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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Review: [BLANK], Donmar Warehouse by Farah Najib

Review: [BLANK], Donmar Warehouse5.0stars[BLANK], new play by powerhouse playwright Alice Birch – and co-production with Clean Break to mark their 40th year – is a gut-punching piece of …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PM
Monday, October 21, 2019

Review: A History of Water in the Middle East, Royal Court by Farah Najib

Review: A History of Water in the Middle East, Royal Court 4.0stars If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from A History of Water in the Middle East, it’s that all lectures should be le…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:18PM
Saturday, October 19, 2019

Review: Femme Fatale, Omnibus Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: Femme Fatale, Omnibus Theatre3.0starsThe premise of Femme Fatale has everything to get my theatrical juices flowing. Two complex, flawed, and not easily likeable female characters me…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:36AM
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Review: Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp., Royal Court Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp., Royal Court Theatre 5.0stars Caryl Churchill: a legend of British theatre. The kind of playwright whose voice writers all over dream of emanating in som…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:03PM
Friday, August 23, 2019

Review: The Doctor, Almeida Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: The Doctor, Almeida Theatre5.0starsFor his final production as The Almeida’s associate director, Robert Icke brings us a “very free” adaptation of doctor-writer Arthur Schnitze…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:42AM
Sunday, August 18, 2019

Review: Pynapple / Teleportation, The Bunker by Farah Najib

Review: Pynapple / Teleportation, The Bunker4.0starsAs I enter the dark space of The Bunker for new theatre festival This is Black, curated by director and writer Steven Kavuma (founder of t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:54AM
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Review: The Bridges of Madison County, Menier Chocolate Factory by Farah Najib

Review: The Bridges of Madison County, Menier Chocolate Factory 4.0stars The Bridges of Madison County is a love story – but it’s also a story of home, family, and loss. It’s one that …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:42AM
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Review: Lovers Anonymous, The Space by Farah Najib

Review: Lovers Anonymous, The Space3.0starsLovers Anonymous is not your everyday support group. It is, however, the support group that many of us might benefit from in the tech-driven and di…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:03AM
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Review: Radio, Arcola Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: Radio, Arcola Theatre4.0starsAl Smith’s one-man-show Radio follows the story of Charles Lebanon Fairfax Junior (Adam Gillen), born in June 1950 in the small town of Lebanon, Kansas…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:18AM
Saturday, June 22, 2019

Bitter Wheat: It’s Not Upsetting Anyone by Farah Najib

After watching the Harvey Weinstein based play, Bitter Wheat, Farah Najib wonders whether theatre is there to upset us and why her reaction was so different to those around her. A few months…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AM
Friday, June 7, 2019

Review: WIFE, Kiln Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: WIFE, Kiln Theatre4.0starsWIFE by Samuel Adamson presents four stories over four generations, hurtling through a period of eighty years. This new play is all at once a tribute to que…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:06AM
Saturday, May 18, 2019

Review: Rejoicing at Her Wondrous Vulva the Young Woman Applauded Herself, Ovalhouse by Farah Najib

Review: Rejoicing at Her Wondrous Vulva the Young Woman Applauded Herself, Ovalhouse4.0Overall ScoreThe clue’s in the name with this one. Bella Heesom’s Rejoicing at Her Wondrous Vulva t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:03PM
Monday, May 13, 2019

Review: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, Barons Court Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, Barons Court Theatre3.0starsLemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is a dystopian drama written by Sam Steiner. The punchy, tightly-packed script pres…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:42AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Who Should Really Be Seeing Political Theatre? by Farah Najib

Theatre with strong political messages continue to dominate and we continue to be inspired and agree with said messages. But shouldn’t those who don’t ‘get it’ be the target audience…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:24AM
Thursday, May 2, 2019

Review: The Half God of Rainfall, Kiln Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: The Half God of Rainfall, Kiln Theatre4.0stars“What exact regime teaches a man to take what isn’t given?” This is the unexpected question posed by Inua Ellams, writer of critic…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:06AM
Monday, April 15, 2019

Review: Collisions, The Pit at the Barbican by Farah Najib

Review: Collisions, The Pit at the Barbican4.0Overall ScoreWaiting to enter the Barbican’s underground Pit space, I really have no idea what to expect. I’m aware that this isn’t going …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:18AM
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Review: ORAL, Camden People’s Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: ORAL, Camden People's Theatre3.0starsTrigger warning: childhood sexual abuse (CSA) Viv Gordon’s Oral is part of The Sick of the Fringe festival 2019. The fest connects work engagin…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:00AM
Saturday, April 6, 2019

Review: Mouthpiece, Soho Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: Mouthpiece, Soho Theatre5.0starsIt’s a question that playwrights and theatre-makers everywhere are constantly considering (and if not, they should be): do I have the right to tell …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:48AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Review: Killymuck / Box Clever, The Bunker Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: Killymuck / Box Clever, The Bunker Theatre 5.0stars “I can’t go around being expected to give preferential treatment to every woman that declares herself a feminist. Marching aga…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:00AM
Friday, March 29, 2019

Review: A Family Outing – 20 Years On, The Pit at The Barbican by Farah Najib

Review: A Family Outing - 20 Years On, The Pit at The Barbican4.0Overall ScoreIn 1998, theatre-maker, performer and director Ursula Martinez made her first theatre show, A Family Outing. It …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:00AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Review: The Grenfell Project, The Hope Theatre by Farah Najib

Review: The Grenfell Project, The Hope Theatre4.0starsNearly two years on, and the tragedy of Grenfell seems to be just something else that has slowly but surely faded from the forefront of …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:30AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Review: Inside Bitch, Royal Court by Farah Najib

Review: Inside Bitch, Royal Court5.0Overall Score“When you go to prison, they don’t teach you how to live”. These are the words of performer TerriAnn Oudjar, uttered during an intervie…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:21PM
Saturday, March 9, 2019

Review: Check-in/Check-out, VAULT Festival by Farah Najib

Review: Check-in/Check-out, VAULT Festival3.0Overall ScoreOutside Edge are the only theatre company in the UK who focus on addiction in all of its forms. The company have produced over 50 sh…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:54AM

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