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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 Glow, Royal Court review – bizarre, beautiful and breathtaking Monday, 31 January 2022 Read more...	The 4th Country, Park Theatre review – sympathetic and intriguing Monday, 17 January 2022 Read more...
Trouble in Mind, National Theatre review - race, rage and relevance Saturday, 11 December 2021 Read more...	Manor, National Theatre review – ambitious, but unconvincing Thursday, 25 November 2021 Read more...
Death of England: Face to Face, National Theatre at Home review - anti-racist trilogy ends with a bang Tuesday, 23 November 2021 Read more...	Rare Earth Mettle, Royal Court review - one long unsatisfying slog Friday, 19 November 2021 Read more...
Sessions, Soho Theatre review – intense, but inconclusive Saturday, 13 November 2021 Read more...	Old Bridge, Bush Theatre review - powerful, poetic and profound Wednesday, 03 November 2021 Read more...
A Place for We, Park Theatre review - perceptive, but rather flabby Wednesday, 27 October 2021 Read more...	Macbeth, Almeida Theatre review – vivid, but much too long Friday, 15 October 2021 Read more...
The Normal Heart, National Theatre review - Ben Daniels triumphant Monday, 04 October 2021 Read more...	Is God Is, Royal Court review – blister, flare and burn, baby, burn Thursday, 16 September 2021 Read more...
The Memory of Water, Hampstead Theatre review – uneasy tragi-comedy Monday, 13 September 2021 Read more...	Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre review - strong, but inconclusive Friday, 03 September 2021 Read more...
Changing Destiny, Young Vic review – an epic literary discovery Monday, 02 August 2021 Read more...	Oleanna, Arts Theatre review - Mamet on power and tragedy Thursday, 29 July 2021 Read more...

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