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 03:25PMDiary 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 03:12PMEntering 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 11:58AMVillain 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 04:46PMIt 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 08:32AMHigh 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 07:25AMNestled 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 04:08PMA 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 02:02PMThe 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 02:05PMThe 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 04:15PMWhen 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 10:01AMEmma 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…
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