Aleks Sierz

Aleks Sierz
Alma mater	Manchester University; University of Westminster
Occupation	Theatre critic
Notable work	In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today (2001)
Website	sierz.co.uk

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Sierz was educated at Manchester University and holds a PhD from Westminster University. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

He is a visiting professor at Rose Bruford College, ^[5] and has been a lecturer on Boston University's "Study Abroad" programme in London. ^[3]

Books

Sierz's publications include:

• In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today (Faber, 2001), ISBN   978-0-571-20049-8 ^{[6] [7]}

• The Theatre of Martin Crimp (Methuen, 2006)
• John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (Continuum, 2008)
• Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today (Methuen, 2011), ISBN   978-1408112380 ^[8]
• Modern British Playwriting: The 1990s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations (Methuen, 2012), ISBN   978-1408129265
• With Lia Ghilardi, The Time Traveller's Guide to British Theatre: The First Four Hundred Years (Oberon Books, 2015), ISBN   978-1783192083 ^[9]

References

1. ""Culture Wars" profile of Aleks Sierz". Culturewars.org.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
2. Lee-Rekers, Alexander (17 January 2023). "What is In-yer-face Theatre?". The Stage . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
3. "Boston University website". Bu.edu. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
4. "Biographical details on personal website". Inyerface-theatre.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
5. "Rose Bruford website". Bruford.ac.uk. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
6. Website by Omni digital. "Faber website". Faber.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
7. Sierz, Aleks (2001). In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN   978-0-571-20049-8.
8. "Theatre Futures website". Theatrefutures.org.uk. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
9. Broad, Leah (10 August 2015). "The Time Traveller's Guide to British Theatre: An Interview with Aleks Sierz & Lia Ghilardi". The Oxford Culture Review. Retrieved 7 September 2025.

External links

• Official website