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Sunday, May 30, 2021

Review: A Thousand Ways Part One: A Phone Call, 600 Highwaymen/Take Me Somewhere by Olivia Kiely

Review: A Thousand Ways Part One: A Phone Call, 600 Highwaymen/Take Me Somewhere 3.0Overall Score Theatre over the phone — another trend of the Covid era. I’d forgive some scepticism fro…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:12AM
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Review: The Queen’s Head, Battersea Arts Centre/The Motherhood Project by Olivia Kiely

Review: The Queen’s Head, Battersea Arts Centre/The Motherhood Project 2.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going tow…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:03AM
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Review: Distance Remaining, Helen Milne Productions by Olivia Kiely

Review: Distance Remaining, Helen Milne Productions2.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:54AM
Saturday, March 27, 2021

Review: Eggstraction, Morpheus by Olivia Kiely

Review: Eggstraction, Morpheus3.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going and paying our very t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:03PM
Monday, March 22, 2021

Brian Lobel: “I care how many people hear the words sex with cancer” by Olivia Kiely

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Review: Is Now A Good Time?, Out of Chaos by Olivia Kiely

Review: Is Now A Good Time?, Out of Chaos 5.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going and payi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:18AM
Sunday, March 14, 2021

Review: West End Musical Drive In by Olivia Kiely

Review: West End Musical Drive In 3.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a member, with every penny going towards keeping AYT going and paying our v…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:54AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Review: All On Her Own, MZG Theatre Productions by Olivia Kiely

Review: All On Her Own, MZG Theatre Productions 2.0Overall Score If you’re enjoying our content, then please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping AYT going an…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:06PM
Friday, February 5, 2021

Review: Breaking Up With Reality, Living Record Festival by Olivia Kiely

Review: Breaking Up With Reality, Living Record Festival4.0Overall ScoreIf you’re enjoying our content, please consider becoming a patreon with every penny going towards keeping AYT going …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:12AM
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Review: The Gruffalo’s Child, Tall Stories by Olivia Kiely

Review: The Gruffalo’s Child, Tall Stories3.0Overall ScoreIt is fair to say that I’m a bit older than The Gruffalo’s Child’s target audience, but I’m not going to feign a level of …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:54PM
Monday, November 30, 2020

Review: Blue, Chippy Lane Productions by Olivia Kiely

Review: Blue, Chippy Lane Productions4.0Overall ScoreI think it’s safe to say that live theatre has been sorely missed over the past few months. Online theatre has been a welcomed comfort …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:36AM
Friday, October 23, 2020

Review: First Date, Lambert Jackson and Crazy Coqs Online by Olivia Kiely

Review: First Date, Lambert Jackson and Crazy Coqs Online3.0Overall ScoreReader Rating 0 VotesWhen writing a musical about a first date, there’s a lot of source material you can pull from.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:06AM
Friday, October 16, 2020

Review: The Fall, Dazed New World Festival by Olivia Kiely

Review: The Fall, Dazed New World Festival2.0Overall ScoreReader Rating 0 VotesAs a child, Sundays always meant a visit to our local church with my family. I spent years listening to the sam…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:03AM
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Review: Florence ‘Flo’ Smith – Now & Then, Bell House by Olivia Kiely

Review: Florence 'Flo' Smith – Now & Then, Bell House2.0Overall ScoreMy grandmothers are magnificent storytellers; able to bring the written word to life and intricately illustrate the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:32AM
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Review: User Not Found, Dante or Die by Olivia Kiely

Review: User Not Found, Dante or Die 4.0Overall Score Some productions are born online, some achieve online productions and some have online productions thrust upon them. In 2020, the latter…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:24PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Review: F*ck Off, Bread and Roses Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: F*ck Off, Bread and Roses Theatre3.0StarsThis is my first time stepping back inside a theatre and I return to find it changed in some ways and unchanged in others. The good news is e…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:24PM
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Review: The Nobodies, Chalk Line Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: The Nobodies, Chalk Line Theatre5.0StarsAs a rule of thumb, reviews are generally published immediately after they have been written; this particular review bucks that trend. This re…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:54AM
Friday, May 29, 2020

