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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Michael Lesslie’s prince: Hamlet for our generation by Veronica Aloess

Shakespeare gets in your head, according to Michael Lesslie, whose Hamlet prequel, Prince of Denmark, plays at the National as part of NT Connections this week. He tells us more.

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:13AM

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Review: Tender Napalm by Veronica Aloess

There’s a moment in Tender Napalm – one of many – when your stomach clenches, and the friend I came along with droped all pretensions and had to clutch my hand for support. This is the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:54AM

Monday, June 11, 2012

Review: MEAT by Veronica Aloess

MEAT is a play that takes a while to get your teeth into, but once you do, it’s tough content to chew. With the first physical confrontation, the initial humdrum kitchen sink drama it’s …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:03AM

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Review: Stories Before Bedtime by Veronica Aloess

Sitting back in the comfy, cosy Criterion Theatre as the lights go down, I can’t help but already feel a sense of contentment wash over me. Through these late night staged readings, Storie…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:12AM

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Review: Beast by Veronica Aloess

A beast, by definition, is something with more animal than human characteristics: it’s savage and instinctive. It will rip you to pieces. This play doesn’t do that. Natasha Pryce’s dir…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:08AM

Monday, May 28, 2012

Review: The Messiah by Veronica Aloess

Deep down in a World War II bunker in Dalston, I sit down at the last supper and become a part of the greatest story ever told. Steven Berkoff’s The Messiah is an interpretation of the las…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:01AM

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Review: The Irish Giant by Veronica Aloess

The Irish Giant tackles the age-old rivalry between science and religion, focusing upon the question of whether or not man has a soul: a mighty problem for this little cast. This is explored…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:05AM

Review: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Veronica Aloess

Forgive my ignorance of a genre which was at its pinnacle two centuries ago, but I have never experienced music hall, the genre which The Mystery of Edwin Drood resurrects to celebrate Dic…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:00AM

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Review: Jekyll and Hyde by Veronica Aloess

Jekyll and Hyde is a favourite musical for a lot of people, including myself, so it’s a brave move to take something so firmly set in the Victorian era and bring it into the twenty-first …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:52PM

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Review: Brimstone and Treacle by Veronica Aloess

Brimstone and Treacle is arguably not so controversial now as when it was originally written for TV in 1976 (but still wasn’t screened until ten years later as the Director of Programmes t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:25AM

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Review: Pass The Spoon by Veronica Aloess

A show such as Pass The Spoon could only be born from the mind of artist David Shrigley, and his unique, infantile style transfers surprisingly well into this “sort-of-opera”. It…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:49AM

Friday, May 4, 2012

Review: Sunday Cabaret at Café Koha by Veronica Aloess

Sunday Cabaret at Café Koha is a delightful evening out. Hidden between the Whyndams and Noel Coward theatres, it’s a cosy, downstairs space with a friendly crowd – although this leads …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:27AM

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Review: Late Night Gimp Fight by Veronica Aloess

It’s no surprise that a group called Late Night Gimp Fight knows how to get its audience going. Considering their risqué subject matter it’s pretty essential that they have a willing au…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:12AM

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