10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
What do you know about the Democratic Republic of the Congo? That it is the seventh poorest country in the world, when its vast mineral reserves should make it one of the richest? That betwe…
Michelle Payne's new comedy springs into life as part of Actors Awareness week at Theatre N16. Once seated in the intimate theatre, the audience notice a table in disarray with cheap packets…
Spawny John (Lydia Lakemoore) and his friend, Duck (Rosie Grundy-Orchison), an inflatable duck, are sitting halfway down a Butlins water slide, eating and chatting away. They are frequently …
If you're driven mad looking for "the session" at Edinburgh, then look no further than Dublin Oldschool at the Pleasance Courtyard. This is a whopper " a verbally explosive, express-train of…
The power of truly character driven theatre never ceases to amaze me. Theatre of this kind can be some of the most poignant we see on stage, and it’s mesmerising to be part of an audie…
Following an over-saturation of similarly-made fringe theatre, it's sometimes refreshing to see something a bit different. So Flemish artists Steve Salembier and Charlotte Bouckaert come alo…
Theatre is often regarded as one of the most powerful tools for social exploration. Its raw, live format is a unique way to tackle issues and engage audiences face to face. It can be an inte…
I’ve seen some pretty unusual things at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, but I don’t think I’ve seen a show as unusual as The Singing Psychic. Yes, you read that correct…
Emma Rice’s work is theatrical marmite. You either love it or hate it. For some, her productions for Kneehigh were endlessly innovative, relentlessly entertaining breaths of fresh air.…
Imprisoned, two monologues written by Marie Hale and directed by Kasia Różycki and Hugh Allison, are nothing short of astonishing, both in terms of their conceptual basis and the power…
It felt like the softest of hands had reached out, intertwined its fingers with mine, and squeezed as if to say: we get it. Patch of Blue theatre, alongside the National Autistic Society,…
In the basement of Summerhall is a small desolate island off the Scottish Hebrides. Through large projections of a calm sea, desolate and abandoned homes, and a littering of artefacts placed…
Everyone wants to be an armchair detective. After the popularity of Netflix show How to Make a Murderer our insatiable need for crime thrillers has gone wild. Nuclear family is a real time, …
Solo Date follows Ho-Nein after the death of his long term partner Alain. In an attempt to regain what was lost along with Alain's physical body, Ho-Nien invests in an operating system that …
As a victim of a hugely unfair patriarchal struggle, sculptor and artist Camille Claudel, (born in 1864) is subjected to imprisonment in a mental institute to live out her last 30 years. Cla…
As one of the most literal titles at the fringe this year, the premise of this show is probably quite obvious. This comedy jumps straight into a regular night at financial advisor Stephen's …
I’ll admit I was concerned about a mash up of hip-hop, dance-theatre and narrative-circus. To add to that, the show is an adaptation of my favourite childhood film The Jungle Book (ori…
The tale of Romeo and Juliet is a universal tale, one of conflict, sorrow and love; the fact that it's such a well-known story means it faces the challenge of an audience's skepticism before…
Musical theatre can be one of the most exciting theatrical storytelling formats, not to mention one of the most accessible. It's even better when it sheds light on forgotten stories that aim…
While theatre can be home to some epic, large-scale productions where it's often easy to miss detail, it is also home to more intimate shows where detail is absolutely everything. This is th…
There are hundreds of shows up here at the Fringe – it can take quite a lot of digging to find some gems that will be the highlight of your visit. I’ve been doing a fair bit of d…
This show could easily be called 'Joe Barnes and his eyebrows' but perhaps, that was just my favourite bit. Barnes, and his partner Henry Perryment, have once again created a show that delig…
Cockamamy, the definition means ludicrous; implausible. But is this production, part of the Camden Fringe Festival, a true representation of its definition? Once seated, the audience are imm…
Sarah Tattersall has written and produced a strong debut show in Sally's Alright. It's an engaging mix of a show, in which Tattersall plays a 20-something 'washed-up woman', now cleaning a c…
It's a busy old place is London, with its dangers and its shelters. One of the key questions at the heart of REMOTE LONDONÂ is whether we're most at home as individuals, or as a group " as…
