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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

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...

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...

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