I'm trying to dispel the myth that sign language is 'other' by Jenny Sealey

Jenny Sealey, Artistic Director of Graeae, a theatre company that boldly places D/deaf and disabled actors centre stage, writes about directing a new production of Sarah Kane's Blasted at RA…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 2:32pm on February 4, 2019☆⚑

Review: WOMANS, VAULT Festival by Hilary Webb

Review: WOMANS, VAULT Festival4.0starsTravel back in time to discover the truth, or at least a potential truth, about women in Rome with Scratchworks Theatre Company's musical comedy WOMANS …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 5:06am on February 3, 2019☆⚑

Review: Hear Me Howl, VAULT Festival by Sebastian Calver

Review: Hear Me Howl, VAULT Festival 4.0Overall Score A story of self-made and societal expectations and a reminder NOT to meet them! Hear Me Howl, written by Lydia Rynne and directed by Kay…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:42am on February 2, 2019☆⚑

Review: Fight Night, VAULT Festival by Alexandra Wilbraham

Review: Fight Night, VAULT Festival4.0Overall ScoreIt's snowing in London and I'm off to a boxing match. Tonight is Fight Night. Joe Williams (Peter Grimwood) squares up to Ian 'BAM BAM' Bra…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:36am on February 2, 2019☆⚑

Review: Cuzco, Theatre503 by Gabriel Wilding

Review: Cuzco, Theatre5034.0starsWe have all had our own holidays from hell, the pressure to enjoy oneself, the sights, the sounds, the partner you never realised you disliked until it's jus…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:42am on February 1, 2019☆⚑

Review: A Hundred Different Words for Love, Tobacco Factory Theatres by Emma Robinson

Review: A Hundred Different Words for Love, Tobacco Factory Theatres4.0stars"As people we want to make real connections with audiences", may seem like an empty statement used to fill up the …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 8:24am on February 1, 2019☆⚑

Review: Father (Vader), The Barbican by Suzannah Ball

Review: Father (Vader), The Barbican5.0starsFather (Vader) is a delightful twist of comedy, melancholic drama and unnerving horror. It is set in an old folks' home where nothing is quite as …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 7:18am on February 1, 2019☆⚑

Review: Counting Sheep, VAULT Festival by Grace Patrick

Review: Counting Sheep, VAULT Festival5.0Overall ScoreHow is it possible to actually invoke another country? Despite a swift canvassing of the audience's various nationalities revealing a sc…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 6:12am on February 1, 2019☆⚑

Review: Sacha Guitry, Ma Fille et Moi, Playground Theatre by Hilary Webb

Review: Sacha Guitry, Ma Fille et Moi, Playground Theatre4.0starsOpening with immediate intrigue, Sacha Guitry, Ma Fille et Moi captivates audiences with an enthralling opening sequence. A w…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:04pm on January 31, 2019☆⚑

Review: Leave to Remain, Lyric Hammersmith by Aidan Bracebridge

Review: Leave to Remain, Lyric Hammersmith4.0starsImagine a joyful, precarious, tender love story between two young gay men in London; one a black British second-generation immigrant, the ot…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 9:48am on January 31, 2019☆⚑

I sometimes feel that audiences are in a post-exhaust period of jadedness by Gus Mitchell

Gus Mitchell writes about the notion of ‘experimental’ theatre: Where this idea stands in 2019 and how looking back to 1960s Off-Off Broadway definitely explains a lot. It seems …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 2:48pm on January 30, 2019☆⚑

Review: The Milkman Cometh, VAULT Festival by Sebastian Calver

Review: The Milkman Cometh, VAULT Festival3.0starsCautious comedy with too many boundaries. The Vaults is a great place for a piece like The Milkman Cometh, written by: Alice Bounce, Maxwell…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 3:24pm on January 28, 2019☆⚑

Review: No Show, Soho Theatre by Madeline Lee

Review: No Show, Soho Theatre 3.0stars An enlightening show that tells the untold story of circus performers, No Show takes you through several circus acts in a vaudeville style. But what gi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:04am on January 28, 2019☆⚑

Review: Opal Fruits, VAULT Festival by Saskia Coomber

Review: Opal Fruits, VAULT Festival3.0Overall ScoreHolly Beasley-Garrigan‘s one- woman show Opal Fruits is an hour of nostalgia, laden with 90’s tidbits. Based during a time when…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:04am on January 28, 2019☆⚑

The jobs at the top must be diversified and Hull Truck are doing just that by Ruth Puckering

How much good is a commitment to diversity if those at the ‘top’ haven’t changed? Hull Truck Theatre are committed to change that, writes Ruth Puckering, Interim Executive …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 8:48am on January 28, 2019☆⚑

Review: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, The Other Palace by Tricia Wey

Review: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, The Other Palace5.0Overall ScoreI love improv shows but I hate reviewing them; the best improv is incredibly difficult to review because each per…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 6:24am on January 27, 2019☆⚑

Review: Jack Lear, Hull Truck Theatre by Hannah Hobson

Review: Jack Lear, Hull Truck Theatre4.0Overall ScoreFrom the opening scene, Ben Benison's Jack Lear promises to be mythic. In Lear (Barrie Rutter), we are supposed to find a bewitched trawl…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42pm on January 26, 2019☆⚑

Review: Katie and Pip, VAULT Festival by Alannah Jones

Review: Katie and Pip, VAULT Festival3.0starsI turn up to watch Katie and Pip (part of the VAULT Festival 2019) panting even more than the play's canine star, having raced around the underbe…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 7:54am on January 26, 2019☆⚑

Review: I Stopped… .When. VAULT Festival by Hilary Webb

Review: I Stopped… .When. VAULT Festival3.0starsWritten by and starring Nicole Acquah, a new piece of slam theatre is now playing at the VAULT festival. Directed by Darcas A. Stevens, I St…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 3:24pm on January 25, 2019☆⚑

Review: When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, The National Theatre by Samuel Sims

Review: When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, The National Theatre2.0starsBefore the lights descended tonight, a ton of people excitedly looked the auditorium up and down as i…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:54am on January 25, 2019☆⚑

Ad Infinitum: "It's a serious problem we have and we're not really facing it" by Gus Mitchell

The team behind Chloe and the Colour Catcher, return with a very personal project about themselves – a same-sex couple and how and if they should have kids. The co-artistic directors o…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 9:36am on January 25, 2019☆⚑

Review: PUSH Festival, Imprint, HOME Manchester by Emily Bancroft

Review: PUSH Festival, Imprint, HOME Manchester 4.0Overall Score Spoken word is uncommon in today's mainstream theatres, but once again HOME stand out from the crowd with their unique perfor…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 6:18am on January 25, 2019☆⚑

Review: Thomas, The Vaults by Alexandra Wilbraham

Review: Thomas, The Vaults5.0Overall ScoreIt takes a bit of winding down side streets and being led through locked gates, but I've managed to find my way to the Network Theatre. It's day one…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 6:18am on January 25, 2019☆⚑

Review: Dear Elizabeth, Gate Theatre by Sebastian Calver

Review: Dear Elizabeth, Gate Theatre5.0starsAn initiative full of love, passion and regret. Dear Elizabeth, written by Sarah Ruhl, follows the lives of renowned poets, Elizabeth Bishop and R…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:32am on January 24, 2019☆⚑

Review: Approaching Empty, The Kiln Theatre by Gabriel Wilding

Review: Approaching Empty, The Kiln Theatre3.0starsPlunging into the detailed microcosm of a taxi firm in Middlesbrough as Margaret Thatcher dies; we are reminded of the Iron Lady's far-reac…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24am on January 24, 2019☆⚑