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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Hansard, National Theatre review - starry argument ends poorly

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

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Go Bang Your Tambourine, Finborough Theatre review - out-dated and long-winded

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The Night of the Iguana, Noël Coward Theatre review - Clive Owen and Lia Williams burn bright

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Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner, Royal Court review - memes, memories and meanings

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Rust, Bush Theatre review - slender yet invigorating

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Europe, Donmar Warehouse review - timely, tender, brutal and brilliant

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The Hunt, Almeida Theatre review - tense Scandinoirland drama

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Bitter Wheat, Garrick Theatre review - Malkovich monologue is more chaff than wheat

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