Owen fields three characters: Paul, smarmy son of an industrialist, has invented a game, Killology, in which players torture their victims. Sounds gross enough, but Paul has given it an extra dimension: you score more points depending on how creative you are in your torturing.
PIGEON ENGLISH – West End
New play from the National Youth Theatre is energetic and lively, but a bit unsettling in its portrayal of the poor.
PIGEON ENGLISH – West End
New play from the National Youth Theatre is energetic and lively, but a bit unsettling in its portrayal of the poor.
IF WE GOT SOME MORE COCAINE – Old Red Lion Theatre
New two-hander about petty criminal youth in Ireland packs a strong emotional punch amid its hilarity.
FURY – Soho Theatre
New drama about a desperate single mother is powerfully written and raises some disturbing issues.
Text of the Day: Firebird
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT – National Theatre
New Welsh monologue focuses on the sacrifices demanded from its young female heroine, but what are its politics?
Text of the Day: Yen
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
YEN – Royal Court
Powerful play about brothers comes storming into Sloane Square from Manchester, trailing tenderness and terror.
HERONS – Lyric Hammersmith
Unmoving revival of Simon Stephens’ teen-bully play sacrifices emotional truth to trendy directorial gimmicks.