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…
The Urmetazoan, Hampstead Theatre review - unconvincing and underwhelming Aleks Sierz Sat, 09/26/2026 - 08:06 New play about sisters, interplanetary explor…
Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, National Theatre review - a thoroughly uncomfortable watch Aleks Sierz Tue, 09/22/2026 - 14:30 Provocative if …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
“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…
Abigail’s Party, Harold Pinter Theatre review – raucous, randy and ridiculous Aleks Sierz Thu, 08/20/2026 - 19:45 Exaggeration central: cartoon version…
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…
Cleansed, Almeida Theatre review – bloodbath drowns the poetry Aleks Sierz Thu, 07/30/2026 - 19:00 Disappointingly literal version of Sarah Kane’s clas…
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 …
The Guilty, Donmar Warehouse review – spine-tingling and gut-tightening thriller Aleks Sierz Fri, 07/03/2026 - 16:30 Chloë Moss’s new drama is a nerve-…
Sting, Young Vic review - emotionally gruelling, but a bit bizarre Aleks Sierz Wed, 07/01/2026 - 08:11 New play about domestic abuse adopts a radical form …
Archduke, Royal Court review - gloriously zany history play Aleks Sierz Mon, 06/29/2026 - 12:08 American playwright Rajiv Joseph’s account of Serbian poli…
The Misanthrope, National Theatre review – exuberant verse and emotional depth Aleks Sierz Thu, 06/25/2026 - 14:05 Martin Crimp’s sparkling latest revi…
The Finborough Theatre is one of the smallest in London, yet it has a great track record in selecting new plays. With room for barely 50 spectators, its budget is tiny, but its vibe is treme…
A Fine Idea, Arcola Theatre review - more educational than dramatical Aleks Sierz Thu, 06/18/2026 - 15:03 New play about international aid is too finger wa…
Are You Watching?, Royal Court review - disturbing digital voyeurism Aleks Sierz Fri, 06/05/2026 - 16:07 New play about the real and the fake in the online …
At a time when, in the post-Brexit years, British theatre is increasingly insular, a visit by the Wooster Group, legendary veterans of American experimental theatre, is surely worth celebrat…
Every day, for many weeks, we keep hearing about nuclear weapons. Part of the reason for the current attack on Iran by the United States and Israel is the idea, whether true or not, that the…
Okay, this is odd. The original novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses, first published in 1782, features a rich and powerful man and woman positively exulting in their manipulation of a much young…
Today, in Geneva, there are tentative peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; today, in London, there is a powerful play about the ongoing war. Oddly enough, it is fringe venues, the Finboro…
Terence Rattigan is a posh playwright whose work encapsulates the emotional restraint of the 1950s, and who was overtaken by the Angry Young Men. Right? Wrong! Although this sketch of his ca…