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To Be Straight With You

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Critical Opinions

“DV8…have always been well ahead of the game. Now, just at a point when others are catching up, Newson reinvents the rules with this. To Be Straight With You is a hard hitting and passionate 80 minutes that expresses what is often left unsaid…you will not be able to resist this brave, life-affirming show.”
The Guardian

“DV8 Physical Theatre's stunning new show can fairly be described as a short, sharp shock. Measured and extensively researched, it's the most informative 75 minutes I have spent in a theatre for a long time, yet also the most magical. DV8's artistic director Lloyd Newson is a theatrical genius, worthy of comparison with Peter Brook in his prime.”
The Birmingham Post

“Visionary and artistically magnificent … highly political dance theatre: angry, powerful and emotional.”
Neues Deutschland

‘…a dynamic, disturbing work, … staged with vivid imagination, daring and technological skill.’
The Australian

"Wonderfully creative...these performers really dazzle"
Irish Independent

"Profoundly political and personally devastating...DV8's defiant grammar of dance and physical movement provides a liberating language of corporeal joy"
The Irish Times

"London's DV8 Physical Theatre has created an unforgettable piece of performance art with To Be Straight With You...politically timely and emotionally charged"
Santa Barbara Independent

 

Reviews

The Guardian
...... Sex is a battlefield as DV8 tackles homophobia head on
Lyn Gardner | 15th Apr 2008 | review

The Times
...... To Be Straight With You
Donald Hutera | 21st Apr 2008 | review

The Birmingham Post
...... To Be Straight With You
Terry Grimley | 23rd May 2008 | review

The Irish Times
...... To Be Straight With You
Sara Keating | 2nd Oct 2009 | review

Irish Theatre Magazine
...... To Be Straight With You
Michael Seaver | 3rd Oct 2009 | review

Evening Herald
...... First Night: To Be Straight With You
Susan Conley | 10th Oct 2009 | review

Culture Spot LA
...... Dance review: DV8 at UCLA Live
Colleen McLellan | 7th Nov 2009 | review

Los Angeles Times
... Dance review: DV8 Physical Theater at UCLA's Royce Hall
by Lewis Segal | Sunday Nov 8 2009 | review

San Francisco Gate
... Theater Review: Lloyd Newson's "Straight"
by Allan Ulrich | Saturday Nov 14 2009 | review

Santa Barbara Independent
... London-based Physical Theatre company delivers a powerful production
by Elizabeth Schwyzer | Friday Nov 20 2009 | review

The Ottawa Citizen
... Dance Review: To Be Straight With You
by Natasha Gauthier | Friday Nov 27 2009 | review

The Globe and Mail
... Smart and clever dance reveals harrowing stories of hate
by Paula Citron | Saturday 28 Nov 2009 | review

The Toronto Star
... To Be Straight With You goes beyond issue of homophobia
by Michael Crabb | Wednesday 2 Dec 2009 | review

 

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