Review: Love Letters at Home, Uninvited Guests by Olivia Kiely

Review: Love Letters at Home, Uninvited Guests3.0StarsAs you are all no doubt aware, the current global pandemic has caused the theatre industry to grind to a halt. As a theatre reviewer, yo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:42AM
Sunday, March 15, 2020

Review: Daughter, Battersea Arts Centre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Daughter, Battersea Arts Centre4.0StarsFathers and their daughters – this relationship inspires a comforting sentimentality for some and a dull reminiscent ache for others, or some…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:12PM

Review: Sugar Coat, VAULT Festival by Olivia Kiely

Review: Sugar Coat, VAULT Festival 3.0stars What do you get when you take a musical and swap out jazz hands for head-banging and solo showstoppers for a band of punk rock performers? You get…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:24AM
Saturday, February 22, 2020

Review: The Visit, The National Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: The Visit, The National Theatre4.0starsFriedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragicomedy retains the dark humour which warrants it part of that genre in Tony Kushner’s adaptation. In New York,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:54PM
Saturday, February 15, 2020

Review: The First, VAULT Festival by Olivia Kiely

Review: The First, VAULT Festival4.0starsSpace travel – a concept which either excites or terrifies, or perhaps such a feat encourages a combination of the two. Equally, a play about space…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:24PM
Sunday, February 9, 2020

Review: The Invitation, Town Hall Hotel by Olivia Kiely

Review: The Invitation, Town Hall Hotel2.0starsImmersive theatre is one of the most lucrative sectors of the current theatrical landscape. Promising an intimate and tactile experience, many …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:36PM
Monday, January 27, 2020

The Glass Will Shatter, Omnibus Theatre & Althea Theatre by Olivia Kiely

The Glass Will Shatter, Omnibus Theatre & Althea Theatre3.0starsJoe Marsh’s new play The Glass Will Shatter investigates the consequences of the Prevent Strategy, a counter-terrorism i…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:03AM
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Review: Hamlet: Rotten States, The Hope Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Hamlet: Rotten States, The Hope Theatre 2.0stars Christmas has been and gone and I thought the same could be said for panto season. Yet, tonight I discover that my aforementioned pre…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Review: Shackleton and his Stowaway, Park Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Shackleton and his Stowaway, Park Theatre3.0starsTonight we venture on an expedition- Shackleton and his Stowaway takes us on the perilous journey made by our title characters Ernest…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:34AM
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Review: Antigone, New Diorama Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Antigone, New Diorama Theatre2.0starsAntigone isn’t short of drama – war, sibling rivalry, and murder. Yet, sat here tonight, I am baffled as to why this classic tragedy is being…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:36PM
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Review: Teenage Dick, Donmar Warehouse by Olivia Kiely

Review: Teenage Dick, Donmar Warehouse 4.0stars Modern day Shakespeare has seen various interpretations relocate the classic texts to American high schools. Castles become classrooms and cou…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06AM
Sunday, December 15, 2019

Review: One Million Tiny Plays About Britain, Jermyn Street Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: One Million Tiny Plays About Britain, Jermyn Street Theatre 4.0stars What does Britain mean to you? A question with one million responses, I’m sure. Tonight, instead of a million a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:42AM
Saturday, December 7, 2019

Review: The Greatest Play in the History of the World, Trafalgar Studios by Olivia Kiely

Review: The Greatest Play in the History of the World, Trafalgar Studios5.0starsSome shows are like fancy Michelin star menus—stylish, decadent and exclusive. Then there are shows like Ian…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:24AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Review: & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre 4.0stars Romeo and Juliet – one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays and easily one of the most famous love stories, is also one of the most overd…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:48AM

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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