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 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."
How to adapt a trilogy: Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough sierz.co.uk/reviews/twen...
A brilliant revival: Chewing Gum Dreams, Theatre 503 sierz.co.uk/reviews/chew...
★★★★★ 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-...
★★ 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...
