10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
At the beginning of 2017, a play that addresses the suicide bombings, mass shootings, political upheavals, and war crimes that plague our daily news feeds (as well as our tendency to tune in…
For those who know the tales of the charismatic Oliver Reed, it's clear that the biographical story is going to be an eventful one. But even for those who have never heard of him, the Oliver…
Matthew Spangler’s stage adaptation of The Kite Runner, which premiered in California in 2009, has opened for a highly-anticipated stint in London's West End, with Giles Croft as direc…
How far would you be prepared to go for art? What would you be willing to risk for those you love the most? He(art) is a cripplingly funny new writing by playwright Andrew Maddock, which exp…
Originally opening in the summer, Tommy Murphy's Strangers in Between has been revived at The King's Head Theatre to begin their 2017 season. This is simply a warm, witty tragedy that explor…
Richard (Liam Bewley) is about to turn the big 4-0 and has decided that this deserves a proper celebration. He’s throwing a birthday party and invites all his colleagues. Diane (EJ Mar…
There's a certain air of the Coen brothers to The Albatross 3rd and Main, currently playing at the smaller of Park Theatre's two spaces. The setting is similar (small town America at an inde…
It isn’t too clear when this play is set as it starts with two men in an audition room wearing costumes that could be true to the early twentieth century. Or perhaps they are just tryi…
by Olivia Lantz It was a cold and rainy December evening that brought the perfect mood to see a new piece of dark theatre " Helena Thompson's Ivy. Produced by SPID Theatre Company, the show …
Simon Day, director and co-writer of There Shall Be Fireworks, describes how a startling true story from the White Cemetary, a British graveyard in Kabul, Afghanistan, inspired The Plasticin…
Get £10 tickets to see The Seven Acts of Mercy The Seven Acts of Mercy | Until 10 February | Swan Theatre The Seven Acts of Mercy is the latest play from radical playwright Ande…
The four friends that depart for the Western Front at the end of Christopher Luscombe's Edwardian reimagining of Love's Labour's Lost for the RSC, return in his twin production of Much Ado A…
The RSC's twin productions of Love's Labour's Lost and Much Ado About Nothing have enjoyed a sparkling few years, first playing to acclaim in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2014, before being revive…
There are few redeeming features to be found in Steven Dykes' new play Glockenspiel. It is lacking in the subtle nuance, witty dialogue and/or exciting spectacle which, in my mind at least, …
Win a pair of tickets to Wish List at the Royal Court Theatre Wish List by Katherine Soper | Tue 10 Jan – Sat 11 Feb | Royal Court Theatre Tamsin packs boxes in a warehous…
Hailing from Ireland, I had never come across the panto of Dick Whittington before. In my city it tended to just be Aladdin, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty in endless rotation. So, I was inc…
Well here we are. 2017. And AYT's reviewing team is looking forward to a brand new year of theatre. With a momentous year behind us in terms of world events, there's plenty for our theatre m…
AYT’s Artistic Director and freelance producer Jake Orr reflects on the lessons of 2016, ahead of a new year of theatre producing. Inspired by Sarah Wilson's recent blogpost on�…
Like a male Shakespearean lead, Hedda Gabler is one of those characters actors use to prove themselves. Nothing wrong with that, as it's allowed us to see many great actors give stellar perf…
We don't often see nonagenarians as characters in a play " unless they're Charlie Bucket's grandparents in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, bed-ridden and witty. They rather unfortunately …
In case you didn’t know, Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in a small village in rural France. As she grew up, she claimed to experience visions of Saint Catherine, Saint Margaret, and the …
Marisa Carnesky and her group of Menstruants have created a fantastically provocative and hilarious show which seeks to undo the taboos surrounding menstruation. This group of eight daring p…
Ah, pantomime. The long standing British tradition of musical comedy, light-hearted kid friendly gags, audience participation, cross-dressing actors, and slapstick humour. A staple in the Br…
Drift Theatre, a kind of talent incubator formed in 2016 by Laura Jane Ayres, Jess McKenna, Emma Wilkinson and Laura Sedgwick, certainly seems to have had a successful year. Having hosted a …
Robert Icke is a clever-clogs, a smarty-pants, a boffin. His Stakhanovite work ethic has established him as the wunderkind of London theatre, churning out his self-penned adaptations of clas…
