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WATCH: Discover more about acclaimed drama Poisoned Polluted from its cast and creative team

In London theatre, Native, Plays, Video by Featured Content22nd November 2019

Two sisters have to deal with the effects of their toxic childhood in new drama Poisoned Polluted. Find out more about the hit production with this behind the scenes trailer, then act fast to book tickets for the final performances.

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FIRST LOOK: Kathryn O’Reilly’s five-star tale of trying to survive childhood trauma, Poisoned Polluted

In Featured Shows, London theatre, Native, News, Photos, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content18th November 2019

A tale of two sisters and a bond forged through childhood adversity, Poisoned Polluted has drawn acclaim and plaudits during the first weeks of its run at the Old Red Lion Theatre. Take a look at production images then book your tickets for the show’s final weeks.

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BAD ROADS – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly29th November 2017Leave a Comment

Whilst war rages in the Ukraine, a journalist goes to the front lines and falls in love. Girls sit on a park bench, waiting for their soldier boyfriends.

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EYES CLOSED, EARS COVERED – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly14th September 2017Leave a Comment

Alex Gwyther’s Eyes Closed, Ears Covered is a slippery play that continuously raises questions. We’re immediately presented with Alyson Cummins’ concrete-grey, angular set, suggestive of a brutalist play park in a rundown housing estate.

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Text of the Day: Ugly Lies the Bone

In Features, London theatre, Native, Plays by Aleks Sierz11th April 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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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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US/THEM – National Theatre

In Children's theatre, Edinburgh Festival, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz23rd January 2017Leave a Comment

How do you stage appalling real-life events? I mean, without either being too luridly voyeuristic or too matter-of-factly journalistic? Maybe an oblique approach is the answer.

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MINEFIELD – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz6th June 2016Leave a Comment

Six veterans of both British and Argentinian armies feature in a disappointingly ultra-cool Falklands War drama.

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BU21 – Theatre 503

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz20th March 2016Leave a Comment

Powerful new play about a terror attack on London has strong passages, but is a bit too frantically humorous.

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Text of the Day: Annie Ryan on A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz5th March 2016Leave a Comment

Quote of the day: “There is a lot of trauma in this story.”

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