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Aleks is author of In-Yer-Face Theatre and Rewriting the Nation, co-editor of theatreVOICE website, and works as a journalist, broadcaster and theatre critic at large.

Articles By Aleks Sierz

Bubble, Theatre Uncut online review - educational, but unexceptional

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 Read more...

Blithe Spirit, Duke of York's Theatre review - Jennifer Saunders in serious comedy

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 Read more...

Shoe Lady, Royal Court review - Katherine Parkinson is a footsore Beckettian

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 Read more...

The Special Relationship, Soho Theatre review - informative, but uninspiring

Wednesday, 04 March 2020 Read more...

Pass Over, Kiln Theatre review - fierce critique of racist brutality

Thursday, 20 February 2020 Read more...

The High Table, Bush Theatre review - party on in Lagos and London

Saturday, 15 February 2020 Read more...

Far Away, Donmar Warehouse review - one for the devotees

Thursday, 13 February 2020 Read more...

Death of England, National Theatre review - furious but fabulous

Friday, 07 February 2020 Read more...

The Sugar Syndrome, Orange Tree Theatre review - pushing empathy to the limit

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 Read more...

The Welkin, National Theatre review - women's labour is a pain

Thursday, 23 January 2020 Read more...

Scenes with Girls, Royal Court review - feminist separatism 2.0

Wednesday, 22 January 2020 Read more...

Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre review - join in our crusade

Friday, 17 January 2020 Read more...

Snowflake, Kiln Theatre review - strong but clumsy generational war

Tuesday, 17 December 2019 Read more...

A Kind of People, Royal Court review - multiculturalism falls apart

Thursday, 12 December 2019 Read more...

Cyrano de Bergerac, Playhouse Theatre review - James McAvoy triumphant

Monday, 09 December 2019 Read more...

Midnight Movie, Royal Court review - sleepless and digital

Wednesday, 04 December 2019 Read more...

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