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Monday, May 1, 2017

Review: City of Glass, Lyric Hammersmith by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Adapted for stage by Duncan Macmillan (1984, People, Places and Things), Paul Auster’s 1985 novel, City of Glass takes to the stage at Lyric Hammersmith. The book is the first part of The …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:48PM
Saturday, April 22, 2017

Review: The Macbeths, Pleasance Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Produced by Ferodo Bridges, The Macbeths is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Founded in 2012, the company is an international platform for London-based artists, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:24AM
Friday, April 14, 2017

Review: Betroffenheit, Sadler’s Wells by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Co-created by choreographer Crystal Pite, her company Kidd Pivot, and actor-playwright Jonathon Young of Electric Company Theatre, Betroffenheit returns to Sadlers Wells following its UK pre…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:24AM
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Review: Posh, Pleasance Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Notorious for its depiction of ‘The Riot Club’, a fictional, all-male society loosely-based on Oxford University’s infamous Bullingdon Club, Laura Wade’s Posh returns to the stage �…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:54AM
Monday, April 3, 2017

Review: The Poetry of Exile, White Bear Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Previously known for works such as Basildon (2009), Bridlington (2015) and Playground (2016), writer Peter Hamilton returns to The White Bear Theatre in Kennington with his most recent play:…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:12AM
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Review: Dog Ends, Tabard Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Originally broadcast as part of the BBC’s ‘Play for Today’ series in 1984, Dog Ends by Richard Harris is a black comedy set in the living room of a family home in East London. Harris h…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:54AM
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Review: The Fall, Bay 56 Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Adapted for stage by performing arts company Empath Eyes, The Fall is a forty-minute theatrical reimagining of Tarsam Singh’s 2006 adventure/fantasy film of the same name. The company are …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:03AM
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Review: Yamato — Chousensha – The Challengers, The Peacock, Sadler’s Wells by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Founded in 1993 by Masa Ogawa, Yamato are a troupe of sixteen Japanese drummers. Based in Asuka, Japan, their artistry is centred around the Taiko, a traditional musical instrument. The comp…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:18PM
Monday, March 13, 2017

Review: One Was Nude and One Wore Tails, Hen and Chickens by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Created in a living room in Southend by Darren Ruston, Elena Clements and Michael Ward, Theatre of Heaven and Hell revive Italian playwright Dario Fo’s One Was Nude and One Wore Tails at T…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PM
Friday, March 10, 2017

Review: Ionesco/Dinner at The Smiths’, Latvian House by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Created by Marianne Badrichani and The Company, Ionesco/ Dinner at The Smiths’ is a pop-up, immersive and bilingual theatrical experience inspired by the comic works of the Romanian-French…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:18PM
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Review: Swifties, Theatre N16 by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Sitting above The Bedford Arms in Balham, Theatre N16 is currently home to Tom Stenton’s Swifties – a twenty-first century reimagining of Jean Genet’s The Maids. Directed by Luke Davie…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:48AM

Review: Grounded, Gate Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

First performed at the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill in 2013, George Brant’s Grounded returns with its original star Lucy Ellinson for a month-long run as part of the theatre’s Resist! se…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:24AM