10,593 stories from A Younger Theatre
Last Man Standing began with a symphony of sadness as the cast, some dressed as soldiers, some as serving maids stood completely still spread around the corners of the room. They sung the au…
Your first and lasting impression of this production has to be the space. The play takes place so aptly inside a huge office block, in a corporate quarter of London. We are seated on the fir…
Rome season is upon us. Directed by Angus Jackson, the Royal Shakespeare company present three of Shakespeare's plays centring on Roman history: Titus Andronicus, Julius Caesar, and Corio…
Using a combination of visual storytelling, British Sign Language, live music, sound and puppetry, Mac's Arcadian introduce their first play Great Odds at the Little Angel Theatre. Co-produc…
Staged in the intimate confines of the Hope Theatre, Gregg Masuak's dark tumble through shifting identities is unsettling before it even begins. To reach their seats, the audience must navig…
Hair is an important part of our identities and our collective histories. It, alongside head wraps, can bare connotations of wealth, status, and cultural identity in many indigenous or other…
The inaugural performance at The Playground Theatre transformed the space from what was previously a bus depot into a bull pit-come-court room, exhibiting Picasso's sometimes playful and som…
If you like feeling confused, lost and like you've just landed in a drug-infused dream sequence, you may enjoy All In. It professes to be an 'exploration of the millennial condition', an abs…
The Retreat is ninety minutes with two ordinary brothers and a woman that raises many life-affirming questions, ultimately pointing to the futility of the way we lead our lives. The comedy o…
"Take the 'e' out of emotion and what do you get?" "You get where you want to be." And that's all there is to it. Well, that's all there is to the single-minded, professional cyclist's mind.…
In her introduction for the programme, writer Jane Upton wrote of her new play, All the Little Lights, 'I hope it does some good, somehow.' This sense of expectation- one of realist dejectio…
The Secret Keeper has every trope a fairy tale needs: the archetypes of a young prodigy and greedy parents, a miracle, and human flaws, which lead to an inevitable downfall and a moral lesso…
After a sell-out run at Newcastle's Live Theatre, Patrick Marber's The Red Lion makes it West End debut at Trafalgar studios. A tale of ambition, idealism, and football The Red Lion illus…
Poison, written by Lot Vekemans and translated by Rina Vergano, has just two characters, who are waiting in a cemetery reception for a meeting regarding a deceased loved one. It appears that…
To celebrate his 240th year of having a book in print, the illustrious Tristram Shandy is touring the country to promote and celebrate his hilarious, obscure and unique autobiography. Of cou…
How does war sound? How does it feel to breath the life-threatening air? Dim light, a grey shaded set design (Barney Georg), aircraft noises and soldiers welcome the audience on their way to…
The audiences find their seats around the stage in a square setting: A playground set in a forest. It suggests freedom and relaxation, but something feels limiting and oppressive. The lighti…
Busking It is a thoroughly personal, theatrical dive into the experiences of Danusia Samal as a busker in the Underground, telling her story through impersonations, songs and storytelling. S…
Heather and Harry is a three-women, mini-musical parodic extravaganza " an all singing, all dancing duo and equally entertaining musicians. The short show had me laughing and giggling for th…
Kinkens may sound like the product of make-believe, but in fact the Old Scottish word for "evasive answers to questions from curious children", is more than fitting for Pip Hambly's Socratic…
Firstly, let me warn you, if you have an aversion to swearing, take some time to prepare yourself before seeing Glengarry Glen Ross: there are F-bombs abundant. Published in 1984, David Mame…
Sparkles, sweets, and singing; dancing, toys and music – sounds like a standard children's show. Princess Charming, however, is an urgently needed cabaret. Not because of the joy it br…
Sabrina Mahfouz's new children's play Zeraffa Giraffa, (based on the picture book written by Dianne Hofmeyr and illustrated by Jane Ray), is inspired by the remarkable true story of a real g…
Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, Demons: Dostoevsky is synonymous with lengthy tomes, and this reworking of the aforementioned Demons doesn't let its author down in terms …
Welcome to Old Joe's Fish 'n' Chill, a withering bar set in the dusty bowels of a train station. Kick off your shoes, cock your pistol and be prepared for a bizarre turn of fantastical event…
