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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

‘Stripping naked the process of making theatre’: Martin Crimp talks about his latest play

Monday, 31 October 2022 Read more...

Marvellous, @sohoplace review - silly, singular and sentimental

Monday, 24 October 2022 Read more...

Ravenscourt, Hampstead Theatre review - strong, but slender

Saturday, 08 October 2022 Read more...

Jews. In Their Own Words, Royal Court review - calling out ancient prejudice

Thursday, 29 September 2022 Read more...

The P Word, Bush Theatre review - persecution and pride

Saturday, 17 September 2022 Read more...

Silence, Donmar Warehouse review - documenting disaster

Thursday, 08 September 2022 Read more...

The Trials, Donmar Warehouse review - chillingly compelling

Thursday, 18 August 2022 Read more...

All of Us, National Theatre review - revelatory, but problematic

Wednesday, 10 August 2022 Read more...

Chasing Hares, Young Vic review - militant mix of politics and fantasy

Wednesday, 27 July 2022 Read more...

The Fellowship, Hampstead Theatre review - strong clashes, too little drama

Wednesday, 29 June 2022 Read more...

Bangers, Soho Theatre review - sizzling gig theatre

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 Read more...

That Is Not Who I Am, Royal Court review – gimmicky post-truth spoof

Monday, 20 June 2022 Read more...

Lotus Beauty, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs review – uneasy mix of comedy and tragedy

Monday, 23 May 2022 Read more...

Middle, National Theatre review - a bit of a muddle

Thursday, 05 May 2022 Read more...

The Corn Is Green, National Theatre review – Nicola Walker teaches a life lesson

Monday, 25 April 2022 Read more...

The Human Voice, Harold Pinter Theatre review – acting masterclass

Tuesday, 22 March 2022 Read more...

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Tosca, Welsh National Opera review - a great company reduced...

So it’s come to this: WNO’s autumn season reduced to two operas, a Tosca borrowed from Opera North and a revival of their own Candide...

Not Your Superwoman, Bush Theatre review - powerful tribute...

The Bush is likely to continue its fine recent run of hit plays, with this funny, poignant, culturally authentic and beautifully acted two-hander...

Music Reissues Weekly: Robyn - Robyn 20th-Anniversary Editio...

Sometimes, record labels don’t like what those on their roster have recorded. Such was the case with BMG Sweden and Robin Carlsson who, as Robyn,...

Album: Twenty One Pilots - Breach

For the past decade, the Ohio alternative superstars Twenty One Pilots have cultivated a deep lore starting with 2015’s Blurryface, and...