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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 Cane, Royal Court review - hey teacher, leave them kids alone

Friday, 14 December 2018 Read more...

Hole, Royal Court review - anger is not quite enough

Thursday, 06 December 2018 Read more...

The Hoes, Hampstead Theatre review - sex and drink and grime

Saturday, 10 November 2018 Read more...

White Teeth, Kiln Theatre review - tuneless hymn to Kilburn High Road

Wednesday, 07 November 2018 Read more...

ear for eye, Royal Court review - powerful and passionate anti-racism

Friday, 02 November 2018 Read more...

A Very Very Very Dark Matter, Bridge Theatre review - black comedy falls flat

Thursday, 25 October 2018 Read more...

Stories, National Theatre review - comic conception capers

Thursday, 18 October 2018 Read more...

I'm Not Running, National Theatre review - puzzling political drama

Wednesday, 10 October 2018 Read more...

The Sweet Science of Bruising, Southwark Playhouse review - boxing clever

Saturday, 06 October 2018 Read more...

Pack of Lies, Menier Chocolate Factory review - suburban spy story

Wednesday, 03 October 2018 Read more...

Poet in da Corner, Royal Court review - mind-blowing energy plus plus plus

Wednesday, 26 September 2018 Read more...

An Adventure, Bush Theatre review - epic but flawed

Saturday, 15 September 2018 Read more...

The Woods, Royal Court review - Lesley Sharp triumphs again

Thursday, 13 September 2018 Read more...

Holy Shit, Kiln Theatre review - what's in a name?

Tuesday, 11 September 2018 Read more...

Aristocrats, Donmar Warehouse review - fresh but uneven

Friday, 10 August 2018 Read more...

Silk Road (How To Buy Drugs Online), Trafalgar Studios review - Geordie chancer comes of age

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 Read more...

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