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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

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...

More Life, Royal Court review - posthuman tragedy fails to come alive

Saturday, 15 February 2025 Read more...

Churchill in Moscow, Orange Tree Theatre review - thought-provoking language and power games

Thursday, 13 February 2025 Read more...

… Blackbird Hour, Bush Theatre review - an unrelentingly tough watch

Tuesday, 04 February 2025 Read more...

A Good House, Royal Court review - provocative, but imperfect

Monday, 20 January 2025 Read more...

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