Saturday, August 31, 2013
I went to see The Pride at Trafalgar Studios (read A Younger Theatre’s review of the play here!) and I have to say it is one of the single most inspiring plays I have ever seen. Set simult…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:53PMWednesday, May 15, 2013
I recently read this blog by Tommy Griffin and it got me thinking about community. I have never moved abroad and I don’t feel a connection to my homeland in the way that I think some do. I…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:36AMThursday, February 28, 2013
What is the purpose of theatre? BIG question. There are, of course, multiple reasons why a production may take place: to entertain; to educate; to make an audience laugh, frown or cry. Never…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:46AMTuesday, January 22, 2013
For the past couple of months I have been doing marketing for Somersaults, a play by Scots Gaelic playwright Iain Finlay Macleod which is currently playing at the Finborough Theatre. I quite…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:01AMWednesday, January 9, 2013
Michael Gove’s proposed “revamped” EBacc which will replace current GCSEs will include only five core subjects (maths, English, sciences, languages and humanities) and will place no em…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:02PMTuesday, November 27, 2012
The unsettled and crazy world in which we live can make it hard to see the benefit of theatre and the arts. With so much suffering in the world, the enjoyment of theatre can seem out of reac…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:18AMTuesday, August 14, 2012
In the words of Faha, a radio DJ from Zabadani, in Zoe Lafferty’s verbatim play The Fear of Breathing, the people in Syria seek to “climb desperately… to come out from [their] situ…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:03AMWednesday, July 18, 2012
As a consequence of continual developments in the digital world, the way in which we acquire and document knowledge is changing. The arrival of the Kindle has revolutionised how we see books…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:02PMTuesday, April 24, 2012
Sometimes it feels like theatre is trying too hard to make a statement. Whether it be too in your face, too controversial, laden with popular culture references or political issues, it can a…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:01PMTuesday, March 27, 2012
How can the experience of theatre as part of the social process contribute to our identity? For me, it is our immersion in the moment-by-moment social experience of theatre – by Heidegger�…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:33PMTuesday, February 21, 2012
Crimes of the Heart at the Bridewell Theatre Contemporary theatre has a tendency to consider life’s big questions. Especially if a play has a political motive, theatre can seek to confront…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:10PMTuesday, January 24, 2012
It is a historical debate whether an actor should draw on his or her own experiences and feelings when trying to create a believable character. It is most notably associated with Stanislavsk…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:19PMFriday, December 23, 2011
Why do we feel compelled to go to the theatre? And why are there a collection of people who decide to devote their lives to becoming theatre makers? It is certainly not about money; it is ex…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:39AMTuesday, November 15, 2011
More than ever, in our current economic climate, seeking and securing arts funding is hard. 206 organisations that received funding last year from Arts Council England will not receive portf…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:44PM 
