Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 11, 2018
Named as one of the 1,000 most influential Londoners by the Evening Standard, Barney Norris' latest play, Nightfall, has just opened at the very high-profile Bridge Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM[SHARE]Monday, May 7, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 6, 2018
Mood Music is all about the music industry and the pains of creativity. It is a powerful journey into the dark heart of music-making " and surely a candidate for best play of the year.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 4, 2018
This revival of Sarah Daniels' 1983 feminist classic, Masterpieces, is Neil McPherson's latest good idea. It's a play that is often seen, in textbooks, as typical of a militant femintern sty…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 3, 2018
London-born actress Natasha Gordon's warmhearted play, Nine Night, now making its first appearance at the National Theatre, is as much about family, music and mourning as it is about ethnici…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 30, 2018
The Writer makes a strong case for theatre as a place to debate the most urgent issues of the day and prove that, for some women, experimenting with form is not an option, but a necessity.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 29, 2018
The cast's good work goes a long way to saving what is hyped as a classic, but is actually not such a very good play. Absolute Hell is fun, but this time the show is better than the writing.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 28, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Friday, April 27, 2018
There's much to enjoy in The Prudes, an evening of wisdom and fun, directed by Anthony Neilson himself, and Jonjo O'Neill (James) and Sophie Russell (Jes) have great onstage empathy and exce…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Joe White's debut, Mayfly, is a family play that although marketed as "ethereal" is actually much more rooted than that. It also expresses a deep sense of loss. And, with its title in mind, …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 22, 2018
First seen in Edinburgh last year, Half Breed is one of those plays that embrace you warmly and hold you tight for all of its 60-minute duration.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2018
In Kenneth Emson's superbly crafted new play, Plastic, a small town along the Thames Estuary in Essex smoulders its hormonal slow-burns until a teenage disagreement escalates into a tragedy.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 16, 2018
The trouble with Instructions for Correct Assembly is that for a drama which depends on the contrast between humanoid robots and real flesh and blood, there are no sympathetic human beings.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 14, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 13, 2018
It's been a golden week for James Graham, British theatre's wonder boy. After winning an Olivier Award for his comedy, Labour of Love, he now has another show in the West End, this time a tr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 9, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 8, 2018
This is a stylish, yet thoroughly accessible, production that is full of energy and a joyous satirical thrust that never obscures the real human emotions at the story's core. Let's hope that…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 5, 2018
With enormous compassion, David Haig weaves together a thrilling story that is both personal and political. Having done his research, he makes the gobbledygook of technical weather reports s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Martin Murphy's hugely enjoyable Victim is a one-woman show about life in prison. It has already had a successful outing in Edinburgh last year and concerns two females on opposite sides of …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Despite the inconclusive nature of the story, Love Me Now does give a vivid impression of how some millennials view sex as transactional and love as impossible.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 27, 2018
One of the most excruciating and thrilling of dramas, Vincent River is a triumphant example of in-yer-face theatre at its cruel best. And a great production like this sends you home with you…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 26, 2018
At the centre of the show is Arinzé Kene himself. Having just finished his part in Conor McPherson's Girl from the North Country in the West End, he devotes all of his considerable charisma…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 24, 2018
Black Men Walking is a hugely enjoyable show which embraces its audience in a warm clinch while zapping your brain with thought-provoking ideas. It's not one of the best black plays of the y…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 23, 2018
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 22, 2018
Based on the eye-opening true stories of Japanese people abducted by the North Korean regime, in order for them to train spies and saboteurs, Great Wave expresses thrilling feelings of loss,…
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