was Douglas Hodge, if that actually counts!Man is the only animal to be trapped by time.Exhausted by life in the city as a highly skilled engineer, Dimetos escapes Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-59811354281132357372009-05-07T19:30:00.018+01:002009-05-20T17:44:26.105+01:00Nocturnal by Juan Mayorgatranslated by David JohnstonDoctor - Martin DunsterShort Man - Paul HunterShort Woman - Amanda LawrenceTall Man - Justin SalingerTall Woman - Justine MitchellDirected by Lyndsey TurnerDesigned by Matthew Walker & Hannah ClarkAnimation by Matthew WalkerTwo men live in the same apartment block. One likes long walks, Greek myths and foreign languages. The other likes making lists, fixing bikes and blackmail.One day, they bump Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-66606722466736255922009-05-02T19:15:00.010+01:002009-05-04T23:03:53.680+01:00Andromaque - par Jean RacineCamille Cayol - AndromaqueChristophe Grégoire - PyrrhusCamille Japy - HermioneXavier Boiffier - OresteRomain Cottard - PyladeBênêdicte Wenders - CéphiseCécile Leterme - CléoneVincent de Bouard - PhoenixMathieu Spinosi - AstyanaxDirector Declan DonnellanDesigner Nick OrmerodLighting Designer Judith GreenwoodMovement Director Jane GibsonProduced by C.I.C.T/ Théàtre des Bouffes du NordIn a Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-7258508951241977772009-04-29T19:30:00.013+01:002009-04-30T16:08:56.701+01:00BAFTA ROCLIFFE New Writing Forum Chaired By Mike NewellThis was primarily under the auspices of screenwriting but since the evening was based around live performance, I am including it in this blog. I found this to be varied, interesting and challenging evening. It was made clear that the actors gave their time for free but I suspect all the creative input was without remuneration and the quality of this evening surpassed any previous Rocliffe eventDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-24706585392352405112009-04-27T19:30:00.000+01:002009-04-30T15:25:38.618+01:00Parlour Song by Jez ButterworthAmanda Drew - JoyToby Jones - NedAndrew Lincoln - DaleDirected by Ian RicksonDesigned by Jeremy HerbertSeen at the Almeida during it's first run in this country. We booked our usual seats, slightly to the side & just a bit cheaper but as has happened before, the lovely staff urged us to grab one of the few empty seats in the centre section. You have to love these people.This is one of those Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-23165973008568711342009-04-26T15:55:00.014+01:002009-05-01T18:57:55.088+01:00The Great Game - Part ThreeUnashamedly copied from The Official London Theatre Guide....The Great Game: Afghanistan is a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through a series of specially commissioned plays, readings, exhibitions and discussions, running from 17 April to 14 June.Tricycle theatre Artistic Director Nicolas Kent said: “The aim of the festival is to help audiences understand more about Afghanistan, Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-45976425868536639472009-04-26T15:54:00.013+01:002009-05-01T23:24:45.476+01:00The Great Game - Part TwoUnashamedly copied from The Official London Theatre Guide....The Great Game: Afghanistan is a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through a series of specially commissioned plays, readings, exhibitions and discussions, running from 17 April to 14 June.Tricycle theatre Artistic Director Nicolas Kent said: “The aim of the festival is to help audiences understand more about Afghanistan, Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-40634284605524748522009-04-26T10:45:00.027+01:002009-05-01T17:57:50.721+01:00The Great Game - Part One (& general overview)Unashamedly copied from The Official London Theatre Guide....The Great Game: Afghanistan is a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through a series of specially commissioned plays, readings, exhibitions and discussions, running from 17 April to 14 June.Tricycle theatre Artistic Director Nicolas Kent said: “The aim of the festival is to help audiences understand more about Afghanistan, Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-52239263791382308942009-04-25T14:00:00.008+01:002009-05-04T22:23:40.239+01:00England People Very Nice by Richard BeanElmar/Andre/Sweatshop Owner/Tchisikov - Philip ArdittiOfficer Kelly/Patrick Houlihan/Rothschild/Asharful/Barry - Jamie BeamishHugo - Paul