London Archives | The Theatre Times

About “December”

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 31st Dec 2020 | London, Playwriting, Review, United States of America

Yesterday, I watched the streamed version of December, written and directed by Alexander Knott,...

“Misfits” at The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 28th Dec 2020 | London, Review, United Kingdom

A couple of days ago I watched the live stream of Misfits, from the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch....

“A Christmas Carol”at The Bridge Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Dec 2020 | London, Review, United Kingdom

A Christmas Carol is a seasonal standard. In a normal year, there are a couple of versions to be...

“Cyprus Avenue”: A Shocking Exploration of Trauma and Identity

Posted by Emmalynn Mallay | 6th Dec 2020 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Eric is convinced: His newborn granddaughter is Gerry Adams, the Irish Republican politician. Eric...

Philip Ridley’s “The Poltergeist” at the Southwark Playhouse: High-Powered Tour de Force

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Nov 2020 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Playwright Philip Ridley has had a very productive lockdown. Despite the constraints of the...

“An Evening With an Immigrant” at The Bridge Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 11th Oct 2020 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

When the history of British theatre’s response to COVID-19 comes to be written, the names of two...

About “We Are Shadows: Brick Lane”

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Oct 2020 | London, Review, Theatre and Art, United Kingdom

Do you know the Urdu word for story? No? Well, look it up. Okay, this might prove a bit tricky, so...

Review of “Spring Cleaning,” Arlington Road, London

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Aug 2020 | Devised Theatre, Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

Can the act of dusting be a metaphor? This is the all-too-obvious question that jumps into the...

Coronavirus: Theatres Are Already Closing – The UK Government Needs To Act Now

Posted by Tim Rhys | 21st Jul 2020 | London, News, Producing, United Kingdom

The executive director of Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, Steve Freeman, could have been...

“Continuity” at The Finborough Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 23rd Jun 2020 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Yesterday, I took a break from my sunny local park and turned a room in my house into the...

Reasons To Be Cheerful, Theatre Royal Stratford East

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 14th Jun 2020 | London, Review, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

If any musical can attempt to live up to this title in these troubled times, it must be this show...

Zoom Play: “Midnight Your Time” at The Donmar Warehouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 29th May 2020 | London, Review, Transmedia, United Kingdom

During the lockdown, the best online theatre, more or less, are shows that are specially created...

Revisiting the National Theatre’s 2011 “Frankenstein”

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 21st May 2020 | London, Review, Theatre and Art, United Kingdom

So far, it could be said that the National Theatre is having a good lockdown. Every week, this...

“#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei” at The Hampstead Theatre

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

London’s Hampstead Theatre has recently been very successful in bringing some of its best shows to...

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...

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...

“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.