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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

Angry and Young, Almeida Theatre review - vigorous and illuminating double bill

Monday, 07 October 2024 Read more...

A Tupperware of Ashes, National Theatre review - family and food, love and loss

Friday, 04 October 2024 Read more...

Waiting for Godot, Theatre Royal Haymarket review - humanity in high definition

Tuesday, 24 September 2024 Read more...

The Lightest Element, Hampstead Theatre review - engrossing, but fragmentary

Thursday, 19 September 2024 Read more...

The Real Ones, Bush Theatre review - engrossing, enjoyable and quietly inspiring

Saturday, 14 September 2024 Read more...

G, Royal Court review - everyday realism blitzed by urban myth

Monday, 02 September 2024 Read more...

Peanut Butter & Blueberries, Kiln Theatre review - rom-com in a time of Islamophobia

Friday, 16 August 2024 Read more...

The Marilyn Conspiracy, Park Theatre review - intriguing murder mystery

Monday, 01 July 2024 Read more...

My Father's Fable, Bush Theatre review - hilarious and haunting family drama

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 Read more...

The Bounds, Royal Court review - soccer play scores badly

Friday, 21 June 2024 Read more...

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

Friday, 31 May 2024 Read more...

The Harmony Test, Hampstead Theatre review - pregnancy and parenthood

Wednesday, 29 May 2024 Read more...

Bluets, Royal Court review - more grey than ultramarine

Tuesday, 28 May 2024 Read more...

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

Thursday, 23 May 2024 Read more...

London Tide, National Theatre review - haunting moody river blues

Saturday, 20 April 2024 Read more...

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

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 Read more...

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