REVIEW: Burnt Toast
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom Norwegian experimental theatre-makers Susie Wang, Burnt Toast combines reality and surreal horror to create an experience that challenges the boundaries of human nature.
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REVIEW: It’s Nothing Personal, It’s Just Business
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new play It’s Nothing Personal, It’s Just Business, written and co-produced by Kelsey Marlowe Jessup, debuting at the Barons Court Theatre
REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsobel McArthur's Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is an inventive and modernised take on the classic novel, blending humour and a touch of musical flair to create an unforgettable theatrical experience.
FEATURE: Showdown – a high-energy circus show about our obsession with winning
Reading Time: 2 minutesSix acrobats race to become ‘the new face of circus’ in a satirical show about winning, asking questions about media and identity, tokenism, and our desire to beat the competition.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Jamie Saul
Reading Time: 7 minutesFive years and nine productions after their first staging of ‘The Tempest’, award-nominated theatre company Brave Mirror return with a new version of their maiden show, and Shakespeare’s final masterpiece running from April 24 - April 26 at the Cockpit Theatre. A Youngish Perspective holds this exclusive conversation with the artistic director of Brave Mirror -Jamie Saul.
REVIEW: Music for the Quarter-Life Crisis
Reading Time: 2 minutesStrong performances shone through a programme that lacked cohesion and depth. Temporal Harmonies Inc. brought a bold but uneven programme of new music to Wigmore Hall, curated by Zygmund de Somogyi as part of the RPS 2025…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Mike Tweddle
Reading Time: 3 minutesNext week, Oxford Playhouse and Out of Chaos bring a bold new of Macbeth to the
stage, featuring just two award-winning actors who play over twenty roles.
The production is directed by Mike Tweddle, the Artistic Director and CEO of Oxford
Playhouse, who co-founded Out of Chaos seventeen years ago. Before the production's
run at The Playhouse, we spoke with Mike, who told us more about what to expect from this fresh take on Shakespeare's tragedy.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Briony Martha and Zak Reay-Barry
Reading Time: 5 minutesBriony Martha and Zak Reay-Barry “Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space?” (aka “DAMIS?”) is their first joint writing venture, premiering at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. a dystopian dark comedy, set in a very bonkers Britain where due to overpopulation, everyone now needs a licence, or a “Stork Card” to have kids.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Suzann McLean
Reading Time: 3 minutesTheatre Peckham announces a diverse community-curated programme for Peckham Fringe running from 1 May to 6 June 2025. A Youngish Perspective holds this exclusive dialogue with Suzann McLean MBE, the artistic director of Theatre Peckham.
REVIEW:Tim Rice-My Life in Musicals- I Know Him So Well
Reading Time: 2 minutesA peek behind the curtain with the one-of-a-kind storyteller. Tim Rice is one of the most famous lyricists ever and definitely a household name for musical fans. Everyone will have their favourite show or film that he…