Sunday, December 4, 2016
“Does anyone want to come and sit on the stage?” Normally such a question from a stage manager would fill me with dread but the opportunity to pose as a Westminster MP on stage in James …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AMSaturday, October 8, 2016
Jason and the Argonauts is a reinvention of the classic Greek myth set out as a video game in which the Gods select Jason to take on their challenges and find the Golden Fleece. Reviewing a …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:51AMFriday, July 29, 2016
‘The course of true love never did run smooth’, once wrote William Shakespeare, and Operation Love Story follows one matchmaker’s attempts to ensure a local couple’s pursuit of true …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:09AMWednesday, June 29, 2016
On The Twentieth Century is a classic American musical that fits the stereotypical image of a Broadway show perfectly. Set on a 1930s train travelling from Chicago to New York, it follows th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:22PMSunday, April 10, 2016
The basis of Forever Plaid is so absurdly simple yet incredibly strange that I wouldn’t be surprised if the idea was generated in a primary school classroom. It follows The Plaids, an all …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:34PMFriday, March 18, 2016
F.A.N.Y follows the story of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (aka the F.A.N.Y), a group of female volunteers who drive motor ambulances and tend to the wounded in World War I. It follows thei…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:50PMWednesday, January 6, 2016
Settling down to watch The Two Faces of Agent Lacey, I was helpfully reminded by overhearing the gentlemen behind me as the lights went down that it was “not a secret agent, but a cast…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:12PMFriday, December 18, 2015
Upstairs above an Islington pub is perhaps not the first place you’d think of when you wonder where the world premiere of Arthur Miller’s first play will be staged. But this is t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:26PMFriday, November 13, 2015
Examining the way couples communicate through 12 years of a relationship, The Session poses this question: if your love is based on miscommunication, what happens when you finally learn to s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:51PMSunday, October 25, 2015
Written by former journalist Mark Jagasia, the Arcola theatre’s production of Clarion received much critical acclaim during its first performances in April 2015. In returning to its stage …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:36PMSunday, September 6, 2015
Ewald Palmetshofer’s play hamlet is dead. no gravity is a dark vision of a family in crisis. Shifting between explosive scenes of dramatic conflict and offering subtle, humorous commentary…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:00AMFriday, August 21, 2015
STUFF is the story of Toby and Jess, a couple unable to have children, and their old friend Xav who turns up one evening with a slightly unusual gift – a sperm donation. It delves deep in…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:28PMMonday, August 10, 2015
Part of Camden’s annual fringe festival, …and Ephgrave sees comedian David Ephgrave taking on his first solo show without the aid of his double act partner, Glyn Doggett. It had moments …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:03PMSunday, July 26, 2015
“Something’s cooking in The Spitfire Grill”, so the lyric goes. From what I can see, what’s cooking in the Union Theatre’s production of 2001 off-Broadway show The Spitfire…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:59AMMonday, July 13, 2015
New British musicals are sadly all too infrequent these days, especially those not based on any pre-existing source material like a film or novel. This is precisely why I wanted to absolutel…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:13PMSunday, July 5, 2015
A story surely reminiscent of many millions of One Direction fans the world over, The Crazy Sexy Cool Girls’ Fan Club follows a group of girls who connect as a result of their shared love …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:14PMThursday, July 2, 2015
Iris Theatre’s production of Twelfth Night is certainly a Shakespeare production for all audiences. Set in the idyllic gardens of St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden, it incorporates eleme…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:51PMMonday, June 29, 2015
I’m often weary of seeing a show more than once - I feel like nothing can ever be as good the second time as the excitement and suspense is often gone because you know exactly what will ha…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:21AMSunday, June 21, 2015
It’s definitely easy to get excited about the broad range of theatre on offer in London, and London’s musical theatre scene is no exception. Here are just four of the musicals I’m most…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:09AMSaturday, June 20, 2015
Now playing at the Charing Cross Theatre is Dusty, a musical concert dedicated to the songs of Dusty Springfield. While it shows some promise and includes impressive technology, it lacks foc…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 03:06PMWest End Live is an exciting free event put on each year in Trafalgar Square which aims to celebrate the best of London’s theatre. It’s taking place this year on the 20th and 21st June a…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 02:47PM 
