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Aleks Sierz

@sierz.bsky.social

Theatre critic, lecturer and writer. Part of The Arts Desk collective.

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Donbas, Theatre 503 - Aleks Sierz New play about Ukraine is a superb example of international new writing: the best account of the war currently on the London stage review by Aleks Sierz

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20.02.2026 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Shitheads, Royal Court - Aleks Sierz New play about the prehistoric past searches for relevance, but only finds a reactionary vision of tribal life review by Aleks Sierz

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19.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donbas, Theatre 503 - Aleks Sierz New play about Ukraine is a superb example of international new writing: the best account of the war currently on the London stage review by Aleks Sierz

www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/donb...

19.02.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Man and Boy, National Theatre - Aleks Sierz Rare 1960s Rattigan play gets a meta-theatrical revival which is lively, but lacking in emotional punch review by Aleks Sierz

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18.02.2026 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SWEETMEATS @bushtheatre.bsky.social - Heartwarming and gently beautiful, #KarimKhan’s new South-Asian play about old age tenderly explores love and health - review @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/swee...

17.02.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜…β˜… Original idea, but incoherent and disjointed: The Shitheads, Royal Court, a new play about the prehistoric past searches for relevance, but fails to find it says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/shit...

16.02.2026 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Shitheads, Royal Court review – original idea, but incoherent and disjointed In prehistoric Britain, life was full of Hs. It was hard. It was horribly hard. It was hardly happy. And, according to Jack Nicholls, whose debut play has a typically noisy Royal Court title, The Shit...

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16.02.2026 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Shitheads, Royal Court - Aleks Sierz New play about the prehistoric past searches for relevance, but only finds a reactionary vision of tribal life review by Aleks Sierz

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15.02.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maggots, Bush Theatre - Aleks Sierz Both elating and chastening: new play about urban alienation is a beautifully acted and acutely emotional experience review by Aleks Sierz

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12.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maggots - Aleks Sierz Favourite stage direction: β€œA moment. The Storytellers look to each other, then the audience.” (Farah Najib’s Maggots) Quotation

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10.02.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lost Atoms, Lyric Hammersmith - Aleks Sierz Frantic Assembly’s 30th anniversary show is about love, but its story is sadly predictable and bland review by Aleks Sierz

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08.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lost Atoms, Lyric Hammersmith - Aleks Sierz Frantic Assembly’s 30th anniversary show is about love, but its story is sadly predictable and bland review by Aleks Sierz

www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/lost...

07.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maggots, Bush Theatre - Aleks Sierz Both elating and chastening: new play about urban alienation is a beautifully acted and acutely emotional experience review by Aleks Sierz

www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/magg...

06.02.2026 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Tom Stoppard's best play is unbeatable now as it was then: a masterwork gets a masterly revival, writes Matt Wolf on Arcadia, Old Vic www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/arca...

05.02.2026 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maggots, Bush Theatre - Aleks Sierz Both elating and chastening: new play about urban alienation is a beautifully acted and acutely emotional experience review by Aleks Sierz

www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/magg...

05.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maggots, Bush Theatre - Aleks Sierz Both elating and chastening: new play about urban alienation is a beautifully acted and acutely emotional experience review by Aleks Sierz

www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/magg...

04.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… MAGGOTS @bushtheatre.bsky.social - #FarahNajib's new play about urban alienation is a beautifully acted and acutely emotional experience - 'both elating and chastening' says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/magg...

04.02.2026 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess How Much I Love You?, Royal Court - Aleks Sierz New play about a devastating event is an excruciatingly powerful piece of new writing: intensely intimate and oddly uplifting review by Aleks Sierz

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31.01.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x), Soho Theatre - Aleks Sierz Edinburgh Fringe banger about class in Liverpool and Cambridge arrives in London: entertaining if a bit superficial review by Aleks Sierz

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29.01.2026 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess How Much I Love You?, Royal Court - Aleks Sierz New play about a devastating event is an excruciatingly powerful piece of new writing: intensely intimate and oddly uplifting review by Aleks Sierz

www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/gues...

27.01.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Guess How Much I Love You?, Royal Court review - intensely intimate and oddly uplifting This year the Royal Court is 70 years old. Yes, it’s that long since this premiere new writing venue staged its opening season, whose third play was John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger, a drama which re...

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24.01.2026 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Guess How Much I Love You?, Royal Court review - intensely intimate and oddly uplifting This year the Royal Court is 70 years old. Yes, it’s that long since this premiere new writing venue staged its opening season, whose third play was John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger, a drama which re...

theartsdesk.com/theatre/gues...

23.01.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?, @royalcourttheatre.bsky.social - #LukeNorris's new play about a devastating event is an excruciatingly powerful piece of new writing - 'intensely intimate and oddly uplifting', says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/gues...

23.01.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x), Soho Theatre - Aleks Sierz Edinburgh Fringe banger about class in Liverpool and Cambridge arrives in London: entertaining if a bit superficial review by Aleks Sierz

www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/eat-...

21.01.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x), Soho Theatre - Aleks Sierz Edinburgh Fringe banger about class in Liverpool and Cambridge arrives in London: entertaining if a bit superficial review by Aleks Sierz

www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/eat-...

20.01.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x), Soho Theatre review - entertaining if a bit superficial Humour is a good way of defusing tense situations. You know, social embarrassments, personal difficulties and existential puzzles. In the wonderfully titled Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x), Ja...

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19.01.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woman in Mind, Duke of York’s Theatre - Aleks Sierz Starry West End staging of Alan Ayckbourn’s 1985 play is more visually delightful than emotionally compelling review by ALEKS SIERZ

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19.01.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜…β˜…β˜… Entertaining if a bit superficial: Edinburgh Fringe banger about class in Liverpool and Cambridge arrives in London @sierz.bsky.social reviews Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x), Soho Theatre www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/eat-...

19.01.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Needs a spoiler alert

14.01.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A longer time has now passed between The Strokes' Is This It and now than between Is This It and Never Mind The Bollocks by the Sex Pistols

15.01.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

@sierz is following 17 prominent accounts