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“Wise Children” at York Theatre Royal

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st May 2020 | Review, Theatre and Age, Theatre and Film, United Kingdom

Reviewing theatre now means reviewing the film. Knowing that Emma Rice’s Old Vic 2018 production...

As Andrew Lloyd Webber Launches a YouTube Channel, Here’s How He Revived the Musical

Posted by Matthew Lockitt | 26th Apr 2020 | Musical Theatre, News, United Kingdom

British musical theatre maestro Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a YouTube channel, The Shows...

“It’s True, It’s True, It’s True” at The Breach Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 25th Apr 2020 | Documentary Theatre, Review, Theatre and Film, United Kingdom

Artemisia Gentileschi definitely had a hard time. Although she was an outstanding Renaissance...

“One Man, Two Guvnors” at The National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 14th Apr 2020 | Theatre and Art, Transmedia, United Kingdom

Armchair theatre-lovers rejoice. During the lockdown, the National Theatre is streaming a...

Donald Howarth (1931-2020) Playwright and Director – an Obituary.

Posted by Harriet Devine | 13th Apr 2020 | News, South Africa, United Kingdom

Donald Howarth, who has died in London aged 88, was one of the celebrated generation of...

After the Plague, Shakespeare Imagined a World Saved from Poison, Slander and the Evil Eye

Posted by Paul Yachnin | 12th Apr 2020 | Dramaturgy, Essay, United Kingdom

Shakespeare lived his life in plague-time. He was born in April 1564, a few months before...

“Bubble” is Digital Performance for the Political Viewer

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 11th Apr 2020 | Review, Theatre and Politics, Transmedia, United Kingdom

It’s only been a week since London’s West End went dark and theatres closed all over the UK, but...

Family and Community and Isolation in “The Croft”

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Apr 2020 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

With everyone in lockdown, observing physical if not social distancing, a story about isolation...

“The Claim” at The Shoreditch Town Hall

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 4th Apr 2020 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Your story. Our story. Their story. Just imagine: you’re a political refugee, and, having...

Simon Stephens’ “Maria:” Aggressive Optimism is Saving the World

Posted by Mila Bulimbasic Botteri | 1st Apr 2020 | Germany, London, Review, United Kingdom

“The theatre is a device for empathy – its job is to create better people.” Those are the words of...

With “Ghalia’s Miles” Zoukak Dissects the Middle East Layer by Layer

Posted by Christiane Waked | 21st Mar 2020 | Lebanon, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Ghalia’s Miles brilliantly brings the crude harsh reality of the Middle East to life. It pierces...

“The Special Relationship” at Soho Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Mar 2020 | Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Since 2000, Esther Baker’s Synergy Theatre Project has worked with prisoners, ex-offenders and...

E.V. Crowe’s “Shoe Lady” at the Royal Court

Posted by Mert Dilek | 13th Mar 2020 | London, Review, United Kingdom

“Would you rather have one shoe or no shoes?” Viv is here to show us that missing only one shoe is...

Gerald Moon’s “Corpse!” at the Park Theatre: Comedy Thriller In A Tight Spot

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Mar 2020 | London, Review, United Kingdom

The idea of the perfect murder is a genre standard. The fantasy that you are so intellectually...

Writer and Performer Sophie Woolley on Becoming a ‘Deaf Cyborg’ and Her New Solo Show “Augmented”

Posted by Natasha Sutton Williams | 8th Mar 2020 | Interview, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

Natasha Sutton-Williams interviews Sophie Woolley about her play Augmented – a personal story...

“United Queendom”: When Immersive Theatre Meets Historical Reenactment Tour

Posted by Aida Rocci | 5th Mar 2020 | Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United States of America

United Queendom shines with potential. The location itself offers the thrill of being after hours in a royal palace, the expectations of whispers and court intrigue. Queen Caroline and Henrietta Howard bring a captivating tale and Les Enfants Terribles have a relevant lens to approach it and a bold aesthetic to make a memorable event. But I wished I had been part more of an immersive show than of a historical tour.