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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

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...
The Arrival, Bush Theatre review - boys will definitely be boys Wednesday, 27 November 2019 Read more...	Touching the Void, Duke of York's Theatre review - not quite high enough Friday, 15 November 2019 Read more...

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