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Rory Mullarkey’s “Pity” At The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 26th Jul 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

London’s Royal Court theatre, which proudly boast of being “a leading force in world theatre for...

“Allelujah!” at The Bridge Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 25th Jul 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Age, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

The NHS is us. For decades our national identity has been bandaged together with the idea, and...

Sally Cookson’s “A Monster Calls” At The Old Vic

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Jul 2018 | Adaptation, London, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, United Kingdom

There are few subjects as emotionally fraught as the relationship between childhood and death. How...

Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy” At The National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Jul 2018 | Italy, Kosovo, London, Review, United Kingdom

Images are what make abstract crises concrete. And who can forget the image of the bankrupt Lehman...

“Alkaline” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Jul 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Britain is rightly proud of its record on multiculturalism, but whenever cross-cultural couples...

“Red” – An Artist’s Mindmap

Posted by Irene Kukota | 18th Jul 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

When looking forward to seeing a work of art, a certain play or a performance what is our feeling...

Vicky Jones On Life After “Fleabag” And “The One”: “It’s Based On Something That Happened To Me”

Posted by Deborah Orr | 16th Jul 2018 | Essay, London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Bret Yount is choreographing. But there isn’t any dancing. Nor, for the moment, is there...

“Imperium” at The Gielgud Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Jul 2018 | Adaptation, London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

History repeats itself. This much we know. In the 1980s, under a Tory government obsessed with...

“Genesis Inc” at The Hampstead Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Jul 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

We are now pretty familiar with the idea that human reproduction (making babies) has been turned...

Martin McDonagh’s “The Lieutenant Of Inishmore” At The Noël Coward Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Jul 2018 | London, Northern Ireland, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Actor Aidan Turner, who plays the Cornish land-owner Poldark in the hit BBC series of that name,...

Critics Have A Duty To Look Beyond Appearance And Judge Performance. Otherwise They’re Just Creepy.

Posted by Alice Jones | 3rd Jul 2018 | Essay, London, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

I went to see Flight Of The Conchords this week. The New Zealand musical comedy duo flaunted their...

“One For Sorrow” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Jul 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

It’s the stuff of nightmares. There’s a massive explosion, the sound of smashing glass, falling...

Event Review: Ukrainian 1930s Avant-Garde Taking The Stage In London

Posted by Alison Miller | 27th Jun 2018 | Festivals, London, Review, Translation, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Meet The team behind Maklena and become part of the story! Armed secret police were everywhere...

“Monogamy” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Jun 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Forget about dark alleys, deserted parks and slippery slopes: the most dangerous place in the...

David Harrower’s “The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie” At The Donmar Warehouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 17th Jun 2018 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

Miss Jean Brodie, the larger-than-life Edinburgh schoolteacher that strides through Muriel Spark’s...

“Magic Mike Live” Is Coming To The UK–Here’s How To Get Tickets

Posted by Adam Bloodworth | 14th Jun 2018 | Adaptation, London, News, United Kingdom

Channing Tatum fans are about to get a whole lot closer to the star’s character Magic Mike, as a...

“The Strange Death Of John Doe” at The Hampstead Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Jun 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Regular air travel is a hassle. All that queuing, all that security, all those hot halls, and then...

Elizabeth Strout: “Nobody Was Even Remotely Interested In My Writing”

Posted by Alice Jones | 13th Jun 2018 | Adaptation, Books, Interview, London, United Kingdom

The story of Elizabeth Strout is one of creative faith and persistence. Growing up in Maine, “a...

“Fatherland” at The Lyric Hammersmith: Masculinity in Crisis

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Jun 2018 | Documentary Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Masculinity, whether toxic or in crisis (but never ever problem-free), is a hardy perennial...

When The Personal And Political Collide

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 12th Jun 2018 | India, LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

In his play, Contempt, queer activist and lawyer Danish Sheikh draws parallels (or contrasts)...

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Rory Mullarkey’s “Pity” At The Royal Court

Sally Cookson’s “A Monster Calls” At The Old Vic

Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy” At The National Theatre

“Alkaline” at The Park Theatre

“Red” – An Artist’s Mindmap

“Imperium” at The Gielgud Theatre

“Genesis Inc” at The Hampstead Theatre

Martin McDonagh’s “The Lieutenant Of Inishmore” At The Noël Coward Theatre

Critics Have A Duty To Look Beyond Appearance And Judge Performance. Otherwise They’re Just Creepy.

“One For Sorrow” at The Royal Court

Event Review: Ukrainian 1930s Avant-Garde Taking The Stage In London

David Harrower’s “The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie” At The Donmar Warehouse

“Magic Mike Live” Is Coming To The UK–Here’s How To Get Tickets

“The Strange Death Of John Doe” at The Hampstead Theatre

Elizabeth Strout: “Nobody Was Even Remotely Interested In My Writing”

“Fatherland” at The Lyric Hammersmith: Masculinity in Crisis

When The Personal And Political Collide

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