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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

Paines Plough Roundabout, Orange Tree Theatre review - too brief to really rock

Monday, 05 February 2018 Read more...

The Believers Are But Brothers, Bush Theatre review - a gimmick in search of a story

Saturday, 27 January 2018 Read more...

The Birthday Party, Harold Pinter Theatre review - starry cast create a stunning masterpiece

Friday, 19 January 2018 Read more...

The Jungle, Young Vic review - physically and emotionally challenging

Saturday, 16 December 2017 Read more...

Parliament Square, Bush Theatre, review – uncomfortable blaze of anger

Wednesday, 06 December 2017 Read more...

Goats, Royal Court review - unfocused and muddled

Saturday, 02 December 2017 Read more...

Bad Roads, Royal Court, review – memorably unsettling

Thursday, 23 November 2017 Read more...

Glengarry Glen Ross, Playhouse Theatre review - Christian Slater is gently charismatic

Saturday, 11 November 2017 Read more...

The Retreat, Park Theatre, review - funny but a bit flat

Wednesday, 08 November 2017 Read more...

Heather, Bush Theatre review - Harry Potter satire burns bright

Friday, 03 November 2017 Read more...

The Slaves of Solitude, Hampstead Theatre review - crude, over-dramatic and under-motivated

Tuesday, 31 October 2017 Read more...

Young Marx, Bridge Theatre review - fast-moving but over-complicated

Friday, 27 October 2017 Read more...

Witness for the Prosecution, London County Hall review - favourable verdict on Agatha Christie classic

Tuesday, 24 October 2017 Read more...

Of Kith and Kin, Bush Theatre, review - comic but confused gay surrogacy drama

Saturday, 21 October 2017 Read more...

Albion, Almeida Theatre, review – Victoria Hamilton’s epic performance

Wednesday, 18 October 2017 Read more...

Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, Wyndham’s Theatre review – paradoxically predictable

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 Read more...

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