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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Review: Henry V, Barbican by Manuel Muñoz

The final instalment in Shakespeare’s tetralogy of English kings, Henry V arrives at the Barbican just in time for the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, which saw the young kin…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:51AM
Sunday, November 8, 2015

Review: La Soirée, Southbank Spiegeltent by Manuel Muñoz

Olivier-award winner show La Soirée returns to London for the festive season, amid Christmas shows and candle-lit concerts, proving to be the perfect alternative show for un-Christmassy Lon…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:32PM
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Review: Madam Butterfly Returns, Landor Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

When Cio-Cio-San, also known as Butterfly, took her life the gory way at the end of G. Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, her heartbreaking story seemed to have finished for good. However, perfor…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:18PM

Review: Xanadu, Southwark Playhouse by Manuel Muñoz

We cannot deny Xanadu is a cult film, in a so-bad-it’s-good way. Career-ending for many, it was supposed to be the next Grease for Olivia Newton-John (and one of the final guest appearance…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:43AM
Saturday, October 31, 2015

Review: Hamlet, Barbican by Manuel Muñoz

One of the biggest theatrical events of the year, Lyndsey Turner’s Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, has been the most talked-about production in London since tickets sold out just mi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:12PM
Friday, August 7, 2015

Review: Utopia, Roundhouse by Manuel Muñoz

Filmmaker, writer and artist Penny Woolcock presents this massive art installation in the atmospheric space of the Roundhouse as part of the Bloomberg Summer programme. This immersive experi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:27AM
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Review: Annie Jr, Arts Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

Much-loved musical Annie is back in the West End for a short run at the Arts Theatre, in a very simple, minimalist production that is both naively charming and unevenly directed. Even though…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:08PM
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Review: Horrible Histories, Garrick Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

The stage version of CBBC’s Horrible Histories – now in its third live shows season – has started its run at the Garrick Theatre with the aim of telling the stories of Magna Ca…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:46AM
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Review: I gave him an orchid, Ovalhouse by Manuel Muñoz

This award-winning play, written and performed by Sarah Calver, is making its UK debut at the Ovalhouse before going to Edinburgh’s Fringe. This one-woman show is unique in its blend of ge…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:51PM
Friday, July 24, 2015

Review: American Idiot: The Musical by Manuel Muñoz

After a year-long Broadway run in 2010 and a US and UK tour, this musical featuring the songs of pop-punk band Green Day has now opened at the Arts Theatre for a limited run, starring X-Fact…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:14PM
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Review: Cities of Salt, Linbury Studio Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

This one-off performance at the Linbury Studio Theatre (Royal Opera House) was a showing of some of the scenes of Zaid Jabri‘s new opera Cities of Salt. It featured four scenes and an orch…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:20PM
Monday, July 20, 2015

Review: JPYA Summer Performance: Betrothal and Betrayal, Royal Opera House by Manuel Muñoz

Since it was created in 2001, the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme aims to give young artists (singers, conductors and répétiteurs) the chance to develop their skill by spending two ye…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:10PM
Monday, July 13, 2015

Review: The Diver, The Rag Factory by Manuel Muñoz

Originally devised for 2014’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Diver is a one-woman show about Kate Plank, an explorer attempting her most challenging mission yet: walking from England to N…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:03PM
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Review: Pieces, Rosemary Branch Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

Spare Parts Theatre Company, dedicated to raising awareness of transplant issues through performance, present this week at the Rosemary Branch Theatre Pieces, their new production that will …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:02PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Review: Falstaff, Royal Opera House by Manuel Muñoz

The only Verdi comic opera still widely performed, Falstaff is also his last. Premièred at La Scala in 1893, it was a success despite moving away from the bel canto tradition. It is also th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:39PM
Sunday, July 5, 2015

Review: Rent Boy: The Musical, Above The Stag Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

After the success of Bathhouse: The Musical! earlier in the year, Above The Stag Theatre has now produced Rent Boy: The Musical, written by David Leddick with a score by Andrew Sargent, and …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:18PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Review: Guillaume Tell, Royal Opera House by Manuel Muñoz

The last new production of this Royal Opera House season, Guillaume Tell is also its third Rossini, together with Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Il Turco in Italia. Having not being staged at C…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:16PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter, Landor Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

As a new musical, The Clockmaker’s Daughter looks and sounds familiar in a very good way. Created by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn, this new piece of musical theatre is an enchanting fai…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:07PM
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Review: The Flannelettes, King’s Head Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

‘Tell him that you’re never gonna leave him, tell him that you’re always gonna love him’… And so goes the legendary hit by The Exciters. Hearing it, among others, as I was waiting …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:41PM
Friday, May 8, 2015

Review: Cuddles, Ovalhouse by Manuel Muñoz

Sometimes it is hard to find the right word to describe an experience and, after 80 minutes of Cuddles, I am speechless. Written by emerging playwright Joseph Wilde, Cuddles intoxicates the …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:24PM

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