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Brexit Revisited

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 14th Feb 2020 | Essay, London, United Kingdom

“Fetch me ’ammer.” (Edward Bond, Saved) “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with...

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“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,...

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Sarah Kane’s “4.48 Psychosis” at New Diorama Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 9th Oct 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Disability, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

It’s all about the casting. The paradox of playwright Sarah Kane’s short career is that while her...

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“Lessons In Love And Violence” at The Royal Opera House

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Jun 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom

Playwright Martin Crimp began his career by writing surreal short plays that hinted at his love of...

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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...

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“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...

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