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‘Plenty of fun amid the tears’: NINE NIGHT – National Theatre

In Comedy, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz3rd May 2018Leave a Comment

London-born actress Natasha Gordon’s warmhearted play, Nine Night, now making its first appearance at the National Theatre, is as much about family, music and mourning as it is about ethnicity or migration.

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Text of the Day: Misty

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Quotes by Aleks Sierz9th April 2018Leave a Comment

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

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EXPENSIVE SHIT – Soho Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz8th April 2017Leave a Comment

It’s hot. Real hot. And you’re dancing, just lost in music. You’re at the legendary Shrine nightclub in Lagos, where Afrobeat star Fela Kuti is king. It’s 1994. And it’s hot. Sweat is just pouring off you, no longer in little trickles but soaking through your clothes.

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A PROFOUNDLY AFFECTIONATE, PASSIONATE DEVOTION TO SOMEONE (–NOUN) – Royal Court

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz8th March 2017Leave a Comment

Love, we know, will tear us apart again. And again. And yet again. It will shred our nerves and rip through our guts; it will fill us with anguish, and then douse us in regrets.

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THE ROYALE – The Tabernacle

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz9th November 2016Leave a Comment

Welcome return of last year’s American hit boxing drama, which is thrilling if a bit hard to follow.

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Text of the Day: Torn

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Quotes by Aleks Sierz30th September 2016Leave a Comment

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

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GIRLS – Soho Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz30th September 2016Leave a Comment

New captive drama is well-written in a symbolic vein that helps to humanise the story behind the headlines.

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TORN – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz17th September 2016Leave a Comment

Experimental family drama is very powerful, but its theatrical form is too complicated for its own good.

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Text of the Day: Counting Stars

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Quotes by Aleks Sierz13th September 2016Leave a Comment

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

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