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Monday, January 30, 2017

Review: Twix, theSpace by Ethan Taylor

I have seen few plays whose subject matter ranges from calorie counting to Bolshevism through Everton’s Youth Academy to The A-Team. I have seen even fewer which manage to remain entertain…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:42AM

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Review: The Doppel Gang, Tristan Bates Theatre by Ethan Taylor

As something that originally came to being as a university assignment, The Doppel Gang has snowballed into a tour in 2015 and now gets a lengthy run at the Tristan Bates Theatre, all in the …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AM

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Review: BU21, Trafalgar Studios by Ethan Taylor

At the beginning of 2017, a play that addresses the suicide bombings, mass shootings, political upheavals, and war crimes that plague our daily news feeds (as well as our tendency to tune in…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:18PM

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Review: The Dresser, Duke of York’s Theatre by Ethan Taylor

Writer Sir Ronald Harwood has had to state that, although having served as a dresser to the great Sir Donald Wolfit between the years 1953 and 1958, neither of the characters of Sir or Norma…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:03PM

Monday, October 24, 2016

Review: The House of Usher, Hope Theatre by Ethan Taylor

From the creative minds of Luke Adamson and Dan Bottomley comes a haunting, sombre, gothic tale… with a musical twist. The House of Usher is a gothic musical thriller (three words you don�…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:42PM

Friday, October 21, 2016

Review: Moby Dick! The Musical, Union Theatre by Ethan Taylor

oby Dick! The Musical possibly lacks the… subtlety of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel of which (and I am quoting the programme here) it is “freely adapted” from but tonight that is by n…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:39PM

Monday, October 17, 2016

Review: Norway. Today, Etcetera Theatre by Ethan Taylor

If it wasn’t the first word then “suicide” must at least have been the second spoken onstage tonight. Norway.Today does not beat around the bush or hold any punches when it comes to de…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:19PM

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Review: I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road, Jermyn Street Theatre by Ethan Taylor

It is perhaps a sad realisation that Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford’s upbeat and lively musical I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On The Road is as relevant today as it was when i…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:57PM

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Review: A Little Princess, Theatre N16 by Ethan Taylor

Tucked away in the attic of the Bedford Pub in Balham, a loveable reimagining of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved children’s novel is taking place. Undoubtedly Theatre N16 is a brillian…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:19AM

Monday, July 4, 2016

Review: Every Building Tells a Story. Every Story Collapses Eventually, Rosemary Branch Theatre by Ethan Taylor

Three performers, one microphone and a whole load of cardboard boxes greet the unsuspecting audience as they make their way into the theatre space. It is clear from the very start that Every…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:49AM

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Review: Jenufa, London Coliseum by Ethan Taylor

To make opera more accessible and inviting to new (and younger) audiences – this is the challenging but commendable mission that English National Opera have set themselves. And it has to b…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:00AM

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Review: Haim – In The Light Of A Violin, Print Room at The Coronet by Ethan Taylor

Tonight’s showing of Haim: In The Light Of A Violin sets itself no easy task. To justify the purpose, being or essence of a production, the performing artist must set his or her art as a …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:30PM

Sunday, June 12, 2016