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‘Beautifully conveys its emotional & political charge’: SCROUNGER – Finborough Theatre (Online review)

In London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz5th August 2020Leave a Comment

The bright colours of the performance underline the surrealism of Scrounger’s quest for justice, and Athena Stevens, the first actor in a wheelchair nominated for an Offie, performs her story brilliantly.

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Lockdown emphasises the sharp divide between disabled & able-bodied, but there are silver linings

In Features, Native, Online shows, Opinion by Naomi Westerman13th April 2020

Being housebound and isolated is not unfamiliar to many members of the disabled and chronic illness communities, strangely leaving us potentially better equipped than the non-disabled to cope, and experiencing a sudden flood of accessibility.

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Text of the Day: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz22nd October 2019Leave 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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WATCH: How to talk about disability & A Day in the Death of Joe Egg in 2019?

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Photos, Plays, Sticky, Video by Terri Paddock11th October 2019Leave a Comment

Mate Terri Paddock chaired a post-show discussion at the West End revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg with director Simon Evans and the cast.

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PUNTS – Theatre503

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

The plot kicks off with disarming simplicity. Alastair is a rich fortysomething legal eagle, married to Antonia, who is a housewife. They live in a beautiful London house with Jack, one of their three sons, who has a learning disability.

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CIRCUS DIARIES: He Ain’t Heavy, by Grania Pickard & Oddly Moving Circus Theatre

In Cabaret, Circus, Features, Interviews, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Katharine Kavanagh7th October 2016Leave a Comment

The special preview of He Ain’t Heavy from Grania Pickard and her newly formed company, Oddly Moving Circus Theatre, was accompanied an invitation to a group of local writers and circus enthusiasts, facilitated by The Circus Diaries.

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THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR WATER – National Theatre

In Edinburgh Festival, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz1st March 2016Leave a Comment

New play from Jack Thorne about one couple’s tragic loss is both excruciating and oddly uplifting

The post The Solid Life of Sugar Water, National Theatre appeared first on Aleks Sierz.

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