10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
Review: N89, Matchstick Piehouse 3.0stars In the Matchstick Piehouse theatre you'll find yourself on the N89 London night bus following characters Kim (played by Grace Boyle) and Daniel (pla…
Review: Punkt Presents Penelope, Lion & Unicorn Theatre2.0StarsThe concept behind Punkt Presents Penelope is a great one. For anyone unfamiliar with Greek classics, Odysseus fights in th…
Imagine producing a full-scale tour only to be struck down ill on the other side of the world. This is what has happened to Hannah Farley-Hills who runs her own production company, HFH Produ…
Review: Lipstick, Southwark Playhouse3.0starsIn my opinion, the Southwark Playhouse is one of the most inspiring London theatre venues; never shying away from telling stories that teach all …
Review: She Is A Place Called Home, VAULT Festival 4.0stars She Is A Place Called Home is an exploration of two sisters dealing with the fact that their dad is taking a second wife (in addit…
Review: Oliver Twist, Leeds Playhouse4.0starsProduced by Ramps on the Moon, this new version of Oliver Twist (directed by Leeds Playhouse Associate Director Amy Leach) brings an entirely new…
Review: Blitz, Union Theatre4.0Overall ScorePrior to entering the theatre I climbed the steps of the London Underground Station, passing people wearing masks, cautious of anyone sneezing out…
Review: Isadora Now, Barbican 3.0stars This show constantly gravitates between a tribute to Isadora Duncan and an adaptation of her heritage to today's dance panorama. While in some moments …
Review: The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse 5.0stars Inspired by the breakdown of Jason Robert Brown's own marriage, The Last Five Years has been a perennial favourite of the musical en…
Review: Drip Drip Drip, Pleasance Theatre5.0starsDrip Drip Drip is set in a typical British hospital run by enthusiastic and hard-working members of all the UK's communities, most importantl…
In an inspiring chat, Lindsey Huebner talks to a creative of many talents, Cat Kolubayev as her show Bin Juice hits the last few weeks of Vault Festival. Expect lots of female empowerment an…
Review: Our Man in Havana, VAULT Festival4.0starsAn hour long madcap adventure told through a fog of Cuban cigar smoke and perhaps one-too-many daiquiris, Spies Like Us' adaptation of Our Ma…
Review: Too Pretty to Punch, VAULT Festival 3.0stars "A transgender warrior changes the world with nothing but a banjo and a killer pair of leather trousers". Edalia Day's piece Too Pretty t…
Review: Closed Lands, VAULT Festival3.0starsIn 2017 'the wall' gained a new connotation for our generation. Far removed from the more lighthearted connotation it had the previous decade, whe…
Review: Chyna, VAULT Festival3.0starsNot a single word spoken, just a 15-year-old girl, a dance floor and her teacher. Chyna takes audiences on a documentary-style insight into the life of y…
Review: The Apologists, Omnibus Theatre3.0StarsRemarkably, for an age where the 'art of the apology' is given almost equal attention to what's being apologised for, very little dramatic cons…
Emma Bentley has second thoughts about unwelcome contemporary dance spaces as she talks to Harriet Waghorn of Edifice. They discuss female power, audience connection and how best to use a de…
Review: Wigs Snatched, Perceptions Destroyed, VAULT Festival 4.0stars How can you be successful on social media? To be clear, in this context 'successful' is a synonym of 'profitable', becau…
Review: The Wolves in the Walls, Little Angel Theatre4.0StarsToby Olié's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's graphic novel is an imaginatively crafted piece of puppetry theatre, fusing music, live …
Review: Amsterdam, Theatre Royal Plymouth 2.0stars Amsterdam serves as a warning for the present so as to avoid repeating mistakes of the past. Beautifully written, the show slowly unravels …
Review: The Sublet Next to Heaven, VAULT Festival4.0starsAs Hamlet famously said in one of the most widely quoted pieces of Shakespeare, "the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first…
In a new series of interviews with young theatre companies, Samuel Nicholls finds out what strategies they use to stand out in an over-saturated industry. This month, he talks to Mannequin M…
Review: Jekyll / Hyde, VAULT Festival 4.0stars The Vaults really is a hidden gem. It's one of London's most exciting theatre venues, not just for the incredible turnaround of shows, where yo…
Review: Birth, Richard Burton Theatre 4.0stars The present unfolds, the past is revealed to be fragile and the future has to be written over, as Birth interweaves three generations of women …
Review: I Think We Are Alone, Theatre Royal Stratford East5.0starsWith a shows team bringing together the minds of Scott Graham, Kathy Burke and Sally Abbott, you know that you are in for a …
