Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Following on from its massively successful run as part of the Trafalgar Studio’s Trafalgar Transformed season in 2013, Jamie Lloyd’s The Pride is embarking on a mini-tour of the UK. With…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:42AMWednesday, January 15, 2014
If you caught Channel 4’s The Sound of Musicals documentary recently, then you’ll know the struggles that producer Amy Anzel fought against to get this new musical to the stage. But, aft…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:02PMFriday, December 20, 2013
When you leave a theatre feeling inspired, confused, empowered, and embarrassed all in one, you know that the show has done its job. Protest Song at The National Theatre’s Shed is a brilli…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:13AMTuesday, December 17, 2013
Meet Me in St Louis, currently playing at the Landor Theatre, is based on the classic 1944 film of the same name starring Judy Garland – and it’s the perfect Christmas treat for musica…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:04AMThursday, November 21, 2013
Unfortunately, I suspect many readers of A Younger Theatre, like I, will never have got to experience the comic genius of Morecambe and Wise at the height of their career, and are only able …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:56PMFriday, November 15, 2013
When That Face debuted at the Royal Court in 2007, writer Polly Stenham was just 20. She was acclaimed with having written one of the best new plays of the year, and now, six years later, th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:04AMFriday, October 18, 2013
It may not surprise you that The Pajama Men perform dressed in their pyjamas, but what they actually perform just might. In a bizarre kind of parallel universe, their hour-long show consists…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:05PMThursday, October 10, 2013
With the kitchen sink very much at the heart of the action, Arnold Wesker’s second in a trilogy of plays is every part the kitchen sink drama. Sandwiched inbetween his plays Chicken Soup…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18AMSunday, September 29, 2013
Aptly dubbed the “Eclectic Elephant Theatre”, this intimate space is currently home to The Spanish Tragedy, written in the sixteenth century by Thomas Kyd. It’s known as a …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:40AMFriday, September 27, 2013
If you’re looking for a show that’s going to provide you with laughter and merriment, then Ibsen’s timeless play, Ghosts, at The Rose Theatre, Kingston, is probably not for you. Howe…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:31AMThursday, September 19, 2013
Taking on one of MGM’s most famous musicals was never going to be an easy task, but there’s a new touring production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers that almost captures the t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:35AMSaturday, September 14, 2013
“What good is sitting alone in your room?” goes the famous line from Cabaret, the show written by John Kander and Fred Ebb starring the icon that is Liza Minnelli. And as we delve into t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:46AMSunday, September 8, 2013
In the first of a series of concerts, West End Switched Off showcases the best of the West End’s talent singing acoustic ‘unplugged’ versions of musical theatre hits from Broadway and …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:43AMMaureen Chadwick is known for her portrayals of fierce feminine characters within TV programmes Bad Girls and Footballers’ Wives, and the protagonists in her new play, The Speed Twins …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:49AMSunday, August 18, 2013
I’m sure I’m not alone in cringing at the TV when women’s sanitary products are advertised using over the top scenarios – so imagine then, the cringing involved when watching…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:41AMFriday, August 16, 2013
Since National Youth Music Theatre was established in 1976, it has produced some great alumni who are now headlining in shows all over the West End. If its new production of The Other School…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:58AMFriday, July 19, 2013
Tucked away from Tottenham Court Road, in a room above a pub, some comedy sketches headed for Edinburgh Fringe invite the audience to pay-what-you-can as they try to make us laugh. I wouldn�…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:05PMWednesday, July 17, 2013
The Young Vic Theatre is virtually unrecognisable at the minute. It is home to A Season in the Congo written by Aimé Césaire, and features one of the most glorious ensemble casts I have s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:51AMFriday, July 12, 2013
Set in a small London flat, adorned with psychedelic seventies prints and featuring a heavily female influenced soundtrack, four very different women are brought together through very differ…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:17PMSunday, June 23, 2013
It certainly seems to be the season of the Irish playwright. And as The Cripple of Inishmaan crash lands at the Noel Coward Theatr, down the road at the Donmar Warehouse something different …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AMFriday, June 21, 2013
Based in the quirky heights of the Soho Theatre, something entirely different is amidst for the team and Artistic Director Steve Marmion. Normally a home to primarily new writing, the theatr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AMWednesday, June 5, 2013
In the very intimate lounge of the Leicester Square Theatre, there is a new comedy in town. Human: Resources is an offering from director and writer David J. Collyer which explores four majo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:48AMMonday, June 3, 2013
In 1989, in the midst of the Tiananmen Square protests, a man stepped in front of the tanks rolling through Beijing. The infamous photo of the man carrying his shopping bags has provided pla…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:15AMSunday, June 2, 2013
Currently at the Union Theatre, Billy is the first London revival of the show since it premièred in 1974 starring Elaine Paige and Michael Crawford. Based on the book Billy Liar by Keith Wa…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:05PMWednesday, May 29, 2013
If there’s one thing to be said about Rocky Horror fans, it’s that they are supremely dedicated. Whilst touring the country in its 40th Anniversary Party Production, the infamous show ha…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:51AMFriday, May 24, 2013
In 2006, Once was a small budget film. Its success escalated quickly, and not only won a Grammy for its soundtrack, but an Academy award too. Six years later the story made its way to Broadw…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:03AMWednesday, May 22, 2013
In 1967, when Relatively Speaking first played to audiences, it opened to a roar of approval from the critics, and the first offering of now acclaimed playwright Alan Ayckbourn set him on th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:22AMMonday, May 20, 2013
Using the stimulus of the idea that music helps to develop a baby’s sensory awareness, Lullaby is specially designed so that mothers and babies can spend some quality relaxation and explor…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:25AMWednesday, May 8, 2013
Nestled in Kensington, just a short walk from Gloucester Road tube station, The Drayton Arms Theatre is set above a rustic corner pub that offers an extensive food and drinks menu. The theat…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AM 
