I’ve lost count of how many new female monologues have been called the “next Fleabag”. Really. But sometimes, just sometimes, this hype might be true. I travel in hope. And this show c…
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…
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…
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 …
Some Woman, National Theatre review - strong social issues, but a bit too didactic Aleks Sierz Fri, 10/16/2026 - 11:15 ★★★ SOME WOMAN, NATIO…
The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre review - enjoyable gothicky rom-com, if a bit superficial Aleks Sierz Sat, 10/10/2026 - 08:20 ★★★ THE HUNGRY …
The Hungry Ghost, Bush Theatre review - enjoyable gothicky rom-com, if a bit superficial Aleks Sierz Sat, 10/10/2026 ★★★ THE HUNGRY GHOST, B…
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 …
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…
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…
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, @sohoplace review - an exhilarating evening of superb acting Aleks Sierz Fri, 10/02/2026 - 14:06 ★★★★★…
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, @sohoplace review - an exhilarating evening of superb acting Aleks Sierz Fri, 02/10/2026 ★★★★★ WHO'S A…
A Small and Quiet Light, Orange Tree Theatre review - disappointingly superficial and slender Aleks Sierz Wed, 30/09/2026 Docudrama about Second World War …
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 ★★ THE URMETAZOAN, HAMPSTEAD THE…
The Urmetazoan, Hampstead Theatre review - unconvincing and underwhelming Aleks Sierz Sat, 26/09/2026 ★★ THE URMETAZOAN, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE Unc…
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 …
Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, National Theatre review - a thoroughly uncomfortable watch Aleks Sierz Tue, 22/09/2026 Provocative if also hea…
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough review - short, sharp and a bit superficial Aleks Sierz Sat, 09/19/2026 - 10:03 …
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Southwark Playhouse Borough review - short, sharp and a bit superficial Aleks Sierz Sat, 19/09/2026 ★★…
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…