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Friday, November 10, 2017

Review: In Memory of Leaves, Meanwhile Gardens by Amelia Curran

Both a love letter and a lament to London and its obscene housing crisis, In Memory of Leaves is an intensely personal one-woman show exploring love, loss and gentrification. Performed on a …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:24AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Review: Frankenstein, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre by Amelia Curran

It’s difficult to tackle a classic of Frankenstein’s proportions. But director Ross McGregor and the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre really know how to put on a show. Arresting, emo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:04AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Review: Trouble in Mind, Print Room by Amelia Curran

First performed in 1955, Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind is still depressingly relevant today. A poignant exploration of the many insidious facets of racism, the play examines the un…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:48AM
Saturday, October 14, 2017

Review: Drag me to Love by Amelia Curran

Who can resist a bit of drag? Fun, flirty and full of classic musical hits, Drag Me to Love is a short but sweet production recounting star and writer Cameron Sharp’s personal journey to d…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:33PM
Thursday, September 7, 2017

Review: Limits, Southbank Centre by Amelia Curran

Ah, the circus. A melting pot of obscure, at times inexplicable yet utterly compelling talents and abilities that never fail to elicit childlike delight. Limits, the latest production by Sca…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:24AM
Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Review: Against, Almeida Theatre by Amelia Curran

Ben Whishaw delivers a winning performance in this flawed but captivating production that raises pertinent questions about violence, fame and moral culpability. Silicon Valley tech billionai…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06AM
Friday, August 18, 2017

Review: Funeral Meats, King’s Head Theatre by Amelia Curran

A piece from the King’s Head Theatre Queer Festival, which commemorates fifty years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality, Funeral Meats tackles the legacies of same-sex marriag…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:12AM
Monday, July 31, 2017

Review: Lovestuck, Cockpit Theatre by Amelia Curran

If C4 sitcom Fresh Meat were a musical, you’d get something akin to Lovestuck, a classic coming-of-age tale of self-discovery, unlikely friendships and the trials and tribulations of s…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:36AM
Monday, July 24, 2017

Review: Twilight Song, Park Theatre by Amelia Curran

Twilight Song, the final play by the celebrated late playwright Kevin Elyot (most famous for his widely acclaimed play, My Night With Reg), has been given its posthumous premiere at Finsbury…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:36AM

Review: Three, Arcola Theatre by Amelia Curran

Three is the highly engaging and intensely topical final piece of the National Youth Theatre’s “Playing Up” programme. In turns funny, dark, chaotic and profound, the play …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:36AM
Saturday, July 15, 2017

Review: Extravaganza Macabre, Battersea Arts Centre by Amelia Curran

From Little Bulb Theatre comes Extravaganza Macabre, a mock-Dickensian romp that parodies Victorian melodrama and keeps the audience in fits of giggles from start to finish. Packed with ener…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:24AM
Friday, July 7, 2017

Review: Lonely Planet, Tabard Theatre by Amelia Curran

A moving production of Steven Dietz’s award-winning drama that explores male friendship in the gay community during the tragic AIDS pandemic of the 1980s. On arrival at the Tabard Thea…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:42AM
Monday, June 26, 2017

Review: The Misanthrope, Drayton Arms by Amelia Curran

David Furlong directs The/Le Misanthrope, a modern re-imagining of the 1666 Molière classic that will be performed alternately in English and the original French over the coming four weeks.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AM
Thursday, June 1, 2017

Review: Milonga, Sadler’s Wells by Amelia Curran

A sumptuous exploration of modern tango, Milonga (m¡longa) first premiered in London in 2013 and has now returned for its first UK tour. Choreographed and directed by highly acclaimed chore…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:06PM

Review: The Toll, The Lion & Unicorn Theatre by Amelia Curran

Slick, insightful, and exceptionally funny: critically acclaimed poet Luke Wright’s The Toll is a powerful reading of selected poems from his second collection. Following the success of th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:06PM
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Review: Death of the King, CoLab Factory by Amelia Curran

If you worry that cruel life has scuppered your dreams of becoming an investigative journalist, fear not: Death of the King at the CoLab Factory offers an opportunity to live those yet unrea…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:05PM
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Review: London Clown Festival, Hornsey Town Hall by Amelia Curran

A triumph of physical comedy, the opening night of the London Clown Festival was unexpected, imaginative and downright delightful in its sheer, unadulterated silliness. If you are a novice l…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:12AM
Friday, May 12, 2017

Review: Voices from Chernobyl, Jack Studio Theatre by Amelia Curran

Ténéré Arte presents Voices from Chernobyl, a harrowing and evocative production that poignantly conveys the abject horror of one of the worst nuclear disasters in human history. Based on…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM

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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