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GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz16th November 2017Leave a Comment

From its haunting title, to its moments of explosive dialogue, this is a modern classic, which when it was first staged won Mamet the Pulitzer Prize. Set in Chicago, it shows a group of slick hustlers who have to sell tracts of indifferent Florida real estate.

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Text of the Day: Apologia

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz17th August 2017Leave 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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Text of the Day: Playwright Anders Lustgarten on hope

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz18th July 2017Leave 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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GLORIA – Hampstead

In Comedy, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz24th June 2017Leave a Comment

This play’s subject is alienation, at work and in the home. (But mainly at work.) In contemporary society, office work seems to symbolize a life of modern drudgery.

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Text of the Day: Killology

In Features, London theatre, Native, Plays by Aleks Sierz6th June 2017Leave a Comment

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

THE PULVERISED – Arcola Theatre

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

In the growing xenophobic atmosphere of Brexit it is a relief to see a show from Europe, to get a foreign eye on the world. And to enjoy a Continental playwriting sensibility about the big theme of globalization.

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THE PULVERISED – Arcola Theatre

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

In the growing xenophobic atmosphere of Brexit it is a relief to see a show from Europe, to get a foreign eye on the world. And to enjoy a Continental playwriting sensibility about the big theme of globalization.

BIG GUNS – The Yard Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz30th March 2017Leave a Comment

There are many powerful metaphors for our way of life: a casino economy, the society of the spectacle, a modern Babylon. But there is plenty of room for another one, something strong, something memorable.

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UGLY LIES THE BONE – National

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz5th March 2017Leave a Comment

Theatre increasingly uses digital delights to enhance audience enjoyment. And you can easily see why.

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THE SEWING GROUP – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz18th November 2016Leave a Comment

New drama about our desire for a simpler life is intriguing, but its ending is a bit flawed.

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Text of the Day: Magnificence

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz17th November 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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MAGNIFICENCE – Finborough Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz31st October 2016Leave a Comment

Overdue revival of Howard Brenton’s mixed-up 1973 play is too messy and incoherent<.

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Text of the Day: Pigeon English

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz27th October 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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OIL – Almeida Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz18th October 2016Leave a Comment

New epic about mothers and daughters in the age of oil is wonderfully ambitious, but deeply unhistorical.

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SHOPPING & F***ING – Lyric Hammersmith

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz14th October 2016Leave a Comment

Twentieth-anniversary revival of 1990s zeitgeist play is flashy, loud and fun, but also lacks emotional connection

The post Shopping and F***ing, Lyric Hammersmith appeared first on Aleks Sierz.

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Text of the Day: Happy To Help

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz9th July 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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HAPPY TO HELP – Park Theatre

In Comedy, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz27th June 2016Leave a Comment

A likeable and energetically acted satire on supermarkets is occasionally fun, but rather lacking in dramatic force.

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Text of the Day: You for Me for You

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz2nd January 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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