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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Review: & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre 4.0stars Romeo and Juliet – one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays and easily one of the most famous love stories, is also one of the most overd…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:48AM
Thursday, November 21, 2019

Review: I Will Still Be Whole (When You Rip Me In Half), The Bunker by Olivia Kiely

Review: I Will Still Be Whole (When You Rip Me In Half), The Bunker3.0stars22 years on since Joy walked out on her baby EJ, this mother and daughter reunite in Ava Wong Davies’ play I Will…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Review: Excluded, St. Saviour’s Church by Olivia Kiely

Review: Excluded, St. Saviour's Church 5.0stars Shakespeare has found a way into most of our lives, whether at school unwillingly, at the theatre gladly or in our daily language unnoticed. W…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:06PM
Friday, November 15, 2019

Review: Souvenir, Secret Location by Olivia Kiely

Review: Souvenir, Secret Location4.0starsArriving at a Fitzrovia flat whose rent I’d be scared to speculate, I am welcomed to Anna’s thirtieth birthday party. Looking around at the immac…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:18AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Review: Nuclear Future, Camden People’s Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Nuclear Future, Camden People's Theatre 3.0stars I suppose it’s something we all wonder about, what our future will look like. A future which is set to include turbulent politics, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:48AM
Monday, October 28, 2019

Review: Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, Barbican by Olivia Kiely

Review: Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, Barbican3.0starsPlunged into darkness, I sit and wait for this performance to start. Then, the sound of soft crying fills the silence, building and…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:42PM
Saturday, October 19, 2019

Review: Baby Reindeer, Bush Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Baby Reindeer, Bush Theatre 4.0stars Most would agree that a cup of tea is accepted nationwide as remedy for our problems, a peacemaker, a white flag. Unfortunately for Richard Gadd,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:36AM
Sunday, October 13, 2019

Review: Danelaw, Old Red Lion Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Danelaw, Old Red Lion Theatre4.0starsMany contemporary plays centre on current social and political affairs – few do it with the same level of intelligent humour as Danelaw, a play…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:33AM

Review: We Anchor In Hope, Bunker Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: We Anchor In Hope, Bunker Theatre 4.0stars What does everyone love about a pub? The characters, the stories, the reminiscing… and the booze. We Anchor In Hope wholly embraces this …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:33AM
Sunday, September 22, 2019

Review: Astana Ballet, Royal Opera House by Olivia Kiely

Review: Astana Ballet, Royal Opera House 4.0stars Some may like their ballet classical, some modern; you may prefer romantic, or dramatic – whatever your preference is, the Astana Ballet h…

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

Review: Anahera, Finborough Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Anahera, Finborough Theatre4.0starsAnahera is truly not an easy watch – a play that evokes genuine fear and raises controversial and uncomfortable questions, the audience are witne…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:33AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Review: Jade City, Bunker Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Jade City, Bunker Theatre 3.0stars Jade City is both a poetic ode to Belfast and a dark drama which presents themes surrounding accountability, trauma and masculinity. The light and …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:06AM
Friday, September 6, 2019

Review: Rouge, Underbelly Festival, Southbank by Olivia Kiely

Review: Rouge, Underbelly Festival, Southbank 4.0stars The circus is something you are taught to associate with spectacles and stunts beyond your wildest imagination. In the present day, I t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:54PM
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Review: With One Look, Underbelly Festival Southbank by Olivia Kiely

Review: With One Look, Underbelly Festival Southbank3.0starsWith One Look is a 60 minute soiree with Vivienne de Vil and her two man band Henry Brennan and Nick Anderson. The piano plays, Ms…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:36AM
Sunday, August 11, 2019

Review: Die Fledermaus, Arcola Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Die Fledermaus, Arcola Theatre 4.0stars If you’d asked me before tonight what I thought my first opera would look like, I would have probably guessed ball gowns and grand orchestra…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:33AM
Thursday, August 8, 2019

Review: When He Fell, Chapel Playhouse by Olivia Kiely

Review: When He Fell, Chapel Playhouse1.0starsWhen He Fell is a play which takes the Chinese legend of Pan Gu and tries to use it as some sort of grand metaphor for the grieving process. On …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:06AM
Saturday, August 3, 2019

Review: Class, Tristam Bates Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Class, Tristam Bates Theatre2.0starsClass is a piece which attempts to utilise verbatim theatre to portray the truth behind the stereotypes attached to the label of working class. Ho…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:24AM
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Review: Chambers, Gingerline by Olivia Kiely

Review: Chambers, Gingerline 4.0stars Subject to the secretive nature of this show, this review is somewhat cryptic, so as to preserve the experience for any future visitors. However, an unc…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:42AM
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Review: Starved, Hope Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: Starved, Hope Theatre4.0stars“Homeless, hungry and horny”, is a quote which demonstrates the duality of this rough and ready play; Starved jumps from comedy to tragedy with great…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:48AM
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Review: An Enemy of the People, Playground Theatre by Olivia Kiely

Review: An Enemy of the People, Playground Theatre5.0starsI have never read Ibsen’s original text and after watching Jolley Gosnold’s new version of An Enemy of the People, I am glad. I …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:48AM
Saturday, July 6, 2019

Review: Yummy, Underbelly Festival Southbank by Olivia Kiely

Review: Yummy, Underbelly Festival Southbank5.0starsYummy director James Welsby’s foreword in the programme states a clear goal: for Yummy to prove that “drag is for everyone”. This ai…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:42AM

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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
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