Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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 did …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:31PMMonday, December 8, 2014
To quote Caitlin Moran’s bestseller, “How to be a Woman?” is a question far less threatening for today’s society. More women (and men) are calling themselves feminist…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:50PMSunday, November 16, 2014
Lights come up to reveal a public park with a mermaid statue and one suited dancer on stage. There is stillness: the trickling water cascading from the water feature dapples the silence with…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:25PMThursday, November 6, 2014
Barcelona-based dance company La Veronal makes its British premiere with Siena at the Southbank Centre’s Dance Umbrella festival. Presented in the grand Queen Elizabeth Hall, I am expe…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:31PMTuesday, October 7, 2014
Venture Wolf’s Edward II is set in the 1920s. We sit down amidst dancing and merriment; the cast are vibrant, smiling and interacting with each other; the intimate space means no air i…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:06PMWednesday, October 1, 2014
Cosmo Landesman, author of Starstruck, introduces us to Mikey Cuddihy, author of A Conversation About Happiness: The Story of a Lost Childhood and Abbie Ross, author of Hippy Dinners: A Mem…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:08PMMonday, September 15, 2014
On entering the Lost Theatre auditorium in Stockwell for the first time, I am struck by the unique space and its amplitude. To complement this, Paulina Rzeszowska’s set and costume des…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:44PMFriday, June 27, 2014
Joana Dias’ set design captures the quaint and rustic Sussex countryside, instantly setting the scene for Flowers of the Field by Kevin Mandry. We are taken back to 1916 where land wo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:18AMTuesday, June 10, 2014
From the very beginning of Lear the audience is encouraged to ‘get amongst it’ and not ‘cower in the corners’ in order to get the most out of this Shakespeare adap…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:46AMMonday, June 2, 2014
Hiraeth Artistic Productions present their prison version of Hamlet at Riverside Studios directed by Zoé Ford.
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PMFriday, May 23, 2014
After a sell-out at The Place last year, Choreographics takes centre stage once more, only this time in one of London’s time-honoured dance ‘homes’ – the Barbican. Under the dire…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:07AMWednesday, May 7, 2014
As an avid fan of the Finborough Theatre, I was delighted to return and see it once again transformed. The black box has taken on a brand new form, this time giving a home to the European pr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:45PMFriday, April 25, 2014
Having read the play a few weeks ago, and coincidentally watched an interview featuring two of the soldiers in the play on Lorraine, I couldn’t have been more excited to watch The Two …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:00PMFriday, April 11, 2014
Originally premiering 17 years ago at the National, Alan Ayckbourn’s A Small Family Business makes its return to the Olivier Theatre. I feel instantly humbled by Tim Hatley’s design. It …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:20AMMonday, April 7, 2014
After having the privilege of taking a sneaky peak at a couple of sections of Banksy: The Room in the Elephant, upstairs in a rehearsal room at the Arcola a week before, I was very excited t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:03PMMonday, March 17, 2014
I’m shown to my seat in the Charing Cross Theatre by a very helpful usher. I have the option to put my coat on the coat rack onstage. The actors/ushers rush about for five minutes or s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:10AMThursday, February 20, 2014
Theatre503’s double bill opens with Dan Horrigan’s Still I see My Baby, a collection of scenes which could almost be described as miniature pieces of theatre in their own right. Set in …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:01PMMonday, December 23, 2013
I was very excited to have my first experience at Park Theatre, the brainchild of Artistic Director Jez Bond. The converted office block just a 30-second walk from Finsbury Park tube has b…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:49AMFriday, August 16, 2013
I discover The Colour House Theatre in amongst Merton Abbey Mills, a distinct and intriguing market place in Tooting. I wonder why I’ve never been here before, living locally. Restaura…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:01AMTuesday, July 23, 2013
I stand in line waiting to be ‘checked’. The checking takes the form of a plastic torch with no light source being ‘shone’ into my eyes at the same time that a laser-…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:45AMTuesday, July 2, 2013
Silent Partners opens with direct contact from Jonathon Gibson. He plays Eric Bentley, the American academic and critic whose relationship with Bertolt Brecht is explored thoroughly througho…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:31PMMonday, June 17, 2013
I take my seat upstairs in the busy and bustling Sun Tavern in Covent Garden. The quaintly dressed set is a cross between a children’s dressing up box and an avid fancy-dress party goer’…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:54AMTuesday, April 2, 2013
The recently refurbished Arcola is a very appealing space; the fresh wood and brick walls are a pleasing partnership. I haven’t a clue whether it’s a design choice or a characteristic of…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:11AMFriday, March 29, 2013
An audition, 1975. The anonymous faces and beautiful dancing limbs quickly shape themselves into people. We watch them dance their hearts out for Zach, played by John Patridge, in the hopes …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:49AMTuesday, March 19, 2013
The beautiful high ceilings and delightful character of The Space are the first things that strike me as I take my seat to watch The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman. The stage is dimly lit. Damian…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:40AMThursday, February 7, 2013
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play has been a landmark for a huge number of actors and students in the past 20 years or so. Having performed in the production twice (during training), I was…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:39AMMonday, February 4, 2013
Gavin Dobson’s illustrations are what I take in first and foremost as I make way to my seat. They consist of monochrome, pop art-style cartoons and hint towards homo-eroticism and promiscu…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:30AMThursday, January 17, 2013
I didn’t know what to expect from Aftercare. A piece of new writing associated with Fifty Shades of Grey sounded interesting, and indeed it was. Sam (Vanessa Russell) walks onto the obsc…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:17AMSaturday, December 15, 2012
Feathers opens with a glorious explosion, immdiately arresting the audience. The company’s powerful tones fill the theatre, and actors face all directions, taking us all in. Although I…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:00AMMonday, December 10, 2012
Feathers in the Snow started gloriously. The company’s vibrant and powerful tone completely grabbed my attention, washing away any reservations that it was a show “for children&…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:59AM 
