Aleks Sierz

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]

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

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]