Aleks Sierz is a British theatre critic. He is known for popularising the term "In-yer-face theatre", which was the title of a book he published in 2001.
Biography Sierz was educated at Manchester University and holds a PhD from Westminster University. He works as a freelance writer and has written for publications including Tribune, The Arts Desk and The Stage, as well as newspapers such as The Independent. He co-edits Theatre Voice.
He is a visiting professor at Rose Bruford College, and has been a lecturer on Boston University's "Study Abroad" programme in London.
Books Sierz's publications include:
In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today (Faber, 2001),
The Theatre of Martin Crimp (Methuen, 2006) John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (Continuum, 2008) Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today (Methuen, 2011), Modern British Playwriting: The 1990s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations (Methuen, 2012), With Lia Ghilardi, The Time Traveller's Guide to British Theatre: The First Four Hundred Years (Oberon Books, 2015),
References
External links Official website