Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Favourite stage directions: “They stand there for a moment, Joey holding Jon. Jon’s arms remain awkwardly crossed over his chest. It’s somewhere between romance and friendship. Support, more than anything else. Maybe Jon closes his eyes. Then Joey pulls away. Pause. They smile at each other.” – Sam Steiner’s You Stupid Darkness!
Aleks Sierz FRSA is a theatre critic, and author of the seminal study of new 1990s playwrights, In-Yer-Face Theatre. His other books include Rewriting the Nation, The Theatre of Martin Crimp, John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights and Modern British Playwriting. His latest book (co-authored with Lia Ghilardi) is The Time Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre. He also works as a journalist, broadcaster, and lecturer. Aleks blogs independently at www.sierz.co.uk and tweets at @alekssierz.
