The Comeuppance, Almeida Theatre
I’ve never been one for school reunions, but even if I had kept in touch with former classmates I...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Apr 2024 | Acting, Review, United Kingdom
I’ve never been one for school reunions, but even if I had kept in touch with former classmates I...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 3rd May 2023 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom
Imagine yourself in a remote place: it could be a mountaintop, or a lost village, or the Amazon....
Read MorePosted by Duška Radosavljević | 19th May 2022 | Adaptation, Netherlands, Review, United Kingdom
Ivo van Hove’s production of Age of Rage is sourced from six plays by Euripides and one by...
Read MorePosted by Jelena Gvozden | 2nd Aug 2020 | Croatia, Interview, Playwriting
We continue our conversation with Espi Tomičić, a Croatian playwright and “boy from the...
Read MorePosted by Jelena Gvozden | 31st Jul 2020 | Croatia, Interview, Playwriting
Espi Tomičić is a new playwright on the Croatian theatre scene but already garnered attention for...
Read MorePosted by Monika Kwaśniewska | 20th May 2020 | Essay, Poland, Theatre and Gender
It all starts innocently enough. Two actors (Damian Sosnowski and Alan Al-Murtatha) and an actress...
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 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 Zolima Citymag | 23rd Feb 2019 | China, Festivals, Hong Kong, News, Playwriting
Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe city is well-deserved. It ranks frequently among the top 10...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 30th Jan 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
The most hyped play of the year is here. Because of the huge demand for seats, and the relative...
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 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...
Read MorePosted by Baharak Sahami | 10th Aug 2018 | Iran, Review
The first thing drawing my attention before I watched the play was its title. Mischief reminded me...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Jun 2018 | Documentary Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
Masculinity, whether toxic or in crisis (but never ever problem-free), is a hardy perennial...
Read MorePosted 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...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 17th Apr 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom
Many years ago, your time at school might even have been some of the happiest days of your...
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 | 25th Feb 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
This is Carey Mulligan week. She appears, improbably enough, as a hard-nosed cop in David Hare’s...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 29th Nov 2017 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, Ukraine, United Kingdom
War is morally acidic: it dissolves social rules, loosens inhibitions and gives permission to men...
Read MorePosted by Aida Rocci | 9th Jun 2017 | London, Review, United Kingdom
In “Romeo and Juliet” directed by Daniel Kramer, love, desire and violence are layered on top of each other, and with bold visuals and a daring interpretation, the classic releases its full power to examine violence and what can save us from it.
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