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Mechanical Reproduction: J.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” directed by Stephen Daldry at ArtsEmerson

Posted by Matthew McMahan | 21st Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

In the theatre, it is rare to see a dramatist get second billing to a director. Usually,...

Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” At The Harold Pinter Theatre: Brilliant Minimalism

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 16th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Tom Hiddleston. What can I say? His career has sprinkled handfuls of stardust from the beginning:...

Tatty Hennessy’s “A Hundred Words For Snow” At The Trafalgar Studios

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 14th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Fifteen-year-old Rory, a schoolgirl on the adventure of a lifetime, is puzzled. “Why,” she asks,...

Martin Askew’s “There Is A Field” at The Theatre 503: Modern Conversion Play

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Mar 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Religion, United Kingdom

The events of 9/11 were a global wake-up call — and that includes theatre. In the wake of the War...

“Eden” at The Hampstead Theatre: Building a Luxury Golf Course

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Mar 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

In the medieval Mappa Mundi, which hangs in Hereford cathedral, the Garden of Eden is pictured at...

“The Animals And Children Took To The Streets” at The Lyric Hammersmith

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Whenever I hear the word “cosmopolitan” I think of Europe in the 1920s: German Expressionism,...

French Playwright Florian Zeller’s “The Son” at The Kiln Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 9th Mar 2019 | France, London, Review, United Kingdom

Well, you have to hand it to French playwright Florian Zeller — he’s certainly cracked the problem...

Peter Shaffer’s “Equus” at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

There is no doubt that Peter Shaffer’s Equus is a modern classic. But does that justify reviving...

“Superhoe” at The Royal Court: Nicôle Lecky’s One-Woman Debut

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Mar 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Titles matter: they send out messages. So, in the current #MeToo climate, isn’t it a bit...

“Bodies” at The Southwark Playhouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 6th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

James Saunders is one of British theatre’s forgotten playwrights. Although he wrote some 70 plays...

“Cougar” at The Orange Tree Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 2nd Mar 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Okay, let’s start with a definition: “Cougar: an older woman who actively seeks the casual, often...

“The Justice Syndicate”: How Do You Make Decisions? Immersive Theatre and Jury Duty

Posted by Aida Rocci | 27th Feb 2019 | Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

An empty room. A large table. 12 iPads, 12 note pads, and 12 name desk holders that designate “Juror” along with a number. That is the simple setting for The Justice Syndicate, a new piece by fanSHEN. This interactive play revolves around a jury deliberation on a high-profile sexual assault case.