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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

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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The Bounds, Royal Court review - soccer play scores badly

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Lie Low, Royal Court review - short sharp sliver of pain

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The Harmony Test, Hampstead Theatre review - pregnancy and parenthood

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Bluets, Royal Court review - more grey than ultramarine

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Between Riverside and Crazy, Hampstead Theatre review - race, religion and rough justice

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London Tide, National Theatre review - haunting moody river blues

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The Comeuppance, Almeida Theatre review - remembering high-school high jinks

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Out of Season, Hampstead Theatre review - banter as bullying

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Shifters, Bush Theatre review - love will tear us apart again

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Metamorphosis, Lyric Hammersmith review - vivid images, but where's the drama?

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Till the Stars Come Down, National Theatre review - exuberant comedy with a dark edge

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Cowbois, Royal Court review - fabulously queer extravaganza

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Don't Destroy Me, Arcola Theatre review - a theatre history curio

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Rock 'N' Roll, Hampstead Theatre review - exciting music, uneven staging

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Music Reissues Weekly: Chapterhouse - White House Demos

Quoted in an early music press article on his band Chapterhouse, singer-guitarist Stephen Patman said their ambition was “to have our records on...