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Saturday, February 2, 2019

‘Dazzlingly complex & immensely provocative piece of new writing’: When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other – National Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Martin Crimp’s new play, When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other at the National Theatre, has been hyped because of its star, Cate Blanchett, and rightly so: it’s a five-star show.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Friday, February 1, 2019

Text of the Day: The Unreturning 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 09:00AM
Thursday, January 31, 2019

Text of the Day: Approaching Empty 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 09:00AM
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Text of the Day: Gwyneth Paltrow dislocates her knee 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 09:00AM
Monday, January 28, 2019

‘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 09:00AM
Tuesday, January 22, 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
Monday, January 21, 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 05:00AM
Saturday, January 19, 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
Friday, January 18, 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 06:00AM
Tuesday, January 15, 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 07:00AM
Monday, January 14, 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
Wednesday, January 9, 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 01:00PM
Monday, January 7, 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 06:00AM
Friday, January 4, 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
Wednesday, January 2, 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
Thursday, December 27, 2018

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
Monday, December 24, 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 06:00AM
Friday, December 21, 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 09:00AM
Thursday, December 20, 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�…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Tuesday, December 18, 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 06:00AM
Monday, December 17, 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 05:00AM
Monday, December 10, 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
Friday, December 7, 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 05:00AM
Tuesday, December 4, 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
Wednesday, November 28, 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
Tuesday, November 27, 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
Friday, November 23, 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 05:00AM
Wednesday, November 21, 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 06:00AM
Tuesday, November 20, 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
Monday, November 19, 2018

Text of the Day: All We Ever Wanted Was Everything 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 09:00AM
Sunday, November 18, 2018

‘Retains all of its emotional force & its intoxicating theatrical flair’: WAR HORSE – National Theatre by Aleks Sierz

If there is a good argument for remembrance, and there is an equally good one for forgetting, what you can never forget is the War Horse experience.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM

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Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off