Aleks Sierz
Bio
Aleks spells his name in an unusual way because he was born to Polish migrants, who helped him with everything except his passion for theatre. This he stumbled upon by himself and he’s been reviewing shows, mainly new writing but also some absolute classics, for more than 30 years. He’s also written a trilogy of books about contemporary British theatre, including the seminal In-Yer-Face Theatre. And then some. His latest is New British Drama in 15 Scenes: Adventures in Theatre Criticism, a wildly experimental account of the 2010s. His ideas about theatre today, as well his love of dogs and Europe, can be found here, as well as on Instagram, LinkedIn, FB (I know, I know), Bluesky and even X (ditto, ditto).
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