Ilford Boy, Donmar Warehouse review - writing by numbers can be fun by Aleks Sierz

Ilford Boy, Donmar Warehouse review - writing by numbers can be fun Aleks Sierz Fri, 10/23/2026 - 13:20 New drama about growing up in 1990s Essex is entert…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 8:20am on October 23, 2026☆⚑

Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s “Baby” at Brixton House: Compelling Performance Of A Powerful Story About Motherhood And Poverty by Aleks Sierz

Poor Baby. She’s in real trouble, and it all started with her name — which “means you’ll never seem old, even when you are: you’ll always bring hope, even when there’s none.” H…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 4:07am on October 19, 2026☆⚑

Some Woman, National Theatre review - strong social issues, but a bit too didactic by Aleks Sierz

Some Woman, National Theatre review - strong social issues, but a bit too didactic Aleks Sierz Fri, 10/16/2026 - 11:15 New play about the stresses of life …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:15am on October 16, 2026☆⚑

Some Woman, National Theatre review - strong social issues, but a bit too didactic by Aleks Sierz

Some Woman, National Theatre review - strong social issues, but a bit too didactic Aleks Sierz Fri, 10/16/2026 - 11:15   ★★★ SOME WOMAN, NATIO…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:15am on October 16, 2026☆⚑

The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre review - enjoyable gothicky rom-com, if a bit superficial by Aleks Sierz

The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre review - enjoyable gothicky rom-com, if a bit superficial Aleks Sierz Sat, 10/10/2026 - 08:20   ★★★ THE HUNGRY …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:20am on October 10, 2026☆⚑

The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre review - enjoyable gothicky rom-com, if a bit superficial by Aleks Sierz

The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre review - enjoyable gothicky rom-com, if a bit superficial Aleks Sierz Fri, 10/09/2026 - 11:20 New play gives a modern twist …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:20am on October 9, 2026☆⚑

James Graham’s “The Standard of Living” at the Theatre Royal Haymarket: All-Embracing Account Of The Life And Career Of John Maynard Keynes by Aleks Sierz

Timing is everything: James Graham’s new political history play, The Standard of Living, aptly opens on the very same day that UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his first, and highly…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 7:45am on October 6, 2026☆⚑

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, @sohoplace review - an exhilarating evening of superb acting by Aleks Sierz

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, @sohoplace review - an exhilarating evening of superb acting Aleks Sierz Fri, 10/02/2026 - 14:06 Marianne Elliott’s mag…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:06am on October 2, 2026☆⚑

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, @sohoplace review - an exhilarating evening of superb acting by Aleks Sierz

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, @sohoplace review - an exhilarating evening of superb acting Aleks Sierz Fri, 10/02/2026 - 14:06   ★★★★★…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:06am on October 2, 2026☆⚑

A Small and Quiet Light, Orange Tree Theatre review - disappointingly superficial and slender by Aleks Sierz

A Small and Quiet Light, Orange Tree Theatre review - disappointingly superficial and slender Aleks Sierz Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:02 Docudrama about Second Wo…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 5:02am on September 30, 2026☆⚑

The Urmetazoan, Hampstead Theatre review - unconvincing and underwhelming by Aleks Sierz

The Urmetazoan, Hampstead Theatre review - unconvincing and underwhelming Aleks Sierz Sat, 09/26/2026 - 08:06   ★★ THE URMETAZOAN, HAMPSTEAD THE…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:06am on September 26, 2026☆⚑

The Urmetazoan, Hampstead Theatre review - unconvincing and underwhelming by Aleks Sierz

The Urmetazoan, Hampstead Theatre review - unconvincing and underwhelming Aleks Sierz Sat, 09/26/2026 - 08:06 New play about sisters, interplanetary explor…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:45pm on September 25, 2026☆⚑

Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, National Theatre review - a thoroughly uncomfortable watch by Aleks Sierz

Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, National Theatre review - a thoroughly uncomfortable watch Aleks Sierz Tue, 09/22/2026 - 14:30 Provocative if …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:30am on September 22, 2026☆⚑

