10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
Whether it's the traditional fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, or Disney's 1937 film adaptation, we are all familiar with the classic narrative of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. What many …
The My First series is joint venture between English National Ballet and students of the English National Ballet School and is now in its fifth year. This year Sleeping Beauty is the chosen …
I love musical theatre and I love going to see new musical theatre, because I think we lack a lot in comparison to Broadway. Realistically, apart from Matilda the Musical, we have had few re…
On first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie is a show for children, but this explosion of fun can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. It is p…
Somewhat unexpectedly, Michael Billington did not opt for Samuel Beckett's game-changing Waiting For Godot, or even Endgame or Happy Days, when selecting his 101 Greatest Plays. Instead, he …
Friday night: the happiest part of every adult’s week. "Monday it's back to grey", exclaims Shane (James Cartwright), but on Friday the week is done and the freedom of the weekend awai…
The idea for Black Dog Gold Fish came through a side plot to our last major show, Champagne Breakfast. The main protagonist was a darts champion, who had to face up to his failures after he …
After hearing multiple incredible things about Greg Wohead's Ted Bundy Project, I was intrigued to see how recreating another American idol would be performed and created. In Comeback Spe…
Beachy Head in Eastbourne is one of the world's most popular suicide spots. You could say the site evokes a sense of mystery, a magnetic pulling-force; that the danger puts you face to face …
Every mother loves talking about her own child. This is what is presented to us in Punching the Sky, where a mother rambles on about her own marvellous offspring. It is Lizi Patch's personal…
Antler are a bunch of creatives who love to play. Life is serious enough and why shouldn't the theatre be fun?! The company specifies humour, playfulness and inventive theatricality as the l…
A hidden treasure in the depths of Soho Square is, this night, host to Twelfth Night. The French Protestant Church becomes a bustling world of disguise, mistaken identity and love, after a s…
Do you know what's great? Stories about people. Being sat down and taken upon this journey, by someone who has the grace and goodwill to share their life with you, is an experience both fasc…
Following Simon McBurney's hyped spectacular that was The Encounter, it is both exciting and slightly puzzling to find another play on the London scene that explores a true story of the enco…
Brilliant yet highly traumatic, Balloon Theatre's The Rules of Inflation is a fantastically immersive piece of theatre that unnerved me nearly to the point of tears. Set out as a children's …
It's 2035. The Earth's resources are depleting and a corporation called Tricorps want you to escape into the 'Experience Machine', a new virtual reality system, built to preserve the human r…
A number of dance creatives in East London have been awarded thousands of pounds worth of bursaries as part of the Dance Enterprise Ideas Fund. Eight pitches were chosen from 23 shortlisted …
A black curtain provides the barrier between stage and audience for three works from Ballet Black, a professional company for dancers of black and Asian descent. Two works are newly commissi…
Women Redressed is a festival of theatrical brainstorming, combining the work of up-and coming-playwrights with that of more established writers. It is a programme of nine works, qualifying …
Admittedly, I am a big advocate of bold female characters on stage. I am also always intrigued to see how theatre can tackle a subject like mental illness. It is not unchartered territory on…
Let's talk about sex. Tricycle Young Company has come together with a group of teenagers from local schools and colleges, as part of the Takeover at the Tricycle Theatre. Their mission? To g…
What differentiates theatre from a lecture, a university debate or an essay? These days it's not always clear. We live in the age of 'issue plays' " work that seeks to 'tackle' contentious t…
Farce can usually quite hit and miss depending on who you are. Perhaps unsurprisingly, despite what could be classed as ‘easy laughs,’ Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon give fantast…
As the lights dim in the intimate venue of Camden People's Theatre, three actors enter the space and stare at the audience. Faint smirks are visible on their faces as they subsequently revea…
I mentioned in my Great Expectations review that this season at the West Yorkshire Playhouse is shaping up to be awesome, and it looks like I wasn't wrong! I'm very excited to say that Red L…
