A Younger Theatre will be going on a break – for the foreseeable future
As AYT closes its doors - perhaps temporarily, perhaps permanently - Managing Director, Sam talks about the reasons why, his hopes for the future and how the c...
Samuel Sims
Journalism is part of the wider theatre ecology, so why isn’t it being supported?
If you're enjoying our content, then please consider joining our membership scheme with every penny going towards keeping paying AYT going and paying our very t...
A Call To Action: We Must Do More to Support Black Artists
A Younger Theatre has always been a platform for those that often feel unheard and invisible but how much are we doing to support Black artists? Not enough, wr...
Should We Be Doing More to Support Ourselves and Our Creative Friends?
It's so easy to be 'busy' and to ignore our loved ones but what if something happens to them? Samuel Sims talks about the importance of support networks in the...
Lack of Diversity in Oscar and BAFTA Nominations. Do the Olivier Awards Fare Any Better?
Anyone else feel angry/ puzzled/ not that surprised about the recent Oscar and BAFTA nominations? Samuel Sims is feeling all sorts of emotion. Here, he discuss...
4.0
Review: Lungs, The Old Vic
Here’s something a little bit different. Instead of the conventional approach of one person reviewing a show, Managing Editor, Sam Sims and Reviews Editor, Jos...
Samuel Sims
Managing Director
Sam is a freelance writer with work published in Vice, the ipaper and The Stage, among others. He hails from Hull, 2017's City of Culture so you probably won't understand a word he says.