Joseph Charlton: "There's a lot of older white male writers whose best work is behind them" by Matt Barton

The writer of Anna X, which stars The Crown's Emma Corrin and Industry's Nabhaan Rizwan talks to us about moving from the Vault Festival to a major West End theatre and putting certain playw…

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Review: The Narcissist, Arcola Theatre by Nina Cave

Review: The Narcissist, Arcola Theatre3.0Overall ScoreThe Narcissist is a one-man comedy show in the style of a self-help talk in the new open air section of the Arcola Theatre.  Will Ado…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 4:42pm on July 12, 2021[SHARE]

Review: Shit-Faced Shakespeare, Leicester Square Theatre by Andrew Houghton

Review: Shit-Faced Shakespeare, Leicester Square Theatre 4.0Overall Score Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Macbeth is the newest incarnation of the globally successful series from Magnificent Bastard…

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Review: Testimony: Iago & I, Richard, The Hen & Chicken's Theatre by Ryan Van Champion

Review: Testimony: Iago & I, Richard, The Hen & Chicken's Theatre3.0Overall ScoreA quaint fringe venue in North London, The Hen & Chicken's modest theatre space is currently home…

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Review: The Global Playground, Manchester International Festival by Cj Simon

Review: The Global Playground, Manchester International Festival 3.0Overall Score The Global Playground, a vibrant piece of physically engaged theatre, leaves me asking a lot of questions ab…

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Review: The Invisible Hand, Kiln Theatre by Nick Ferris

Review: The Invisible Hand, Kiln Theatre5.0Overall Score'The Invisible Hand' of the market is a metaphor conceived by economist Adam Smith in 1759, to highlight the unintended social benefit…

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Review: Wolves Are Coming for You, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre by Shirley Both

Review: Wolves Are Coming for You, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre3.0Overall ScoreA mythical woodland with an eerie atmosphere and an overshadowing jingle greets us at the Brockley Jack Studio …

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Review: Last Easter, Orange Tree Theatre by Katie Kirkpatrick

Review: Last Easter, Orange Tree Theatre 4.0Overall Score TW: Terminal illness, Suicide I really didn't expect to laugh so much at a play about cancer. Bryony Lavery's Last Easter manages to…

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Review: Bloody Elle, Royal Exchange Theatre by Cj Simon

Review: Bloody Elle, Royal Exchange Theatre5.0Overall ScoreWaking up in Manchester, I'm looking through my notes to figure out if my memories are true. I'm not hungover, at least not from dr…

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Review: Nightfall, White Bear Theatre by George Collins

Review: Nightfall, White Bear Theatre4.0Overall ScoreNightfall is an insightful nosedive into the dangers of Incel ideology and how online radicalisation increasingly leads to violence ag…

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Review: Big Boys, Lion and Unicorn Theatre by Shirley Both

Review: Big Boys, Lion and Unicorn Theatre 4.0Overall Score "They grow up so fast …" This saying is especially true for Tom Foreman's self-written and directed play Big Boys. Performed at …

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Review: Helium, The Space / Grumble Pup Theatre by Amy Evans

Review: Helium, The Space / Grumble Pup Theatre3.0Overall ScoreGrumble Pup Theatre's debut production of Helium is a dramatic crossover of stories about tackling the hardships of life and tr…

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Latest Theatre Opportunities (w/e 11 July) by A Younger Theatre

We're bringing you more stonking theatre opportunites this week, from companies like Milk Presents and The Queer Arts Consortium. Good luck! Deaf Talent, an organisation whose mission statem…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 1:06pm on July 8, 2021[SHARE]

Review: Don Giovanni, Royal Opera House by Alexander O'Loughlin

Review: Don Giovanni, Royal Opera House 5.0Overall Score From the set design to the costumes to the incandescent vocals, The Royal Opera House raises the bar yet again with this performance …

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Review: Leather, Finborough Theatre by Ryan Van Champion

Review: Leather, Finborough Theatre 4.0Overall Score Reader Rating 0 Votes TW: This production and review contains reference to Sexual Violence. Following its initial run at the Finborough T…

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Review: Shoes to Fill, Fair Play and Iris Theatre by Órla Quilligan

Review: Shoes to Fill, Fair Play and Iris Theatre4.0Overall ScoreShoes to Fill is an hour-long tour de force, written and performed by Tanya Bridgeman and directed by Alex Miller. The play d…

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Review: A Cold Supper Behind Harrods, Oxford Playhouse by Kerrie Walters

Review: A Cold Supper Behind Harrods, Oxford Playhouse5.0Overall ScoreA Cold Supper Behind Harrods is an interesting piece set in 1997 just after the election of the 'New Labour' government.…

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Review: The Boy with the Bee Jar, The Hope Theatre by Alexander O'Loughlin

Review: The Boy with the Bee Jar, The Hope Theatre3.0Overall ScoreGeorge Rowlands, in his professional debut, shows extreme promise and sensitivity with his portrayal of the jaded schoolboy …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 6:24pm on July 6, 2021[SHARE]

Review: Space to Be, Oily Cart by Delilah Brown

Review: Space to Be, Oily Cart4.0Overall ScoreSpace To Be is an at-home interactive experience for families with children who have a disability, particularly those with a sensory disability.…

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Interactive theatre has give my Nan a new lease of life over lockdown by Jay Grainger

Moving in with his Nan at the height of lockdown, Jay Grainger noticed a deterioration in her mental state, but after getting the press release for a new The Secret Garden interactive experi…

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Review: SKANK, Brighton Fringe by Robyn Annette Cowie

Review: SKANK, Brighton Fringe4.0Overall ScoreSKANK is a comedy/drama which explores the life of twenty-something Kate, a woman trying to make sense of a banal world, whilst trying to keep h…

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Review: Queers, The Old Vic by Andrew Houghton

Review: Queers, The Old Vic4.0Overall ScoreQueers, a collection of eight monologues curated by Mark Gatiss, was originally presented on stage and screen in 2017 to commemorate the 50th anniv…

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Review: Bad Nights and Odd Days, Greenwich Theatre by Órla Quilligan

Review: Bad Nights and Odd Days, Greenwich Theatre3.0Overall ScoreAs a big fan of Caryl Churchill's work it is a joy to see a thoughtfully curated selection of her short plays on stage at th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 4:06pm on July 5, 2021[SHARE]

Review: Sunnymead Court, Arcola Theatre by Katie Kirkpatrick

Review: Sunnymead Court, Arcola Theatre5.0Overall ScoreThroughout almost all of Sunnymead Court's swift one hour run time, I couldn't stop smiling. It is joyous. An unconventional girl-meets…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:42am on July 5, 2021[SHARE]

Review: Extinct, Theatre Royal Stratford East by Amy Evans

Review: Extinct, Theatre Royal Stratford East4.0Overall ScoreExtinct is as much an engrossingly strong play as it is a call for action. April De Angelis's factual, anecdotal and imaginative …

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