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Monday, October 3, 2016

Review: Kindertransport, Chickenshed Southgate by Laura Gilbert

Chickenshed is a truly inspirational theatre company, well known for its education and outreach work, and its commitment to integration and inclusivity. Knowing this, one feels kindly dispos…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:25PM

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Review: Diary of a Madman, Gate Theatre by Laura Gilbert

Diary of a Madman returns to London after an incredibly successful Edinburgh run – ranked amongst the best plays of the Fringe. Entering the Gate Theatre, one passes by its poster on the d…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PM

Monday, August 29, 2016

Review: The Trial, Jack Studio Theatre by Laura Gilbert

Entering the Brockley Jack Studio, the audience also enters into the emotional world of Joseph K, as we watch the production’s sole actor Brendan O’Rourke crawl about on his hands and kn…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:58AM

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Review: Villain, Soho Theatre by Laura Gilbert

Villain is a one-woman show with a clear aim: to show audience members that social workers are, in fact, people. Writer and director Martin Murphy, an individual who has seen the impact this…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:46PM

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Review: How to Win Against History, Ovalhouse Theatre by Laura Gilbert

It was a packed auditorium, and a very warm evening: the perfect excuse for spectators to grumble about shared body heat and the scent of one or two undeodourised armpits. But there was no g…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:32AM

Review: High As Sugar, King’s Head Theatre by Laura Gilbert

High As Sugar was a play of many parts. There were musical numbers, scenes of reminiscent story-telling, conversations with unseen strangers and audience interaction. There was also parts de…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:25AM

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Review: Fire Sale, Theatre 503 by Laura Gilbert

Nestled between a one-woman show coming to terms with postnatal depression, and another one-woman piece grappling with the emptiness of many modern lives, four actors set about “explor…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:08PM

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Review: Cut, The Vaults by Laura Gilbert

A lipsticked, kitten-heeled lady welcomes us as we enter the performance space. Her manner is friendly and polite; the smile plastered on her face is the standard-issue grin of an air stewar…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:02PM

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Review: Savage, Arts Theatre by Laura Gilbert

The last time I found myself in the Arts Theatre’s Upstairs, I was part of the bizarre journey that was Follow the Faun: an immersive dance experience which cannot, despite my efforts,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:05PM

Monday, February 22, 2016

Feature: Exploring Banquo’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Laura Gilbert

The Devil Speaks True is an immersive, multi-sensory production that places each audience member into the “mind and body of Banquo” as we see the Macbeth narrative from the perspective o…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:15PM

Monday, February 8, 2016

Feature: Eggs as a symbol of female power by Laura Gilbert

When I ask Florence Keith-Roach about the title of her piece, Eggs, she describes her sister’s gastronomic quirk: “she hates eggs, and finds them the most disgusting things.” This led …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:01AM

Friday, November 27, 2015

Feature: Meeting The Gate’s Medea, Emma Beattie by Laura Gilbert

Emma Beattie performs the title role in The Gate’s Medea, a production that modernises the ancient myth, showing it from the perspective of the two ill-fated sons. With this focus on the b…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:43PM

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