358 stories by "Aleks.sierz"
Tender, Soho Theatre review - anarchic takedown of clichéd masculinity
aleks.sierz
Fri, 05/01/2026 - 14:00
The team behind Tambo & Bones return with a …
Please Please Me, Kiln Theatre review - too much, and not enough
aleks.sierz
Sat, 04/25/2026 - 15:00
★★ PLEASE PLEASE ME, KILN THEATRE Too much, …
Between the River and the Sea, Royal Court review - wry take on insoluble antagonisms
aleks.sierz
Wed, 04/22/2026 - 11:07
★★★ BETWEEN THE RIVER…
Heart Wall, Bush Theatre review - deeply felt, but frustratingly incomplete
aleks.sierz
Thu, 04/16/2026 - 19:30
★★★ HEART WALL, BUSH THEATRE Su…
The Authenticator, National Theatre review - complex post-colonial archival dive
aleks.sierz
Tue, 04/07/2026 - 11:11
Latest drama from Winsome Pinnock is t…
Teeth ’N’ Smiles, Duke of York’s Theatre review - Rebecca Lucy Taylor is a smash
aleks.sierz
Thu, 03/26/2026 - 18:30
★★★★ TEETH 'N' SMI…
Welcome to Pemfort, Soho Theatre review - too brief for its subject matter
aleks.sierz
Fri, 03/20/2026 - 06:15
★★★ WELCOME TO PEMFORT, SOHO THE…
This Verity Bargate Award-winning dramedy is both entertaining as well as thought provoking
Niall is unwell. Very unwell. Very, very. There's a lot going on in his head. He can't really hol…
Katherine Moar returns with a Patty Hearst-inspired follow up to her debut hit Farm Hall
Oh yes, I actually do remember Patty Hearst. She was the American publishing magnate William Randolp…
West End transfer of National Theatre hit extravaganza stars Stephen Fry and Olly Alexander
Star casting has, since the pandemic, done much to restore the fortunes of commercial theatre. An…
Lively star-led revival of Joe Orton's 1964 debut is fun, but raises uncomfortable questions
Playwright Joe Orton was a merry prankster. His main work " such as Loot (1965) and What the B…
Alice Birch's latest is a wildly epic family drama that is both mind-blowing and exasperating
OMG! I mean OMG doubled!! This is amazing! Or is it? Can Alice Birch's Romans: A Novel at th…
Experimental work about nature led by Katie Mitchell is both extraordinary and banal
I love irony. Especially beautiful irony. So I'm very excited about the ironic gesture of staging a show…
Staging of Ukrainian-American Ilya Kaminsky's anti-war poems is too meta-theatrical
The Ukraine war is not the only place of horror in the world, but it does present a challenge to theatre …
Thrilling revival of Philip Ridley's cult classic confirms its legendary status
Ever wondered if there was one moment when in-yer-face theatre started? Well, yes there was; there was one pl…
Mike Bartlett's new state-of-the-agricultural-nation play is beautifully performed
Playwright Mike Bartlett is, like many writers, a chronicler of both contemporary manners and of the state …
Suzie Miller's follow up to her massive hit Prima Facie stars Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Pike is back. For her first stage appearance since 2010, when she played Hedda Gabler in Adrian Noble's …
Comedy debut stars Adeel Akhtar, but is an awkward mix of the personal and the political
The first rule for brown people, says the main character " played by BAFTA-winner Adeel Akhtar " in …
Chloë Moss's latest play about the different lives of two sisters is deeply felt
Near the start of Chloë Moss's latest play, Run Sister Run, one character tells his wife to "Calm your…
Sarah Kane's exceptionally groundbreaking play gets a nostalgic anniversary reboot
Sarah Kane is the most celebrated new writer of the 1990s. Her work is provocative and innovative. So it s…
New play about loss, love, grief and gardening is humane, but flawed
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The Bush Theatre is becoming a garden centre. Earlier this year, the venue staged Coral Wylie's Lavender, Hyaci…
New play about two sisters, death and hoarding is well written, but feels incomplete
"They fuck you up your Mum and Dad; they may not mean to, but they do." These lines from Philip Larkin'…
New play about a sibling's death is well imagined and deeply felt, but a bit slender
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. Or words to that e…
After his Olivier Award win for Oedipus, Robert Icke turns to a modern "monster"
Are we really in "a new era of male anger, societal discontent and rage"? This is what Royal Court artistic d…
Ionesco classic gets an entertainingly vivid and contemporary update
Is the theatre of the absurd dead? In today's world, when cruel and crazy events happen almost daily, the idea that you …
