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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 Picture of Dorian Gray, Barn Theatre online review - a dazzling adaptation

Tuesday, 23 March 2021 Read more...

The Band Plays On, Sheffield Theatres online review – to Sheffield with love

Thursday, 18 March 2021 Read more...

Typical, Soho Theatre online review - powerfully poetic and painful

Friday, 26 February 2021 Read more...

Shook, Papatango online review - strongly acted, but depressingly predictable

Friday, 05 February 2021 Read more...

Overflow, Bush Theatre review – fear, fury and fun

Saturday, 12 December 2020 Read more...

A Christmas Carol, Bridge Theatre review - deluxe seasonal storytelling

Wednesday, 09 December 2020 Read more...

What a Carve Up!, Barn Theatre online review – ingenious whodunnit

Monday, 30 November 2020 Read more...

Little Wars, Union Theatre online review - richly emotional, but formulaic

Tuesday, 03 November 2020 Read more...

Quarter Life Crisis, Bridge Theatre review – slender and superficial

Monday, 12 October 2020 Read more...

An Evening with an Immigrant, Bridge Theatre review – poetic and engaging

Friday, 25 September 2020 Read more...

Blindness, Donmar Warehouse review - a beautifully haunting parable

Monday, 10 August 2020 Read more...

Scrounger, Finborough Theatre online review – autobiography meets meta-theatre

Tuesday, 04 August 2020 Read more...

My White Best Friend (And Other Letters Left Unsaid), Royal Court review – raw but generous

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 Read more...

Les Blancs, National Theatre at Home review – triumphant revival of forgotten classic

Friday, 03 July 2020 Read more...

Reasons To Be Cheerful, Graeae review - raunchy working-class nostalgia

Wednesday, 10 June 2020 Read more...

A Streetcar Named Desire, National Theatre at Home review - world on fire

Friday, 22 May 2020 Read more...

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