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Elena Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend” at The National Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 29th Nov 2019 | Adaptation, Italy, London, Review, United Kingdom

Adapting novels for the stage is a tricky business. When the novel in question happens to be...

“Sydney & The Old Girl” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 28th Nov 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Age, United Kingdom

Actor Miriam Margolyes is a phenomenon. Not only has this Dickensian specialist starred in...

Can Dündar’s “#WeAreArrested” at the Arcola Theatre: Committed Political Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 24th Nov 2019 | Documentary Theatre, London, Review, Turkey, United Kingdom

Truth is the first casualty of war, and often it is journalists who have to pay the price. Killing...

Tue Biering’s “Land Without Dreams” at the Gate Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 24th Nov 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Art, Translation, United Kingdom

What’s the use of thinking about the future? What’s the use of thinking about the future in a...

“The House of the Spirits” at The Cervantes Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Nov 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom, United States of America

South America’s trauma in the second half of the twentieth century can be summed up by one phrase:...

“Shukshin’s Stories” by The Theatre of Nations at The Barbican

Posted by Jagger Biggs | 18th Nov 2019 | London, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad, United Kingdom

This month, Moscow’s Theatre of Nations graced the Barbican’s stage with Shukshin’s Stories, an...

Love in 3D: Multiple Guises for L’Amour at the Royal Opera House

Posted by Yulia Savikovskaya | 14th Nov 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom

Love seems to have preoccupied the planning team of the 2019/2020 season: it rushes on stage in so...

Samuel Bailey’s “Shook” at Southwark Playhouse

Posted by Mert Dilek | 8th Nov 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

The winner of the 2019 Papatango New Writing Prize, Shook by Samuel Bailey offers a glimpse into...

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...

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Elena Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend” at The National Theatre

“Sydney & The Old Girl” at The Park Theatre

Can Dündar’s “#WeAreArrested” at the Arcola Theatre: Committed Political Theatre

Tue Biering’s “Land Without Dreams” at the Gate Theatre

“The House of the Spirits” at The Cervantes Theatre

“Shukshin’s Stories” by The Theatre of Nations at The Barbican

Love in 3D: Multiple Guises for L’Amour at the Royal Opera House

Samuel Bailey’s “Shook” at Southwark Playhouse

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

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