10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
When fringe theatre is often associated with new writing, it is pleasant to remind ourselves of the classics from which theatre has evolved. A Woman Of No Importance was written by Oscar Wil…
Are you looking for work in the arts industry? Each week we at A Younger Theatre are featuring the best job applications from across the arts spectrum. Whether you're looking for permanent, …
Following their highly acclaimed production of Into the Woods, All Star Productions have returned to Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre with another of Sondheim's creations, A Little Night Music…
One of Shakespeare's greatest romantic comedy masterpieces forms the basis of this gender experiment. A company of extremely talented actors rotate four vibrant 90 minute versions of the pla…
Mia (Laura Dean) is pregnant, and she has no idea how or why. Ever since she broke up with Michael (Colin James), she hasn’t had sex, yet here she is, heavily pregnant. When the angel …
The West Yorkshire Playhouse is renowned for developing new talent and giving artists across the region a wide variety of opportunities. One of the ways they do this is through their Furnace…
Ireland has an incredibly interesting historical relationship to dance – most notably the 1935 Public Dancehalls Act, which censored Ireland's social scene based on the fear that unsup…
A Southampton theatre are calling on budding Elsa’s and Anna’s from across the UK to try and break a world record. The Mayflower Theatre are trying to break the Guinness World…
A teacher-pupil love affair. The premise is not in itself original, however playwright Fiona Evans lays something new on the table that spices things up and shifts the focus to gender: do ou…
Twelfth Night at the Rose Playhouse is a classic example of what you can achieve with a small budget, good direction and some talented actors. In this bare-bones production of one of Shakesp…
You can say Shakespeare had his pen on the pulse of human behaviour in many ways. What makes his plays relevant for today is that there is some fundamental human truth hidden behind every ve…
Sat on a bench on a raised concrete platform, a man and woman have their backs to the audience. A slight gap between the two, they are quite still, staring out of the window in front of them…
With the late Brien Friel arguably being one of the best playwrights of the last half century, expectations for any production of his work are always going to be incredibly high. His numerou…
As the lights came up and the actors lined up to take their bow, my neighbouring audience member turned to me and said: “that is the most violent thing I've ever seen”. Weaklings…
Helping young people accomplish their dreams is a bit of alright in my book, and especially when they are at a serious disadvantage because of a lack of money. Ian McKellen thinks the Nation…
The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite novels of all time. Its inherent despair, the struggling relationships, and that never-ending desire to reach the American Dream… I love it. So …
One hundred years on from the start of World War One, Michael Nunn and William Trevitt (co-founders and Artistic Directors of BalletBoyz) collaborated with contemporary choreographer Iván…
For a play with such an elegant, poetic title as The Love of the Fireflies (El amor de las luciernagas), I perhaps expected a little less swearing. But, if nothing else, The Love of the Fire…
Boston in the 1970s, at the residential hotel 46 Beacon, is where we see the story of Robert and Alan unfold. It's a coming-of-age and coming-out play, all set in a hotel room. It was alw…
Kitten Killers are loud, proud and they're having fun. We're asked to shout “woof” if we've seen them before and “woof” if we haven't. This simple silliness character…
Writer Florian Zeller has expressed his keenness on this piece – on this journey to not simply be voyeuristic but for the audience to become lost in a mental labyrinth. He doesn’…
Poems about humans with banana skin, comedic retellings of classic fairy tales and even an invention of a new religion were just some of the performances the audience were treated to in this…
It is a subject that should make for excellent theatre. The high intrigue and drama of the Irish financial crash is full of memorable characters, dramatic twists and high stakes. It is a sha…
A theatre group who work with disadvantaged at risk young people are fundraising to keep their work going. Generation Arts try to help aspiring artists who are not in education, employment o…
For the past five years, a significant part of my role (as Special Projects Producer at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester) has centred around the delivery of Truth about Youth " a …
