Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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]Monday, September 30, 2019
Scrupulous revival of Black Chiffon, an almost forgotten psychological thriller about class and unconscious desire.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, September 27, 2019
There's excellent acting in Two Ladies, a play that tickles the senses and the intellect by playfully morphing from one genre to another.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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]Monday, September 23, 2019
New Israeli play Amsterdam about the effect of the past on the present is an open text which owes much too much to Martin Crimp.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Friday, September 20, 2019
Tanika Gupta's superb reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's modern classic A Doll's House is both entertaining and deep.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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]Sunday, September 15, 2019
New docu-drama The King of Hell's Palace about the Chinese blood-contamination scandal of 1990s is about corruption and cover-up.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Friday, September 13, 2019
Lucy Prebble's latest tells the story of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in A Very Expensive Poison, but prefers buffoonery over analysis.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk. Favourite stage direction: "There are two printed versions of…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Lively gig theatre revival of Jackie Kay's Chiaroscuroa, a 1980s account of the black lesbian experience doesn't quite work.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Monday, September 9, 2019
Tim Crouch returns! And Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation at the Royal Court, his experimental exploration of belief and determinism, is touched by genius.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, September 6, 2019
Simon Woods' debut play Hansard, about the parliamentary ruling class is timely, and amusingly preceptive, but ultimately unsatisfying.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Monday, September 2, 2019
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play Appropriate is a brilliantly acute and entertaining, if a bit depressing, deconstruction of the great American family drama.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 28, 2019
One from the archives: In 1988, excavations began on the site of Shakespeare's Globe and the occasion called for a symbolic moment.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 24, 2019
In The Doctor at the Almeida Theatre Juliet Stevenson is mesmerising in a brilliantly written ethical debate that is both thrilling and challenging.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Warheads, a new play about PTSD, features its co-author on stage in a powerful production which is basically a medical case study.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 20, 2019
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]Monday, August 12, 2019
Rare Philip King play tries to turn a farcical situation into a serious drama - and it doesn't quite work.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 10, 2019
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]Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk. One from the archives...
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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, July 29, 2019
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]Saturday, July 20, 2019
Star cast delivers a terrific revival of Tennessee Williams's last masterpiece The Night of the Iguana at the Noel Coward Theatre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 19, 2019
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]Wednesday, July 17, 2019
The Harry Potter team presents a hyped up state-of-the-family play in The End Of History and it just falls flat on its face.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 14, 2019
Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner at the Royal Court Theatre, a bright new two-hander about an internet troll being trolled is intelligent, lively, provocative and funny.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Friday, July 12, 2019
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]Michael Frayn's meta-comic masterpiece Noises Off easily stands the test of time; even when things go wrong!
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 8, 2019
Europe at the Donmar Warehouse is a magnificent revival of David Greig's 1990s visionary classic which is timely, tough and tender, brutal and brilliant.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 30, 2019
The Hunt, a striking stage version of Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm's 2012 film, is full of intensity.
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