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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

Out of Season, Hampstead Theatre review - banter as bullying

Wednesday, 28 February 2024 Read more...

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

Tuesday, 27 February 2024 Read more...

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

Wednesday, 07 February 2024 Read more...

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

Saturday, 03 February 2024 Read more...

Cowbois, Royal Court review - fabulously queer extravaganza

Saturday, 20 January 2024 Read more...

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

Wednesday, 17 January 2024 Read more...

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

Monday, 18 December 2023 Read more...

Talking About the Fire, Royal Court review - urgent and informative

Sunday, 10 December 2023 Read more...

A Sherlock Carol, Marylebone Theatre review - merry, but mirthless

Saturday, 02 December 2023 Read more...

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, Bush Theatre review - charismatic stand-up routine

Friday, 17 November 2023 Read more...

Mates in Chelsea, Royal Court review – silly rather than satirical

Friday, 10 November 2023 Read more...

To Have and To Hold, Hampstead Theatre review - funny but flawed

Wednesday, 08 November 2023 Read more...

The Interview, Park Theatre review - Martin Bashir's comeuppance

Saturday, 04 November 2023 Read more...

Boy Parts, Soho Theatre review - not subversive enough

Saturday, 28 October 2023 Read more...

Blue Mist, Royal Court review - authentic, but not entirely convincing

Thursday, 12 October 2023 Read more...

Death of England: Closing Time, National Theatre review - thrillingly and abundantly alive

Tuesday, 10 October 2023 Read more...

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