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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

Knives in Hens, Donmar Warehouse review – Yaël Farber not symbolic enough Wednesday, 23 August 2017 Read more...	Against, Almeida Theatre review - Ben Whishaw is a modern-day Jesus Saturday, 19 August 2017 Read more...
The Majority, National Theatre review – a minority interest Tuesday, 15 August 2017 Read more...	Apologia, Trafalgar Studios review – Stockard Channing shines bright as a 1960s radical Friday, 04 August 2017 Read more...
Bodies, Royal Court review – pregnant with meaning Wednesday, 12 July 2017 Read more...	Ink, Almeida Theatre review - The Sun rises while show sinks Wednesday, 28 June 2017 Read more...
Terror, Lyric Hammersmith review – more gimmick than drama Friday, 23 June 2017 Read more...	Hir, Bush Theatre review – transgender home is sub-prime Wednesday, 21 June 2017 Read more...
Anatomy of a Suicide, Royal Court review - devastatingly brilliant Monday, 12 June 2017 Read more...	Barber Shop Chronicles, National Theatre review - foot-stompingly pleasurable Thursday, 08 June 2017 Read more...
Common, National Theatre review - Anne-Marie Duff fails to ignite Wednesday, 07 June 2017 Read more...	Killology, Royal Court review – both disturbing and life-affirming Wednesday, 31 May 2017 Read more...
Woyzeck, Old Vic review - John Boyega’s thrillingly powerful triumph Wednesday, 24 May 2017 Read more...	Salomé, National Theatre review - Yaël Farber’s version is verbose and overblown Wednesday, 10 May 2017 Read more...
The Ferryman, Royal Court, review - ‘Jez Butterworth’s storytelling triumph’ Thursday, 04 May 2017 Read more...	The Treatment, Almeida Theatre, review - exhilarating Crimp never more relevant Saturday, 29 April 2017 Read more...

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