Monday, July 28, 2014
With no two shows the same, Cirque du Cabaret, playing until 8 August at the London Wonderground, makes for a great night out for people of all tastes and interests. Performed in the round …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:42AMFriday, July 25, 2014
What if you had the opportunity to create a virtual world where you could be whoever you wanted, whenever you wanted? The chance to create a paradise of your choosing and to act out your des…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:22PMWednesday, July 23, 2014
Can Greek tragedies really resonate with audiences today? Can they still have that powerful, enlightening and cathartic effect they were originally intended to have? If Carrie Cracknell and …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:24AMMonday, July 14, 2014
Packed into the hot and crowded Bush Theatre in the middle of July, the heat of Barbados that Robin Soans’ new play Perseverance Drive captures isn’t too big a stretch of the imaginati…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AMWednesday, July 9, 2014
Programme B, comprising new work by E.V.Crowe and Abi Zakarian, offers the final two plays which make up the Midsummer Mischief’s radical set of new work. With a very different tone and te…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:47AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company have truly outdone themselves this summer, programming the Midsummer Mischief Festival alongside their main stage season of revivals, to create a body of work w…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:38AMSaturday, July 5, 2014
The Royal Shakespeare Company has truly outdone itself this summer, programming the Midsummer Mischief Festival alongside its main stage season of revivals, to create a body of work which …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:02PMProgramme B, comprising new work by E.V. Crowe and Abi Zakarian, offers the final two plays which make up the Midsummer Mischief’s radical set of new work. With a very different tone and t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:58PMSunday, June 29, 2014
There’s something smugly satisfying about getting a glimpse into the lives of the rich and privileged; especially when they’re wracked with first-world troubles. And in this area, The Co…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:57PMMonday, June 23, 2014
The Yard Theatre is one of London’s most exciting new theatre venues, quickly becoming known for hosting bold, provocative and brave work. This makes it the perfect place to host one of si…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:23AMMonday, June 16, 2014
For a truly weird and wonderful night at the theatre, Mr Burns, currently playing at the Almeida Theatre, is well worth a look. This self-proclaimed ‘post-electric’ play explores how p…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:18PMSaturday, May 10, 2014
The often discussed, though eternally unresolved issue of the under-representation of minority groups on-stage is exactly what makes Yellow Face, currently playing at the National Theatre Sh…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:15AMFriday, May 2, 2014
It’s an exciting time for director Polly Findlay, who makes her directorial debut at the RSC this month with a revival of Arden of Faversham, having begun her theatrical career there as a …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:40AMFriday, April 25, 2014
“If we are the choices that we make, then who am I if Google helps me make that decision?” The issue of personal privacy and the amount we share online is often a centre of debate, makin…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:45PMFriday, April 11, 2014
The first of Primavera’s season of revivals this year, The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith, currently playing at the Jermyn Street Theatre, tells a tale of love, idealism and scandal. Set in Venice…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:10PMThursday, April 10, 2014
Coming hot on the heels of the news that books are being banned from prisons, a play about habilitating female prisoners through music, and the empowerment that this creative outlet brings t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:56AMMonday, April 7, 2014
Many of us are aware of the current housing crisis in the UK, but how much do we really know? And what’s more, how many of us really understand what life is like for the young and homeless…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:37PMAnother Country, currently playing at Trafalgar Studios, echoes with L. P. Hartley’s claim that “the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there” in its examination of …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:26PMMonday, March 24, 2014
Tracy is a 14-year-old with an eclectic bunch of friends, a passion for Craig David and a crush on a blue-eyed sixth-former, Conor Jones. She’s the type you might see on top floor of the b…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:01PMMonday, March 10, 2014
It’s been a long time coming to the London stage following its original Off-Broadway run in 1999, but Urinetown, currently playing at the St James Theatre, has undoubtedly been well worth …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, March 7, 2014
Playwright, actress, singer and poet, Michaela Coel is a busy woman, I learn, as I manage to grab a few minutes with her on a two-show day: she’s currently performing in Blurred Lines at t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:08AMSaturday, March 1, 2014
For her new show, Then (playing at The Vaults until 1 March), Yve Blake turned to the internet for inspiration. Creating a website where people could anonymously leave messages about their …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:26PMFriday, February 21, 2014
Chris Dunkley’s intense and tragic two-hander Smallholding explores how, no matter where you find yourself, old habits always die hard. Indeed, when Jen (Matti Houghton) and Andy (Chris N…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:34PMSunday, February 16, 2014
Sizwe Banzi is Dead (currently playing at the Young Vic) makes an impact from the moment your ticket is torn at the door: sorting and segregating audiences according to race into roped-off s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:17PMMonday, January 20, 2014
Following the unanimous success of Papatango Prize-winning play, Foxfinder, in 2011, playwright Dawn King returns with Ciphers, a jigsaw-puzzle-like tale of espionage and deception, currentl…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:52AMSaturday, January 4, 2014
Sam Potter has had a long and varied career in theatre, most recently seeing her debut play, Mucky Kid, open at Theatre 503. She shares with A Younger Theatre her thoughts on playwriting, ca…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:44AMSunday, December 15, 2013
In a year which saw the term ‘selfie’ dubbed the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, a sleek and shiny new musical about an egotistical, materialistic psycho couldn’t be more f…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:36PMMonday, December 2, 2013
On Friday 22 November, the Royal Opera House opened its doors to over 1,000 young theatremakers for TheatreCraft 2013. The event is tailored to those who want to work in theatre but not as a…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:41PMFriday, November 29, 2013
Rarely is theatre such a treat for all the senses, making Gastronauts a unique (and rather delicious) show. Entering the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, exquisitely transformed by Lizzie Clachan�…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:10AMSunday, November 17, 2013
[Contains spoilers] It’s always exciting seeing a brand new play, particularly when it’s a playwright’s first. The anticipation of whether it’ll be entertaining, have a unique…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:14AMFriday, November 15, 2013
From the moment the curtain goes up, Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense is a joy to watch, packed with hilarious gags, ridiculously tangled plots and blissful silliness from start to f…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:00AM 
