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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

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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Angry and Young, Almeida Theatre review - vigorous and illuminating double bill

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A Tupperware of Ashes, National Theatre review - family and food, love and loss

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Waiting for Godot, Theatre Royal Haymarket review - humanity in high definition

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The Lightest Element, Hampstead Theatre review - engrossing, but fragmentary

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The Real Ones, Bush Theatre review - engrossing, enjoyable and quietly inspiring

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G, Royal Court review - everyday realism blitzed by urban myth

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Peanut Butter & Blueberries, Kiln Theatre review - rom-com in a time of Islamophobia

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The Marilyn Conspiracy, Park Theatre review - intriguing murder mystery

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My Father's Fable, Bush Theatre review - hilarious and haunting family drama

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