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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

Nightfall, Bridge Theatre, review - moving but over-exposed

Wednesday, 09 May 2018 Read more...

Mood Music, Old Vic review - riveting critique of the music biz

Thursday, 03 May 2018 Read more...

Nine Night, National Theatre review - Jamaican family drama full of spirit

Tuesday, 01 May 2018 Read more...

Absolute Hell, National Theatre review - high gloss show saves over-rated classic

Thursday, 26 April 2018 Read more...

The Prudes, Royal Court review - hilarious but frustrating sex show

Wednesday, 25 April 2018 Read more...

Instructions for Correct Assembly, Royal Court review - Jane Horrocks in Middle England 'Westworld'

Monday, 16 April 2018 Read more...

Pressure, Park Theatre review - David Haig terrific in his own drama

Wednesday, 04 April 2018 Read more...

Black Men Walking, Royal Court review - inspiring and exhilarating

Friday, 23 March 2018 Read more...

The Great Wave, National Theatre review - moving epic of global loss

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 Read more...

Humble Boy, Orange Tree Theatre review - love, death and science in Middle England

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 Read more...

The Best Man, Playhouse Theatre review - Gore Vidal’s plodding presidential drama

Wednesday, 07 March 2018 Read more...

Frozen, Haymarket Theatre review - star cast explores the reality of evil

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Read more...

Angry, Southwark Playhouse review – wondrously roaring Ridleyland

Saturday, 17 February 2018 Read more...

Girls & Boys, Royal Court review - Carey Mulligan is stunningly brilliant

Friday, 16 February 2018 Read more...

The Divide, Old Vic review - Alan Ayckbourn’s overblown dystopia

Thursday, 08 February 2018 Read more...

Gundog, Royal Court review - tedious and inconsequential

Thursday, 08 February 2018 Read more...

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