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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Review: Jellyfish, Bush Theatre by Felix Clutson

Ben Weatherill’s Jellyfish explores the journey of Kelly (Sarah Gordy), who has Down’s Syndrome, as she navigates the rollercoaster of The post Review: Jellyfish, Bush Theatre appeared f…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:18AM
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Review: The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell, Putney Arts Theatre by Felix Clutson

Chris Buxey’s radio play charts the story of author Stuart (John Rayment), whose young adult series of books, Frankie Fightwell, The post Review: The Final Adventure of Frankie Fightwell, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:06AM
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Review: Cotton, Waterloo East Theatre by Felix Clutson

Alex Benjamin’s Cotton investigates the impact of professional gaming on the participants’ impressions of reality. Precocious Kieran (Ben Mallett) throws a game at mid-point after a cris…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:35AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Review: Saint George and the Dragon, National Theatre by Felix Clutson

Saint George and the Dragon is a remimagining of Evgeny Schwartz’ ‘The Dragon’, an allegory of Stalinism, by playwright Rory Mullarkey, centred on England. The tale is of G…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:42PM
Monday, July 31, 2017

Review: Turandot, Royal Opera House by Felix Clutson

The last of Puccini’s operas, this revival of Turandot by the Royal Opera House comes with a libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. It tells the story of Turandot, a Chinese princes…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42PM
Monday, July 3, 2017

Review: The Wind in the Willows, London Palladium by Felix Clutson

Written by Julian Fellowes, this is an adaptation of Kenneth Graeme’s children’s classic, with Ratty (Simon Lipkin) and Mole (Craig Mather) messing about on the river, avoiding t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:36AM
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clapham Omnibus by Felix Clutson

It’s Shakespeare, Jim, but not as we know it. Creation Theatre’s debut London show is an ‘immersive’ version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Having been told to go to the ste…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42PM

Review: The Kite Runner, Playhouse Theatre by Felix Clutson

Get ready, this is about to get emotional. An adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s bestseller, The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, who begins this story a child in an affluent Kabul suburb…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42PM
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Review: Years of Sunlight, Theatre503 by Felix Clutson

In Michael McLean’s Years of Sunlight, we trace the lives of two best friends – Paul (Mark Rice-Oxley) and Emlyn (Bryan Dick) – from the latter’s death back to their childhood on the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:18PM
Monday, January 30, 2017

Review: Death Takes a Holiday, Charing Cross Theatre by Felix Clutson

In the Italian countryside circa 1920s, some cheerful socialites are buoyed by the engagement of Corrado (Ashley Stillburn) to our female protagonist, Grazia (Zoe Doano). Headed for Grazia�…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:42AM
Friday, September 30, 2016

Review: Pigeon English, Ambassadors Theatre by Felix Clutson

In an unspecified area of London, Hari, 11, along with his sister Lydia and Mamma, are fresh off the plane from Ghana, leaving behind his father, baby sister Agnes and his grandmother. He re…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00AM
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Review: Raymondo, Clapham Omnibus by Felix Clutson

Raymondo is a spoken word story woven over the course of just over an hour by writer and performer Annie Siddons. It charts the exploits Raymondo and his younger brother, Sparky, who have be…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:45PM
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Review: Leave Hitler To Me, Lad, Arts Theatre by Felix Clutson

Leave Hitler to Me, Lad, written and directed by Haley Cox, tells the story of the war children who never get picked up, and don’t know who their family are as they were so young. We see t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:42PM
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Review: Hangmen, Royal Court Theatre by Felix Clutson

Hangmen, staged in the Royal Court’s Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, presents Martin McDonagh’s first published play since 2010, and is a long-awaited return. The play portrays the reaction …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:38PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Review: When We Were Women, Orange Tree Theatre by Felix Clutson

Walking across the Orange Tree stage floor to get to your seats is quite a treat at this production, as you get to move across the very authentic cracked concrete-looking floor, lumps, bump…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:13PM
Friday, August 28, 2015

Review: Tamburlaine the Great, Tristan Bates Theatre by Felix Clutson

Christopher Marlowe’s sweeping epic is given a modern twist at the Tristan Bates Theatre. We are instantly bombarded with banging techno, synchronised marching in suits, chanting their…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:46AM
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Review: Our House, Union Theatre by Felix Clutson

This is genuinely like nothing I have ever seen. A real mixed bag, Our House is a musical by Tim Firth with songs exclusively by Madness, the most commercially successful band of the 2-Tone…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:30PM
Friday, August 21, 2015

Review: Dorothy, Waterloo East Theatre by Felix Clutson

Dorothy, written and co-directed by Bryan Hodgson, tells the story of the life of L. Frank Baum, creator of The Wizard of Oz, charting his struggles to find success as a writer and the inspi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00AM
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Review: Boys and Girls, Tristan Bates Theatre by Felix Clutson

Boys and Girls is a punchy, hour long sketch show exploring the comic facets of the myriad relationships between girls and boys. A two hander, written and performed by Tom Worsley and Alice…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PM
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Review: 4.48 Psychosis, The Crypt Gallery by Felix Clutson

4.48 Psychosis is a play like no other, and in this regard poses very interesting questions when evaluating it. Sarah Kane’s famous last work, written whilst suffering from depression and …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Review: Luna Gale, Hampstead Theatre by Felix Clutson

Lucy Osborne’s fantastic design is the first thing that strikes you as Luna Gale starts up. The three walls of the stage house thick black shelves stacked floor to ceiling with files and f…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:26PM
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Review: Image of an Unknown Young Woman, Gate Theatre by Felix Clutson

Entering the space at the Gate Theatre you are accosted by spinning yellow hazard lights and heavy, fast rock music, reminiscent of Massive Attack. This sensory barrage is maintained through…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06PM
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Review: The Carpenters Story, Richmond Theatre by Felix Clutson

This night begins in a pattern that was to follow for the rest of the night. On a giant projection screen at the back of the stage, we are shown a fictional recording of an ‘Eagle FM…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:38PM
Friday, May 8, 2015

Review: The Candidate, Theatre Delicatessen by Felix Clutson

Having been greeted at the door, we are told we are present at a focus group. We are also asked to stand underneath one of a set of wooden shapes attached to the wall. This is the first of m…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:44PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
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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