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Monday, June 5, 2017

Review: Happily Ever After, Greenwich Theatre by Connie Stride

Happily Ever After is a simple show, with a simple message: love is love. Action Transport Theatre creates an amazing piece of theatre for children, inspired by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijla…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:42AM
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Review: Beau Brummell: An Elegant Madness, Jermyn Street Theatre by Connie Stride

To sum this play up in one word is easy: it was dull. Mind-numbingly so. While the writing in Beau Brummell: An Elegant Madness is both clever and funny, and is a credit to playwright Ron Hu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:31AM
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Review: Holding the Man, Brockley Jack Studios by Connie Stride

Holding the Man, a play by Tommy Murphy, adapted from Timothy Conigrave’s memoir, is one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever had the pleasure to behold on stage. Big Boots Theat…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:12AM
Thursday, November 24, 2016

Review: Catch Me, Arts Theatre by Connie Stride

“Last week he was here and now he’s just not.” Catch Me, a new musical, encapsulates both brilliantly and tragically, the shattering effect suicide can have on those left behind. Creat…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:48AM
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Review: Trumpageddon, Kings Head Theatre by Connie Stride

Given the election’s outcome, this is perhaps the most difficult review I’ve ever had to write. Trumpageddon, written and performed by Simon Jay, is intended as political satire. Little …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:36PM
Monday, October 24, 2016

Review: Spring and The Last Dance, The Theatre Room by Connie Stride

Frontier Theatre Productions, founded by James Roose-Evans, is a theatre company that creates theatre for the older generation, otherwise known as the Third Age. The theatre they make is inc…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:33PM
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Review: Boys of Paradise, EGG by Connie Stride

WorkSHOPERA has a unique brand of theatre that has the potential to both deconstruct and revitalise the world of opera and theatre. However, despite the vibrancy of this new and exciting for…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:51PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Review: A Man of Good Hope, Young Vic Theatre by Connie Stride

Isango Ensemble’s stage adaptation of Jonny Steinberg’s novel A Man of Good Hope is a goose-bump inducing production that portrays brilliantly the true story of Somalian refugee, Asad Ab…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:49PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Review: Off The King’s Road, Jermyn Street Theatre by Connie Stride

Neil Koenigsberg’s Off the King’s Road is both a comic and poignant piece of theatre, which effortlessly captures what it is like to be lonely. Matt Browne (Michael Brandon), a recen…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:40AM
Monday, June 6, 2016

Review: Christie in Love, Kings Head Theatre by Connie Stride

Christie in Love, about serial killer John Christie, proved an interesting watch. Performed from the vantage point of the police, Christie in Love depicts some very human reactions to the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:33AM
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Review: 1972: The Future of Sex, Shoreditch Town Hall by Connie Stride

Wardobe Ensemble’s 1972: The Future of Sex is one of the most relatable pieces of theatre I have seen in a long time, its messages of sex, empowerment and gender identity transcending era…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:28AM
Friday, April 8, 2016

Review: The Man in the Woman’s Shoes, Tricycle Theatre by Connie Stride

Sublime in every way, The Man in the Woman’s Shoes is both hilarious and deeply moving with the most simple of story lines. Talent such as Mikel Murfi’s is rare to find – someone who…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:15PM
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Review: The Rules of Inflation, Theatre N16 by Connie Stride

Brilliant yet highly traumatic, Balloon Theatre’s The Rules of Inflation is a fantastically immersive piece of theatre that unnerved me nearly to the point of tears. Set out as a children�…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:28PM
Friday, March 18, 2016

Review: Don’t Turn The Lights On, Camden People’s Theatre by Connie Stride

Part of the Sprint Festival 2016, Don’t Turn the Lights On is a devised piece on teenager Alex’s struggle with gender identity. Its topical subject matter, was dealt with both sensitivel…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:46PM
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Review: The Ghost Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, Tristan Bates Theatre by Connie Stride

To say this play falls short of its expectations is an understatement. Reminiscent of a performance in a GCSE drama class, The Ghost Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore was repetitive, two ho…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:39PM

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