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Monday, February 5, 2018

Feature: All Tied Up: James Sutton makes knots in Rope by Charlotte Maxwell

The adaptation of theatre into film has become somewhat of a commonality. There is an argument that it gives a piece of theatre longevity, as it can live beyond the moments it would exist fo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:22AM
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Black Men Walking review at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester – ‘powerful, political, lyrical’ by Charlotte Maxwell

“We walk”: chant Thomas, Matthew and Richard, repeatedly and rhythmically, as they walk through a landscape that is often perceived as “not

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:24AM
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Review: The Claim, Royal Exchange by Charlotte Maxwell

A chair, a box of tissues, six stark beams of light and the kind of classical-feeling music that gets played down the phone when you’re placed on hold. Serge is on hold. Waiting. Tim Cowbu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:21PM
Friday, December 15, 2017

Rent Party review at Crucible Studio, Sheffield – ‘fierce and fabulous’ by Charlotte Maxwell

Welcome to a party where vogueing is all the rage, there are shots aplenty, and you’ve got £80 worth of party vouchers

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:14AM
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Review: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, West Yorkshire Playhouse by Charlotte Maxwell

Does everyone have their evacuation slips? You’ll need them as we have a long journey ahead. Hop on board a steam train that travels along a winding track (created by the very cast themsel…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:12AM
Monday, December 11, 2017

Review: Guys and Dolls, Royal Exchange by Charlotte Maxwell

It’s pretty hard to remain seated in the presence of a lively and exciting performance that has surely rocked the musical boat in a multitude of ways. Damon Runyon’s Guys and Dolls has b…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06AM
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Feature: Questioning Colourism and Reflecting on Race in Yellowman by Charlotte Maxwell

Colourism has been widespread in our communities for far too long. Western society’s Eurocentric beauty standards have created a warped hierarchy in which proximity to whiteness is perceiv…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:42AM
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Man on the Moon review at Contact, Manchester – ‘powerful poetic imagery’ by Charlotte Maxwell

Keisha Thompson’s solo show Man on the Moon is a poetic and eloquent piece of storytelling that examines strained father-daughter relationships and people’s need

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:15PM
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Little Women at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester – ‘compelling and empowering’ by Charlotte Maxwell

Louisa May Alcott’s literary classic Little Women has been transformed into a fast-paced, exciting musical. It makes its European debut under the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AM
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Feature: When Black Gold Blossoms and Lives Forever by Charlotte Maxwell

Stargazing is both an art and a science, a pursuit with a broad enough appeal for the dreamer and the realist. Accompany this with the pain of losing a sibling and the joy of reminiscing on …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AM
Friday, October 20, 2017

Feature: Widening the Lens of Whose Looking Glass? by Charlotte Maxwell

It is no secret that theatre has a diversity problem and, that is a stew that only thickens when we look at the state of theatre criticism. At the end of 2016, it was reported that there wer…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:04AM
Sunday, July 9, 2017

Review: Fatherland, Royal Exchange by Charlotte Maxwell

The steel works meets a football stadium meets Hollywood. A ladder is dropped. Shockingly bright lights up. Welcome to Fatherland. We are unexpectedly dropped into a reconstruction of the cr…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48PM

Feature: Love is Love is Love: A Tale of Two Gay US Soldiers by Charlotte Maxwell

On 27th July 1967, the passing of the Sexual Offences Act – which decriminalised private homosexual acts between men over 21 in England and Wales, was passed. Fifty years on and the UK…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AM

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