10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
Mel Giedroyc has swapped punning with Sue Perkins on Bake Off and The Generation Game for verbal duelling with John
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Having sold out at Edinburgh's Pleasance Dome in August of last year, The Wardrobe Ensemble are now on tour with
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First appearing at Hampstead Theatre in 2015, David Hare's The Moderate Soprano has now transferred to the West End, more specifically the Duke Of York's Theatre. 'Glyndebourne's original lo…
It's hard to find a show out there that doesn't, in some way or other, reflect on or critique our society. After all, holding up a mirror to its audience is a quality often ascribed to theat…
A production almost completely dominated by men (the only woman, Vanessa Redgrave makes a brief if emotionally charged appearance near the end), The Inheritance could easily have become a na…
Pericles is a problem – unrelatable, distancing and totally at odds with modern logic. As a result of its lack of clear grounding in the modern world, its recent replicas have been few…
Emotional labour is a necessary term, however misapplied it can sometimes now be, due to its high profile. John Fitzpatrick's Reared is sympathetic to the often unnoticed burden which falls …
41 bodies move as one. That is Used To Be Blonde: a skilful and professional, emotionally and physically demanding dance performance which unites the young dancers and the audience in a tran…
Following his hypnotic revival of Roots in 2013, James MacDonald returns to the Donmar Warehouse to direct William Congreve's The Way of The World. The production premiered in March 1700, ju…
Used tissues, dry shampoo, empty takeaway tubs, sanitary towels, a box of Cheerios, piles of laundry, self-help books and family photos are scattered around the stage at Landor Space this Ap…
The Adventure Of Isaac Saddlesore and the Witches Of Glenn doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it? Despite being a bit of a mouthful, this title does accurately portray the goings-on o…
Teenage nostalgia is a powerful structure for a piece of drama. It's easy for those school-day memories to recede among the cacophony of adult life, but when they do resurge, it's like a tri…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be stranded in a garden with someone you find vaguely irritating while only surviving on a diet of onions and temptation? Well look no further…
Contemporary circus group Pirates of the Carabina opened the Roundhouse's Circus Fest with a show tongue-twistingly titled Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine. It is a show that, according …
Burrowed under the arches of the Barons Court Theatre, Rush is a heady excursion through the trials of modern millennial life, exploring the intersections of technology and mental health. Wr…
The Country Wife was written by William Wycherley in 1675, but Morphic Graffiti's adaptation brings us to the Roaring Twenties where a group of Bright Young Things " and a few not so young "…
Horror theatre, and horror comedies in particular, often leave you feeling grimy. FacePlant Theatre's The Service, now in a revamped form at the King's Head Theatre, has the advantage of ens…
Five women take to the stage to discuss the ins and outs of the Monica Lewinsky scandal that rocked American politics and 90s culture. It just so happens that the five women in question are …
Coraline fast became a cult classic when Neil Gaiman's children's novella was first published in 2002. There has since been the award-winning stop-motion film adaptation, a musical, and even…
It is rare, at least in the new writing that I have seen, that the entire production works together seamlessly, however the team of Michelle Barnette’s Love Me Now have achieved just t…
As soon as we enter The Lounge room at The Leicester Square Theatre, we feel as though we are intruding into someone's personal space. Coloured cushions and shiny trinkets adorn the room and…
Written and directed by renowned theatre-maker Tim Crouch, Beginners treads the threshold between childhood and adulthood from the stage of the Unicorn Theatre. Famed for his experimental ap…
The Mikado, a comic opera written by legendary duo Gilbert and Sullivan, was first performed at the Savoy Theatre in 1885. Set in the fictional Japanese town of Titipu (yes, Titipu), we foll…
How can one of the darkest hours of history be faced? How can it be told if remembering is unbearable, yet essential? The past and the present merge in Yonatan Calderon's play Under the Skin…
The remarkable story of India's first recording artist, a tale interwoven with scandal, intrigue and invention. This is a multilingual play fused with music and dance that celebrates the ear…
