Thought-Provoking Crime Drama And Star Vehicle: “Nebenan” At The Renaissance Theater, Berlin
The play Nebenan was premiered at Burgtheater Wien in 2022, based on the film of the same title...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe | 2nd Jan 2026 | Directing, Germany, Review
The play Nebenan was premiered at Burgtheater Wien in 2022, based on the film of the same title...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Nov 2024 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom
Fringe venues perform a vital role on the ecology of London theatre. While many shows at these...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 2nd Jun 2024 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics
Faye is okay. Or, at least she says she’s okay. But is she really? And, if she really is okay,...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 26th Apr 2022 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
What does it feel like to be British and black? Ryan Calais Cameron has recently emerged as the...
Read MorePosted by Laura Kressly | 3rd Jul 2019 | The Play's The Thing UK
In the programme notes, director Graham Watts states, “there are hundreds of astonishing plays...
Read MorePosted by Laura Kressly | 9th Jun 2019 | The Play's The Thing UK
Michael and his best mate Charlie are typical teenage boys – they just want to hang out and play...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 25th Jan 2019 | Ireland, London, Nigeria, Review, United Kingdom
Police stop and search activities—the harassment of young, usually black, men in the streets of...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Jan 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom
Mainstream theatre is often a huge treasure chest, blazing with jewels and flashing lights, while...
Read MorePosted by Clement Lee | 3rd Nov 2018 | Belgium, Dramaturgy, Hong Kong, Interview, Theatre and Politics
It was a pleasure to sit down and talk to Stefan Bläske, the resident dramaturg of the...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Aug 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom
The Dark Web has an intriguing sound about it. Like something out of JRR Tolkien or JK Rowling, it...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 16th Apr 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom
Last night, I went to the King’s Head Theatre to see Martin Murphy’s hugely enjoyable Victim, a...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Mar 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom
Whatever the weather, this week is Frozen. On Broadway, the Disney musical of that name begins...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 3rd Jul 2017 | Documentary Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
The recent general election result proves that the power of the rightwing press has diminished...
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