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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

Blue Mist, Royal Court review - authentic, but not entirely convincing

Thursday, 12 October 2023 Read more...

Death of England: Closing Time, National Theatre review - thrillingly and abundantly alive

Tuesday, 10 October 2023 Read more...

Octopolis, Hampstead Theatre review - blue, blue, electric blue

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 Read more...

Operation Epsilon, Southwark Playhouse review - alternative Oppenheimer

Saturday, 23 September 2023 Read more...

That Face, Orange Tree Theatre review - in-yer-face family drama

Friday, 15 September 2023 Read more...

A Mirror, Almeida Theatre review - unconvincing and contrived

Friday, 25 August 2023 Read more...

Cuckoo, Royal Court review - slow, superficial and unfunny

Saturday, 15 July 2023 Read more...

Beneatha's Place, Young Vic review - strongly felt, but uneven

Friday, 07 July 2023 Read more...

When Winston Went to War with the Wireless, Donmar Warehouse review - lively, but messy

Wednesday, 05 July 2023 Read more...

The Swell, Orange Tree Theatre review - mind-bending romantic drama

Monday, 03 July 2023 Read more...

The Pillowman, Duke of York’s Theatre review - starry but slack

Friday, 23 June 2023 Read more...

All of It/Hope Has a Happy Meal, Royal Court review - surreal pleasures

Monday, 12 June 2023 Read more...

Dixon and Daughters, National Theatre review - cold discomfort harm

Thursday, 27 April 2023 Read more...

Sea Creatures, Hampstead Theatre review - mysterious and allusive

Friday, 07 April 2023 Read more...

A Little Life, Harold Pinter Theatre review - unrelenting trauma

Thursday, 06 April 2023 Read more...

Black Superhero, Royal Court review - ambitious, but messy

Saturday, 25 March 2023 Read more...

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