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Monday, August 28, 2017

Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Unmarried at Underbelly by Holly O'Mahony

It's getting hot in here: Lauren Gauge's monologue is a female-centred look at clubbing, coupling up and settling down. The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Unmarried at Underbelly appeared…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:40AM
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Review: Nel at Incoming Festival by Holly O'Mahony

A well-rounded, uplifting story: Holly O'Mahony warms to Scratchwork Theatre's Nel at the New Diorama's Incoming Festival. The post Review: Nel at Incoming Festival appeared first on Exeunt …

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:59AM
Monday, May 15, 2017

Review: The Brexorcist, Brighton Fringe by Holly O'Mahony

Rating: 2 stars The Brexorcist promised to be good on paper. In the Brighton Fringe brochure, it was described as “the true story of Brexit”, “a multi-media political farce with a kill…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:54AM

Review: At the Junction Café, Brighton Fringe by Holly O'Mahony

Rating: 3 stars The programme for At the Junction Café describes the play as an exploration of the way we choose to isolate ourselves in public places, focusing on our phones instead of tal…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:42AM
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Review: Petrushka, Brighton Fringe by Holly O'Mahony

“Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats”. I wait for a moment, expecting others to follow, but when no one does, I start making my way towards the stairs of the Rialto theatre. I t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:54PM

Review: Werewolf: Live, Brighton Fringe by Holly O'Mahony

I’m a fan of the game Werewolf, having played a fair few rounds of it as a student. So I was intrigued and excited by the concept of it being turned into a Brighton Fringe spectacle by…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PM

Review: They Built It. No One Came., Brighton Fringe by Holly O'Mahony

What should you do if you struggle to fit into modern society? Find someone you like, or someone who’s like you, and build a commune with them. Such is the solution of Brother Tobias (Chri…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:48PM
Thursday, April 13, 2017

Review: 46 Beacon at Trafalgar Studios by Holly O'Mahony

A much more exciting party: Holly O'Mahony swims in the undercurrents of Bill Rosenfield's transferred two-hander. The post Review: 46 Beacon at Trafalgar Studios appeared first on Exeunt Ma…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:13AM
Friday, April 7, 2017

Review: 42nd Street at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane by Holly O'Mahony

Sunny side up: Holly O'Mahony contemplates 42nd Street's escapism amid 2017's political turbulence. The post Review: 42nd Street at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane appeared first on Exeunt Maga…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:38AM
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Review: He(art), Theatre N16 by Holly O'Mahony

How far would you be prepared to go for art? What would you be willing to risk for those you love the most? He(art) is a cripplingly funny new writing by playwright Andrew Maddock, which exp…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:12PM

Review: The Kite Runner, Wyndham’s Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

Matthew Spangler’s stage adaptation of The Kite Runner, which premiered in California in 2009, has opened for a highly-anticipated stint in London’s West End, with Giles Croft as dir…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:12PM
Thursday, October 20, 2016

Review: Left Luggage, The Space by Holly O'Mahony

Left Luggage is an endearing play following sisters Nicola (Kim Burnett) and Danni (Bryony Thomas) as they rediscover each other in the wake of their grandmother’s death. Written by Is…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:52PM
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Review: Scherzo for Piano and Stick, Coronet Print Room by Holly O'Mahony

In a play featuring powerful poetry, captivating physical sequences and some first-rate piano playing, it’s a shame the standalone talents don’t gel together more in Riotous Company’s …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:55PM
Friday, September 23, 2016

Review: Dreamless Sleep, Arts Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

Dreamless Sleep is the latest play by young writer-director Georgie Staight. It’s a cripplingly funny, raw and moving examination of a relationship between N (Niamh Watson) and H (Hannah L…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:25AM
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Review: Extremities, Theatro Technis by Holly O'Mahony

What if an attempted rape cannot be proven? What if, by the time any witnesses show, the attacker appears the bloodied, tied-up victim, and the victim seems to have become the ruthless, craz…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:09PM
Saturday, July 23, 2016

Review: A Haunting, King’s Head Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

