Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
PUNTS – Theatre503
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.
PUNTS – Theatre503
Deciding what is best is a tricky thing to do. It’s particularly difficult if you’re trying to do what is best for someone else. How do you know if you’re doing the right thing? Is your aim and end admirable but your means slightly suspect?
SEE ME NOW – Young Vic
Verbatim theatre always raises theatrical and ethical issues. The use of the words spoken by real-life, as opposed to fictional, people always argues in favour of authenticity (which is not the same as truth).
SEE ME NOW – Young Vic
Verbatim theatre always raises theatrical and ethical issues. The use of the words spoken by real-life, as opposed to fictional, people always argues in favour of authenticity (which is not the same as truth).
F**KING MEN – Vaults Theatre
Joe DiPietro’s cult hit is enjoyable enough, but rather predictable in both form and content.
WHERE DO LITTLE BIRDS GO? – Old Red Lion Theatre
New play about a young working-class woman’s experiences in 1960s London is small, but inspirational.
Text of the Day: The Plough and the Stars
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.