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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Review: The Arrival, Bush Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: The Arrival, Bush Theatre 4.0stars On the surface, brothers Tom and Samad share many similarities: their complexions, the time it takes for their ligaments to heal, the emotional gen…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06AM
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

A Developed Female Lead Shouldn’t Come at the Cost of Three Others by Blue Huseyin

After seeing Mother of Him,a play that humanises a rapist through its focus on their mother, Blue Huseyin felt outraged. Here, she writes about how serious crimes such as this are still bein…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:06PM
Saturday, December 7, 2019

Review: Messiah, Stratford Circus Arts Centre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Messiah, Stratford Circus Arts Centre4.0stars “At some point you’ve got to decide if you’re afraid of me because I’m black or because I’m educated” is the searing accusa…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:42AM
Saturday, November 23, 2019

Review: A Letter to a Friend in Gaza, The Coronet Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: A Letter to a Friend in Gaza, The Coronet Theatre3.0starsThere is an unmistakable air of uneasiness in The Coronet Theatre as I take my seat; something taut and sinister that waits, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:33PM

Review: Medusa, The Pleasance Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Medusa, The Pleasance Theatre3.0starsWe are in the midst of a cultural phenomenon with contemporary British theatre. From Six, to Emilia and most recently & Juliet, many creative…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:24AM
Thursday, November 21, 2019

Review: Touching The Void, Duke of York’s Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Touching The Void, Duke of York's Theatre 4.0stars Touching The Void, based on the best selling book, is a real life epic that whisks us to the dizzying summit of the Siula Grande mo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:12PM
Sunday, November 17, 2019

Review: A Haunted Existence, Battersea Arts Centre by Blue Huseyin

Review: A Haunted Existence, Battersea Arts Centre4.0stars  “You may find these things morally wrong. I do not.” That is the ringing clarion call extending from the Somerset town of Tau…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:33AM
Saturday, November 9, 2019

Review: Dirty Crusty, The Yard Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Dirty Crusty, The Yard Theatre 3.0stars In the time it takes me to throw my coat over my shoulders, walk the short distance from The Yard Theatre to the train station, ride the train…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42PM

Review: Frankenstein, Southwark Playhouse by Blue Huseyin

Review: Frankenstein, Southwark Playhouse3.0stars“Soon,” Garth (Sonny Poon Tip) informs the audience, the very act of sitting together in a room to watch a show like this will seem “qu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42PM
Monday, November 4, 2019

Review: Gaslight, The Playground Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Gaslight, The Playground Theatre4.0starsOur tale is set in a chintzy living room designed by Kate Halstead. The carpet is a striking pink that sends a rosy blush onto the walls. The …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:03AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Review: Nothing Special, Camden People’s Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Nothing Special, Camden People's Theatre1.0starsIt is 9pm in the heart of Camden. Two people are rolling around on the floor, wailing and sloppily jamming bananas into their mouths a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:24PM

Review: Little Baby Jesus, Orange Tree Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Little Baby Jesus, Orange Tree Theatre 5.0stars Little Baby Jesus is the miraculous sort of theatre that plucks us completely out of ourselves, pries apart our ribs and speaks so dir…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:48AM

Review: Great Expectations, Southwark Playhouse by Blue Huseyin

Review: Great Expectations, Southwark Playhouse3.0starsFrames draped with fabric stand on either end of a long catwalk. Hannah Wolfe’s set is simple but it allows greater focus on the tale…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:48AM
Saturday, October 19, 2019

Review: Last Orders, Old Red Lion Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Last Orders, Old Red Lion Theatre4.0stars“When you turn out the lights tonight, be sure to check that corner of your room again… you know the one” warns Reece, one of our hosts…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48AM

Review: Black Chiffon, Park Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Black Chiffon, Park Theatre 3.0stars In an austere and extravagant green drawing room overlooking the river Thames, a family prepare for their oldest son’s upcoming wedding. On the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Review: Noises Off, Garrick Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Noises Off, Garrick Theatre5.0starsAt some point during Act three, I am laughing so hard that I rifle in my bag for my inhaler – somewhere in the show between the cactus and the th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:24PM

Review: This Is Not Right, Wilton’s Music Hall by Blue Huseyin

Review: This Is Not Right, Wilton's Music Hall 3.0stars Wilton’s Music Hall is the perfect location for This Is Not Right. It’s bare, crumbling bricks, cast-iron pillars and faded paint …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:24PM
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Review: Gastronomic, Shoreditch Town Hall by Blue Huseyin

Review: Gastronomic, Shoreditch Town Hall4.0starsGastronomic is a stunning contradiction. It sweeps us 37,000 feet into the air only to remind us that our most intimate memories and identiti…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:03PM

Review: Mother of Him, Park Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Mother of Him, Park Theatre 3.0stars Brenda Kapowitz (Tracy-Ann Oberman) prepares breakfast for her petulant youngest son, answers phone calls and presses him to dress for school. Th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AM

Review: Zeus on the Loose, Fire London by Blue Huseyin

Review: Zeus on the Loose, Fire London 2.0stars “If all of you haven’t left with STIs tonight, we haven’t done our job right!” cackles Apollo (Dean McCullough) our host, his glittery…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AM
Sunday, September 22, 2019

Review: Lit, Omnibus Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Lit, Omnibus Theatre4.0starsExiting the Omnibus Theatre, the audience brims with emotion. Some do not move immediately, still under the spell. By the door, a woman says “That poor …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:42AM
Monday, September 16, 2019

Review: Torch Song, Turbine Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: Torch Song, Turbine Theatre5.0starsBy the end of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, I am acutely aware of the fraught atmosphere, the sobbing man on my left and my own damp cheeks. Ori…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:42AM
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Review: RIFT present Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alexandra Palace by Blue Huseyin

Review: RIFT present Midsummer Night's Dream, Alexandra Palace5.0starsWe gather on the observation terrace of Alexandra Palace in the shadow of its vast transmission tower. A plaque declares…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:42AM
Saturday, August 31, 2019

The State of New Writing: Administrative Minefield or Grassroots Revolution? by Blue Huseyin

During this month, Theatre 503’s ‘Summer Takeover’ has offered us creatives advice to help further our careers. Invited to the closing event, Blue Huseyin wonders just how much help ne…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:06PM

Review: Macbeth, Temple Church by Blue Huseyin

Review: Macbeth, Temple Church 3.0stars The decision to stage Macbeth in a church is deliberate and powerful. The stage rises up in a long aisle between the facing pews. The audience are tra…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:24PM
Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Review: The Amygdala, Bread and Roses Theatre by Blue Huseyin

Review: The Amygdala, Bread and Roses Theatre 4.0stars The theatre above The Bread and Roses pub is small. We must edge and shuffle into one of the chairs surrounding three sides of a stage.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:42AM

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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