Aleks Sierz is a British theatre critic. He is known for coining the term "

In-yer-face theatre In-yer-face theatre is a term used to describe a confrontational style and sensibility of drama that emerged in Great Britain in the 1990s. This term was borrowed by British theatre critic Aleks Sierz as the title of his book, ''In-Yer-Face Theat ...

", which was the title of a book he published in 2001. Sierz was educated at

Manchester University , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

and holds a PhD from Westminster University. He works as a freelance writer and has written for publications including ''

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'', ''The Arts Desk'' and ''

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'', as well as newspapers such as ''

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''. He co-edits ''Theatre Voice''. He is a visiting professor at

Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipli ...

, and has been a lecturer on

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'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)

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