10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
Among the knickknacks piled high in Mr. Pharaoh's junkyard, there is a broken clock, frozen in time. And while this clock doesn't stand out among the eclectic ingenuities surrounding it (all…
Run by the 2faced Dance Company is, in fact, a collection of three different pieces: all emotive, potent and wholly individual. The opening piece, which is also the longest, is entitled 'Fro…
"I write this sitting in the kitchen sink," begins young Cassandra Mortmain in Dodie Smith's much-beloved novel I Capture the Castle. Composer Steven Edis and librettist Teresa Howard, in th…
Modern drama, for me, often evokes the same reaction as modern art does. I consume it, I often enjoy it, but I also am left wondering 'why?'. Why would someone make something like that? Or, …
Nina Raine, writer of well received Tiger Country and Olivier-nominated Tribes, is back with a fiercely witty new play that brings the politics of the courtroom into everyday life. Consent f…
Audience numbers for professional shows in rural UK venues are growing, according to new figures from the National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF). Jack Bond, who works for the organisation, alon…
Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, George Balanchine's Jewels comes back to the stage giving plenty of opportunities for the whole company to show their skills off. This collection of thr…
Notorious for its depiction of 'The Riot Club', a fictional, all-male society loosely-based on Oxford University's infamous Bullingdon Club, Laura Wade's Posh returns to the stage "with a ca…
In Nazi occupied Guernsey, Jeanne Becquet is faced with the hard task of protecting her exuberant and dysfunctional family with her Jewish daughter in-law Lily and daughter Estelle. With the…
Director Emily Louizou has found the perfect space for Tejas Verdes, FermÃn Cabal's 2004 collection of seven haunting monologues surrounding the disappearance, torture, and death of a you…
Natives is a new written piece by Glenn Waldron that follows three teenagers on one day of their lives " their fourteenth birthday. Coldly but aptly named A, B, and C, these characters colle…
Soho serves once more as the backdrop for this new version of Patrick Marber's previous 'loose adaptation' of Moliere's tragicomedy Don Juan. Not much has changed since 2006's version of Don…
Previously known for works such as Basildon (2009), Bridlington (2015) and Playground (2016), writer Peter Hamilton returns to The White Bear Theatre in Kennington with his most recent play:…
In May 2014, Elliot Rodger killed several people at a university campus before shooting himself. In what were subsequently known as the Isla Vista killings, six people were killed and fourte…
Originally broadcast as part of the BBC's 'Play for Today' series in 1984, Dog Ends by Richard Harris is a black comedy set in the living room of a family home in East London. Harris has upd…
Madama Butterfly is one of the most performed operas ever, as it has en enduring appeal due of its themes of love, loss, dignity and deceit. Reaching new heights of realistic exoticism, Pucc…
The Chemsex Monologues is not a poster production " it does not preach of the dangers that this ever-growing scene is obviously intimately entwined with, nor does it paint a rosy picture of …
Political theatre can be somewhat consuming with a thin line between conveying a message and attempting to shove an entire ideology down one's throat in the mere space of an hour. Much to my…
It feels fictional but never absurdist, outlandish but never untenable. Andrea's (Emily Thornton) situation is shocking and slightly outrageous, but is ultimately believable. Philip Ridley a…
In a world ruined from the Holocaust, nuclear warfare, post-fact politics, artificial intelligence, climate change, the erosion of rights to privacy, the increasing polarization of society, …
"You can stop rhyming right there," the Greek god of wine and drama Dionysos commands his slave Xanthias mid-song in Stephen Sondheim's musical adaptation of The Frogs, now making its UK pre…
Herman and Fierstein's La Cage aux Folles was, when it first premiered, a risque and outrageous show which brought with it a rebellious and brave statement for homosexuality and expression. …
Under 26s get £5 tickets to Boat by Company Three Boat | Battersea Arts Centre | 5 " 8 April It’s easy to spot a freshie. Like maybe some people – like lawyers or po…
In arguably the most challenging production seen at the festival so far, Boxman is a one-man show. The 45 minutes focussed on Ringo (Reice Weathers), a homeless man who fled from his war-str…
After his successes as a choreographer for The Royal Ballet " Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Winter's Tale " Christopher Wheeldon is now bringing his first Broadway adventure to Londo…
