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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

Inter Alia, National Theatre review - dazzling performance, questionable writing

Monday, 28 July 2025 Read more...

The Estate, National Theatre review - hugely entertaining, but also unconvincing

Sunday, 20 July 2025 Read more...

Run Sister Run, Arcola Theatre review - emphatic emotions, overwrought production

Wednesday, 09 July 2025 Read more...

4.48 Psychosis, Royal Court review - powerful but déjà vu

Friday, 20 June 2025 Read more...

Miss Myrtle’s Garden, Bush Theatre review - flowering talent, but needs weeding

Sunday, 08 June 2025 Read more...

Personal Values, Hampstead Theatre review - deep grief that's too brief

Thursday, 24 April 2025 Read more...

All the Happy Things, Soho Theatre review - deep feelings, but little drama

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 Read more...

Manhunt, Royal Court review - terrifyingly toxic masculinity

Monday, 14 April 2025 Read more...

Rhinoceros, Almeida Theatre review - joyously absurd and absurdly joyful

Saturday, 05 April 2025 Read more...

Apex Predator, Hampstead Theatre review - poor writing turns horror into silliness

Wednesday, 02 April 2025 Read more...

Playhouse Creatures, Orange Tree Theatre review - jokes, shiny costumes and quarrels, but little drama

Thursday, 27 March 2025 Read more...

The Habits, Hampstead Theatre review - who knows what adventures await?

Thursday, 13 March 2025 Read more...

Alterations, National Theatre review - high emotional costs of ambition

Sunday, 02 March 2025 Read more...

A Knock on the Roof, Royal Court review - poignant account of living under terror

Friday, 28 February 2025 Read more...

East Is South, Hampstead Theatre review - bewildering and unconvincing

Wednesday, 19 February 2025 Read more...

Unicorn, Garrick Theatre review - wordy and emotionless desire

Monday, 17 February 2025 Read more...

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There’s a deal to be made when taking your seat for The Winter’s Tale. It’s one the title alone would have...

Brixton Calling, Southwark Playhouse review - life-affirming...

What a delight it is to see the director, the star, even the marketing manager these days FFS, get out of the way and let a really...

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This Prom began in sombre and melancholic shades of grey. Then...

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Rosamund Pike is back. For her first stage appearance since 2010, when she played Hedda Gabler in Adrian Noble’s production for Bath Theatre Royal...