Wednesday, December 5, 2012
If it’s not compulsory to have Bristol stalwart Tristan Sturrock in every Bristol Old Vic show yet, then it should be. Last seen doing his one-man show Mayday! Mayday! and as Long John…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:15AMTuesday, November 27, 2012
Eleanor Turney talks to Caroline Bird, the poet who wrote Trojan Women for the Gate, about the differences between writing for the page and the stage.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36PMTuesday, November 13, 2012
In the austere surroundings of the Southwark Playhouse, this version of The Seagull dispenses with hysterics and melodrama. What we are given instead is a crystallised and understated produc…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:05PMThursday, November 8, 2012
There’s a Chekhov to suit every taste at the moment – the rambunctious Russian Uncle Vanya at the Noel Coward, the just-ended Three Sisters at the Young Vic, Anya Reiss’s new t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:53AMThursday, October 18, 2012
Eleanor Turney talks to David Gilmore, Artistic Director of the new St James Theatre in London, about what makes great theatre, learning on the job and carving your own path.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:13AMPlease note: This review contains SPOILERS. A Tender Thing is a gutwrenching hour and a half. It’s utterly beautiful, packs a powerful emotional punch without becoming mawkish, and man…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:57AMWednesday, October 17, 2012
Suba Das’s production of The Revenger’s Tragedy starts with a bang and ends with a whimper – and then an extra bang for good measure. It’s not a subtle production, and on…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:09AMFriday, October 12, 2012
Chasing Beckett is a difficult play about which to write. The plot is simple: a embittered and impoverished playwright breaks into the home of a particularly vituperative critic, and takes h…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:34AMTuesday, October 9, 2012
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm talks to Eleanor Turney about getting into playwriting, finding your voice and how to tackle big issues without being patronising.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:36AMSaturday, September 15, 2012
Wow. When Nick Hytner goes all out, he really goes for it. ENO’s sumptuous Magic Flute pulls out all the stops for this gorgeous production, and boy does it make for a good show. From …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:11PMFriday, June 29, 2012
Debut plays, silent discos and eco-friendly design. Eleanor Turney finds out more about Theatre on the Fly, a pop up space just waiting to be taken over by the young people of Chichester (an…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:23AMFriday, June 22, 2012
Jamie Parker cuts rather a dash, hurtling about the Globe’s stage and waving his sword, but it is in his moments of stillness that he really shines. He’s far and away the best th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:32AMThursday, June 21, 2012
“I’m dead, you see, so I’m not in this bit. I mean, I’m not dead, obviously, but…” And so goes much of Forced Entertainment’s new show. It does not so much …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:36AMMonday, June 18, 2012
A Younger Theatre and C venues are delighted to announce the winners of our joint Edinburgh Critics competition. The Edinburgh Critics Team is: Veronica Aloess Laura Dodge Charlotte Ely Cath…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:11AMMidnight Tango, Manchester Opera House In the middle of the rainy streets of Manchester, a fiesta of the heady sounds, sights and rhythms of Buenos Aires can be found. Pounding with energy a…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AMLeper Colony at the Yard, Hackney Wick Only minutes away from Stratford Olympic Village, where power-cleaning, blemish-concealment and mass construction are taking place on an elaborate and …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AMBoys, The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton Student life is ripe for caricature, and a first glance at Boys, which premiered at Southampton’s Nuffield before transferring to the Soho Theatre, …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:09AMAll New People, Duke of York’s Theatre. The poster says it all really. A firefighter, a dowdy chick, a whore – sorry, escort – and JD from Scrubs all grown up in a waistcoat. Such …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:09AMPosh, Duke of York’s Theatre It is tough to beat the impeccable timing of the original production of Laura Wade’s satire on the upper classes, which premiered in the lead-up to the last …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:08AMEinstein on the Beach, Barbican Theatre Given the speed at which we lap up whatever musicals, films and TV shows that sail across the pond having proved a success, 36 years is an incredulous…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:07AMMatthew Bourne’s Early Adventures, Sadler’s Well. Matthew Bourne’s company celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a comedic festival of works from the1980s and 1990s. The t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:07AMMisterman, National Theatre Cillian Murphy is best known for his performances in films like Batman Begins and Breakfast on Pluto, his popularity demonstrated by the gushing fan girls sat nex…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:06AMFriday, June 15, 2012
In his 75th year, Tony Harrison gives a very special reading at the London Literature Festival in association with the Poetry Society. 7 July 7:30PM – 9:00PM Queen Elizabeth Hall, Lond…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:17AMTuesday, May 29, 2012
Theatre Delicatessen has produced a measured Henry V which draws out many musings on war and what it means to be a leader of men – especially when you’re asking a good chunk of those…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:17AMSunday, May 27, 2012
Reactions to the Globe to Globe project (37 plays in 37 different languages) have mostly been along the lines of: but, Shakespeare’s all about the language! How will it be if you can&#…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AMFriday, May 11, 2012
“The people are gathering and a timeless story continues.” [Contains spoilers] When you throw around words like “epic” in your publicity material, you are giving yourself a lot to li…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:47AMMonday, May 7, 2012
JAM (A Cure for Ageing, The Ugly Sisters), Zilla!, A Conversation with my Father, After the Rainfall, The Watery Journey of Nereus Pike. From the early-morning JAM session on Saturday right …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:27PMFriday, May 4, 2012
In a year when the world’s eyes are on London, a forgotten tower steeped in history calls to be rediscovered. The people are gathering and a timeless story continues. BABEL is an immersive…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:29AMThursday, April 19, 2012
The man who wrote Saved, with its infamous baby-stoning scene, has not mellowed. After working abroad for the best part of 25 years, Edward Bond is back in London to oversee a trilogy of his…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:41AMThe Chair Plays By Edward Bond Following the success of Saved last October, the Lyric presents the UK premiere of Edward Bond’s The Chair Plays. Domestic family life struggles to survi…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:32AMThursday, April 5, 2012
It’s all a bit grim in turn-of-the-century Russia and Chekhov is the man to hammer this home. The peasants are revolting (almost) and the aristocracy is wasting away, squanderin…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:50AM 
