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Read MoreAleks Sierz FRSA is a British theatre critic. He is author of In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today (Faber, 2001), The Theatre of Martin Crimp (Methuen, 2006), John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger (Continuum, 2008) and Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today (Methuen, 2011). He has also written, co-authored with Lia Ghilardi, The Time Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre: The First Four Hundred Years (Oberon, 2015). His latest book is Good Nights Out: A History of Popular British Theatre 1940–2015 (Methuen, 2019). Sierz has written for publications including Tribune, The Arts Desk and The Stage, as well as newspapers such as The Independent.
Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th May 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
Most new writing for the British stage is timid in subject matter, predictable in plotting and...
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Maggie Smith is not only a national treasure but every casting director’s go-to “old bat” (her...
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Caryl Churchill is a phenomenal artist. Not only has she written a huge body of work, but each...
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Theatre can give a voice to the voiceless — but at what cost? Abhishek Majumdar, who debuted at...
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Every fairy tale is a cauldron of emotion. These are tales that steam with resentments flare-up in...
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Contemporary British theatre loves time travel — and not just to the past. It also enjoys...
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There are plenty of plays in which a character finds their own voice. But what about stories which...
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Wow, what a collection of talent: this show stars Peaky Blinder Cillian Murphy, and Enda Walsh’s...
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On Friday, March 29, 2019, was a black letter day. That is because it used to be the date of...
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Pain. A world of pain. Pain. For anyone suffering from a rare condition called Complex Regional...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 28th Mar 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom
There is a classic conflict in many gay plays: between characters who identify as gay (in the...
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Okay, so this is the play that will be remembered for the character names that have unusual...
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Tom Hiddleston. What can I say? His career has sprinkled handfuls of stardust from the beginning:...
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Fifteen-year-old Rory, a schoolgirl on the adventure of a lifetime, is puzzled. “Why,” she asks,...
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The events of 9/11 were a global wake-up call — and that includes theatre. In the wake of the War...
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In the medieval Mappa Mundi, which hangs in Hereford cathedral, the Garden of Eden is pictured at...
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Whenever I hear the word “cosmopolitan” I think of Europe in the 1920s: German Expressionism,...
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Well, you have to hand it to French playwright Florian Zeller — he’s certainly cracked the problem...
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There is no doubt that Peter Shaffer’s Equus is a modern classic. But does that justify reviving...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Mar 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
Titles matter: they send out messages. So, in the current #MeToo climate, isn’t it a bit...
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