Monday, May 23, 2011
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…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:46AMSunday, May 22, 2011
There is something infectious about Little Bulb Theatre’s charismatic and charming Operation Greenfield that has me wanting to sit through it all over again before I’ve even left…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:42PMWednesday, May 18, 2011
Farnham Maltings are launching a new grant scheme called No Strings Attached to help young people make their first piece of theatre. Grants are available between £500 and £1,000 for young …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:40AMTuesday, May 17, 2011
My recent time in Bristol exploring the work during Mayfest got me wondering how creativity can be found and presented. During various conversations the question of my own creativity, R…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:07AMMonday, May 16, 2011
An exercise bike, some makeup, a champagne bottle, one packet of chocolate digestives and a single woman determined to tell the story of a man who can fly – this is Stationary Excess. …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:37AMWhilst I’m not proud to admit this, I, along with performance artist Bryony Kimmings, have had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) from a boyfriend. Whilst I may have kept this piece of…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:22AMSaturday, May 14, 2011
In a white boxed room a wall flickers with continuous static as an audience gathers to witness Ousia, choreographed by Darren Johnston and presented by Array. What unfolds is a beautifully m…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:32PMRelationships are a complex beast to understand, and even more so to portray on the stage. The finer details, the unraveling of layers and the history of a couple, have to be understandable …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:15PMFriday, May 13, 2011
Our friends over at StageWon, a relatively new company who will shortly be launching a ‘Back Stage Pass to the Industry’ for theatre professionals is seeking two interns to assis…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:26PMThursday, May 12, 2011
Reykjavic, the smoky Icelandic city, is a mystical and illusive place to settle in. The nfamiliar city seems to shift and change of its own accord, from slippery ice glaciers to warm invitin…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:41AMMonday, May 9, 2011
Sylvia Rimat in her latest performance piece, I Guess If The Stage Exploded…, wants us to remember this performance for the rest of our lives. Rimat wants to invade our memory and burn…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:41PMIn Deborah Pearson’s Like You Were Before she attempts to explore the move she made from Toronto to London. Pearson not only embarks on a physical journey between countries, but also a jou…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:35AMFriday, May 6, 2011
There is a distinct feel to the beginning of my Mayfest journey over the course of two weekends. Mayfest of course being the contemporary theatre festival that takes over Bristol offering &#…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:31PMThursday, May 5, 2011
I’ve been using Twitter for the past two years, and as an individual it has offered a wealth of communication and interaction within the theatre industry. It’s connected me to those that…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18AMTuesday, May 3, 2011
Our friends over at Soho Theatre wanted us to pass on the message that if you’re under the age of 26, you can get £10 tickets for Little Bulb’s latest theatre piece, Operation G…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:28PMEarlier in the year I discovered that The Roundhouse produces more theatre than it does music. I also discovered that it has an extensive young people’s programme of engagement through…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:52AMMonday, May 2, 2011
Nutkhut are offering 30 free places on their Nutkhut Know-How workshop for performers interested in outdoor arts. The workshop will give participants an understanding or refreshing of stilt-…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:43AMThere are of course numerous places that young writers can send their scripts for selection of performance, be it competitions, bursaries or just for feedback. Pulse however is an exciting n…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:30AMWednesday, April 27, 2011
What would happen if playwright Anton Chekhov miraculously found himself waking up some hundred years in the future, into a world that is about as far removed from his own as a Russian docto…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:39AMTuesday, April 26, 2011
In Romeo Castellucci’s latest theatre piece, On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the song of God, as part of the Spill Festival 2011, there is sense of care and devotion in the sixty-min…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:54AMIn Zecora Ura’s Hotel Medea the audience are invited to attend a six hour long performance that begins at midnight and ends with breakfast at six in the morning. Broken into three parts, i…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:43AMWednesday, April 20, 2011
Belt Up Theatre is quickly becoming known for its immersive theatre, which seeks to allow audiences to break out of the traditional forms of theatre and into a world dominated by spatial con…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:51AMCompany of Angels Theatre and Drama Centre London are collaborating on the UK premier of two new plays, Isberg by Pascal Brullemans and The Woods by Jesper Halle. These are both promenade pe…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:53AMSunday, April 17, 2011
Our friends at Theatre Royal Stratford East are kindly offering AYT readers £10 tickets for their latest production Funk It Up About Nothin’ until 7th May. You can book for any perfor…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:00PMSunday, April 10, 2011
What is being billed as Ella Hickson’s new play; Precious Little Talent, is in fact a reworking of the play written and performed two years prior to its current London debut at the Tra…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:30PM 
