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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Review: The Little Prince, Playground Theatre by Helen Long

In the entertainment industry, if you can create something that will be loved by both children and adults, you may be onto a winner. If you can create something that will effortlessly lull c…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:48AM
Monday, November 20, 2017

Review: Flycatcher, The Hope Theatre by Helen Long

Staged in the intimate confines of the Hope Theatre, Gregg Masuak’s dark tumble through shifting identities is unsettling before it even begins. To reach their seats, the audience must nav…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:36AM

Review: All In, The New Diorama Theatre by Helen Long

If you like feeling confused, lost and like you’ve just landed in a drug-infused dream sequence, you may enjoy All In. It professes to be an ‘exploration of the millennial condition’, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:33AM
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Review: Old Joe’s Fish ‘n’ Chill, Bloomsbury Theatre by Helen Long

Welcome to Old Joe’s Fish ‘n’ Chill, a withering bar set in the dusty bowels of a train station. Kick off your shoes, cock your pistol and be prepared for a bizarre turn of fantastical…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:36PM
Friday, November 10, 2017

Review: Fog Everywhere, Camden People’s Theatre by Helen Long

London, 2040. The street throbs under a thick layer of traffic. Yesterday’s youth have grown up with a mask clamped over their mouths. They wade blindly through the clogged arteries of a w…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:48AM

Review: Mad Women in My Attic! The Other Palace by Helen Long

Monica Salvi is doomed to insanity. Her repertoire glows with the most compelling, extraordinary of characters who, as she recalls, “get all the best songs”. There’s just one problem: …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:33AM

Review: Muvvahood, Park Theatre by Helen Long

Newspapers, typecasts and, well Katie Hopkins, have turned the single mother into a villain. The image is almost etched into our minds: greasy hair, pack of fags, always on the way to Lidl. …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:33AM

Review: Glue, Ovalhouse by Helen Long

As flashy new musicals flaunt garish pyrotechnics and desperate nods to the twenty-first century (I’m looking at you, Dear Evan Hansen), the humble one-man show feels more and more limited…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:24AM
Monday, October 16, 2017

Review: Kinder K, The Bunker Theatre by Helen Long

The room is soaked in a cold, blue hue. A young woman cradles a bouquet as she drops to her knees. Like a lonely child lining up her toys, she begins to lower each rose to the ground. A part…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42PM
Saturday, October 14, 2017

Review: nitroBEAT Pit Party – Suckerpunch Boom Suite by Helen Long

A revolutionary icon in New York street art, American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat grew into a startling young powerhouse in the world of enigmatic neo-expressionism. Graffiti artist, painter…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:04PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
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