10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
A dystopian, existential mare. RATS, written by Gaël van den Bossche, challenges our individuality by posing an idea that we would all function better and essentially be happier if we had…
"What if I told you that the origins of all magic, of all ritual, since the beginning of time was menstrual? Would you believe me?" So begins this theatrical extravaganza of Dr Carnesky and …
Am I no longer privy to the magic of the mundane? While the children which scatter the front rows are happily laughing along, calling out and interacting with the actors onstage, I am left f…
Telling the lesser-known tale of German movie star Marlene Dietrich, this cool production is both heartwarming and side-splitting. Mixing Drag, cabaret, songs and… duty? together, Peter Gr…
There’s something particularly funny about putting a successful yet grouchy old realist in a room with an optimistic, naive try-hard. Besides the fun digs at the younger generation enj…
Pressure Points, written by Jack Stanley and presented in the stripped-back space at the White Bear, asks us what being a political young person today might look like. Following the fortunes…
With mediums such as television having audiences of millions and sparking instant mass debate, Erin Cobby questions whether theatre is still a tool for revolutionary thought. What makes a pl…
It's clear to see that the woman who took over from Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the well-received production of Fleabag, has adapted the best from this, and has gone on to create her own interpr…
Producer, Lexi Clare writes about why we accept harmful discrimination, the ‘openness’ of theatre and how she is hoping to make change with Maiden Speech Festival. I think many p…
Entering a room resembling a forgotten community library, from exposed wires hanging beyond a missing ceiling panel in that all too familiar shade of cement, to bare shelves lined with odd b…
A unique piece of improv theatre is currently underway at the Rosemary Branch Theatre as Erin McGathy directs Thirteen Cycles, a science fiction adventure. The audience is taken on an interg…
Imagine if Urinetown and Little Shop of Horrors had a baby while the sounds of Nashville and New Orleans blared into the night, well that's Hadestown! Spinning the classic Greek myth of Orph…
Towards the end of Made In China's Super Duper Close Up, solo-performer Jess Latowicki tells the audience, "I always thought my story would be one with backing dancers." There is a certain s…
A poignant piece and a fascinating way of creating art Wilkie Branson has created a short film that is both animation and real life, to tell the tale of Tom and his existential life. He has …
Opening on a foldable bed, topped with the barest of mattresses, Jessie (Sarah Carton) adorned in greyness, lays impatiently before beginning to recount her love for Callum " the reason she …
TheatreCraft, the UK's biggest free off-stage theatre careers event for 16-30-year-olds, returns to London next month. Project Manager Alex Turner talks about what to expect from this yea…
Loosely based on Maxim Gorky's Children of the Sun, Daughters of the Sun insists it puts female characters at the forefront, exploring themes of privilege and the function of art. Primarily …
Theatre By The Lake's Lakes Season at the York Theatre Royal is a 12-day repertory programme that transferred to York from Keswick, where it was performed this summer. Single Spies is the se…
I think Pinter Three finds a perfect balance in showing the purpose of theatre; capturing the idea of release, enjoyment and escapism but conjoining it with seriously challenging topics and …
In a mysterious alcove deep within the Battersea Arts Centre, remnants of Punchdrunk's Masque Of The Red Death creep across the walls. The door is framed by licks of white paint " small, hap…
Harold Pinter is considered one of the greatest British playwrights of all time. Producing much of his work in the twentieth century, he wrote 29 full plays alongside poetry and doing plenty…
Untold Stories has produced its latest festival of new writing work for the Pleasance Theatre and it's an absolute treat. Eight short pieces explore politics, football, employment law, immig…
Chutney, or "Operation: Chutney" as the characters in Reece Connolly's play call their "hobby", takes us through a married couple's obsession with blood lust, which they satiate by systemati…
The RSC's Don Quixote, originally staged at The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon in 2016, emerged from the company's 400th anniversary celebration of Shakespeare's death. Spain's father of …
Lisa Carroll leads the way as our party vacate the packed Theatre Deli in Finsbury Avenue. We climb a winding staircase, the pallid concrete matching that of the high-rise office blocks rubb…
