Monday, June 5, 2017
The London theatre scene never ceases to amaze me. Squeezed above a pub, in a swelteringly hot room set above the rumbles of bankers freed from a day of trouble causing, we are presented wit…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:42AMThursday, June 1, 2017
Catch Me is the London Premier of Flip Fabrique’s circus show Attrape Moi. Direct from Quebec, where the circus art is rife and celebrated, they are renowned for their flips, tricks, stunt…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:06PMMonday, May 1, 2017
Martin Crimp’s The Treatment is so current that I struggle to believe it was written over twenty years ago. Set in New York, we follow the lives of individuals in a small group, who come t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:12PMMonday, April 24, 2017
Moonchild Theatre’s new piece, written by is filled with intelligence and wit. Pluto, our protagonist and personification of the planet (if we can call it that), poignantly communicate…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:06PMMonday, April 3, 2017
Natives is a new written piece by Glenn Waldron that follows three teenagers on one day of their lives – their fourteenth birthday. Coldly but aptly named A, B, and C, these characters col…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:48PMMonday, March 27, 2017
Political theatre can be somewhat consuming with a thin line between conveying a message and attempting to shove an entire ideology down one’s throat in the mere space of an hour. Much to …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:32AMFriday, February 24, 2017
I will start by stating that one woman (or man) plays are one of my all-time favourite genres of theatre. They are often the most intimate or revealing pieces. And if done well can also be s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:42PMSaturday, February 11, 2017
Four actor-musicians set the scene. Dressed up as blue birds they sing a merry tune to welcome in the morning, before one is promptly shot by a large air rifle that protrudes from the stage.…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:54PMThursday, January 26, 2017
Us/Them is an immensely powerful and affecting piece of devised theatre. Winner of a Fringe First at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival the play was originally designed as a children’…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:33AMSunday, January 22, 2017
Aboard a quaint little barge, that moors in the waters of Little Venice during the winter months, I am surprised to find a fully functioning theatre complete with stage, lighting rig, and ma…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AMMonday, November 7, 2016
From the man who brought us An Audience With Jimmy Savile, possibly London’s most talked about play of 2015, Jonathan Maitland returns to the Park Theatre with Deny, Deny, Deny, another cu…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:06AMThursday, November 3, 2016
Silence Faces bring something completely different to the London scene. Follow Suit is an unusual mash-up of absurdist theatre combining elements of mine and clowning. Four characters (or pe…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:03PMSunday, September 18, 2016
The Royal Opera House hosts an utterly triumphant revival of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s production of Gioachino Rossini and Cesare Sterbini’s classic opera Il barbiere di Sivigli…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:10PMSaturday, August 6, 2016
The story of Lorca’s classic Yerma is relatively well known. It is frequently performed at different theatres around the country often with a few modern twists and sometimes we see an una…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:44AMThursday, July 21, 2016
What an exciting prospect this play looked at first glance. Twelth Night, Shakespeare’s comedy classic, performed solely by a team of London’s most exciting comedians. Oh dear, what a te…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:52PMWednesday, July 13, 2016
Last night I was treated to one of the most curious little plays I have ever seen. I use the word curious as I am, admittedly, trying to determine exactly why I was so enthralled. Nancy Harr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:52PMSunday, June 19, 2016
Most of us will be familiar with the term IVF as a process used for the conception of a baby. But few of us are familiar with what the actual reality of that term entails. The latest play by…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:36AMThursday, June 16, 2016
This is a traditionally staged, loyal to style, West End version of Hobson’s Choice. It has every bell and whistle that the producers could throw at it; a big, beautiful set, gorgeous cos…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:03PMMonday, June 6, 2016
Were we lied to? Was it legal? Was it wrong? Was it avoidable? What were the consequences? Chilcot answers none of these questions. Chilcot cleverly presents you with seemingly neutral and u…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:48PMTuesday, May 24, 2016
Here All Night is an evening of what can only be described in laymans terms, as a Beckett appreciation event. It consists of a variety of extracts from Beckett’s music and texts, coher…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:13PMWednesday, April 13, 2016
The power of Scenes From 68* Years lies not in showing us war, bombs and battles, but in its observations of human suffering in the every day lives of people affected by conflict. Somehow th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:25PMSunday, April 10, 2016
Haram Iran is possibly the most current play on the London scene right now. Set in modern day Iran it follows the story of two 15-year-old boys who are convicted under Sharia law for the cri…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:55PMSaturday, March 26, 2016
Every mother loves talking about her own child. This is what is presented to us in Punching the Sky, where a mother rambles on about her own marvellous offspring. It is Lizi Patch’s person…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:08AMThursday, March 17, 2016
The world premiere of any new show automatically brings with it a certain level of anticipation and excitement. The world premiere of a new musical featuring star performers, going up at a l…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:18PMSunday, March 6, 2016
The Cause is written in three segments separated by both time and location. Firstly we are presented with Sandor Teleki (Tony Wredden), a painter of Hungarian heritage, and Margit (Angela Di…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:04PMWednesday, February 24, 2016
Firebird tells the excruciating tale of a fourteen-year-old girl named Tia who we see groomed into a Asian sex ring and brutally abused. Tia, played by Callie Cooke, is lured into the car of…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:26PMSunday, February 21, 2016
The language of John Godber’s latest work Shafted! is simple and conversational. Godber confessed, during the post-show discussion, that this is the first draft of his play because he want…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:48PMMonday, February 1, 2016
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama presents an abstract trio of Pinter, taking scenes from Harold Pinter’s One for the Road, The New World Order and Mountain Language and bringing…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:45PMSunday, January 17, 2016
What if Adolf Hilter were a contestant in the Big Brother house? What if his outspoken manner and aggressive insanity made him popular with the viewing public? What if he won? These are the …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:18PMSunday, January 10, 2016
Two people, an unshaved male, dirty and unkempt, along with a young woman in a similarly dishevelled manner, embrace one other on a grimy and stained matress. I initially surmised the pair t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:46PMSunday, December 20, 2015
The Tabard Theatre is a wonderfully intimate and welcoming space and Sigurd The Dragon Slayer is a fitting choice for their festive production. Aimed at children from pre- to junior school, …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:34PM 
