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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Review: Nerve, Greenwich Theatre by Tom Evans

Reverend Production’s Nerve, playing in a double bill with Jekyll and Hyde at The Greenwich Theatre, is a show that seems to lose its way at times, yet intermittently good writing and some…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:00PM
Monday, September 5, 2016

Review: Counting Stars, Theatre Royal Stratford East by Tom Evans

Concerning the lives of two Nigerian toilet attendants working at the fictional but oh-so-familiar ‘Club Paradise’, Counting Stars is an intriguing, thought provoking and funny productio…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:49PM
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Review: The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall, Putney Arts Theatre by Tom Evans

A peculiar sort of show, The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall concerns the story of (one) Hans Pfaall and his endeavour to reach the moon in a hot air balloon. This production is ch…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:33AM
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Review: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Union Theatre by Tom Evans

The final show to be staged at this incarnation of the Union Theatre, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright is a truly quality production that showcases a fine array of talent …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:46AM
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Review: A Subject of Scandal and Concern, Finborough Theatre by Tom Evans

Concerning the true story of the last man to stand trial in England in the 1800s for blasphemy, John Osbourne’s A Subject of Scandal and Concern is an hour-long examination of the inca…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:03PM
Friday, May 6, 2016

Review: The Iphigenia Quartet, Gate Theatre by Tom Evans

For those who are unaware, Iphigenia in Aulis is a Greek tragedy by Euripides concerning the sacrifice of the princess Iphigenia by her father King Agamemnon (spoiler alert: of Troy-conqueri…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:45PM
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Review: Fables for a Boy, The Lost Theatre by Tom Evans

Fables For A Boy at the Lost Theatre is, according to the programme, “A Different Kind Of Musical”. Whilst I confess that I’ve not seen that much like it at the theatre bef…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54PM
Friday, December 11, 2015

Review: Pride and Predjuice: The Panto, Cockpit Theatre by Tom Evans

‘Twas a month before Christmas, when in some theatrical place, a man put on a dress and an inch of make-up on his face. It is, without a doubt, a singularly peculiar custom.  If you h…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:34AM
Sunday, November 22, 2015

Review: Flowering Cherry, Finborough Theatre by Tom Evans

I am filled with admiration when watching how the relationships between men and women functioned in the time before colour television.  It must have been indescribably difficult for the wom…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:51AM
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Review: Stick Man, Leicester Square Theatre by Tom Evans

Following the trials and tribulations of the eponymous Stick Man, this hour-long performance at Leicester Square Theatre is a good shout for those with young children. The Stick Man is a pup…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:04AM
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Review: Accidents and Emergencies, Lost Theatre by Tom Evans

At some point, all of us will find ourselves languishing in the waiting department of A&E, six hours and thirty coffees away from bellowing at some poor nurse. As a nation we seem perfec…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:18PM
Saturday, October 17, 2015

Review: Empty Vessels, Rosemary Branch Theatre by Tom Evans

There are moments of brilliance in Empty Vessels and moments that… aren’t so brilliant. Leaving the Rosemary Branch Theatre after this hour and half long performance, I felt a to…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:28AM
Friday, October 9, 2015

Review: Twelfth Night, Rose Playhouse by Tom Evans

Twelfth Night at the Rose Playhouse is a classic example of what you can achieve with a small budget, good direction and some talented actors. In this bare-bones production of one of Shakesp…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:25PM
Friday, October 2, 2015

Review: Roaring Trade, Park Theatre by Tom Evans

Take the plot of Glengarry Glenross, fast forward 25 years and change slightly the commodities being fought over (bonds instead of property), and you’ll have a good idea of what happen…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:11AM
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Review: And Then Come The Nightjars, Theatre 503 by Tom Evans

I was 11 in 2001, and I vaguely remember headlines at the time about the foot and mouth crisis. Despite the fact that I’m from West Country rural Dorset, it always seemed like it was s…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00PM
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Review: Nachtgasten, The Space by Tom Evans

Speak to 95 percent of actors and they’ll tell you that improvisational theatre is the one of the most difficult forms to do well. It’s incredibly tricky to sustain the drama of …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:44PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011

Divining “The Diviners” by Tom Evans

When Jim Leonard was an English major at Hanover College in the late seventies, where I was running a one man theatre department, he responded to a request I issued for “extras” …

SOURCE: 2AMT at 03:06PM

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