Blog: Pride in who we are
I went to see The Pride at Trafalgar Studios (read A Younger Theatre’s review of the play here!) and I have to say it is one of the single most inspiring pl...
Katey Warran
Mind Over Matter: Theatre. A community you didn’t realise you were part of?
I recently read this blog by Tommy Griffin and it got me thinking about community. I have never moved abroad and I don’t feel a connection to my homeland in...
Mind over Matter: Searching for meaning in the verbatim – what is the purpose of theatre?
What is the purpose of theatre? BIG question. There are, of course, multiple reasons why a production may take place: to entertain; to educate; to make an aud...
Mind over Matter: Can theatre reveal the human experience behind the headlines?
In the words of Faha, a radio DJ from Zabadani, in Zoe Lafferty’s verbatim play The Fear of Breathing, the people in Syria seek to “climb desperately... to come...
Mind over matter: Preservation in a digital age
As a consequence of continual developments in the digital world, the way in which we acquire and document knowledge is changing. The arrival of the Kindle has r...
Mind over matter: Theatre and the big questions: What do you do when you can’t bear it?
Crimes of the Heart at the Bridewell Theatre
Contemporary theatre has a tendency to consider life’s big questions. Especially if a play has a political motive,...
Katey Warran
Katey is Marketing and Communications Officer of A Younger Theatre and is Marketing Officer at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. She does freelance marketing including working for the New Actors Company, loves all things digital and has a passion for Applied and Community Theatre. Katey also has an interest in philosophy, enjoys singing and country music, and is a tea addict.