10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
AYT founder, Jake Orr announces his departure from the company. Here, he talks about its journey from blog used to vocalise frustrations about the theatre industry to company that has been i…
Review: West End Misfits: The Christmas Edition 4.0stars Misfits is bringing in the Christmas season, almost. A mish mash of brilliant showtunes and heartfelt ensembles, West End Misfits " T…
Review: Whistle Down the Wind, Union Theatre 2.0stars How you respond to finding a scruffy man in your family barn will depend on whether you're an adult or a child. The adult who is tired o…
Review: One Million Tiny Plays About Britain, Jermyn Street Theatre 4.0stars What does Britain mean to you? A question with one million responses, I'm sure. Tonight, instead of a million ans…
Review: The Snow Queen, Northern Stage4.0starsThe Snow Queen opens with a thunderclap. Enter Gerda (Laura Waine), our school girl protagonist, as she arrives on her bike in a burst of chaoti…
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: Cinderella, Cambridge Arts Theatre 4.0stars I never quite know how to feel about pantomimes. On the one hand I'm a total sucker for the festive joy, the corny jokes and the true spec…
Review: Peter Pan, Hull Truck Theatre 4.0stars In a crowded market of Christmas shows, Deborah McAndrew's adaptation of J.M. Barrie's seminal children's story is unlikely to be the only Pete…
Review: A Christmas Carol, The Old Vic 5.0stars For the third year running, Jack Thorne's magical adaptation of the world's favourite Christmas story is on at the Old Vic, again spreading fe…
After seeing Mother of Him,a play that humanises a rapist through its focus on their mother, Blue Huseyin felt outraged. Here, she writes about how serious crimes such as this are still bein…
Review: The Wizard of Oz, Leeds Playhouse 4.0stars This stage adaptation of The Wizard Oz marks the final production in the first season at the newly redeveloped Leeds Playhouse. This bold a…
Review: My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre4.0starsAs with Ann Goldstein's translation from Italian to English, April De Angelis' stage adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels man…
Review: A Christmas Carol, Immersive London 4.0stars Hartshorn-Hook Productions' immersive dining adaptation of Charles Dickens' well-known Christmas novel offers a twist on this familiar ta…
Review: Hunger, Arcola Theatre2.0stars'It can happen to anyone' says the anonymous lead of Hunger as he reflects upon his descent into unimaginable poverty and hunger. Knut Hamsun's novel, u…
Review: The Warrior Women of Yang, Sadler's Wells4.0starsA combination of drama, singing, gymnastics and mime, The Warrior Women of Yang stands out amongst the myriad of shows on offer in Lo…
Review: Cinderella, The Vaults2.0starsChristmas is a-coming and the geese are being intensively pumped full of chemicals which means only one thing in theatreland: an unstoppable outbreak of…
Review: Messiah, Stratford Circus Arts Centre4.0stars "At some point you've got to decide if you're afraid of me because I'm black or because I'm educated" is the searing accusation that …
Review: The Greatest Play in the History of the World, Trafalgar Studios5.0starsSome shows are like fancy Michelin star menus"stylish, decadent and exclusive. Then there are shows like Ian K…
Returning to her old work place, Emma Bentley watches the rehearsals of Three Sisters at the National Theatre and hears from Writer and Director, Inua Ellams and Nadia Fall about adapting on…
Review: Plant Fetish, HOME, Manchester2.0starsLike a perennial evergreen, Chanje Kunda's Plant Fetish continues to flower at HOME since it first blossomed during January's Push Festival. Her…
Review: The Boy in the Dress, Royal Shakespeare Theatre 4.0stars In the ordinary town on the ordinary street in the ordinary city, lives Dennis Simms… Immediately, Robert Jones' excellent …
Review: A Little Space, Mumford Theatre3.0starsA Little Space is a chilling collaboration from Gecko and Mind the Gap which drifts between the real and the supernatural, exploring loneliness…
Review: Toast, York Theatre Royal 4.0Overall Score Nigel Slater's Toast is a heart-warming tale brimming with laughter, love and loss based upon Slater's best-selling memoirs of the same nam…
Review: & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre 4.0stars Romeo and Juliet " one of Shakespeare's most famous plays and easily one of the most famous love stories, is also one of the most overdone.…
Review: Burgerz, Bristol Old Vic 4.0stars Everyone must see Burgerz. From a theatrical point of view, it is not only bending or breaking the boundaries between media, but deconstructing …
