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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

The Half God of Rainfall, Kiln Theatre review - titanic war of the gods

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All My Sons, Old Vic review - starry but disappointingly uneven

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Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre review - middle of the road with flashes of magic

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A German Life, Bridge Theatre review - Maggie Smith triumphs again

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Pah-La, Royal Court review - complex ideas, wild storytelling

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Top Girls, National Theatre review - dazzlingly perceptive classic

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Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, Barbican Theatre review - Cillian Murphy soars and sweeps

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The Phlebotomist, Hampstead Theatre review - thought-provoking dystopian thriller

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Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre review - shouting for change

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Alys, Always, Bridge Theatre review - mildly perverse but rather dispiriting

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Inside Bitch, Royal Court review - brave, hilarious yet very slender

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The Son, Kiln Theatre review - darkly tragic

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The Animals and Children Took to the Streets, Lyric Hammersmith review - enchanting graphic novel

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Equus, Theatre Royal Stratford East review - thrilling physicality

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Superhoe, Royal Court review - smart, sassy, and full of feeling

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The Unreturning, Theatre Royal Stratford East review - hymn to home

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