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Friday, November 27, 2020

Review: Rune, New Vic Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: Rune, New Vic Theatre5.0Overall ScoreThe Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver to have been discovered by archaeologists. To those with an inte…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:24AM

Review: Hoarder, New Vic Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: Hoarder, New Vic Theatre 4.0Overall Score Presented as part of New Vic Theatre’s Hoard: Resdiscovered​, Hoarder​ is a brief window into the mind of Mildreth, the Anglo-Saxon wi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:24AM
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Review: Transhuman, Golden Age Theatre Company by Alice Flynn

Review: Transhuman, Golden Age Theatre Company3.0Overall ScoreThe topic of transhumanism is one that has become increasingly popular with new writers in the last few years. With more and mor…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:32PM
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Review: What a Carve Up!, Online by Alice Flynn

Review: What a Carve Up!, Online5.0Overall ScoreReader Rating 0 VotesThey say that money is the root of all evil. Henry Filloux-Bennett and Tamara Harvey’s stage adaptation of Jonathan Coe…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:48AM
Friday, November 6, 2020

Review: Jane Eyre, Blackeyed Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: Jane Eyre, Blackeyed Theatre 4.0Overall Score Blackeyed Theatre have become something of a staple of the regional touring theatre scene. This revival of their 2018 adaptation of Jane…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:24AM
Monday, October 19, 2020

Review: Star Fish, Live Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: Star Fish, Live Theatre 3.0Overall Score For thousands of years, people have looked up at the night sky and made up stories about the shapes they saw in the stars. Niall McCarthy’s…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:24AM
Thursday, October 15, 2020

Review: Gutter Weeds, Live Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: Gutter Weeds, Live Theatre4.0Overall ScoreIn the Newcastle suburb of Gosforth, an old man lingers in the garden of a house that was once his. Benjamin Storey’s short play Gutter We…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:18PM
Monday, September 21, 2020

Review: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Blackeyed Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Blackeyed Theatre3.0Overall ScoreReader Rating 0 VotesThis production of ​The Strange Case Of Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde​ feels lik…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:06PM
Thursday, September 3, 2020

Review: Scenes for Survival – 68 Months In Waiting, National Theatre of Scotland by Alice Flynn

Review: Scenes for Survival - 68 Months In Waiting, National Theatre of Scotland4.0StarsNelly Kelly’s short monologue ​68 Months In Waiting​ hit close to home. Although the story of An…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM

Review: Scenes For Survival – Squeezy Yoghurt, National Theatre of Scotland by Alice Flynn

Review: Scenes For Survival - Squeezy Yoghurt, National Theatre of Scotland 4.0Stars In recent years there has been an increasing amount of discussion of mental illness on public platforms, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Review: Scenes For Survival, Tiger is Out, National Theatre of Scotland by Alice Flynn

Review: Scenes For Survival, Tiger is Out, National Theatre of Scotland4.0StarsShort and sweet, ​Tiger Is Out​ is an extract from Oliver Emanuel’s forthcoming play ​I Am Tiger ​whi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:54AM
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Review: Within, Threedumb Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: Within, Threedumb Theatre3.0StarsThe UK lockdown has forced many of us to reevaluate our relationship with technology. As we are restricted from face-to-face interactions, many of us…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:36AM
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Ableism… What Went Wrong With Bossy? by Alice Flynn

Intended to be a safe-space for all womxn-identifying creatives, BOSSY seemed like a long overdue and perfect solution. But amidst accusations of bullying, the forum was forced to close down…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:06PM
Saturday, May 16, 2020

What’s On Stage Controversy: Your Stories Are Worth More Than £500 by Alice Flynn

Just last week, What’s On Stage posted a playwriting competition with the winner receiving a prize of £500. After much aproar over this insulting sum, it was cancelled and taken down. As …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:32PM
Sunday, March 1, 2020

Review: Zoo, VAULT Festival by Alice Flynn

Review: Zoo, VAULT Festival2.0starsEvery year at fringe festivals, there is a hot topic. In 2018, it was mental health; in 2019, it was toxic masculinity; and in 2020, the phrase on everybod…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48AM
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Review: MEAT, Theatre503 by Alice Flynn

Review: MEAT, Theatre5034.0StarsIn all honesty, this is the first time I’ve reviewed a show and found it difficult to put into words how I felt about it.  MEAT is a messy, rich story abou…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Review: SPLINTERED, VAULT Festival by Alice Flynn

Review: SPLINTERED, VAULT Festival5.0stars“Carnival is gay as shit!” grins the MC of Lagahoo’s glittering cabaret of Caribbean queerness. SPLINTERED, which comes to the VAULT Festival …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:36PM
Friday, February 14, 2020

Stop Claiming Your Work is ‘Female-Led’, Just Because There’s Women In It by Alice Flynn

Alice Flynn is not happy about the flippant use of the term ‘female-led’ for shows that really, just aren’t. Does she think a show directed by a man can ever be feminst? Let’s find o…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:48AM
Saturday, February 1, 2020

Review: The Sugar Syndrome, Orange Tree Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: The Sugar Syndrome, Orange Tree Theatre5.0starsBack in the early days of the internet, people seemed a lot more scared of it; I vividly remember being warned by my Year 5 teachers th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:06AM
Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Review: A Taste of Honey, National Theatre by Alice Flynn

Review: A Taste of Honey, National Theatre3.0stars62 years later, Shelagh Delaney’s play about motherhood, love and discrimination still packs a punch. In the recent co-production between …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:33AM
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Revew: Hansel & Gretel, South Street Arts Centre by Alice Flynn

Revew: Hansel & Gretel, South Street Arts Centre4.0starsTucked away inside the unassuming red-brick building that is Reading’s South St. Arts Centre is the town’s best kept secret—…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:42AM

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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