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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Review: Romeo and Juliet by Sharlene Teo

Grassroots Shakespeare London presents an effervescent and humorous interpretation of the famous romantic classic. As an original practices company, the production relies on collaborative di…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:48AM
Friday, October 12, 2012

Review: The Second Word from the Story of the Cage by Sharlene Teo

The Second Word from the Story of the Cage is touted as a site-specific work in a disused air raid shelter telling a story of “the selfishness of gender, race and class”. The audience is…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:04AM
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Review: Let’s Get Visceral by Sharlene Teo

An exciting project celebrating new writing and language of “honesty and boldness”, Let’s Get Visceral does not disappoint in presenting the freshest and newest voices on the L…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:42PM
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Review: You and Me by Sharlene Teo

Based on the Spanish absurdist drama Tu I Jo by Roger Simeon, Patrícia Rodríguez & Mercè Ribot play a pair of elderly sisters cut off from the world in this trilingual adaptation. By …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:52PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Review: Suicide Letter Love Note by Sharlene Teo

Suicide Letter Love Note is the debut comedy-drama of HeadShotInstantkill Productions, and is Writer/Director David Head’s first play; approach this performance with these provisos in mind…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:57AM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Review: Lost Post by Sharlene Teo

Drawing from Jonathan Safran Foer’s dreamy and evocative fiction extract The 6th Borough, the young circus company Collectif and then… has devised a fascinating, inventive and occasional…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:08AM
Friday, February 17, 2012

Review: Vault Festival – Money by Sharlene Teo

Nabokov present four short plays contemplating our relationship with money – what it stands for, what it motivates us to do, and how it affects our perceptions of ourselves and society…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06AM
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Review: Happy New by Sharlene Teo

Alfred Enoch and Joel Samuels star as psychologically damaged brothers in the UK premiere of Brendon Cowell’s play. Described as “a dark Australian comedy with extra BBQ sauce”, the th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:02AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Review: Winterreise by Sharlene Teo

Up in Arms’ staging of Winterreise is a fraught and evocative slow-burner.  Schubert’s song cycle, based on Wilhem Muller’s poems, is lent an unusual dimension through puppetry and an…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:12AM

Review: Pure O by Sharlene Teo

Gareth Jandrell’s new play deftly and daringly tackles the issues and stigmas attached to mental illness. Winner of the  Tobacco Factory’s Script Space 2010, the writing is snappy and h…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:10AM
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Review: The Queen of Spades by Sharlene Teo

Alexander Pushkin’s cautionary tale of avarice and deceit gets colourful treatment in this enjoyable adaptation by Fusebox Productions. This Queen of Spades dispenses with the spare, subtl…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:58PM
Monday, September 26, 2011

Review: The Tempest by Sharlene Teo

It’s not often that you get the opportunity to catch a modern theatre production in the hallowed, majestic surroundings of St Giles’ Cripplegate. Ensconced in the Barbican, this …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:22PM
Monday, September 5, 2011

Review: The Company of Strangers by Sharlene Teo

The Company of Strangers is billed as a “surreal, dark comedy about lost dreams” centred around the titular strangers gathered at “life’s final outpost, the Restmore …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:28AM
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Review: Chapel Street by Sharlene Teo

Luke Barne’s debut play is an entertaining, snappy two-hander lent a topical resonance by recent events. The London riots have brought to fore the issue of increasingly bored and frust…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:03AM
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Review: The Turn of the Screw by Sharlene Teo

Musical artistry meets ambition in this excellent staging of Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera. OperaUpClose embraces the intimate confines of the King’s Head Theatre. Orchestral …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:22AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards