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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Review: Anatomy of a Suicide, Royal Court by Rebekah Ellerby

Alice Birch writes likes she’s composing. Her scripts are scattered with full stops for pauses and even lines in square brackets to indicate the unspoken thought processes of her character…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:12AM
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Review: Late Company, Finborough Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Canadian playwright Jordan Tannahill puts together two things in Late Company that should never mix: dinner parties and grief. There are two families. The hosts, whose son Joel committed sui…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:48PM
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Opportunity: Free Acts of Resistance devising workshop with Antler Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Acts of Resistance Workshop with Antler Theatre Date: Wednesday 22 March 2017, 10.30am-5pm Location: Bush Theatre, Attic Are you angry? Are you baffled at some of the things going on in the …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:54AM
Friday, February 24, 2017

Review: Travesties, Apollo Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

From a typically quizzical perspective, Tom Stoppard’s 1974 play Travesties presents the memories and fantasies of an amnesiac elderly man named Henry Carr. Tom Hollander (The Night Ma…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PM
Friday, February 17, 2017

Review: The Swarm, Vault Festival by Rebekah Ellerby

My heart is bursting with the wordless song that filled a dark and cavernous brick vault, with such warmth and such friendship that I conclude must be unique to the art of modern opera. A hy…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:24PM
Monday, February 13, 2017

Review: School Play, Southwark Playhouse by Rebekah Ellerby

School Play, by Alex Mackeith, is at its best when the dialogue is quick, elegant, and very funny. It begins with the start of a school day. Lara (Fola Evans-Akingbola), a headteacher’s ad…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:32PM
Sunday, November 6, 2016

Opportunity: Applications open for International Youth Arts Festival 2017 by Rebekah Ellerby

International Youth Arts Festival 2017 will take place in Kingston this summer from 7-16 July. Now in its 9th year, the festival, run by Creative Youth Charity, showcases the very best of yo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:36AM
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Opportunity: HighTide is looking for new theatre writers for First Commissions 2017 by Rebekah Ellerby

HighTide is looking for new theatre writers to help them start out in the profession HighTide festival, which is based in Suffolk, is looking for five emerging writers for First Commissions …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:34PM
Sunday, September 25, 2016

Review: The Complete Deaths, Shoreditch Town Hall by Rebekah Ellerby

Spymonkey have conducted a frankly ridiculous and boldly profane treatment of all 75 onstage deaths in the works of William Shakespeare – and then some. Spymonkey (a clown troupe of fo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:46AM
Monday, September 19, 2016

Review: Burning Bridges, Theatre 503 by Rebekah Ellerby

Have you ever imagined what it would feel like not to be able to read people’s facial expressions? To be able to memorise brilliantly? To be pigeon holed as a type because of your diagnosi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:35PM
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Protected: Offer: Free tickets to The Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy at King’s Cross by Rebekah Ellerby

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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:42PM
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Review: Jungle Book, London Wonderground by Rebekah Ellerby

I’ll admit I was concerned about a mash up of hip-hop, dance-theatre and narrative-circus. To add to that, the show is an adaptation of my favourite childhood film The Jungle Book (ori…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:06PM
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Opportunity: Resident Directors’ Network at the Almeida Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Apply to join a network of emerging theatre directors at the Almeida Theatre The Almeida Theatre is currently looking to meet with emerging theatre directors who would like to be part of a n…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:43PM
Sunday, July 31, 2016

Review: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Theatre Royal Haymarket by Rebekah Ellerby

Pixie Lott glitters as socialite Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She makes the part more brazenly modern than the sophisticated glamour that Audrey Hepburn had in the 1961 film.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:16AM
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Review: Turf, King’s Head Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Festival 46 is a vivacious little festival of new writing at King’s Head Theatre. All the pieces are short – perfect theatre for hot summer days at Islington’s pub venue. They are …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:02PM

Review: The Soul of Wittgenstein, King’s Head Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

The Soul of Wittgenstein, by Ron Elisha, is a sensitive and clever two-hander set during the Second World War. A patient and his hospital attendant develop a deep relationship based on learn…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:03PM
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Feature: Digital Communications for Theatre on a Budget by Rebekah Ellerby

The National Theatre has announced it will be investing in theatrical virtual reality. Digital theatre is such a tangible concept that it’s also a brand in itself. We watch actors rehearse…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:29AM
Thursday, July 7, 2016

Opportunity: Applications are open for Theatre Fest West by Rebekah Ellerby

Theatre Fest West 2017 Theatre Fest West is an annual celebration of work in or about the region. Salisbury Playhouse is looking for theatre companies and writers to take part in the festiva…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:29AM
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Opportunity: Bursaries available for Circus Summer School by Rebekah Ellerby

Circus Summer School | 1-5 August 2016 The National Centre for Circus Arts is offering fully funded places to its Circus Summer School this August. Anyone aged 11-18 can apply. It runs …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:40AM
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Offer: £22 Student Tickets to Jersey Boys by Rebekah Ellerby

Get £22 Student Tickets to Jersey Boys Jersey Boys | Piccadilly Theatre | Until April 2017 They were just four ordinary guys from New Jersey, until they sang their very first note…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:19AM
Friday, June 17, 2016

Opportunity: Open auditions for resident company at Liverpool Everyman by Rebekah Ellerby

Liverpool Everyman is to hold open auditions for its Resident Acting Company. This follows the announcement of the new repertory company in April, which will give Merseyside actors the chanc…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:04AM
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Opportunity: RADA Youth Company applications open by Rebekah Ellerby

RADA: Youth Company Applications Open The RADA Youth Company provides access to drama training and performance opportunities for young people aged 16-20 who live in and around London. Each y…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:49PM
Saturday, May 21, 2016

Opportunity for young performers at the Almeida Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

From the Ground Up opportunity for young performers at The Almeida Theatre An exciting opportunity for 16-21 year olds has been announced by The Almeida Theatre for young performers to make …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:57AM
Friday, April 29, 2016

Review: Remote, Camden People’s Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Do you want to read this review? You will now make the choice. To “stop reading”, click on the close tab button at the top of the page. To select “keep reading”……

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:08PM
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Review: German Skerries, Orange Tree Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Quiet little place, this. But you can see everything from this grassy patch of birdwatching land, out to Redcar, Middlesborough, the British Steel plant, the rocks in the water – skerries…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Feature: Alice Hamilton and Barney Norris of German Skerries, “Audiences decide what a play is” by Rebekah Ellerby

As a young theatre company, Up In Arms has already traversed the best new writing stages with two plays written by their co-Artistic Director, Barney Norris. When I spoke to him, and his di…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:08AM
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Offer: £10 tickets to Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore at the Unicorn Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore | Unicorn Theatre | 9 March By Gary Owen Directed by Tim Crouch Unicorn Lates: Wed 9 March, 7pm (live music from 6.30pm) Enjoy a nostalgic night at…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:04PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Review: Uncle Vanya, Almeida Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

After the success of Robert Icke’s Oresteia and 1984, it’s no wonder that the anticipation around the Almeida’s latest classic adaptation, of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, has been high. It…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48PM
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Competition: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lyric Hammersmith by Rebekah Ellerby

Win a pair of tickets to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lyric Hammersmith A Midsummer Night’s Dream | 19 February – 19 March 2016 | William Shakespeare A Lyric Hammersm…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:03AM
Saturday, February 6, 2016

Opportunity: Royal Theatrical Support Trust Director Award for emerging directors by Rebekah Ellerby

Royal Theatrical Support Trust Director Award for emerging directors launched with Sheffield Theatres The Royal Theatrical Support Trust (RTST), and Sheffield Theatres have announced a new a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:52AM
Sunday, January 31, 2016

The Return, Barbican by Rebekah Ellerby

There are six performers. Dressed loosely in grey, each stands alone on stage. Slowly, we watch them contort. Their bodies strangulate as their eyes fix upon us. Five people alone in their p…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:54AM

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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
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