Thursday, January 23, 2014
“To suffer is one thing; another thing is living with the photographed images of suffering, which does not necessarily strengthen conscience and the ability to be compassionate. It can als…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:10AMWednesday, November 6, 2013
How can theatre fight the green fight? One way is to make an entire set from recycled materials, as designer Francisco Rodriguez-Weil has done for Aria Entertainment and SOT Stage’s Blood …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:22AMTuesday, October 29, 2013
“Love isn’t forever, love is just passing by” is the tagline of Martin Sherman’s Passing By at the Tristan Bates Theatre this November. Talking to both Sherman and director Andrew Ke…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:26AMThursday, October 24, 2013
“Everyone has a story to tell and everyone has the right to be heard” is the mission statement of Theatre Versus Oppression, a Wales-based charity run by Jennifer S. Hartley. Its perform…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:23AMSunday, October 13, 2013
It is rare that a musical makes its audience think, or addresses life as honestly as Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years. Premiered in Chicago in 2001, this relatively new musical is …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:32AMFriday, October 11, 2013
Claire Sweeney and John Thomson take us on an enchanting tale back through the history of their holidays in Blackpool in John Godber’s bittersweet romantic comedy. Pip Leckenby’s picture…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:01AMMonday, September 9, 2013
Ellen Carr speaks to Little Bulb Theatre on their new show Squally Showers.The post Spotlight on: Little Bulb Theatre appeared first on A Younger Theatre.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:19AMTuesday, July 30, 2013
Ellen Carr talks to Dirty Protest about a resurgence of storytelling and playwriting in Wales. Wales has never experienced a shortage of stories or the tradition for telling them in lyric…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45AMMonday, July 8, 2013
Ellen Carr talks to Dumbshow’s Michael Davis and Sam Gayton about the Fringe, finances and falling in love… As discussions about funding in the arts rage on, and more and more yo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:34AMThursday, June 6, 2013
Touched Theatre’s Blue is a promenade piece blending puppetry, physical performance, projection and lyrical new writing. It throws itself playfully in a myriad of directions that unfortu…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:03PMMonday, May 27, 2013
Sometimes you see a piece of theatre and it reminds you why – as a theatre maker – you want to make theatre. Clout Theatre’s How a Man Crumbled is one such show. It is, for the mos…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:17PMA group of over-exuberant tour guides kick-start Trailblaze Theatre’s walking tour of Brighton Someone Else’s Shoes. Quite the stereotype, but these characters work. We are in a comforta…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:09PMPark Bench Dance Theatre’s How to Host a Dinner Party is a contemporary dance work playing with the conventions of the traditional dinner party. At least this is what I think it was trying…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:58PMMonday, May 20, 2013
I saw NoFit State Circus once before, at the London International Mime Festival in the South Bank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. An auditorium of this style does no justice to the magic th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:56AMSaturday, May 18, 2013
With a screwed-up face and the exclamation “you look like an owl”, Olivia’s friendship with neighbourhood rebel and outcast Kay begins, along with her transformation into ‘Owl’. Jo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:41AMMonday, May 13, 2013
It was the blurb of Silva Semerciyan’s Gather Ye Rosebuds that drew me in, claiming to bravely be addressing issues of female circumcision and failures of the Arab Spring. It’s refreshin…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:25PMWednesday, January 30, 2013
AYT Features are back with a boom as Ellen Carr speaks to playwright Simon Stephens about his play Port, playing at the National Theatre. Set in Stockport and unfolding over 13 years, the pl…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:02AMWednesday, October 31, 2012
What makes things real? What makes a story? Ellen Carr investigates the theatre phenomenon that is Hugh Hughes: alter-ego, online storyteller and spectacle game player.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:38AMSunday, September 23, 2012
Witness Theatre's Ellen Carr sums up her experiences from the fringe this summer and how the company are moving forward on their search for space.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:42PMFriday, August 31, 2012
Ellen Carr of Witness Theatre sums up her first Edinburgh fringe experience
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:50AMFriday, July 27, 2012
The Fringe is almost here, but the road to Edinburgh isn't always an easy one. Ellen Carr reveals how her company Witness Theatre managed to pave their bumpy way with gold.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:30AMSaturday, July 7, 2012
"A kaleidoscope of theatre for the culturally curious". Ellen Carr finds out how the Almeida are embracing the unknown in this year's festival.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:07AMTuesday, July 3, 2012
From the 8-hour Gatz marathon to the forgotten land of the O2 arena, Ellen Carr explores what's on offer this month at the London International Festival of Theatre.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:08PMThursday, June 7, 2012
With the Greenwich and Docklands Festival kicking off in just a few weeks, Ellen Carr spoke to Artistic Director Bradley Hemmings to find out more about the eclectic mix of events on offer.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:39PMTuesday, April 10, 2012
Immerse yourself in Curious Directive's exciting world of theatre, science and devising as their Hexagon season continues.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:16AMSunday, January 29, 2012
The Faction Theatre Company tells Ellen Carr about the secret to a successful ensemble, making the classics contemporary and their dreams for the future.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:30AMSaturday, October 22, 2011
A mere few days until the kick off of the 24 Hour Plays, Head of Old Vic New Voices Steve Winter talked to Ellen Carr about the plays, spilling the behind the scenes secrets on how they work…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AMWednesday, October 19, 2011
Ellen Carr opens the door and the imagination on the theatrical delights and delicacies of one of the UK's finest seaside resorts and cultural hubs. Welcome to Brighton!
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:35PMWednesday, September 21, 2011
In the first of AYT's new Spotlight features, Ellen Carr investigates the theatrical revolution being spearheaded by Fourth Monkey Theatre Company under the guidance of Artistic Director Ste…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:41PM 
