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.

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.

His 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) Provided by Wikipedia