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Friday, March 20, 2020

Review: Two, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Two, Hull Truck Theatre 4.0Stars Jim Cartwright’s Two has an illustrious performance history chocked full of exemplary acting performances. This new production, a collaboration bet…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:54AM
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Review: The Ballad of Maria Marten, Stephen Joseph Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: The Ballad of Maria Marten, Stephen Joseph Theatre4.0StarsAs Lucy Kirkwood’s, The Welkin plays the National Theatre this winter, so Eastern Angles brings its own take on female sol…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06AM
Saturday, February 1, 2020

Review: Bombshells, East Riding Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Bombshells, East Riding Theatre 3.0stars In many ways, Joanna Murray Smith’s 2004 play is due a revival in 2020. It’s a one woman play covering several women at moments of crisis…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:06AM
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Review: Little Women, East Riding Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Little Women, East Riding Theatre3.0starsLaura Turner’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is quite standard in many ways. The period has been kept, as have the centr…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:12AM
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Review: Peter Pan, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Peter Pan, Hull Truck Theatre 4.0stars In a crowded market of Christmas shows, Deborah McAndrew’s adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s seminal children’s story is unlikely to be the onl…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:06PM
Saturday, November 23, 2019

Review: Black Men Walking, Stephen Joseph Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Black Men Walking, Stephen Joseph Theatre 5.0stars What do you think of when you think of walking? Most commonly you might picture white people. These tend to be the people on the Mo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:33AM

Review: I Wanna Be Yours, East Riding Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: I Wanna Be Yours, East Riding Theatre5.0starsAt first glance, the set up for I Wanna Be Yours seems remarkably simple. Here is a boy and a girl, they want to love each other but thin…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:33AM
Monday, September 16, 2019

Review: No Man’s Land, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: No Man's Land, Hull Truck Theatre 3.0Overall Score It is safe to say that No Man’s Land is, by no means, Harold Pinter’s most famous play. Ostensibly, it is about age and memory…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Review: The Canary and the Crow, Roundabout at Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe by Hannah Hobson

Review: The Canary and the Crow, Roundabout at Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe 5.0stars From Middle Child’s work over the past year we can expect their offering at this year’s Edinburgh Fri…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:03AM
Monday, August 12, 2019

Review: Hitler’s Tasters, Greenside, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh Fringe by Hannah Hobson

Review: Hitler's Tasters, Greenside, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh Fringe5.0starsBy the time we have packed into the Olive Studio, a week into the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Hitler’s Tasters…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:12PM
Sunday, August 11, 2019

Review: Sary, Sweet Novotel, Edinburgh Fringe by Hannah Hobson

Review: Sary, Sweet Novotel, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsSary is a marked part of the British folklore tradition, specifically set in the bleak landscape of rural medieval Sussex. Nestled in the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:24AM

Review: Drowning, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe by Hannah Hobson

Review: Drowning, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe 2.0stars It is a testament to Drowning’s evocative marketing that Pleasance Above is so packed out on this sunny afternoon in Edinbu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:33AM
Thursday, July 18, 2019

Review: Standing too Close on Our Own in the Dark, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Standing too Close on Our Own in the Dark, Hull Truck Theatre4.0starsIn many ways, Standing too Close on Our Own in the Dark takes gig theatre to its inevitable conclusion. Matthew C…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:03AM
Saturday, June 29, 2019

Review: Stepping Out, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough by Hannah Hobson

Review: Stepping Out, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough4.0starsRichard Harris’ Stepping Out, initially staged in 1984 and adapted for screen in 1991, may be a familiar story to many of t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:24AM
Monday, June 3, 2019

Review: Beach Body Ready, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Beach Body Ready, Hull Truck Theatre5.0starsAs I walk into the Hull Truck’s Studio Theatre on a muggy Friday night, two things strike me. Firstly, the studio is fuller than I have …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AM

Review: The Hired Hand, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: The Hired Hand, Hull Truck Theatre 3.0stars The Hired Man, Melvyn Bragg and Howard Goodall’s 1985 musical about – unsurprisingly – a hired hand and his family in early twentiet…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AM
Friday, May 31, 2019

Review: Walking Towards Ithica, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Walking Towards Ithica, Hull Truck Theatre5.0Overall ScoreThe concept of Walking Towards Ithica is very simple, It is a man sat at a desk talking about a walk he went on post-Brexit.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:24PM
Saturday, May 11, 2019

Review: Burn the Witch, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Burn the Witch, Hull Truck Theatre5.0Overall ScoreWhatever I expect to see when I arrive at Katie Norris and Sinead Parker’s comedy show, I can safely say that Burn the Witch is no…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:42AM
Saturday, April 27, 2019

Review: Paragon Dreams, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Paragon Dreams, Hull Truck Theatre4.0starsParagon Dreams is precisely what its title invokes. It drifts dreamlike through spoken word sequences and creative technical expression. In …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:22AM
Saturday, April 6, 2019

Review: Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis, Stephen Joseph Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis, Stephen Joseph Theatre4.0Overall ScoreIt’s safe to say that that Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis is exactly as bizarre as it’s prosaic ti…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:26PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Review: Us Against Whatever, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Us Against Whatever, Hull Truck Theatre 5.0stars I don’t think I’m alone in saying I’m sick to death of hearing about Brexit. When the brash opening of Us Against Whatever rico…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:30AM
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Stephen Joseph Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Stephen Joseph Theatre5.0starsNorthern Broadsides’ latest production of Much Ado About Nothing sits firmly in the world of the 1940s. From its first moments…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:00AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Review: I Want That Hair, East Riding Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: I Want That Hair, East Riding Theatre4.0starsIn the primped world of I Want That Hair, the audience are brought behind the mirror and into the lives of Heidi (Pippa Fulton) and Bex (…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:18AM
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Review: A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Really Sad), Back to Ours Festival by Hannah Hobson

Review: A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Really Sad), Back to Ours Festival 5.0Overall Score Absolutely Cultured’s Back to Ours Festival, which aims to bring top quality arts experiences…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:03AM
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Review: Gypsy Queen, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Gypsy Queen, Hull Truck Theatre5.0Overall ScoreFrom its marketing, it would be easy to dismiss Gypsy Queen as another play confronting the latest ‘issue’ in a new and unexpected …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:48AM
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Review: Bouncers, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Bouncers, Hull Truck Theatre3.0starsBouncers is one of the most performed plays in the UK and there can be no doubt that it can still pack out a house. This city shows up for John Go…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:18AM
Saturday, January 26, 2019

Review: Jack Lear, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Jack Lear, Hull Truck Theatre4.0Overall ScoreFrom the opening scene, Ben Benison’s Jack Lear promises to be mythic. In Lear (Barrie Rutter), we are supposed to find a bewitched tra…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards