Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning drama Sweat vigorously massages the wounded heart of rustbelt America.
FEATURED SHOW: Reviews are in for Liane Grant’s ‘compelling’ & ‘bold’ debut play Half Me, Half You
Liane Grant’s ‘hard-hitting’ new play Half Me, Half You anticipates the long-term consequences of today’s political climate in the US and UK. We’ve rounded up review highlights.
FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Liane Grant’s new play Half Me, Half You premieres at Tristan Bates
Liane Grant’s provocative new political play Half Me, Half You has now commenced its UK premiere season at London’s Tristan Bates Theatre, where it continues until 6 April 2019. Scroll through our gallery of first-look production photos – and then get booking!
‘If roles aren’t there for us, we have to create them ourselves’: Half Me, Half You’s Kalea Williams on diversity & casting
What do you do as an actor if you don’t know where you fit in? We catch up with Half Me, Half You’s Kalea Williams on diversity, creating your own work and why this play is so relevant to right now. Time to get booking!
PHOTOS: Sneak a peek into the rehearsal room with the cast of Half Me, Half You
Female-led with diversity at the heart of the play and the production. What have the company of the UK premiere of Liane Grant’s provocative new political play Half Me, Half You been up to in rehearsal? Scroll through our gallery of fun rehearsal photos – and then get booking!
‘I’m livid that neither Trump or the cheating Leave campaign have been held accountable’: Playwright Liane Grant on Half Me, Half You
Can art help to combat hate crime? Outrage over Donald Trump, Leave Means Leave and much more, including the real-life experiences of close friends, inspired Liane Grant to write Half Me, Half You, which now comes to London’s Tristan Bates Theatre after a successful New York run. Check out our interview below – and then get booking!
Text of the Day: Eden
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
‘For all its good intentions, I just didn’t believe any of it’: EDEN – Hampstead Theatre
New play Eden at the Hampstead Theatre, about corporate capitalism and local resistance, is let down by poor and unbelievable writing.
‘Fails to offer any notable or really new insight’: SHIPWRECK – Almeida Theatre
Shipwreck has its moments and the cast are uniformly excellent, but without strong character investment it dwindles to little more than a few well-hashed arguments we’ve all heard before.
New Half Me, Half You post-show debate: How should we respond to Trump’s America?
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Monday 1 April 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock chairs a post-show debate at provocative new, Trump-inspired play Half Me, Half You. Got any questions?