Saturday, February 9, 2019
Review: Dracula, The London Library3.0Overall ScorePerforming in the relatively unheard-of historical venue that is The London Library, the setting is definitely the star of this production.…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:36AMMonday, January 28, 2019
Review: Opal Fruits, VAULT Festival3.0Overall ScoreHolly Beasley-Garrigan‘s one- woman show Opal Fruits is an hour of nostalgia, laden with 90’s tidbits. Based during a time when…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:04AMWednesday, January 16, 2019
Review: Stop and Search, Arcola Theatre3.0starsGabriel Gbadamosi’s topical play looks at the points of view from each end of today’s society, with characters Akim (Munashe Chirisa), a re…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:42AMFriday, January 11, 2019
Review: An Enemy Of The People, Union Theatre2.0Overall ScoreI am handed the program for tonight’s performance as I enter, the front cover blazoned with a now infamous image (Seamus Wray) …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:54AMMonday, December 17, 2018
Really Want To Hurt Me is a coming- of- age story about a gay teenage boy in mid 80s Exeter, or, I should say, tries to be a coming-of- age story about a gay teenage boy in mid 80s Exeter. W…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:42PMThursday, December 13, 2018
The excitement and electricity that fills the space as you enter The Pheasantry cannot be ignored; the hustle and bustle in anticipation of the evening’s entertainment- Camp As Christm…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:24PMTuesday, November 13, 2018
Chutney, or “Operation: Chutney” as the characters in Reece Connolly’s play call their “hobby”, takes us through a married couple’s obsession with blood lust, which they satiate …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:36AMSaturday, October 20, 2018
Tying in with the very topical subject of living and being able to work in the UK as a non- British citizen, Jericho’s Rose explores the idea of belonging through the tales of Yasmin- a yo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AMMonday, October 8, 2018
Set during the not-so-distant past of the Victorian era where women did not have the right to higher education and were expected to play an ever-subservient role, Joy Wilkinson’s The Sweet…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AMTuesday, September 18, 2018
Set in a post-war British dystopia, the West-End transfer of Dawn King’s Foxfinder follows the events that come to pass when the government sends a ‘Fox Finder’ named William Bloor (Ga…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:42AMFriday, September 14, 2018
The best fitting description of what I witness at the Barbican would be ‘a night of inspiration’. The audience is given an insight into the mind of Creative Director and Concept Creator,…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:06AMTuesday, August 7, 2018
The truly intimate black box venue that is the Lion and Unicorn Theatre perfectly matches the storytelling that is Annie
The post Review: Dots, Lion and Unicorn Theatre appeared first on A Y…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:42PMMonday, July 23, 2018
Che Malambo at the Peacock Theatre is a force to be reckoned with. The passion and explosiveness of each piece,
The post Review: Che Malambo, Peacock Theatre appeared first on A Younger Thea…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:12AMSunday, July 15, 2018
The bleak setting we are met with upon arrival does well to peak the audience’s interest, as a man in
The post Review: Locked Up, Tristan Bates Theatre appeared first on A Younger Thea…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:04PMAlice Schofield’s If We Were Older explores the highs and lows of young love and self discovery, it’s tragic, comedic,
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:24AMWednesday, July 4, 2018
Upon my first visit to Southwark Playhouse, walking into the auditorium I am not disappointed- Jacqueline Gunn’s sprawling set design
The post Review: For King And Country, Southwark P…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:48AMSunday, June 24, 2018
Stepping Out follows a weekly tap dancing class for adults of all abilities (including none at all), who are then
The post Review: Stepping Out, Brockley Jack Theatre appeared first on A You…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:12AMSaturday, June 16, 2018
Nine Foot Nine, after some afterthought I realise refers to the alternate reality in this play where women commonly grow
The post Review: Nine Foot Nine, The Bunker Theatre appeared first on…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:18AMWednesday, May 23, 2018
When I was first told that this production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe would be made up of an all-
The post Review: Iolanthe, Richmond Theatre appeared first on A Younger Theatr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:06AMThursday, May 3, 2018
In- Sook Chappell’s Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok, tells the astounding true story of Lily’s fight to achieve her
The post Review: Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok, Stratf…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:04AMFriday, April 6, 2018
It is rare, at least in the new writing that I have seen, that the entire production works together seamlessly, however the team of Michelle Barnette’s Love Me Now have achieved just t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:01AMThursday, March 22, 2018
White Bear Theatre is the perfect venue for this intimate look at the issues and importance placed upon financial status in Upstanding Productions’ Faces In The Crowd. Written by Leo B…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:23PMWednesday, March 14, 2018
After The Ball, written by Ian Grant, sees William Randall (Stuart Fox) grow from an idealistic young man to a frail whisper of who he used to be, and the relationships he forms along the wa…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:25PMWednesday, February 28, 2018
Under the hustle and bustle of Leicester Square, there is a humanoid standing in a Perspex box with her back to the audience, stood still whilst we take our seats and wait for the play to be…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:00AMSunday, February 25, 2018
In the current climate of cracking down on sexual predators in every industry, Conquest is an intricate tale that discusses the topics of consent and male entitlement. A timely, humorous loo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:58AMSunday, February 11, 2018
This was my first visit to the Unicorn Theatre, and I couldn’t have been more impressed with their calibre of theatre for young people. Othello is told in a way that I doubt you would …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:00AMMonday, January 15, 2018
In the versatile venue that is The Space, we are presented with an intimate evening of diverse stories covering themes such as gun crime, the power of ballet and a stuffed Pomeranian dog. St…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:09AMSaturday, December 16, 2017
As 1920s big band jazz music plays while the audience takes their seats, the energy is that of frivolity and high-energy jollity, which matches the image on the poster for Thark. The entranc…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AMSunday, December 10, 2017
CN Lester is the creator of the celebration and presentation of queer and trans performers that is Transpose. The evening takes place in The Pit of the Barbican, a sizeable black box studio,…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:18AMFriday, December 1, 2017
As jazz versions of Christmas Carols are played while the audience enters the Bridge House Theatre, Miracle On 34th Street sets us up for a truly festive affair. This version of the well-kno…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:06AMSunday, November 26, 2017
Based on the Firecracker documentary, Jamie: Drag Queen At 16, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie takes us on the titular role’s journey to discovering who he is, in and out of a dr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:48PM 
