I’m Overwhelmed by the Inaccessibility of Fringe for Working-Class Creatives
Making an Edinburgh Fringe debut, there is no time, or money, for your immune system to fail you. Eve Simpson writes about the reality of taking a show to the ...
Opinion
The latest from A Younger Theatre’s writers on theatre and more…
If I don’t create my own work, am I not a true artist?
How often do you torture yourself with this statement? Actor, Georgia Tuohey talks candidly about her struggles with and ultimately liberation from knowing she...
As black women, we exist at the bottom of a social hierarchy
Chantelle Alle and Melissa Saint grew tired of not seeing stories that reflected their lives as young, black women. So they decided to create one. Here, they w...
Acknowledging the Elephant on the Stage: Can theatre ever just be theatre?
Can we watch and create theatre without any political intention? Is apoliticism an insidious tool? After watching two very different shows, Aidan Bracebridge i...
Bitter Wheat: It’s Not Upsetting Anyone
After watching the Harvey Weinstein based play, Bitter Wheat, Farah Najib wonders whether theatre is there to upset us and why her reaction was so different to...
Emilia: The West-End Not Ready for Clever Women?
Like many of us, Emma Bentley was not happy to see Emilia close early. Here, she ponders why: bad ticket sales? bad marketing? The white men at the 'top'? W...