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough review - short, sharp and a bit superficial by Aleks Sierz

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough review - short, sharp and a bit superficial Aleks Sierz Sat, 09/19/2026 - 10:03  …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 5:03am on September 19, 2026☆⚑

Michaela Coel’s “Chewing Gum Dreams” at Theatre 503: Revival Of 2012 Contemporary Classic Is Terrific by Aleks Sierz

Some monologues are so personal you can’t imagine another actor doing them. Right? Wrong! I’ve always thought that Michaela Coel’s performance of her 2012 debut, Chewing Gum Dreams, wa…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:05am on September 18, 2026☆⚑

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough review – short, sharp and a bit superficial by Aleks Sierz

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough review – short, sharp and a bit superficial Aleks Sierz Fri, 09/18/2026 - 13:03 Stage …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 8:03am on September 18, 2026☆⚑

Ntozake Shange’s “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” at The Yard Theatre: Legendary 1970s Choreopoem Fina by Aleks Sierz

Some legendary shows are rarely revived, rarely seen in London: one of these is surely Ntozake Shange’s celebrated choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainb…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 7:53pm on September 15, 2026☆⚑

Man to Man, Royal Court review – vividly high-definition revival by Aleks Sierz

Man to Man, Royal Court review – vividly high-definition revival Aleks Sierz Sat, 09/12/2026 - 18:30 Celebratory return of superstar Tilda Swinton in a t…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 1:30pm on September 12, 2026☆⚑

Man to Man, Royal Court review - vividly high-definition revival by Aleks Sierz

Man to Man, Royal Court review - vividly high-definition revival Aleks Sierz Sat, 09/12/2026 - 18:30   ★★★★★ MAN TO MAN, ROYAL COURT A viv…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 1:30pm on September 12, 2026☆⚑

Rosalind Adler and Lea Sellers’s “Holy Fool” at Park Theatre: The Life Of Shostakovich Gets The Bio-Drama Treatment by Aleks Sierz

Okay, it’s a very familiar problem: how do you create drama out of an artist’s life? Most great artists — writers, painters or composers — spend most of their time, practically and m…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:51am on September 8, 2026☆⚑

Benedict Andrews’s “Electra/Persona” at the National Theatre: This Study In Ambiguity And Contradiction Is Pointless As Well As Gripping by Aleks Sierz

“What if?” is a really provocative question. What if Greek tragedy is really about mental illness? What if Clytemnestra’s killing of her husband Agamemnon is not vengeance, but psychos…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:51am on September 8, 2026☆⚑

Abigail’s Party, Harold Pinter Theatre review – raucous, randy and ridiculous by Aleks Sierz

Abigail’s Party, Harold Pinter Theatre review – raucous, randy and ridiculous Aleks Sierz Thu, 08/20/2026 - 19:45 Exaggeration central: cartoon version…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:45pm on August 20, 2026☆⚑

Alan Ayckbourn’s “How the Other Half Loves” at the Old Vic: Technically Brilliant if Rather Overlong and Old-Fashioned West End Farce by Aleks Sierz

Is there a crisis in British new writing? The comparative paucity of new work in mainstream theatre is bad news for some UK playwrights, but good news for those whose back catalogues are gra…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:51am on August 13, 2026☆⚑

Cleansed, Almeida Theatre review – bloodbath drowns the poetry by Aleks Sierz

Cleansed, Almeida Theatre review – bloodbath drowns the poetry Aleks Sierz Thu, 07/30/2026 - 19:00 Disappointingly literal version of Sarah Kane’s clas…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:00pm on July 30, 2026☆⚑

Tender, Bush Theatre review - haunting blood relations by Aleks Sierz

Tender, Bush Theatre review - haunting blood relations Aleks Sierz Wed, 07/22/2026 - 10:20 New play about love and loneliness in London has terrific gender …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 4:55pm on July 21, 2026☆⚑