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“Daisy Pulls It Off” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Jan 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

History is a good place to talk about our contemporary concerns. And British theatre loves plays...

Audience To Vote For Bard’s Play They Want Performed At Shakespeare’s Globe

Posted by Adam Sherwin | 6th Jan 2018 | London, News, United Kingdom

“Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow,” Shakespeare wrote. Now...

Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Children” – The Environmental Disaster and Ethics

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 5th Jan 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Annoying as it is, I have to start with a spoiler alert. That’s because what’s most interesting to...

“FCUK’D” at The Bunker Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 29th Dec 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Is Britain’s welfare system unfit for purpose? Well, all the news channels seem to suggest that...

“Misalliance” at The Orange Tree Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 26th Dec 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

George Bernard Shaw was a theatrical superman. A critical attack dog, as well as a creator of...

British New Writing In An Age Of Austerity

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Dec 2017 | Essay, London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Friday, May 7, 2010; Brixton, south London; darkest night. Early dawn touches a Victorian terraced...

“Parliament Square” at The Bush Theatre: Politics at All Costs

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 11th Dec 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

The political story of our time is the upsurge in support for Jeremy Corbyn, leftwing leader of...

“The Secret Theatre” at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Dec 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Who will watch the watchers? As Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth I’s spymaster, says, in...

Play Based On “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” Coughing Scandal Set For West End Transfer

Posted by Conrad Landin | 5th Dec 2017 | London, News, United Kingdom

A play inspired by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’s “coughing major” is set to transfer to the West...

Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s “Bad Roads” at The Royal Court Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 29th Nov 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, Ukraine, United Kingdom

War is morally acidic: it dissolves social rules, loosens inhibitions and gives permission to men...

David Eldridge’s “Beginning” at The National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Nov 2017 | Acting, London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

One defining characteristic of Englishness is social awkwardness, and its emotional register is an...

How Hitchcock’s “Marnie” Inspired An Opera

Posted by Claudia Pritchard | 26th Nov 2017 | Adaptation, Essay, London, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom

An attractive, able woman preyed upon in the office by two bosses, one of whom uses his power to...

“The Suppliant Women” at The Young Vic

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 25th Nov 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Asylum is one of the most emotive words in the English language. It evokes valleys of pain,...

“The Suppliant Women” – A New Version for Modern Times

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 24th Nov 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Lizzie Clachan’s set is a simple stone floor slanting downwards towards the audience in a warm...

“Heather” at The Bush Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Nov 2017 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Harry Potter has a lot to answer for. The phenomenal success of JK Rowling’s books, and of their...

“Poison” at The Orange Tree Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Nov 2017 | Acting, London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Continental drama, in this era of Brexit negotiations, seems to be rarer and rarer on British...

James Graham’s “Quiz” With Audience Participation

Posted by Gary Shipton | 20th Nov 2017 | Festivals, London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Life-changing wealth which is won in an instant then recklessly sacrificed a second later is the...

“The Slaves Of Solitude” at The Hampstead Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Nov 2017 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

The Second World War is central to our national imagination, yet it has been oddly absent from our...

“The Retreat” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Nov 2017 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Is Buddhism a path to finding spiritual enlightenment — or just an excuse for not facing your...

The Unlimited House Of Krip: Vogue Ball With D/deaf And Disabled Performers

Posted by Joe Turnbull | 19th Nov 2017 | London, News, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Disability

Disability theatre company, Fittings Multimedia, headed by Garry Robson got an Unlimited...

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“Daisy Pulls It Off” at The Park Theatre

Audience To Vote For Bard’s Play They Want Performed At Shakespeare’s Globe

Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Children” – The Environmental Disaster and Ethics

“Misalliance” at The Orange Tree Theatre

British New Writing In An Age Of Austerity

“Parliament Square” at The Bush Theatre: Politics at All Costs

“The Secret Theatre” at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Play Based On “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” Coughing Scandal Set For West End Transfer

Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s “Bad Roads” at The Royal Court Theatre

David Eldridge’s “Beginning” at The National Theatre

How Hitchcock’s “Marnie” Inspired An Opera

“The Suppliant Women” at The Young Vic

“The Suppliant Women” – A New Version for Modern Times

“Heather” at The Bush Theatre

“Poison” at The Orange Tree Theatre

James Graham’s “Quiz” With Audience Participation

“The Slaves Of Solitude” at The Hampstead Theatre

“The Retreat” at The Park Theatre

The Unlimited House Of Krip: Vogue Ball With D/deaf And Disabled Performers

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