There are many interesting angles or routes a play on internet grooming and protecting teens from explicit online content could take. Why writer Nathan Lucky Wood chose to turn what could ha…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:21AM
Friday, July 22, 2016

Review: The Game’s Afoot, Madame Tussauds by Holly O'Mahony

“The Game’s Afoot!” shouts a police detective, in Sherlock Holmes-esque fashion. Armed with a pen, a map and an initial clue, we separate ourselves from the other 40-odd audien…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:24PM
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Review: Late Night, Barbican Centre by Holly O'Mahony

“History is freedom, history is imprisonment,” says one character in Blitz Theatre Group and Nikos Flessas’s surreal play Late Night, which excavates longings born from mem…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:28AM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Review: Midsummer Madness, Rosemary Branch Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

Shook Up Shakespeare’s Midsummer Madness brings something a little bit different to this year’s commemorations marking 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. With party games, a …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:50PM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Review: The Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

The Deep Blue Sea was first performed in 1952, a few years after it was written by the already successful playwright Terence Rattigan. Based largely on Rattigan’s own closeted relation…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:19AM
Monday, June 6, 2016

Review: Love, Bombs and Apples, Arcola Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

Sexual fantasies, fictional bombs and racial hatred are just some of the themes explored in Love, Bombs & Apples. Written by Hassan Abdulrazzak and directed by Rosamunde Hutt, this play …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:06PM
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Review: Sideways: The Play, St James Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

Sideways: The Play enjoyed a sell-out stint at La Jolla Playhouse in California, and now this Pinot Noir praising, Merlot pounding comedy has arrived in London. The production is directed by…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:56PM
Friday, May 27, 2016

Review: Knife Edge, Pond Dalston by Holly O'Mahony

Knife Edge features chicken and chips, and big dreams for a girl who knows she deserves more from life than the abandonment and abuse she’s received thus far. The play is produced by The B…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:46PM

Review: A View From Islington North, Arts Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

Labour rebels, a bereaved mother of a blown-up soldier and a disconnected upper middle class couple all feature in the first half of Out of Joint’s A View From Islington North. In the latt…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:43PM
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Review: This is Living, Trafalgar Studios by Holly O'Mahony

Alice is sprawled face down on the water-soaked tarpaulin. Her husband Michael sits cross-legged watching her. She’s dead, and Michael must move on, eventually. But what if he’s …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:33AM
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Bright Fringe Review: Aphrodite in Flippers, The Warren by Holly O'Mahony

Something’s not right with Georgie. She’s turning 40 and she’s lost her heart, hope and other h’s along the way. The post Bright Fringe Review: Aphrodite in Flippers, The Warren app…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10PM
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Brighton Festival Review: Dirt, The Warren by Holly O'Mahony

James Cairns’ solo performance in Nick Warren’s Dirt is a Brighton Fringe must see, with Cairns asserting his talent for physical comedy, characterisation, accents and dynamic facial exp…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:45PM
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Brighton Fringe Review: The Conscious Uncoupling, The Duke Box Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

“Have you ever been dumped?” Rosie Wilby asks the room of anonymous faces, coaxing us to open up before delving into her own five year relationship and subsequent breakup with an ex-girl…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:28PM

Brighton Fringe Review: Garden, Sweet Waterfront 2 by Holly O'Mahony

Is the nine to five routine a mistake that’s gone on so long it’s now too embarrassing to fix? Lucy is an office manager at an asset management firm, by title that is. However she’s no…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:16PM

Brighton Festival Review: Woman’s Hour, Marlborough Theatre by Holly O'Mahony

Batting crumpets and punchy satire at their audience, fiery feminist duo Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit – aka Sh!t Theatre – bring their boot-stompingly fun show Women’s Hour to…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:15PM

Brighton Festival Review: The Marked, The Warren by Holly O'Mahony

The Marked weaves fantasy and fairy-tale into a story set on the streets of modern day London. Jack (Samuel Fogell) is a prince-cum-man who has grown up in the grasps of a damaged queen, his…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:15PM

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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