Thursday, September 1, 2016
New two-hander about petty criminal youth in Ireland packs a strong emotional punch amid its hilarity.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:24PMWednesday, August 31, 2016
Kenneth Branagh’s final show in his West End season is a revival that is slick, but a bit passionless.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:20AMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:25AMTuesday, August 30, 2016
For the final show in his year-long stay at this West End address, Kenneth Branagh has chosen to revive and star in John Osborne’s 1957 play. By doing so, he finds himself once again tread…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:31PMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:32AMFriday, August 26, 2016
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 11:34AMWednesday, August 24, 2016
New play about Africa’s deadliest conflict is more of a heroic failure than a successful drama.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:33AMTuesday, August 23, 2016
Do you carry a small part of the Congo every day on your person? Probably. Your mobile phone will contain coltan, aka columbite tantalum, which is used to make your electronics work better. …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:25PMMonday, August 22, 2016
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 10:13AMSaturday, August 20, 2016
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 10:40AMWednesday, August 17, 2016
New play about personal identity and the digital world is strongly felt, but a bit too short.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:25AMTuesday, August 16, 2016
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 04:45AMThursday, August 11, 2016
Sheer joy and excitement as Lee (‘Billy Elliot’) Hall adapts book about six convent girls, with miraculous results.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:14AMWednesday, August 10, 2016
If you like the feeling of leaving a show, surrounded by the gently glowing faces of happy fellow audience members, then this is one for you. It’s a musical evening full of joyful singing …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:34PMTuesday, August 9, 2016
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 04:55AMMonday, August 8, 2016
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 08:30AMThursday, August 4, 2016
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 10:21AMTuesday, August 2, 2016
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 11:30AMFriday, July 29, 2016
New drama about a transgender lesbian is not only hugely enjoyable, but also thought-provoking.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, July 28, 2016
How many genders are there? The simplistic answer is two, but if you really think that then it’s time to go to the back of the class. In recent years, the rapid growth in perception of the…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:16PMRevival of Sean O’Casey’s modern classic shows its continued relevance, but is a bit meticulously sombre.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:44AMWednesday, July 27, 2016
Anniversaries are lotteries. Sometimes they allow us to see the past with fresh eyes; at other times, they simply accentuate the growing distance between then and now. Because this year mark…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:06PMMonday, July 25, 2016
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk. Favourite stage direction:
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:57PMFriday, July 22, 2016
Family drama about grief gets a surreal twist while exploring human relationships with imaginative flair.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:43AMNew immersive experience tells its story of people trafficking with considerable power and imagination.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:59AMTuesday, July 19, 2016
New drama about a desperate single mother is powerfully written and raises some disturbing issues.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:10PMMonday, July 18, 2016
Anthony Neilson’s newly devised piece is both a comic masterpiece and a disappointingly unbalanced work.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:25AMWednesday, July 13, 2016
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 12:45PMTuesday, July 12, 2016
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 10:50AMSunday, July 10, 2016
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 01:08PMSaturday, July 9, 2016
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 09:45AM 
