b'Playwright Shelagh Delaney in post-war Salford| CULT URE | Anna Buring and Tom BrookeT Y M A N U O O H A R L A L E B N H P to lead an army against the Kingincensed at the Kings in rehearsal for A Verydismissal of the Percy familys demands. Expensive Poison Henry IV Part 2 (To 11 October)by William ShakespeareAs King Henry IV lies dying and the rebels maintain their unrest, Falstaff, returned war-hero, and closest confidant of Prince Hal, is engaged to recruit for the Kings army. Henry V (To 11 October)ENTERTAINMENTS by William Shakespeare Shelagh DelaneysTheres trouble brewing between England and France As King Henry V attempts to prove himself a worthy ruler, Theatre Listings he brazenly lays claim to parts of France. When FranceA Taste ofmocks his claim, he leads the English forces across the Channel.ABOVE THE STAG Emma Watson is nineteen and new in town. Shes beenSOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE HONEY77-85 NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY, SE1 6BD72 ALBERT EMBANKMENT, SE1 7TP cut off by her rich aunt and dumped back in the family home. Emma and her sisters must marry, fast. If not, theyPreludes (To 12 October)Now & Then (From 11 September) face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse: an eternity with theirMusic, Lyrics, Book and Orchestrations by Dave Malloy by Ronnie Larsen boorish brother and his awful wife. Sergei Rachmaninoff has it all; world-wide fame from a When Daniel and Greg meet as young men, one dreamssingle composition by the age of 19, commissioned toAged just 19 Shelagh Delaney of being a country music star, the other is an aspiringNATIONAL THEATRE write his first symphony at 20 and engaged to the love ofwrote her first play A Taste of comedian. As the years unfurl we see what happens to theirSOUTHBANK, SE1 9PX his life, Natalya. But at 21 he is crippled with a depressive dreamsand to their love as they weather lifes highs andparanoia and anxiety.Honey, set in her home town lows. Hansard (To 25 November) of Salford, which is where the by Simon Woods Great Expectations (18 October To 28 November)The Good Scout (9 October To 2 November) Its a summers morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robinby Charles Dickens, adapted by Neil Bartlett National Theatre begins its by Glenn Chandler Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house heA chance meeting with a convict on Christmas Eve,UK tour this autumn.Inspired by true events: in Bassington, England, the localshares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissfula decaying house full of secrets and an orphans lifeI ts hard to believe that the young Delaney, troop play host to a cycling party of Hitlerjugendbut areas it seems.transformed by an anonymous benefactor. Great the German boys cyclists or spyclists?Expectations is a coming of age tale with love and class atdisappointed in a play she saw in her local theatre, Translations (15 October To 18 December) its centre. put pen to paper for the first time and crafted a piece BRIDGE THEATRE by Brian Friel that is influential and still topical today.SOUTHBANK, SE1 9PX Following a sold-out run in 2018, Ian Ricksons exquisiteTHE OLD VIC Often credited as the influence for Coronation production of Brian Friels masterpiece returns. Ciarn103 THE CUT, SE1 8NB Street and a number of Morrissey songs, A Taste of Honey Two Ladies (14 September To 26 October) Hinds reprises his critically acclaimed role of patriarch andhas become a British classic and an icon of 1950s working by Nancy Harris schoolmaster, Hugh, whose livelihood and culture are at risk.A Very Expensive Poison (To 5 October) class life. The story centres around the complicated As their husbands clash over an international crisis, the firstby Lucy Prebble relationships between a mother, her daughter and the ladies of France and America find themselves alone togetherMy Brilliant Friend (12 November To 18 January) In a bizarre mix of high-stakes global politics andmen in their lives.in a side room. Friends, or enemies? When the stakes are soAdapted by April De Angelis from Elena Ferrantesradioactive villainy, a man pays with his life. At thisBijan Sheibani directs Jodie Prenger as Helen in this high, can they trust each other?Neapolitan Novels time of global crises and a looming new Cold War, Ataboo-breaking play, offering an explosive celebration of When the most important person in her life goes missingVery Expensive Poison sends us careering through thethe vulnerabilities and strengths of the female spirit in a The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe (9 November To 2without a trace, Lenu Greco, now a celebrated author, beginsshadowy world of international espionage from Moscowdeprived and restless world.February 2020) to recall a relationship of more than 60 years. Even as lifeto Mayfair.by Nancy Harris repeatedly tries to pull them in separate directions, theyTOUR DATESStep through the wardrobe this winter into the magicalremain inextricably bound to one another. Lungs (14 October To 9 November) 13-21 September, The Lowry, Salfordkingdom of Narnia for the most mystical of adventures in aby Duncan MacMillan 24-28 September, Kings Theatre, Edinburghfaraway land.SHAKESPEARES GLOBE The ice caps are melting, theres overpopulation, political1-5 October, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury56 PARK STREET, SE1 9AR unrest; everythings going to hell in a handcartwhy7-12 October, Richmond TheatreMENIER CHOCOLATE FACTORY on earth would someone bring a baby into this world?15-19 October, Grand Opera House, Belfast53 SOUTHWARK STREET, SE1 1RU Henry IV Part I (To 11 October) Directed by Matthew Warchus, Claire Foy and Matt Smith22-26 October, Leicester Curveby William Shakespeare perform in Duncan Macmillans hilarious emotional28 October to 2 November, Theatre Royal, BathThe Watsons (20 September To 16 November) Two Harrys: Harry Hotspur and Prince Hal. Sons to enemyrollercoaster of a play, as a couple wrestle with our5-9 November, Grand Theatre, Wolverhamptonby Laura Wade fathers: Henry Percy and King Henry IV. Hotspur is preparingplanets biggest dilemmas. 12-16 November, Norwich Theatre Royal28THE RIVER MAGAZINE|Autumn 2019 THE RIVER MAGAZINE|Autumn 201929'