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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

East Is South, Hampstead Theatre review - bewildering and unconvincing

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Unicorn, Garrick Theatre review - wordy and emotionless desire

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More Life, Royal Court review - posthuman tragedy fails to come alive

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Churchill in Moscow, Orange Tree Theatre review - thought-provoking language and power games

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… Blackbird Hour, Bush Theatre review - an unrelentingly tough watch

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A Good House, Royal Court review - provocative, but imperfect

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The Invention of Love, Hampstead Theatre review - beautiful wit, awkward staging

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The Legends of Them, Royal Court review - reaching out for serenity

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Expendable, Royal Court review - intensely felt family drama

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A Christmas Carol, Old Vic review - tidings of discomfort and noise

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Wolves on Road, Bush Theatre review - exciting dialogue, but flawed plotting

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L’Addition, BAC review - top billing for physical comedy duo

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The Buddha of Suburbia, Barbican Theatre review - farcical fun, but what about the issues?

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Reykjavik, Hampstead Theatre review - drama frozen by waves of detail

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A Raisin in the Sun, Lyric Hammersmith review - of race and men

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Brace Brace, Royal Court review - too slender to satisfy

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