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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Ticket Offer: £10 tickets for Mort, The Musical at Greenwich Theatre by Jake Orr

Youth Music Theatre UK are presenting Terry Prachett’s Mort, The Musical and are offering a special £10 ticket offer for AYT readers. See below on how to get your discounted ticket, b…

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Review: A Dolls House by Jake Orr

Henrik Ibsen’s A Dolls House is a triumph of dramatic work from one of the finest writers that we have ever had. Space Productions, under the direction of Alex Crampton, has successful…

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Ticket Offer: £15 Tickets for Lend Me A Tenor The Musical by Jake Orr

Our friends over at Theatre Fix wanted us to point you in the direction of this fantastic offer to see Lend Me A Tenor The Musical including an exclusive post show Q & A with the cast fo…

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Review: Five Truths, V&A Museum by Jake Orr

In a blacked-out box within the Theatre & Performance section of the Victoria and Albert Museum sits Katie Mitchell’s installation piece, Five Truths. The floor glimmers with shiny…

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Review: A Woman Killed With Kindness by Jake Orr

What is the worst punishment for a woman who commits adultery in her husband’s house? As the title suggests, Thomas Heywood’s play, A Woman Killed With Kindness, sees the ultim…

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

FREE event: Lift presents Gulf Stage with ‘Me… You… The Human…’ by Jake Orr

What kind of theatre are young artists in the Arab world making? How are they voicing their hopes, thoughts and concerns? Merging Middle Eastern art and UK innovation, Gulf Stage is a unique…

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Ticket Offer: £5 tickets for Dream Story at the Gate Theatre by Jake Orr

Fresh on the heels of the other ticket offers we have at the moment, comes another and better offer for you. Tickets for Dream Story at the Gate Theatre are only £5 to AYT readers. Hurry th…

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Ticket Offer: 2 tickets for £12 for Toad at Southwark Playhouse by Jake Orr

Another hot ticket deal, and this one has limited time attached, so get a-moving. Our friends at Southwark Playhouse are offering 2 tickets for £12 THIS WEEK (the first week) to see Toad. B…

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Ticket Offer: £35 for 3 Shows as part of Donmar Warehouse at Trafalgar Studios by Jake Orr

When we got an email from the Donmar Warehouse team about an exciting ticket offer, we lept at the chance to be able to tell you about it. Now as young people we’re use to hunting out …

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Monday, July 4, 2011

IdeasTap’s Risky Coming Up LATER by Jake Orr

If you were to give a group of young people the creative freedom to produce a festival in a rather spectacular underground venue, along with a substantial amount of money, whilst being nearl…

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Review – Connections Festival: Frank & Ferdinand and Children of Killers by Jake Orr

The Connections Festival at the National Theatre continues with more new plays performed by youth groups across the country. The great thing about NT Connections is the journey that the part…

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Review – NT Connections: Cloud Busting and Shooting Truth by Jake Orr

The National Theatre’s Connections Festival has once again encouraged youth theatres across the country to bring the talent of young people to the stage. The celebration culminates in …

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Stronger Together: Collaboration, thinking big, acting small by Jake Orr

Yesterday I attended Northern Stage, Pilot Theatre and Arts Council England’s event for people working in the arts, Stronger Together. The premise of this conference (I use this term loose…

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Importance of Not Seeing Theatre by Jake Orr

Since graduating from university I have found myself immersed in the cultural riches that London has to offer. If we look at any given night there are tens of shows happening all across Lond…

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Review: Fewer Emergencies by Jake Orr

Martin Crimp’s Fewer Emergencies is a curious, tongue-twisting and lyrical piece of writing. It thunders between middle-class life, imagined situations and the dark psyche of the human…

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Friday, June 24, 2011

Review: Snow White by Jake Orr

You think of Snow White and you think of Walt Disney and the animated girl in the yellow and blue dress who is poisoned by the wicked queen by an apple. In Filskit Theatre’s Snow White…

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Ticket Offer: £10 Tickets for Into Thy Hands at Wiltons Music Hall by Jake Orr

Wilton’s Music Hall is a beautiful, beautiful old music hall – the sort of place that you expect to fall in love with someone as you meet their gaze across the room. However, the…

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Ticket Offer: £8 tickets for Hand Me Down at Tristan Bates Theatre by Jake Orr

We love a good piece of theatre on A Younger Theatre, and we love a good bargain too. That’s why we’re lucky to be offering you another excellent ticket offer for Hand-Me-Down at…

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Unicorn Theatre Seeks Interns for New Summer Festival by Jake Orr

Our friends over at the Unicorn Theatre are in need of two interns to help them in a new summer festival called U Fest in association with Tamasha. U Fest aims to encourage current and new a…

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

£5 tickets for Hundreds and Thousands at Soho Theatre by Jake Orr

It’s good to keep up to date with A Younger Theatre. Why I hear you say? Because we give the chance to get cheap tickets for shows that look awesome. So without further rambling from u…

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Monday, June 13, 2011

The Stagnation of Theatre Blogging – what is a theatre blog today? by Jake Orr

It’s a question that has been itching away at me for a few weeks now, what is a theatre blog today?, and even more so since Luke Murphy wrote a compelling post on why he would no longe…

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Opt In! Oxford Playhouse’s new ticket scheme for 16-25′s by Jake Orr

Oxford Playhouse is launching a new theatre ticket membership scheme for 16-25 year olds called OPT in! OPT in! allows it’s members free, £5 and £10 tickets to a huge variety of show…

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£10 tickets for Realism by Anthony Neilson at Soho Theatre by Jake Orr

Hot on the heels of £10 tickets for Operation Greenfield by Little Bulb at the Soho Theatre comes another special ticket offer for under 26′s for Realism by Anthony Neilson. Our frien…

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Friday, June 3, 2011

Internships With Youth Music Theatre UK by Jake Orr

Youth Music Theatre UK, the leading national company for training young people aged between 11 and 21 years old in Musical Theatre are offering a range of Internships and Opportunities throu…

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Review: Rumours by Jake Orr

Farce within theatre relies upon two vital connections to survive. The first being that of top notch actors who can speed their way through absurd situations and make the whole thing bemusin…

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Friday, May 27, 2011

Review: Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You by Jake Orr

Molly Naylor was sitting on a tube on the 7th July 2005 when a bomb exploded on the circle line train at Aldgate. Knocked to the floor and caught in the smoke, she sought the comfort of her …

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Review: Total Football by Jake Orr

I loathe football. It’s the type of sport which brings back chilling reminders of being forced to kick a ball up and down a patch of grass at school in the middle of winter when my des…

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Review: Draw Me A Bird by Jake Orr

It’s often the smallest of moments or gestures that can really inspire even the youngest of audience members, and in Peut-être Theatre’s Draw Me A Bird, a performer acting as a …

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Monday, May 23, 2011

The RSC Key with A Younger Theatre London Launch by Jake Orr

Are you aged 16 to 25? Then come and join The RSC Key for their London Launch with A Younger Theatre at the Hampstead Theatre – it’s Free! If you have a love for theatre, or have…

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NSDF Edinburgh Emerging Artists by Jake Orr

If you are a student, part of a drama society or involved with theatre students and are performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year then you might want to see NSDF’s and Idea…

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Review: Antigone by Jake Orr

Ancient Greek tragedy allows the spectator to undergo a catharsis of spirit by witnessing the journeys of those presented on the stage as if they were their own. This emotional journey, thro…

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