Olga Braga’s “Donbas” at Theatre 503: Complex Account Of The Start Of The Ukraine War Is Deeply Humanistic
Today, in Geneva, there are tentative peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; today, in London,...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Feb 2026 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Today, in Geneva, there are tentative peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; today, in London,...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Dec 2023 | Playwriting, Review, Russia, Theatre and Age, United Kingdom
The recent news that Russia’s Supreme Court has banned the “international LGBT movement”,...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 1st May 2023 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
We are watching history being made: after decades of being in the shadows, queer drama is now...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 23rd Apr 2022 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
When do you have to take a stand? What compels you to do it? And what are the costs involved?...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 31st Dec 2021 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
A couple of days ago, I watched a live stream of Milk and Gall, an American-based playwright and...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Oct 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom
One of the delights of London fringe theatre is its ability to nurture new talent. In this respect...
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 | 12th Mar 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Religion, United Kingdom
The events of 9/11 were a global wake-up call — and that includes theatre. In the wake of the War...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Sep 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom
Theatre 503 is a small underfunded fringe venue, but it’s one of the most important nurseries of...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Feb 2017 | Review, United Kingdom
The new writing year has started slowly. Apart from a couple of obscure fringe shows, there have...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 26th Aug 2016 | Essay, London, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Earlier this month, on 16 August, I went to a small, slightly stuffy London venue called Theatre...
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