10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
Travis Alabanza speaks from the heart. They open Burgerz with a short story about how someone threw a burger at them on Waterloo Bridge and shouted "tranny" in 2016. This anecdote of abuse i…
The RSC's production of Macbeth, directed by Polly Findlay, takes up its London residency at the Barbican, bringing the famed brutalism of the theatre right onto the stage itself. But this r…
The National Youth Theatre's revival of Evan Placey's 2015 commission exploring the grey area of consent law and morality showcases some seriously formidable young acting talent. I would lik…
Henrik Ibsen‘s classic play The Wild Duck is reinvented for a modern time, and with a modern style. The evergreen issues that underline the story stand out even more because of the …
This easy, affectionate and immersive play captivates the audience with its quick and docile humour. The Wipers Times, a newspaper named for the English mispronunciation of the French town Y…
A simple yet effective story line following the lives of six individuals who juggle the constant challenges of life, depression, heartache and love; The Distance You Have Come is a warm and …
Cordoned off by a square perimeter of pale blue light, siblings Michelle (Louise Waller) and Michael (Jamie Anthony-Rose) try to entertain themselves amongst the dust of barren ground, broke…
Just because football didn't quite make it home this year, it doesn't mean it can't take a trip overseas. Sarah DeLappe's award-winning and Pulitzer-nominated play, The Wolves, is on the bri…
Traditional Irish dancing; the springing, the fiddling, the stiff upper bodies, and stony faces. As someone who knows very little about this cultural phenomenon, I jumped at the chance to wa…
Unconventionally whacky yet importantly relevant. Shining a light on the significance of nature and nurture. Wise children, as explained by director Emma Rice in an interview with A Younger …
With first editions dating to 1609 (incidentally the year of the publication of his sonnets), Troilus and Cressida is one of Shakespeare's later plays. It takes place seven years into the si…
Tying in with the very topical subject of living and being able to work in the UK as a non- British citizen, Jericho's Rose explores the idea of belonging through the tales of Yasmin- a youn…
An empty calendar. Body without instruction. Subsequent restlessness. Questions and exclamations for help travel via phone-call to a Bangladeshi, twelve-year-old, customer service advisor. R…
After her critically acclaimed Consent last year, which went on to transfer to the West End, Nina Raine has returned to the National Theatre with her new play, Stories. It follows Anna (Clau…
Death of a Salesman is a play by Arthur Miller that explores the depressive and manic mind of salesman Willy Loman; accompanied by the stories of the broken relationships he has forged with …
I flick open the Metro and immediately put it down. I try to ignore what I see and get my head into rehearsal mode. Two weeks to go Travis, don't let it phase you. "Get your head in the game…
Phrase – On Your Head Be It Definition – To tell someone to take full responsibility for what they plan to do On Your Head Be It is a humorous anecdote of Stuart and Eleanor who …
If you are uncomfortable in your own worldly position, or unsure of your place, then you may find comfort in watching a glimpse of another you fight the same uncertainty in Joakim Daun's The…
The Styx, former ambulance depot turned bar and performance space, current home of Theatre N16 and venue for Say My Name is soon to meet its fate. Last week they resignedly tweeted “we…
On the terrace of the Barbican Centre, the wind blows decisively. The sky shifts, throwing shadows over the sun in unpredictable waves. Niamh Cusack brings the material of her cardigan close…
For the most part, I try to avoid the use of superlatives when I'm writing about plays. They're generally too strong, or bigger than what's actually needed. Additionally, if you don't use th…
A masterclass in interpreting Shakespeare: whether verse line or thought line take precedence. Josie Rourke‘s Measure for Measure is a well-rounded and creative exploration into in…
Last July, my theatre company, Wonderbox and I sat in deep discussion on the Megabus to Bristol, boxes of props in our laps. We were doing a show at The People's Republic of Stokes Croft, an…
It is only fitting that a play about the voyage of Charles Darwin aboard the HMS Beagle is staged at the Natural History Museum. The trip that changed the fate of biology as we know it start…
A romp through the Regency and a tryst with the Tudors; revelling in the salacious, unseen and tumultuous lives of the queer folk of the past and present has never been so much fun. "Lord" G…
