10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
As a young person interested in theatre, I have seen, heard stories of, and been involved in more scratch nights and new writing pieces. I had not, however, come across one for opera, which …
Why adapt Ulysses " James Joyce's towering, modernist tome " for the stage? The episodic adventures of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus set on mundane 16 June 1904 don't have the compactnes…
Nature versus nurture is a good starting point when thinking about Hamish Pirie’s production of Violence and Son, the new play from Welsh playwright Gary Owen. To what extent does our …
This, the first revival of Kasper Holten’s Don Giovanni, is a production full of visual spectacle. His ability to pull the spectator’s focus with lighting design and choreographe…
Introducing music to small children at a young age has proven to be very beneficial; it enhances listening, develops the aural memory and even supposedly makes them happier. It is important …
Bash by Neil LaBute is made up of three one-act plays, connected only by their attention to the domestic darkness of people. Each depicting, differently, how even the most ordinary of us can…
Dennis Kelly penned the blisteringly successful stage musical of Roald Dahl’s Matilda, transforming the much-loved children’s book into a West End epic. His latest, Our Teacher&#…
Image: Holly Revel A number of London artists and actors have taken part in a giant selfie photocall in Trafalgar Square to protest against so called "HIV-phobic" remarks from the leader…
National Theatre Connections 2015 Connections 2015 – the biggest youth theatre festival on the planet Win tickets to see The Edelweiss Pirates and The Accordion Shop on Monday 6 July. …
When I first heard of Shelter Me, an immersive circus performance where the company communicate with their audience not only through acrobatics, but through mass texting, it's fair to say I …
If you think theatre is in danger of becoming too staid and inward-looking to be reclaimed as a popular medium, Jimmy Fairhurst may be the man to change your mind. Not Too Tame, the company …
Photo: Hazel Coonagh. On a brisk autumn night two years ago, I found in the corner of a Dublin city centre car park a lost statue of the Virgin Mary and a torn copy of the 1916 Proclamation …
Southwark Playhouse's One Arm is a piece that seems as interested in its own origins as it does about the story it is telling. The tale goes that in 1942, Tennessee Williams published a shor…
Roundabout is a pop-up theatre created by Paines Plough in association with the Southbank Centre. Its dome space gives you a 360 degree, intimate experience of some of the greatest new writi…
Your stay at the Heartbreak Hotel begins as soon as your arrive at North Greenwich station, where bellhops will instruct you to follow the signposts to the box-office-cum-check-in-desk, so t…
Reality is a performance that has been scripted from the devised creations of the Bridge Theatre Company, a group of BRIT school graduates who have formed a theatre company through a course …
An Audience with Jimmy Savile is possibly one of the most shocking plays currently showing in London. Steeped in horrifying truths, scandalous admissions and cruel honesty this is a ground-b…
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, …
At just 19 years of age Polly Stenham penned the award-winning gritty family drama That Face, which resulted in her being the toast of the Royal Court. Now, eight years on, Stenham's latest …
The Eighth Wonder of the World. As if the modest title isn't enough of a build up, there's the structure itself: the Thames Tunnel Shaft. You don't expect to find a wonder tucked away in a n…
Letter to Larry at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London Donald Macdonald's play Letter to Larry is an insightful exploration into the life and love of one of the twentieth century's most glamor…
National Theatre Connections 500 " applications open The National Theatre is looking for 500 secondary schools and youth theatres to take part in the biggest Connections festival to date. Co…
Does money talk louder than loyalty, trust, and the beautiful game? These are among the many pressing questions raised by Patrick Marber's accomplished new play, The Red Lion, which couldn't…
A new, free script writing course has launched in Oxford, offering a selection of emerging playwrights the chance to develop their work alongside professional writers. The Playhouse Playmake…
Classics don't always have to be dusty, outdated and dull " in today's theatre we are accustomed to modern adaptations that bring unattainable yet fantastic works into our reach. Director Gr…
