10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
ENO concludes its latest season of work with The Queen of Spades, an opera that's been dormant in their company for over 20 years. David Alden's staging of Tchaikovsky's opera as the delirio…
Mental health has become a much more important issue in today's society. It is estimated that one in four people will be affected by their mental health at one point in their life, and adver…
Entering the space at the Gate Theatre you are accosted by spinning yellow hazard lights and heavy, fast rock music, reminiscent of Massive Attack. This sensory barrage is maintained through…
'Although there have been many adaptations of her novels and one film " albeit a little bit fictitious " about her own life. I thought it would be interesting to look at the notion of this w…
Electric and pulsing, Teddy is a flash of a show with two perfectly pitched anti-heroes and a swinging soundtrack. Credit is due across the board for the creative team, but let’s start…
Two millennia after its first performance Aeschylus's Oresteia is as relevant to the heart of our society as it ever was. One of the world's oldest family dramas, it grabs you in the gut …
I haven’t reviewed any dance theatre since Phoenix Dance was at York Theatre Royal’s TakeOver Festival last year. Luckily for me, Rosie Kay Dance Company has brought its lates…
The ARTSpace is a small, intimate studio above The De Beauvoir Arms in Haggerston, just a short walk away from the station. Entering the pub we are immediately greeted by a friendly atmosphe…
Image: Tony Awards British stars of the stage won big at one of America's most prestigious award ceremonies. The Tony Awards 2015 took place on June 7, in the Radio City Music Hall in New…
There's something strange about watching a production in which there are no fictional characters. Shows after which a quick Google search or snoop on social media could reveal more about the…
It is always a liberating moment when browsing the literature in your programme to come across a blunt and brutally honest quotation by such a master as Sir Peter Hall. As the first director…
Sometimes you need to watch something that makes you think differently. Sometimes you need to watch something that resets your moral compass. Sometimes you need to watch something that re…
If it isn't obvious from the title, the 10:45pm start and the warning that says 18+, Spank! is not really your family friendly show. It is also definitely not for the easily offended and at …
American Idiot at the Arts Theatre Green Day’s explosive, award-winning Broadway musical American Idiot, blasts into the UK for its West End premiere from the 17 July at Th…
TWO TICKETS FOR £10! Cinema Student Standby tickets are now available for the Royal Opera House Live Cinema season, bringing world-class opera and ballet to you in your local cinema. On t…
Image: thelist.co.uk The biggest fringe festival in the country has launched its programme. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 is home to over 3,300 shows, in 313 venues and over 53,000 perf…
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, …
Image by Greg Veit "Why did you choose to perform an all-female Shakespeare?" a radio interviewer asked The Flanagan Collective, a York-based theatre company described by its artistic direct…
Until You Hear That Bell at Battersea Arts Centre Told through spoken word and in timed boxing rounds, Until You Hear That Bell is the story of amateur boxing and family. Battersea Arts Cent…
Photo by Jonathan Keenan For an anarchic theatre company who excel in inventive, fantastical devised pieces, performing the 1920s classic The Ghost Train might seem a mad next move. But …
Recently I received a message, casually enquiring as to whether I might be interested in taking over from Mark Little as Farley Flavors in Shock Treatment at the Kings Head. This told me two…
Dirty Special Thing is a devised performance that has been created by Generation Arts, a platform that allows young aspiring performers to attend "a free three-week theatre-making project…
Sweet Charity (Concert) at Cadogan Hall 19-22 August 2015 Denise Van Outen stars as Charity " singing, dancing, laughing and crying her way through this all-time classic musical comedy, alon…
The world of Tom Murphy's 1983 play is filled with music: the chimes of the church bell signalling the hours, the rhythmic whacks of a telephone switch-hook to dial a connection, and, of cou…
Walking through the back entrance of Theatre Delicatessen’s venue in Farringdon, we get our tickets and programmes by the door, followed by clear instructions to charge our phones beca…
