Feature: All Tied Up: James Sutton makes knots in Rope
The adaptation of theatre into film has become somewhat of a commonality. There is an argument that it gives a piece of theatre longevity, as it can live beyond...
Charlotte Maxwell
Review: The Claim, Royal Exchange
A chair, a box of tissues, six stark beams of light and the kind of classical-feeling music that gets played down the phone when you’re placed on hold. Serge is...
Review: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, West Yorkshire Playhouse
Does everyone have their evacuation slips? You’ll need them as we have a long journey ahead. Hop on board a steam train that travels along a winding track (crea...
Review: Guys and Dolls, Royal Exchange
It’s pretty hard to remain seated in the presence of a lively and exciting performance that has surely rocked the musical boat in a multitude of ways. Frank Loe...
Feature: Questioning Colourism and Reflecting on Race in Yellowman
Colourism has been widespread in our communities for far too long. Western society’s Eurocentric beauty standards have created a warped hierarchy in which proxi...
Feature: When Black Gold Blossoms and Lives Forever
Stargazing is both an art and a science, a pursuit with a broad enough appeal for the dreamer and the realist. Accompany this with the pain of losing a sibling ...
Charlotte Maxwell
Charlotte is the Editor of A Younger Theatre and regularly reviews theatre for The Stage and on her website, afronalysis.com. Outside of reviewing, Charlotte is a writer, actor and director. She has had the pleasure of working with the Royal Exchange, Contact, Graeae, HOME, National Youth Theatre, Manchester Literature Festival and Parklife. With a background in education and healthcare, she has a terrible curiosity about human behaviour and an interest in using the arts to support learning. Charlotte read Speech and Language Sciences at Newcastle University and will be embarking on an MEd in Psychology of Education at the University of Manchester in 2018.