1,376 stories by "Aleks Sierz"
With its energetic arguments, moments of great charm, gritty humour, and mix of filth and idealism, Sonali Bhattacharyya's Chasing Hares at the Young Vic is both relevant and contemporary.
IÂ live in Brixton, south London. A few days ago, the borough's aptly named Windrush Square hosted events which celebrated the contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants…
Is gig theater the latest sugar rush? Okay, it ups the brain's serotonin levels and charges around your body like a crazy electric current, but amid the joyous nerve reactions does the music…
With Windrush Day being 22 June, last week was originally going to be the opening night of Roy Williams' new Hampstead Theatre play, The Fellowship, until plans had to be changed because Luc…
Bangers at the Soho Theatre has a fine buzz of the contemporary and a real sympathy for sexual confusion and other experiences such as the loss of a parent.
Theatre is slowly recovering from the effects of the pandemic, and many shows which were canceled because of the first lockdown are now finally getting a staging. The latest is Satinder Choh…
if you buy a ticket you will not see That Is Not Who I Am by Dave Davidson (who doesn't exist), but instead you will experience Rapture by Lucy Kirkwood, who is an established playwright. It…
In the past, most plays by black-British writers have been about the legacy of the Windrush generation, or occasionally about migrants from west Africa, and their main theme has been exposin…
Beru Tessema's drama House of Ife, about an Ethiopian-British family facing a tragic loss, is deeply felt and emotional and marks a good start to this venue's 50th anniversary season.
Satinder Chohan's Lotus Beauty at the Hampstead Theatre, a loving portrait of a Punjabi family-run beauty parlour in west London's Southall, is an uneasy mix of comedy and tragedy.
David Eldridge's trilogy about relationships, which started in 2017 with the hit show Beginning, now reaches its second part with Middle, which has opened at the National Theatre.
Even 20th century drama is under threat. So can the National Theatre buck this trend with this rediscovery of The Corn Is Green, and some help from its star, Nicola Walker?
Although the current government has blundered through both Brexit and the pandemic, and is now deliberately making life more difficult for both low-income families and the rest of us, theate…
Mike Bartlett is very prolific, but this Restoration-style satire on society at London's Lyric Hammersmith is sadly timid and predictable.
What does it feel like to be British and black? Ryan Calais Cameron has recently emerged as the go-to guy for answers to this question. In February, the Soho Theatre revived Queens of Sheba,…
Ryan Calais Cameron does it again: he portrays the male black British experience with joy as well as pain.
When do you have to take a stand? What compels you to do it? And what are the costs involved? These questions, which not only reflect the desire to protest against injustice in our increasin…
In 1987, Caryl Churchill " without doubt the best living playwright in Britain " premiered her Serious Money, a satire on financial capitalism written in the form of a scintillating Restorat…
You can't keep a great playwright down. Ron Hutchinson, whose award-winning stage plays, such as Rat in the Skull (1984) and Moonlight and Magnolias (2005), are contemporary classics, has be…
When theatres closed during the pandemic, the first reaction was shock. Then was born, at least among the more progressive spirits in the theatre community, a desire to build back better. To…
Ruth Wilson delivers an acting masterclass in Jean Cocteau modernist classic adapted by Ivo van Hove.
Is there really such a thing as an unmissable show? Depends on your taste of course, but for sheer hype this event takes some beating: two-time Olivier Award-winning star Ruth Wilson (last s…
Mike Bartlett's Cock invites suggestive comments, but the main thing about the play is that it has proved to be a magnet for star casting.
Football stories are never just about a game " they are also about life and how to live it. In Tyrell Williams's Red Pitch, his debut play now getting an enthusiastically energetic stagin…
Let's start with stereotypes: British theater is naturalistic, down-to-earth and explains everything clearly to the audience; Continental drama is absurdist, abstract and suggests rather tha…
