Philip Ridley’s Tarantula at the Arcola Theatre: Blazingly Emotive And Beautifully Poetic Account Of Trauma From A Master Penman
Even the best streamed theatre can’t compete with the live version. It’s simple — with this art...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Jan 2025 | Covid-19, London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom
Even the best streamed theatre can’t compete with the live version. It’s simple — with this art...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Jun 2023 | Latest, London, Review, United Kingdom
Polymath Philip Ridley has a rare superpower — he able to consistently astonish both audiences and...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Nov 2022 | Acting, London, Review, United Kingdom
Last night, at the Arcola, I witnessed the return of The Poltergeist, Philip Ridley’s blazing...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Jun 2021 | London, Review, United Kingdom
I think I can safely say that polymath playwright Philip Ridley has had a good lockdown. In March...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Nov 2020 | London, Review, United Kingdom
Playwright Philip Ridley has had a very productive lockdown. Despite the constraints of the...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Jun 2020 | Applied Theatre, Essay, United Kingdom
In his wide-ranging, and widely read, survey of postwar British theatre, called State of the...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 3rd May 2020 | Review, Theatre and Film, United Kingdom
She’s an ordinary young woman, and she really doesn’t know what to think. After all, things are...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 11th Apr 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom
Every fairy tale is a cauldron of emotion. These are tales that steam with resentments flare-up in...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Apr 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom
Every great playwright has to have both an identifiable style and the ability to innovate and...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Mar 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom
Playwright Philip Ridley has one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary theatre. His...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Mar 2017 | Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom
One of the reasons that Philip Ridley is the crown prince of imaginative playwriting is that he...
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