ChequerPhilippa/Anne O'Neill/Camilla - Olivia ColmanBenny/Naz - Rudi DharmalingamNorfolk Danny/Carlo/Aaron/Mushi - Sacha DhawanGinny/Eels/Labiba - Hasina HaqueMorrie/Shah Abdul -Tony JayawardenaYayah/Rennie - Trevor LairdTaher/Denham/Lord George/Gordon/Katz/Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-88959386556207804032009-04-23T19:45:00.016+01:002009-06-25T22:45:07.272+01:00You Can See The Hills by Matthew DunsterAdam - William AshDirected by Matthew DunsterDesigned by Anna FleischleSeen on the first night of it's preview for it's current run at the Young Vic with unreserved seating in the lovely little studio. Spotted in the audience - Dominic Coleman (and with William in the bar afterwards)I have waited so long and so patiently to see this and it did not disappoint in any way. I have been watching outDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-24037452636904526552009-04-23T15:00:00.003+01:002009-04-30T17:39:11.013+01:00Paris Calling: Readings at the National Theatredirected by Marianne BadrichaniHoly Land by Mohamed Kacimi, translated by Colin TeevanA contemporary tragedy set in occupied territoriesYad - Sean JacksonImen - Chetna PandyaAlia - Siobhan RedmondAmin - Andrew ScottThis was a very funny but disturbing observation on the mental ravages of war.The beginning of by Pascal Rambert, translated by Kate MoranA meditation on the surprise of loveThe Contacted - Caroline GarlandThe Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-74322236232751227652009-04-17T19:45:00.006+01:002009-04-18T13:57:59.101+01:00Jacques and his Master by Milan KunderaTranslated by Simon CallowMother/Agathe's Mother - Judith CokeMaster - Aden GillettJustine - Hazel HolderYoung Bigre/Police Officer - Syrus LoweChevalier - Joseph MillsonInnkeeper - Siobhan RedmondJacques - Simon TrinderDaughter/Agathe - Rebecca WhiteheadMarquis/Old Bigre - Simon WilsonDirected by David LanIn the little studio at the Young Vic as part of the Paris Calling season. I sat in the second row with an intimate Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-44600625059441852812009-04-15T14:30:00.002+01:002009-04-30T14:14:50.690+01:00Madame de Sade by Yukio Mishima (translated by Donald Keene)Comtesse de Saint-Fond - Frances BarberAnne - Fiona ButtonMadame de Montreuil - Judi DenchBaronesse de Simiane - Deborah FindlayCharlotte - Jenny GallowayRenée, Madame de Sade - Rosamund PikeDirector: Michael GrandageDesigner: Christopher OramAt the Donmar West End residence in the Wyndham's Theatre in a wonderful seat, kindly given by a friend who couldn't make itIt's hard to find fault with Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-1095130958001696162009-04-08T19:30:00.004+01:002009-04-15T19:08:10.471+01:00The Fever by Wallace ShawnA one person show with Clare Higgins, directed by Dominic Cooke and designed by Jean KalmanI think Alexi Kaye Campbell may have been in the audience but he certainly stuck around to see Dominic in the Post Show Talk. Frankly, I wish he'd chaired it but that's another story.Would that we all had the chance to expose and discuss our most concerned thoughts in a public arena like this. It's a Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-887283379656322502009-04-06T19:45:00.011+01:002009-04-15T19:26:31.533+01:00Tusk Tusk by Polly StenhamRoland - Tom BeardFinn - Austin Moulton,Finn BennettCassie - Georgia GroomeKatie - Caroline HarkerMaggie - Bel PowleyEliot - Toby RegboDirector Jeremy HerrinDesigner Robert Innes HopkinsSeen upstairs at the Royal Courtwith unreserved seating on a £10 night around a kitchen/diner set in a corner flanked by 'L' shaped audience on two sides. Nobody of note in the audience but the bar was packed Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-25705874245794805842009-04-03T15:00:00.002+01:002009-04-09T16:19:24.684+01:00Rory Kinnear in Conversation @ the NTThis was chaired as usual by Al Senter so we had to wait through a good five minutes of his smug and laborious pedantry waffle before the demure and patient Rory had a chance to charm us. It was worth the wait.Rory quietly held the audience in his hand with his obvious but elegant adoration for his father. He said that on the fourth day of shooting Quantum of Solace (at that point, unnamed) it Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-9127423149692117982009-03-25T19:30:00.017Z2009-03-26T14:20:46.665ZThree Days of Rain by Richard GreenbergWalker/Ned - James McAvoyPip/Theo - Nigel HarmanNan/Lina - Lyndsey MarshalDirected by Jamie LloydDesigned by Soutra GilmourSeen mid-run in it's 2009 revival at The Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue. Lovely half price seat in the middle of row LAudience notables: Nick Moran, Stephen Campbell Moore, Liz White & another industry bod who shall not get a name check because I was so appalled by his Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-77078669405217471462009-03-25T14:30:00.014Z2009-03-26T14:21:44.146ZA View From the Bridge by Arthur MillerLouis - Antonio MagroMike - Enzo Squillino JrAlfieri - Allan CordunerEddie - Ken StottCathering - Hayley AtwellBeatrice - Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioMarco - Gerard MonacoTony/Mr Lipari - John MoriatisRodolpho - Harry LloydFirst Immigration Officer/Neighbour - Jonathan JanesSecond Immigration Officer/Neighbour - Philips DesmeulesMrs Lipari - Julia BarrieSubmarine/Neighbour - Peter BashamNeighbour Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-82866626215078286662009-03-18T17:00:00.003Z2009-03-19T20:33:02.574Zthe pigeons by David Gieselmanntranslated by Maja ZadeRobert/Francois Bertrand - Art MalikHelmar Bertrand - George RainsfordGerlinde Betrand - Lesley SharpSilja can de Vries - Megan DoddsHolger Voss - Con O'NeillNatalie Voss - Lesley ManvilleDr Erich Asendorf - Tom Goodman-HillHeidrun/Libgart ReichertDirected by Mark Ravenhill, this was the final rehearsed reading during the Off The Wall Season There was frisson to the packed audience this afternoonDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-39502880789483903602009-03-13T14:30:00.004Z2009-04-09T16:32:03.114+01:00Owen Teale Masterclasswith Rebecca Adamson and Jack BowmanZoe Ambrose and Oliver BurtonVicki Appleton and David WardKellie Higgins and Giles RobertsI am so cross that I didn't write about this nearer the time. It was a wonderful afternoon and Owen dealt with these young actors so gently but also charged them with energy. Hypnotic to watch.Giles & Kellie were the most accomplished of these young people but Oliver and Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-56555620940128682992009-03-12T21:30:00.001Z2009-03-12T23:15:57.594ZWall by David HarePerformed by David Hare under the direction of Stephen Daldry and wants regarded as a companion piece to Berlin.Seen on the first night of it's very short run at the Royal Court downstairs.Presented in the form of an eloquent debate couched around pertinent anecdotes, I found Wall even more powerful that Berlin.There will reviews by more articulate and better educated people so I will just cover Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-4723470705559644892009-03-11T17:00:00.002Z2009-03-16T20:44:43.653ZThe Uncertainty Of The Situation (Die Unsicherheit der Sachlage)translated by Rachael McGillMan/Man2/Policeman - Daniel CerqueiraJenny/Jules/Coffee Girl/Prostitute - Katherine ParkinsonJan 2 - Jeff RawleBjorn - Paul ReadyJan - Andrew ScottRobert/Editor - Samuel Westdirected by Lyndsey TurnerDumped by his girlfriend and abandoned by his friends, Jan finds himself on the streets, a witness to the extraordinary, terrible events unfolding in the city around him - events for which he starts Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-7127015905250212422009-03-10T19:45:00.007Z2009-03-16T20:40:03.680ZA Miracle by Molly DaviesVal - Sorcha CusackRob - Gerard HoranAmy - Kate O'FlynnGary - Russell ToveyDirector Lyndsey TurnerDesigner Patrick BurnierSeen upstairs at the Royal Court as part of their young writer's festival.Take one baby and a mother who's not sure if she's ready. Add a soldier returned from war and a grandmother holding the fort. Mix in a landscape of flatness and a pinch of violence in the countryside andDottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014514.post-45215976618853945572009-03-08T20:00:00.006Z2009-03-19T21:34:30.743ZThe Olivier Winners.................Can be found here.This year’s star-studded Oliviers ceremony is hosted by James Nesbitt at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, with nominees, guest presenters and other VIPs confirmed to attend including: Lindsay Duncan, Penelope Wilton, Michael Gambon, Patrick Stewart, Derek Jacobi, Deanna Dunagan, David Bradley, Elena Roger, Ruthie Henshall, Denis Lawson, Douglas Hodge, Margaret Tyzack, Dottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.com