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Annie Baker’s “The Antipodes” at the National Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 31st Oct 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom, United States of America

“Wily, slippery thing.” “Spiky little animal.” “One long nightmare.” These are the phrases that...

Sarah Rutherford’s “The Girl Who Fell” at the Trafalgar Studios: Death, Mourning, Co-Incidence and Healing

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 31st Oct 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Feeling guilty can be a drug. A powerful drug. Okay, it makes you feel bad, but at the same time,...

Ravers Under the Microscope: Dance Umbrella Festival Opens with Gisèle Vienne’s “Crowd” at Sadler’s Wells

Posted by Lisa Marie Bowler | 28th Oct 2019 | Dance Umbrella 2019, London, Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

The opening of the annual Dance Umbrella Festival of international contemporary dance in London...

Richard Gadd’s “Baby Reindeer” at The Bush Theatre: An Obsessive Story About Obsession

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Oct 2019 | Documentary Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

True stories, even in a fictional form, have the power to grip you by the throat, furiously shake...

Alice Birch’s “[BLANK]” at the Donmar Warehouse

Posted by Mert Dilek | 26th Oct 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Believe me when I tell you that there is much more to Alice Birch’s play [BLANK] than meets the...

Arinzé Kene’s “Little Baby Jesus” at the Orange Tree Theatre: Lyrical, Energetic and Wise Coming-of-Age Drama

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 26th Oct 2019 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Age, United Kingdom

Wow. Just wow. The moment you enter the auditorium of this venue it’s immediately obvious that...

Maxim Gorky’s “Vassa” at the Almeida Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 25th Oct 2019 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

“Our family doesn’t get on,” sneers the eponymous matriarch of Maxim Gorky’s Vassa, now playing at...

Samuel Gallet’s “Mephisto [A Rhapsody]” at The Gate Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 25th Oct 2019 | Adaptation, London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Adaptation is too banal a word to describe the cross-fertilization of theatre and other art forms....

“A History Of Water In The Middle East” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 23rd Oct 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Sabrina Mahfouz is a British-Egyptian writer who has explored issues of Muslim and British...

Danusia Samal’s “Out of Sorts” at the Theatre 503: Deeply Emotional Account of Personal Identity

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Oct 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

One of the delights of London fringe theatre is its ability to nurture new talent. In this respect...

David Greig’s “Solaris” at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 17th Oct 2019 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

Far away from Earth, there is a planet called Solaris. It is covered by an ocean and orbits two...

Samuel Gallet’s “Mephisto [A Rhapsody]” at the Gate Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 13th Oct 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

What does it really mean to do political theatre? Does the theatre even hold any potential to...

Caryl Churchill’s “Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.” at the Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Oct 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

At the age of 81, Caryl Churchill, Britain’s greatest living playwright, is still going strong....

Czech Centre London Presents: “Velvet Havel”

Posted by Julia Secklehner | 11th Oct 2019 | Czech Republic, London, Musical Theatre, Review

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet revolution the Czech Centre brings to...

Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” at the Garrick Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 10th Oct 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

One of my formative memories in the theatre dates back to twelve years ago, when I attended a...

Ruby Thomas’s “Either” at the Hampstead Theatre: Intriguing Questioning of Gender Identity

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Oct 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Once there were radically innovative playwrights; then came university courses about radically...

Caryl Churchill’s “Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.” at The Royal Court Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 29th Sep 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

There is no denying that Cary Churchill is the greatest living British playwright. So, what you...

Poetic Political Theatre: A Review of “The Secret River” by Kate Grenville, Adapted by Andrew Bovell

Posted by Katalin Trencsényi | 28th Sep 2019 | Australia, London, Review, United Kingdom

The Sydney Theatre Company’s 2013 landmark staging of The Secret River to the United Kingdom was...

Lesley Storm’s “Black Chiffon” at the Park Theatre: 1940s Psychological Thriller Revived

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Sep 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

In British plays of the postwar period, before the liberated 1960s, there is always an unresolved...

“Chiaroscuro” at The Bush Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Sep 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Identity politics have been around for decades. But it’s always good to revisit the subject....

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Annie Baker’s “The Antipodes” at the National Theatre

Sarah Rutherford’s “The Girl Who Fell” at the Trafalgar Studios: Death, Mourning, Co-Incidence and Healing

Ravers Under the Microscope: Dance Umbrella Festival Opens with Gisèle Vienne’s “Crowd” at Sadler’s Wells

Richard Gadd’s “Baby Reindeer” at The Bush Theatre: An Obsessive Story About Obsession

Arinzé Kene’s “Little Baby Jesus” at the Orange Tree Theatre: Lyrical, Energetic and Wise Coming-of-Age Drama

Maxim Gorky’s “Vassa” at the Almeida Theatre

Samuel Gallet’s “Mephisto [A Rhapsody]” at The Gate Theatre

“A History Of Water In The Middle East” at The Royal Court

Danusia Samal’s “Out of Sorts” at the Theatre 503: Deeply Emotional Account of Personal Identity

David Greig’s “Solaris” at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

Samuel Gallet’s “Mephisto [A Rhapsody]” at the Gate Theatre

Caryl Churchill’s “Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.” at the Royal Court

Czech Centre London Presents: “Velvet Havel”

Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” at the Garrick Theatre

Ruby Thomas’s “Either” at the Hampstead Theatre: Intriguing Questioning of Gender Identity

Caryl Churchill’s “Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.” at The Royal Court Theatre

Poetic Political Theatre: A Review of “The Secret River” by Kate Grenville, Adapted by Andrew Bovell

Lesley Storm’s “Black Chiffon” at the Park Theatre: 1940s Psychological Thriller Revived

“Chiaroscuro” at The Bush Theatre

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