1,385 stories by "Aleks Sierz"
History Boy Dominic Cooper triumphs as the Restoration rake Rochester in revival of 1994 biog drama.
Restoration theatre has the reputation of being a rake's paradise " all those randy young aristos in hot pursuit of buxom wenches. But even in the depths of 17th-century playwriting, there w…
The metaphor of mountain climbing resonates with the crisis of masculinity in new sex-war drama.
At its best, theatre is great at putting resonant metaphors on stage. And, as Elinor Cook's new play abundantly proves, the activity of mountain climbing seems very promising as a metaphor f…
Two actors share the roles of scholar and tempter in a pacy production that brilliantly conveys joy in transgression.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Revival of Pinter’s 1975 classic is a model of clarity, but raises questions about the validity of modernism.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Experimental family drama is very powerful, but its theatrical form is too complicated for its own good.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
The family is a war zone. Bam, bam, bam. For some people, it can be the most dangerous place on earth. Its weapons include domination and betrayal, blackmail and abuse, and its frontline is …
New coming-of-age play is not only quirky and funny, but also moving and theatrically thrilling.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
We're living in the age of the small play. Although there are plenty of baggy epics around on our stages, they are outnumbered by the small and short two-hander, whether it is John O'Donovan…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Drama about the 1970s and 1980s South American debt crisis is too long, too derivative and too predictable.
Ever since Lucy Prebble's hit masterpiece, Enron, opened our eyes to the possibilities of staging plays about global finance in a thrillingly theatrical way, the hunt has been on for another…
Scottish Gogol adaptation is a thrillingly contemporary account of damaged masculinity and national identity.
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Alice Birch’s third-wave feminist roller-coaster from 2014 is both thrilling and messy (mostly in a good way).
Alice Birch is one of the most exciting playwrights to have arrived in the past five years. This restaging of the brilliantly titled Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. " which was first put on …
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
New two-hander about love and exploitation offers a powerful image of racism and injustice.
