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Sunday, September 17, 2017

Review: Follies, National Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

For the first time, Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical Follies is being staged at the National Theatre. Created by Sondheim and bookwriter James Goldman, Follies premiered in 1971 and is…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:24PM
Friday, August 25, 2017

Review: Stealth Aspies: Autistic People Speak, Laughing Horse at Bar 50 by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Paul Wady, author of Guerrilla Aspies (2014), returns to Edinburgh as part of the Free Fringe Festival with his most recent production: Stealth Aspies: Autistic People Speak. The word ‘Gue…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:24AM

Review: Salt, Northern Stage at Summerhall by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Birmingham-based twenty-seven- year-old Selina Thompson brings her most recent production Salt. to Summerhall at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. At the heart of her work is a focus on th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:24AM
Thursday, August 24, 2017

Review: Perhaps Perhaps Quizás, Assembly George Square Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Created, directed and performed by Mexican mime artist and clown Gabriela Muñoz, Perhaps Perhaps Quizás premiered in New York in 2010, and has since been performed around the world at var…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:42AM
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Review: Red Button, theSpace on North Bridge by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Formed in 2009 by Fumi Gomez and Juan Echenique, Horatio Theatre Company specialise in Science Fiction theatre, giving particular focus to new writing and original storytelling. In bringing …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:24AM
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Review: Foreign Radical, Canadahub at Kings Hall by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

“What if life was all a game, and none of the rules made any sense?” Created by Theatre Conspiracy in collaboration with Aurora Nova, Foreign Radical makes its UK debut at the 2017 Edinb…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:06AM
Monday, August 14, 2017

Review: Paris de Nuit, Assembly George Square Gardens by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Founded in Budapest in 2012 by director and choreographer Bence Vági, Recirquel Company Budapest is a unique circus outfit that fuel its fusion of physical theatre and dance with the cultur…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:48AM

Review: What If I Told You, Army at The Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Choreographer and theatre-maker Pauline Mayers invites you to take a moment and breathe. Stories of her past suspend the present and consider the future within a careful balance of dance and…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:33AM

Review: Jihan’s Smile, Summerhall by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Established in 2005, Al-Harah Theater are a non-profit organisation based in Beit Jala, Bethlehem. Committed to principles of plurality and multiculturalism, their mission is to promote thea…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:48AM

Review: Circa: Humans, Underbelly Circus Hub by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Circa, the pioneering Australian circus company have been at the forefront of the art form since its conception in 2004. Lead by Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz, Circa create work that pus…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48AM
Saturday, August 12, 2017

Review: Third Wheel, Gilded Balloon Dining Room by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Founded in 2013 by Artemis Fitzalan Howard and Eliot Salt, Bristol-based Deadpan Theatre return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after a sell-out run of Pre-drinks/ Afterparty in 2016, an or…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AM

Review: Parentcraft, C Royale by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Founded by Polly Cohen, a fifth year medical student, and Hayley Russell, a recent UCL graduate, Cohrus Theatre grace the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Parentcraft, a short play by Stephen …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:06AM

Review: Women of Greece: Medusa, theSpace on Niddry Street by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Written by Ami Sayers, Women of Greece: Medusa follows the successful premiere of her original work Sodom at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Both works have been performed by Fourth Monk…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:06AM

Review: These Trees the Autumn Leaves Alone, Underbelly Med Quad by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Following an award-winning stretch at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with The Way the City Ate the Stars, Melbourne-based storyteller and comedian Wil Greenway returns to the north with …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:36AM
Friday, August 11, 2017

Review: Kin, Underbelly Circus Hub by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Following their smash-hit Bromance at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Barely Methodical Troupe return with Kin, a daring and innovative hybrid of circus and theatre. Five men compete for…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM

Review: Leviathan, Dance Base by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Loosely inspired by Moby-Dick, the novel written in 1851 by American author Henry Melville, Leviathan is the most recent production from James Wilton Dance. Featuring a cast of seven and pow…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Review: Continuity, Finborough Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

