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aleks sierz

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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

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

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

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4.48 Psychosis, Royal Court review - powerful but déjà vu

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

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

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

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Manhunt, Royal Court review - terrifyingly toxic masculinity

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Rhinoceros, Almeida Theatre review - joyously absurd and absurdly joyful

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

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

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

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Alterations, National Theatre review - high emotional costs of ambition

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

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East Is South, Hampstead Theatre review - bewildering and unconvincing

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Unicorn, Garrick Theatre review - wordy and emotionless desire

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Evita, London Palladium review - even more thrilling the sec...

Would Jamie Lloyd's mind-bending revival of Evita win through twice in four weeks, I wondered to myself, paraphrasing a Tim Rice lyric...

Maiden Voyage, Southwark Playhouse review - new musical runs...

As the nation basks in the reflected glory of The Lionesses' Euro25 victory, it could hardly be more timely for the Southwark...

Album: Bonniesongs - Strangest Feeling

It’s not foregrounded, but as Strangest Feeling beds in after repeated listens it becomes clear that one of its core traits is The Pixies...

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Life-changing? That's how the Pärnu Music Festival felt on my first visit in 2015, alongside the discovery of...

The Winter's Tale, RSC, Stratford review - problem play...

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...

BBC Proms: Batsashvili, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rya...

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

Inter Alia, National Theatre review - dazzling performance,...

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...