'It all seems curiously inauthentic': WELCOME TO THE UK " Bunker Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Borderline Theatre is a laudable undertaking, but sadly Welcome to the UK at the Bunker Theatre is neither funny nor original.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 9:00am on January 28, 2019☆⚑

Text of the Day: Coming Clean by Aleks Sierz

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 on January 22, 2019☆⚑

'Exceptionally meditative & occasionally very moving': THE UNRETURNING " Theatre Royal Stratford East by Aleks Sierz

Frantic Assembly's latest, The Unreturning, is a moving meditation on war and masculinity, thanks to playwright Anna Jordan.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 5:00am on January 21, 2019☆⚑

Text of the Day: Stop & Search by Aleks Sierz

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 on January 19, 2019☆⚑

'More of an old banger than a sleek Uber machine': APPROACHING EMPTY " Kiln Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Ishy Din's new play about a cab office, Approaching Empty at the Kiln in Kilburn, is more of an old banger than a sleek Uber machine.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on January 18, 2019☆⚑

Frank, funny & occasionally ferocious entertainment': COMING CLEAN " Trafalgar Studios by Aleks Sierz

Frank, funny and occasionally ferocious revival of the late Kevin Elyot's 1982 Bush Theatre debut Coming Clean.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 7:00am on January 15, 2019☆⚑

Text of the Day: Time Is Love / Tiempo Es Amore by Aleks Sierz

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 on January 14, 2019☆⚑

Text of the Day: Robin Soans on playing a vicar by Aleks Sierz

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 1:00pm on January 9, 2019☆⚑

'It's hot, hot, hot': TIME IS LOVE / TIEMPO ES AMORE " Finborough Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Welcome back Ché Walker; your verbally dexterous LA story Time Is Love really sings with passion and tragedy.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on January 7, 2019☆⚑

Text of the Day: The Cane by Aleks Sierz

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 on January 4, 2019☆⚑

Text of the Day: Hole by Aleks Sierz

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 on January 2, 2019☆⚑

Text of the Day: One Jewish Boy by Aleks Sierz

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 on December 27, 2018☆⚑

'It touches the emotional parts that other media simply don't': ORPHEUS " Battersea Arts Centre by Aleks Sierz

Little Bulb, an award-winning company of actor-musicians which is based in the South East and tours nationwide, has revived their version of Orpheus, and the result is breathtaking.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on December 24, 2018☆⚑

'Powerful mix of passion & intelligence': ONE JEWISH BOY " Old Red Lion Theatre by Aleks Sierz

The new play One Jewish Boy about anti-semitism is viscerally powerful and raises some troubling issues about insidious racism.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 9:00am on December 21, 2018☆⚑

'A Christmas play with the power to disturb & provoke': THE TELL-TALE HEART " National Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Can you really turn a three-page short story into a full-length play? What would you add, and how would you avoid accusations of padding? Anthony Neilson's new version of Edgar Allan Poe's T…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 8:00am on December 20, 2018☆⚑

'It's hard to fault this fabulous production': THE CONVERT " Young Vic Theatre by Aleks Sierz

The Convert, at the Young Vic Theatre, a thrilling revival of Black Panther Danai Gurira's 2012 play about Christianity and imperialism is a heartfelt cry for justice.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on December 18, 2018☆⚑

'Great writing, great production, great stuff': THE CANE " Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Mark Ravenhill's comeback play The Cane at the Royal Court Theatre is a brilliant, complex and mature account of the abuse of power.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 5:00am on December 17, 2018☆⚑

Text of the Day: I'm Not Running by Aleks Sierz

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 on December 10, 2018☆⚑

'It is in-yer-face, a touch transgressive & very proud': HOLE " Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Hole, a short new play from actor Ellie Kendrick is full of ferocity but is not strong on originality or nuance.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 5:00am on December 7, 2018☆⚑

Text of the Day: War Horse by Aleks Sierz

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 on December 4, 2018☆⚑

Text of the Day: The Hoes by Aleks Sierz

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 on November 28, 2018☆⚑

Favourite stage direction: Dealing with Clair by Aleks Sierz

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 on November 27, 2018☆⚑

'Sharp & well-observed debut': CUCKOO " Soho Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Lisa Carroll's Cuckoo, her new debut play about Irish teens, has some exciting dialogue but its production doesn't quite deliver.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 5:00am on November 23, 2018☆⚑

'An unmistakable elegance to his prose': LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING " Coronet Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Plays about old age are often also plays about death. This is certainly true of American novelist Don DeLillo's evocatively titled 2005 play, Love-Lies-Bleeding.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on November 21, 2018☆⚑

Text of the Day: White Teeth by Aleks Sierz

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 on November 20, 2018☆⚑