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“School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play”: A Show About Competition

Posted by Jane Baldwin | 30th May 2019 | Boston, Playwriting, Review, United States of America

Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play now appearing at Boston’s SpeakEasy...

“White Pearl” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 28th May 2019 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Royal Court’s Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone’s commitment to staging a diversity of...

Bowled Over: Suzan-Lori Parks’ “White Noise”

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 3rd May 2019 | New York, Review, United States of America

Suzan-Lori Parks has written a dark and disturbing allegory about the seemingly impossible dream...

“A German Life” at The Bridge Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 25th Apr 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Maggie Smith is not only a national treasure but every casting director’s go-to “old bat” (her...

“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...

Gabriel Gbadamosi’s “Stop And Search” at The Arcola Theatre

Posted 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...

Danai Gurira’s “The Convert” at The Young Vic: Religion and Colonialism

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Jan 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Religion, United Kingdom

Wow! First, the Black Panther team took cinema by storm; now, they have conquered theatre as well....

Dark Times: British Theatre After Brexit

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 14th Jan 2019 | Essay, London, United Kingdom

“In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark...

“One Jewish Boy” at The Old Red Lion Theatre

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

There’s a nasty smell in the air. Something rotten. Horrible. I can’t quite put my finger on it....

Martha Plimpton On “Sweat”: “In Rehearsals, I Would Nauseate Myself”

Posted by Hugh Montgomery | 10th Jan 2019 | Acting, Interview, London, United Kingdom

“I’m a white heterosexual woman with a fair amount of good fortune and–as the saying...

Acting Out: Theatre Class Where Students Rehearse For Change

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 7th Jan 2019 | Canada, Review

The auditorium buzzes with anticipation. It is opening night for a group of students from the...

Vinay Patel’s “An Adventure”: An Epic Reading of One Asian Family’s Global Migration Story

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 17th Oct 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Director Madani Younis, who since 2011 has transformed the Bush Theatre in West London into one of...

“Holy Shit” at The Kiln Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 2nd Oct 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Holy shit! After being closed for two long years, the old and battered Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn...

“Alkaline” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Jul 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Britain is rightly proud of its record on multiculturalism, but whenever cross-cultural couples...

“Leave Taking” at The Bush Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 6th Jun 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Winsome Pinnock has for decades been a central figure in the promotion of BAME drama not just as a...

Natasha Marshall’s “Half Breed” at The Soho Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th May 2018 | Acting, London, Review, United Kingdom

In the 2000s one of the many glories of new writing for British stages was the linguistically...

Thomas Ostermeier’s “Returning To Reims”

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 21st Feb 2018 | Germany, Review, Theatre and Politics

Plays set in recording studios, in my experience, are usually stories of entrapment. The spaces...

Men, The Internet, and Politics: “The Believers Are But Brothers” at The Bush Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Feb 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Do boys never leave the playground? Just when I was reasonably sure that the crisis of masculinity...

Can an English Artist Use Classical Nigerian Art as He Likes?

Posted by Kwame Opuku | 3rd Sep 2017 | Nigeria, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Decolonization

Reaction to Damien Hirst’s use/misuse of Ife art image. The insensitivity of many Westerners in...

Ridley Scott’s Casting Of White Actors Is Symptomatic Of Larger Problems

Posted by Charlotte M. Canning | 17th Dec 2014 | Essay, North America, Theatre and Politics

Director Ridley Scott recently set off a firestorm when he dismissed those who criticized him for...

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“School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play”: A Show About Competition

“White Pearl” at The Royal Court

Bowled Over: Suzan-Lori Parks’ “White Noise”

“A German Life” at The Bridge Theatre

Gabriel Gbadamosi’s “Stop And Search” at The Arcola Theatre

Danai Gurira’s “The Convert” at The Young Vic: Religion and Colonialism

Dark Times: British Theatre After Brexit

“One Jewish Boy” at The Old Red Lion Theatre

Martha Plimpton On “Sweat”: “In Rehearsals, I Would Nauseate Myself”

Vinay Patel’s “An Adventure”: An Epic Reading of One Asian Family’s Global Migration Story

“Holy Shit” at The Kiln Theatre

“Alkaline” at The Park Theatre

“Leave Taking” at The Bush Theatre

Natasha Marshall’s “Half Breed” at The Soho Theatre

Men, The Internet, and Politics: “The Believers Are But Brothers” at The Bush Theatre

Can an English Artist Use Classical Nigerian Art as He Likes?

Ridley Scott’s Casting Of White Actors Is Symptomatic Of Larger Problems

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