This month, the Finborough Theatre in Kensington showcases the world premiere of Continuity by emerging Irish playwright, Gerry Moynihan. Director Shane Dempsey marks Moynihan’s debut, a p…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:33AM
Monday, August 7, 2017

Review: The Hunting of The Snark, Vaudeville Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Adapted for stage by author Annabel Wigoder, Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark takes the form of a family musical adventure at the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End. …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:48AM
Monday, July 24, 2017

Review: Whalebone, The Bunker Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

For one night only as part of their Fringe Preview Season, Bunker Theatre in London Bridge welcomes Whalebone, the most recent work by Irish company Hatch It Theatre. Founded in 2004 and led…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:36AM
Sunday, July 23, 2017

Review: A Tale of Two Cities, Regents Park Open Air Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities is the most recent play by actor, director and playwright Matthew Dunster. Directed by Timothy Sheader, Dunster’s work retur…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:48AM
Saturday, July 15, 2017

Review: KlangHaus: 800 Breaths, Southbank Centre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

This July, art-rock band The Neutrinos and visual artist Sal Pittman reform their sell-out, critically acclaimed performance of KlangHaus: On Air from 2016. Born-again as KlangHaus: 800 Brea…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:24AM
Monday, July 3, 2017

Review: Dirty Work (The Late Shift), Battersea Arts Centre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Reviving their 1998 performance of Dirty Work for the present-day, once again, experimental theatre company Forced Entertainment detonate theatrical convention and explore the bewildering wo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:12PM
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Review: Gloria, Hampstead Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

From the Obie Award winning playwright of An Octaroon, this month Branden Jacobs Jenkins’ Gloria arrives at the stage of the Hampstead Theatre. The play became a Pulitzer Prize Finalist fo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AM
Monday, June 26, 2017

Review: Groomed, Soho Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

After winning three awards at the Brighton Fringe Festival in 2016, Groomed takes to the stage of the Soho Theatre as part of their Spring/ Summer season. Written and performed by theatre di…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AM
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Review: MC 14/22 (Ceci est mon corps) / Emergence, Sadler’s Wells by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016, Scottish Ballet return to Sadler’s Wells with the double bill MC 14/22 / Emergence by Angelin Preljocaj and Crystal Pite. …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:24PM
Monday, June 5, 2017

Review: Vixen, The Vaults by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Beneath Waterloo Station, Silent Opera bring Leos Janacek’s opera, The Cunning Little Vixen to life through an immersive experience. Composed in 1921-23, the libretto was adapted from a se…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:42AM
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Review: Zero Point, Barbican by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Inspired by the scientific and spiritual concepts of Zero Point energy, Zero Point is the most recent work by Array, the company of multi-award winning choreographer Darren Johnston. The gro…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:36AM
Monday, May 15, 2017

Review: Dyl, Old Red Lion Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Produced by Moya Productions, Dyl chronicles Mark Weinman’s playwriting debut at the Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington. With a variety of previous acting credits, Weinman follows in the fo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:48AM
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Review: Driftwood, Underbelly Festival Southbank by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Following a successful stretch at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Casus Circus bring their hit piece Driftwood to Underbelly Festival, Southbank. Based in Brisbane, Australia, the group …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:48PM
Sunday, May 7, 2017

Review: Out of This World, Peacock Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

“Just keep me safe. Don’t let me do anything stupid, and don’t tell me anything that I already know. Do we have a deal?” After a ten-year absence from the stage, choreographer, filmm…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM
Monday, May 1, 2017

Review: City of Glass, Lyric Hammersmith by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Adapted for stage by Duncan Macmillan (1984, People, Places and Things), Paul Auster’s 1985 novel, City of Glass takes to the stage at Lyric Hammersmith. The book is the first part of The …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:48PM

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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