Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
‘The best piece of experiential new writing currently on the London stage’: PLASTIC – Old Red Lion Theatre
In Kenneth Emson’s superbly crafted new play, Plastic, a small town along the Thames Estuary in Essex smoulders its hormonal slow-burns until a teenage disagreement escalates into a tragedy.
‘Gripping, original & entirely unexpected’: PLASTIC – Old Red Lion Theatre
Kenneth Emson’s script for Plastic is unusual, a rapid-fire rhyming verse that somehow still feels very natural in the mouths of teenagers, and which is brought brilliantly to life by an excellent cast.
‘What is so good is how it lulls you into a false sense of security’: PLASTIC – Old Red Lion Theatre ★★★★
What is so good about this play is how it lulls you into a false sense of security. The informality of how the characters address the audience, speaking in verse (sometimes rhyming, sometimes not), hooks you in from the second the lights are up.
‘Deeply poetic & deftly performed’: PLASTIC – Old Red Lion Theatre
Brutal and bleak, Kenneth Emson’s Plastic is uncompromising about how desperate life can get for those feeling left behind.
‘Feels like a huge misstep’: PLASTIC – Old Red Lion Theatre
When putting on a piece about violence against women, theatres must find one that is written by a woman. It’ll say something much more powerful, rather than simply telling people that it does happen and that it really affects men too.
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE – Vaults
This Must Be The Place is a very relevant piece of theatre in this day and age. It looks at how life can change in an instant; how we can run to, or run away from our hopes or our fears.
NEWS: This Must Be the Place gets London premiere at VAULT Festival
This Must Be the Place, the collaborative piece between Pinter Commission winning Brad Birch and BAFTA-nominated Kenneth Emson, will play as part of the VAULT Festival from 8 to 12 February 2017.