One of the most infuriating statements I’ve ever heard was ‘anybody can write a play.’ It was said in a way that was not only dismissive of those who had tried and failed, but it presu…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:01AMFilled with glorious decay, dark humour, and moments of edge of your seat intensity, Fishamble’s Underneath is a wonderfully surreal journey through one woman’s life and death that explo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:31AMWith his death earlier this year, there’s no question that the spectre of David Bowie has been looming large, but in From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads, it seems to loom larger for no one mo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:54PMRob Ward’s Gypsy Queen begins with the show’s only two actors monologuing under separate spotlights as they prepare us for this LGBTQ boxing love story. As the two strike out, they seem …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:01AMMicrophones, smoke machines, and recorded singing have Sister feeling like a hazy dream in this visceral tale of familial bonds. As the title suggests, the play explores sisterly ties and wh…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:08PMI hope you’re ready for audience participation, because Follow the Faun is not just a show that only occasionally asks for your interaction, but is an experience that has you dancing, claw…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:08PMPeeling wallpaper and brown bottles, along with an assortment of knick-knacks and many coats, give a distinctly grubby feel to the living room set. It somehow seems to extend its reach aroun…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:06PMWith the sound of guns shooting and planes soaring over head, The Rose Playhouse’s production of Much Ado About Nothing seemed to start off on a rather bleak note for the usually upbeat co…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:46PMRichard Jones’ new production of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov opens with the stylistic murder of young Dmitry, the only obstacle between Godunov and the titular character’s chance to bec…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:20PMMost people know that history is often written by the victors. A deformed, scheming, nephew-killing Richard III was made popular by Shakespeare’s famous play, written while the Tudors who …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:33PMThere are a plethora of topics considered unpalatable and difficult to bring up with your children, and mental illness is definitely one of them. It often proves hard enough for adults to un…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:21PMThough in a small black box theatre and with only two stools making up the set of Poll Function, Greg Shewring – playing one of the two “west country plonkers” returning to th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:09AMStunning sets, opulent costumes, and unquestionable talent – this is how opera should be seen and is what’s delivered in Richard Eyre’s La Traviata. It’s been over twenty years sinc…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:42PMIn the small, black box theatre, the two actors making up the cast of this show – and making up the show – almost seem dangerously close. Of Nymphs and Men is improvised each night, thou…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:14PMGreeted with the soft noises of whistling wind and a bare stage with nothing on it besides a leaning, simple gallow, the air of tension and foreboding sets the tone of this grim play wonderf…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:46PMIn a small theatre with only black curtains and a few ‘snow’-covered boxes for scenery, three pyjama and Santa hat-clad women greet the audience – children especially – with warm sm…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:02PMToddlers might not quite have the hang of shouting “he’s behind you!” at such a young age, but screaming in delight as a tiger manages to sneak his way into a kitchen seems to …
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