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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

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...

Sydney & the Old Girl, Park Theatre review - black comedy too melodramatic

Wednesday, 06 November 2019 Read more...

On Bear Ridge, Royal Court review - Rhys Ifans's tragicomic masterclass

Tuesday, 29 October 2019 Read more...

Botticelli in the Fire, Hampstead Theatre review - history mash-up burns bright

Saturday, 26 October 2019 Read more...

[Blank], Donmar Warehouse review - strong but dispiriting

Friday, 18 October 2019 Read more...

A History of Water in the Middle East, Royal Court review - feminist dreams and passions

Tuesday, 15 October 2019 Read more...

Baby Reindeer, Bush Theatre review - break, break, breaking Gadd

Saturday, 12 October 2019 Read more...

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Trafalgar Studios review - tragi-comic masterpiece

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 Read more...

Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp., Royal Court review - still experimental after all these years

Friday, 27 September 2019 Read more...

Two Ladies, Bridge Theatre review - Cvitešić and Wanamaker really rock

Thursday, 26 September 2019 Read more...

The King of Hell’s Palace, Hampstead Theatre review - Chinese scandal freezes the blood

Friday, 13 September 2019 Read more...

Chiaroscuro, Bush Theatre review - music, sweet, sweet music

Saturday, 07 September 2019 Read more...

Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation, Royal Court review - brilliant meta-theatrical experience

Friday, 06 September 2019 Read more...

Hansard, National Theatre review - starry argument ends poorly

Wednesday, 04 September 2019 Read more...

The Doctor, Almeida Theatre review - Robert Icke's long goodbye

Wednesday, 21 August 2019 Read more...

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