10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
According to Operabase, Verdi's Macbeth is the 29th most performed opera, ranking higher than Cavalleria Rusticana and Salome. Perhaps with the intention of helping it climb up a few positio…
Frigg Theatre is a Nordic company with an explicitly feminist focus, which aims to create original work "about subjects that are generally considered taboo". Domestic violence, the theme of …
I was recently told that the most common form of comedy is through the subversion of social behaviour, the unexpected anti-social behaviours. Ruthless! qualifies this advice with its narcoti…
The Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 1995. Meera is 11. It's her first sleepover. Strawberry Dunkaroos, SEGA Mega Drive and coral fragment analysis descends into torch-lit storytelling from sl…
Philip Ridley's Vincent River returns to the stage with the same magnetic intensity, despite an 11-year absence from the stage. A play seemingly ahead of its time, Vincent River's emotions r…
Chicago is bringing the real razzle-dazzle back to London! Winner of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy, and now starring Academy Award-Winner Cuba Gooding Jnr in his West End …
Talos, a giant in the Greek mythology, is the name taken for London's first science fiction theatre festival. Founded in 2015, Talos returns now with 12 new plays featuring artists from all …
I was taught that the highest purpose for theatre is to reflect and change society, challenge the way you think or feel and leave you actively willing to impact the (quality of) life of not …
Written and performed by Arinzé Kene, Misty blends spoken word, live art, direct address and gig theatre in an attempt to challenge the expectations surrounding the event of storytelling…
Before we get into this, let's contextualise the surroundings. Because y'all know I love the experience as a whole. So, first off: the Hampstead Theatre is a cute li'l theatre with real comf…
This new version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, directed and written by Ross McGregor, largely leaves the play undisturbed in text and production: a depiction of the grinding awfulness everyday…
It's a fantastic story, in that it's one that is almost impossible to believe " yet, more fantastically, true " and brimming with potential. Francis Turnly's The Great Wave is the first full…
VOID is unique and hugely daring; its form is entirely distinct from other productions, leaving you shaken and intrigued, searching for clearer lines between reality and fiction. There are t…
There are many things that dazzle in Daniel Kramer's new production of La Traviata: shiny excess, costumes from many different eras and cultures, even a ball pit. Unfortunately, fewer things…
White Bear Theatre is the perfect venue for this intimate look at the issues and importance placed upon financial status in Upstanding Productions’ Faces In The Crowd. Written by Leo B…
Female Parts: Shorts is a collection of three confessional monologues from three different women labelled the wife, mother and immigrant. The monologues explore these labels, highlighting th…
The Vaults' Pit stage, with its dark, murky cellar vibe, perfectly sets the scene for what is about to unfold there. A woman, blood-stained and chained to both walls of a bare stage, wakes u…
From the moment you are plunged into the Madhouse, you want to exit. But that is precisely the point. Access All Areas is proudly and defiantly other. It forces the audience to confront the …
It is worth remembering that Sheep Also Dream is a work in progress. The two-man surrealist piece by real-life brothers, The Davis Brothers " Tom and Ben – is a little rough around the…
A shadow play of memories. That is Tristan Bernays' Old Fools presented at the Southwark Playhouse for its world premiere. It focuses on the couple Tom (Mark Arends) and Viv (Frances Grey), …
'Every story ends with a dragon', we are told. We could believe this statement, but there is suggestion in our brain that it isn't fully correct- so with the story of Beowulf. It is an epic …
production that explores themes of body positivity and female sexuality. Partly autobiographical, the piece spans three generations of women whose struggle to take ownership over their bodie…
The quote "namaste, bitches" encapsulates Thirsty! for me. In a cold, slightly dusty underground theatre in Waterloo – the Vaults – we as an audience were warmed, tickled and bla…
"We are not telling a story. We are presenting the evidence," is one of the introductory statements of Pregnant Fish Theatre's latest production Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? Taking lead fr…
One of my favourite things about London is its offering of museums, and not just the classics, like the V&A and the Science Museum. You can come across a lot of hidden gems if you know w…
