532 stories by "A Younger Theatre"
With just under two weeks to go until Christmas day (we're definitely not counting the hours until we can start scoffing our Christmas dinner), tis the season for festive shows! Here's what …
Review: Red Dust Road, Home, Manchester3.0Overall ScoreAlthough it's an infamous dramatic cliché, the journey of self-discovery at the heart of Jackie Kay's 2010 autobiographical memoir is …
Chantelle Alle and Melissa Saint grew tired of not seeing stories that reflected their lives as young, black women. So they decided to create one. Here, they write about the dire need for su…
Whether you're going to Edinburgh this year or not, it's hard to miss the fact it's happening. AYT will be there covering as much as humanly possible and we cannot wait. Here's what we're mo…
Review: Dinner Is Coming, The Vaults4.0starsAs we queue outside The Vaults in a graffiti covered tunnel in Waterloo waiting for Dinner is Coming, an immersive spoof Game of Thrones dinner, t…
A critically acclaimed hip hop powerhouse, the Sadlers Wells Project, Breakin' Convention, is also running youth schemes for 13 " 16 year olds. Here one individual, Poppy writes about her in…
Review: Jammie Dodger, VAULT Festival80%Overall ScoreBy divine intervention, or a sheer stroke of genius, one of the performance dates of Jammie Dodger, the latest creation from rising star …
After a very successful 2018 and a massive push to be more inclusive, the Vaults are back to take over London Waterloo’s nether regions. We’re just a little bit excited about wha…
If circus is your bag then we have a competition that is right up your street. We’re giving you a chance to have a pair of tickets to see No Show at the Soho Theatre. Read the blurb be…
Review: The War of the Worlds, New Diorama Theatre3.0Overall ScoreOver 80 years after The Mercury Theatre’s infamous broadcast of H.G Wells’ The War of the Worlds, scepticism of …
The Merry Wives of Windsor gets an Essex makeover complete with a shot of reality TV in Fiona Laird's adaptation filled with big hair, fake tans and good times. Â Shakespeare's comedy is t…
The AYT team fired off some questions via email to Judy Kuhn, star of the Menier Chocolate Factory’s Fiddler on the Roof and all-round legend. We find out whether the show’s rele…
Gbolahan Obisesan's adaptation of Chigozie Obioma's Man Booker Prize nominated The Fisherman, is the haunting tale of four brothers tragically separated by a curse. Set in Nigeria in the 90s…
After a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Hunchtheatre's adaptation of Mikhail Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time comes to Dalston's Arcola Theatre. A favourite novel of second year…
Loosely based on Maxim Gorky's Children of the Sun, Daughters of the Sun insists it puts female characters at the forefront, exploring themes of privilege and the function of art. Primarily …
Full disclosure: to me Zadie Smith's first novel White Teeth is a national treasure brushing shoulders with the Countdown theme song and Naomi Campbell. I knew that no adaptation would ever …
All writers have a secret method that gives their work an extra something special. For some it's an exercise regime, for others it might be a particular place they like to sit, but for write…
For those of us who have been nurturing a 1927 shaped hole in our hearts since Golem left theatres in 2015, we have been offered some slight relief. Â This relief takes the form of Elephan…
Gustav Mahler lived quite the life. A genius late romantic composer and acclaimed conductor, who famously sought psychological advice from Freud, he was connected (willingly or unwillingly) …
When we found out Jamie Lloyd was to take over the Harold Pinter Theatre with a celebration of One Act Pinter plays staring some of the biggest names in theatre, we got a little excited. …
As we get back into theatre for the autumn we’ve got a brilliant ticket offer for The End of Eddy
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The National Theatre delivers perfection and an antidote to the Brexit blues in its stunning adaptation of Pericles:Â a defiant celebration
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"All the world's a game. And all the men and women merely players" says a projection of Mario, of Super
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When most of us hear the asinine ravings of toddlers, we feel many things: irritation, affection possibly, and nostalgia for
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It all started when I realised just how much I wanted my life to end. My name is Annie Cheung
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