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Monday, May 4, 2020

Tamar Saphra: “I have an experience of feeling like I don’t belong” by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Josephine Balfour Oatts Zoom chats with Tamar Saphra and Emily Renée in our latest feature. They talk about the pigeonholing of artists of colour and why it’s not ultimately the worst thi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:36PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

George Richmond-Scott: “I like a challenge” by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

As well as acting as Associate Director on the West End’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, George Richmond-Scott has his hands full with another project – the Omnibus Theatre’s Small…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:48PM
Sunday, December 8, 2019

Review: My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre4.0starsAs with Ann Goldstein’s translation from Italian to English, April De Angelis’ stage adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Nove…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:06AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Toby Clarke: “I don’t have a lot of faith, but I have faith in humanity” by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Josephine Balfour Oatts talks to Toby Clarke about his experiences writing a piece on faith for Fatiha El-Ghorri, a standup comedian he has met once. This afternoon feels darker than usual. …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:48AM
Monday, October 21, 2019

Review: Amatory Asylum, Wellington Members Club by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Amatory Asylum, Wellington Members Club3.0starsI’ve never been to a Swingers party before, but this gets pretty close. Here, House of Kittens – champions of erotic and immersive …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:18PM
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Review: Ian McKellen On Stage, Harold Pinter Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Ian McKellen On Stage, Harold Pinter Theatre5.0starsSir Ian McKellen is a story-telling machine of the highest calibre – even the creases about his eyes resemble that of a folded d…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:18PM
Sunday, September 22, 2019

Review: Conspiracy, New Diorama Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Conspiracy, New Diorama Theatre 3.0stars That the press performance for Barrel Organ’s latest work Conspiracy falls on Friday the 13th, is an ominous symbol. This night feels ripe …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18AM
Monday, September 16, 2019

Review: Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation, Royal Court Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation, Royal Court Theatre 4.0stars Fresh from the Edinburgh International Festival, Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestri…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:33PM
Friday, August 23, 2019

Review: A Womb of One’s Own, Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: A Womb of One's Own, Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars If A Womb of One’s Own underwent a paternity test, the results would be conclusive: it is most definitely a distant r…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:36AM

Review: Hearty, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Hearty, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars “We’ve been here before”, Emma Frankland shouts, panting. “Can you hear me?” Protruding from her back are a pair of wings, tho…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:36AM

Review: To Move in Time, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: To Move in Time, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsTyrone Huggins’ voice is like honey. His sentences ooze, thick and syrupy, lulling his audience into a stunned sort of stupor. …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:36AM

Review: What Girls Are Made Of, Assembly Main Hall, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: What Girls Are Made Of, Assembly Main Hall, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsWhat Girls Are Made Of is so fucking cool. To the tune of a live band, Cora Bissett recounts the rollercoaster tha…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:12AM
Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Review: Collapsible, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Collapsible, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe5.0starsWhat with the modern world wading through an epidemic of mental illness, Margaret Perry’s Collapsible couldn’t be timelier. Hi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:42AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Review: The Female Role Model Project, Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: The Female Role Model Project, Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe 2.0stars Unfortunately, The Female Role Model Project is exactly that: a project. Its billing is promising, with talk …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:06AM

Review: Hatch, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Hatch, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsAs the character of Jess, Sarah Carton is pure dynamite. The grey pallor of her prison uniform mixes with the din beyond her door: …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:06AM
Monday, August 19, 2019

Review: Are we not drawn on toward new erA, ZOO Southside, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Are we not drawn on toward new erA, ZOO Southside, Edinburgh Fringe 4.0stars Are we not drawn onward to new erA is a palindrome in every sense, though it reads better back to front. …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:18PM

Review: Suffering From Scottishness, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Suffering From Scottishness, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars Queuing in the rain and sudden early-evening chill feels like preamble for Suffering From Scottishness. The envi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:18PM

Review: Blodeuwedd Untold, by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Blodeuwedd Untold,4.0starsJo Blake casts her circle, flour falling from her fingertips. It is raw and powdery, with tell-tale grains marking her skin and clothes. These patterns are …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:18PM
Sunday, August 18, 2019

Review: Pink Lemonade, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Pink Lemonade, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsMika Johnson knows how to work their audience. Bathed in a fluorescent pink glow, Johnson surrenders to the beat of their mouth.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:48AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019

Review: The Burning, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: The Burning, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars “Our ancestors are calling. Let me take you back!” Four women cry, wrapped in long, dark robes with hoods tied at the …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM
Friday, August 16, 2019

Review: Lovely Girls, ZOO Southside, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Lovely Girls, ZOO Southside, Edinburgh Fringe 4.0stars First impressions are important to The Hiccup Project. So important in fact, that they go for a second. Lovely Girls runs at fu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:06PM
Monday, August 12, 2019

Review: Tokyo Rose, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Tokyo Rose, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe 4.0stars Tokyo Rose is a powerhouse of a production. Created by Burnt Lemon Theatre, this new female-led musical explores the wrongfu…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:54AM

Review: Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein, Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Manual Cinema's Frankenstein, Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsThe vast stage of the McEwan Hall is brimming with possibility. Home to Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:54AM
Sunday, August 11, 2019

Review: Wil Greenway: The Ocean After All, Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Wil Greenway: The Ocean After All, Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh Fringe 4.0stars “G’Day!” Wil Greenway cries, in his cheeky, charming way. Laughter escapes his boisterous…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:33AM
Saturday, August 10, 2019

Review: America Is Hard To See, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: America Is Hard To See, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe5.0starsAmerica Is Hard To See is a transformative theatrical experience. In its fusion of verbatim interviews, Methodist …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:36AM
Friday, August 9, 2019

Review: Fulfilment, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Fulfilment, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsA family of black plastic totes litter the stage, their red mouths garish against the Underbelly stage. Three actors (Claire P…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:36AM
Friday, June 14, 2019

Jonathan Goddard: “I find the darker characters easier to play” by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Man of many talents, Jonathan Goddard talks to Josephine Balfour Oatts about his exciting new, Arthur Pita helmed dance piece, The Mother. Luckily, the pillar-box-red seating in Meeting Room…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:42PM
Thursday, June 6, 2019

Review: Breath Control: Osmosis, The Coronet Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: Breath Control: Osmosis, The Coronet Theatre3.0Overall ScoreSitting at the bar at The Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill is like climbing inside a rare artefact. A one-of-a-kind doll’…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:06PM
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The Role of the Artistic Director: Guide or Dictator? by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Josephine Balfour Oatts attends an event in which ex-Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, Christopher Haydon talks about his and the role in general. There may be something about Rupert Go…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:54AM
Friday, May 24, 2019

Review: ANNA, Dorfman Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: ANNA, Dorfman Theatre 5.0stars Wires snake around hips and scatter across the shoulders, feeding into a set of headphones. Once fitted about one’s ears, the audience are free to st…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:54PM
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Nicôle Lecky: “There was a long time where I wanted to be writing more” by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Taking her acclaimed play, Superhoe to Brighton Fringe next month, as well as working on a ‘top secret’ TV series, Nicôle Lecky is busy. We caught up with her to talk social media break…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:30AM

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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