Aleks Sierz
@sierz.bsky.social
Theatre critic, lecturer and writer. Part of The Arts Desk collective.
THE HUNGRY GHOST @bushtheatre.bsky.social - #MeiLengYew’s debut, starring #MeiMac and #IsabellaWei, gives a modern twist to a traditional #Chinese folk story set during the ghost month - an enjoyable gothicky rom-com, if a bit superficial, says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/hung...
'A roof-raising reappraisal' ★★★★★ RENT #TomStoppardTheatre - #JonathanLarson's #NewYork-centred show finds a loving London home - 'The production is an act of directorial empathy that I wouldn't have thought possible', says Matt Wolf www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/rent...
Time to explore outer and inner space: The Urmetazoan, Hampstead Theatre sierz.co.uk/reviews/the-...
The Urmetazoan, Hampstead Theatre - Aleks Sierz
New play about sisters, interplanetary exploration and the wonder of the universe lacks drama — it’s unconvincing and underwhelming review. by Aleks Sierz
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"... the joy of the evening is in the acting, whose beating heart is Rory Kinnear, radiating charm and a real passion for humane social change, often frustrated but always alert to the humanity involved in politics."
Aleks Sierz @sierz.bsky.social · 3d agoHow to adapt a trilogy: Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough sierz.co.uk/reviews/twen...
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough - Aleks Sierz
Stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s trilogy of jazz-age London novels is well-acted but a bit slender and superficial review by Aleks Sierz
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★★★★★ WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? #sohoplace - #MarianneElliott’s magnificent revival of Edward Albee’s classic stars #GillianAnderson and #BillyCrudup - @sierz.bsky.social on an exhilarating evening of superb acting www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/whos...
★★ A SMALL AND QUIET LIGHT @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social - Docudrama about Second World War Allied spy #NoorInayatKhan lacks dramatic punch, and is disappointingly superficial and slender, says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/smal...
@labouruk.bsky.social That’s right Andy, hit the pensioners. After all, they’re the richest people in the UK @unison.org.uk
The legendary show is finally here: for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, The Yard Theatre sierz.co.uk/reviews/for-...
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, The Yard Theatre - Aleks Sierz
Ntozake Shange’s legendary 1970s choreopoem, which explores the pains and pleasures of African-American women, finally arrives in London review by Aleks Sierz
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★★ THE URMETAZOAN #HampsteadTheatre - New play about sisters, interplanetary exploration and the wonder of the universe lacks drama - it's unconvincing and underwhelming, says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/urme...
The theatre event of the year? Man to Man, Royal Court sierz.co.uk/reviews/man-...
Man to Man, Royal Court - Aleks Sierz
Superlative! Celebratory return of superstar Tilda Swinton in a high-definition revival of a contemporary German classic review by Aleks Sierz
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Political theatre and the problem of preaching to the converted, and also hectoring audiences about stuff we all agree with. Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, National Theatre sierz.co.uk/reviews/cata...
Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, National Theatre - Aleks Sierz
Thoroughly uncomfortable: provocative if also rather heavy-handed Portuguese drama about fascism pays a welcome visit to London review by Aleks Sierz
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CATARINA AND THE BEAUTY OF KILLING FASCISTS @nationaltheatre.org.uk - #TiegoRodrigues’s provocative if also heavy-handed #Portuguese drama, a hit at the #AvignonFestival pays a welcome visit to UK - it's a thoroughly uncomfortable watch, says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/cata...
What is the best way of telling the story of a creative artist’s life? Holy Fool, Park Theatre sierz.co.uk/reviews/holy...
Holy Fool, Park Theatre - Aleks Sierz
New play about the creative life of Shostakovich is unbalanced and incoherent review by Aleks Sierz
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★★★★ #FAUDA Season 5 @netflix.com - Apocalypse now, as the Israeli drama grapples with the October 7 attacks - 'the show has always been raw and gritty, but its fifth season takes it to an unprecedented level', says Adam Sweeting www.theartsdesk.com/tv/fauda-sea...
TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY @swkplay.bsky.social Borough - Short, sharp and a bit superficial, this stage adaptation of #PatrickHamilton’s trilogy of jazz-age London novels is interesting if a bit slender, says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/twen...
