10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
Christmas for the English National Ballet means a resplendent and joyously festive production of The Nutcracker. Since its inception, the much-loved balletic masterpiece has been a mainstay …
Idle Motion reuses the title of Jorge Luis Borges's essay Borges and I as a foundation to innovatively explore themes of identity, language and ownership of both. The narrative holds onto th…
1927 theatre company is back after a successful worldwide, three-year tour of its début show, The Animals and Children Took to the Streets, with a new show loosely inspired by Gustav …
"We've got to roar and cheer and stuff," a lady sat two rows in front of me emphatically instructed her companion just before Slightly Fat Features took the stage last Tuesday evening, "it&#…
While the rest of London theatre offers pantomimes and festively-themed shows to mark the Christmas season, the Almeida takes a distinctly different approach with its modern retelling of Sha…
The Almeida is swanky: glass-fronted with exposed concrete and white walls. It is full to bursting with big names, performing big titles that are, often, the big hits of fringe theatre. T…
Have you ever had to call HM Revenue & Customs to query a tax form? If you have, then you'll know the struggle faced by our protagonist Ben in this deftly touching comedy written by Jame…
Image by The Bike Shed Theatre The well-acclaimed British Cheese Board estimates that 3,500 million litres of milk is turned into cheese in the UK each year. What many people don't know howe…
The Palladium is currently hosting the 12-week run of the West End revival of Cats, and the entire creative team has once again joined forces in the hopes of re-examining the work they di…
Since debuting on Broadway 27 years ago, Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale musical Into the Woods has won countless awards and gained a strong and very loyal fan-base. It’s h…
Image by Martin Tember Heckling So here I am again in panto. It's like fondly looking back on an embarrassing memory from your past, except it's happening right now. Thankfully there is no c…
Photo By Marc Brenner An exciting new season of theatre is taking place in the West End's Trafalgar Studios. Trafalgar Transformed, spearheaded by artistic director Jamie Lloyd, is dedicated…
Image by the BBC Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of funding has been allocated to young performers and artistic groups across the UK. Â The BBC Performing Arts Fund (PAF) has chosen …
Image by Richard Davenport “It’s a labour of love.” That is how fearless performance artist, Bryony Kimmings, describes her new up and coming collaboration with partner …
It would be unfair to compare Potted Sherlock to its Potted counterparts Panto and, most famously, Potter so I won't (but if I were to I'd say that Potted Potter is slicker, wittier and gene…
Conceptually, writer Ross Howard was onto a winner, upturning the ever-loved fairytales of old by obscuring the notions of 'happily ever after' and true love. Brought to us through the eyes …
There's no disputing that Roald Dahl has written some absolutely brilliant children's books, bringing to life fantastic adventures that children and adults alike can indulge in. It's been ov…
Jon Brittain is a busy man. We meet in a cafe opposite an old church he's rehearsing Potted Sherlock in " he's directing " between days of filming short sketches for a four-minute Channel 4 …
Shakespeare’s plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, are more two halves of one play than two separate works in and of themselves. Part 1 feels just the beginning of the story, as Hal starts…
The Winter's Tale rides on the tailcoats of the Shakespeare Sessions’ summer success, Much Ado About Nothing, blinkered by and adorned with 5-star reviews from every angle. Though The …
It’s Christmas! And what better way to celebrate it than by going to see a good old Christmas musical to bring everyone together? The West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds has brought to l…
Image by StueyB This is the third and final instalment of the Guest Blogs from Scott McGarrick. The second one can be found here. Cheltenham was a much smaller space than we were used…
It’s panto season, so get ready for singing along, holding hands with the stranger next to you and lots of “boooo!”-ing from the audience " all of which your reviewer duly …
There are some combinations that you just know will be a winner and in this case, Matthew Bourne, Edwards Scissorhands and Christmas is one of them. Reviving his 2005 production, Bourne is b…
Sirens by Ontroerend Goed Soho Theatre Sat 13 Dec " Sun 4 Jan £10 Ticket Offer for all performances An orchestrated powerful performance from internationally-renowned theatre compan…
