The second entry in Alchemist Theatre’s ‘Writers On Hold’ series, Blue Beneath My Skin continues to explore the themes of racial identity and femininity.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWhile Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is arguably the first and most famous ‘modern’ play about female emancipation from an inequitable marriage, it’s certainly not the only drama to tackle…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMAs an artist, Ian Dury is unique in the annals of British rock music. Contracting polio at the age of seven (which resulted in the paralysis of his left leg, shoulder and arm), Dury didn’t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMDuring lockdown, Glass Half Full Theatre have produced a series of monologues that depict women from different walks of life.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWhile world history is ‘officially’ about facts, in reality, it is an amalgamation of thousands of experiences into one coherent narrative.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMIf one were to peruse social media as this time of ‘social distancing’, one thread that surfaces periodically is how hard it is for single people who have no human contact. There is, how…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMA young man whose life was cut short by the First World War, Charles’ poems marked him out of as one the pre-eminent wordsmiths of his time.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMHistory shows that right up to the 20th century, women were ‘sectioned’ on all sorts of non-medical pretexts.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFar from being just a niche tale about familial connections, the play’s intersectionality provides greater depth in the questions and answers it broaches.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThe Cutting Edge passes on the message that art in all its forms is about the importance of the human experience, rather than an end in itself.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIn Paul Minx’s play The Dog Walker (which is directed by Harry Burton) we meet two individuals who despite initial appearances, have deep-seated issues that manifest as ‘quirky’ behavi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIn Flights, which is written by John O’Donovan and directed by Thomas Martin, a protracted period of grieving is examined for the first time, leading to an uncomfortable night of self-exam…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMResponsibility to oneself and others permeates On McQuillan’s Hill, as does how isolation – real or imagined – affects one’s mental well-being.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWith no topic too grim, too unsettling or embarrassing, Lullabies for the Lost gives a voice to the unsayable and has insights to spare about the human condition.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe Invisible Man manages to combine both panto and more serious fare, bringing a modicum of seasonal mirth to a tale about the darker side of human nature.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMAsides from being a love letter to the NHS, Tania Amsel’s Blood Orange makes clear how stressful and demanding on one’s mental health working in the caring professions is.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe Wind Of Heaven at the Finborough Theatre is spot on, with the principal characters living within the skin of their respective roles.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe current production of Uncle Vanya which is touring with Theatrical Niche stays true to the spirit of its origins, while also fleshing out aspects that resonate today.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMAdapted by Caridad Svich from Isabel Allende’s award-winning novel and directed by Paula Paz, The House of the Spirits is as much the history of a nation as a family drama. While the count…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMDirected by James O’Donnell, Frank McGuinness’ The Match Box is an in-depth examination of parental grief.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWriter Sarah Rutherford cleverly weaves together disparate elements of a sensitive story with subtlety and humour in The Girl Who Fell.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMAs Matthew Parker’s swansong as artistic director at the Hope Theatre, The House of Yes isn’t afraid to show the underbelly of ‘respectable society’.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMOne might be forgiven for thinking that Danelaw would be unrelentingly bleak, but in truth the play is a satire and doesn’t avoid the more absurdist elements of storytelling.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWritten by Paloma Pedrero – Spain’s most prolific playwright in the 21st century – and directed by Simone Coxall, The Eyes Of The Night makes its UK premiere at the Cervantes Theatre i…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWritten by Paul Westwood and directed by Clemmie Reynolds, Skin In The Game is a family drama with a difference.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMRiver in the Sky shows that even for those dealing with the ramifications of fertility issues, speaking frankly and directly is seldom on the cards.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFirst performed in 1970, Tricia Thorns’ revival of Philip King’s Go Bang Your Tambourine is remarkably the first time the play has ever been performed in London
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMAsk people below a certain age what palliative care is and there might not be recognition for the term. But as one gets older, and family and friends succumb to the effects of time, there is…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMIn Tegan McLeod’s play Lunatic 19’s, which is directed by Jonathan Martin, we meet a young woman of Hispanic descent who happens to be at the ‘wrong place at the wrong time’.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWritten by Anthony Neilson – himself a theatrical bête noire in terms of his fearless probing at the underbelly of sexuality – and directed by Imogen Beech, The Censor is as much a ‘b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWritten by Tuyen Do and directed by Kristine Landon-Smith, Summer Rolls focuses on an ‘invisible’ demographic – the Anglo-Vietnamese.
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