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A Wild and True Relation by Kim Sherwood: George Eliot meets Dickens in a literary treasure hunt

Posted on January 26, 2023 by mkmswain

A novel that begins as a swashbuckling tale about smugglers swerves into a smart study of women sidelined by literary history.

Read my full Telegraph review here

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Posted in Fiction, Journalism | Tagged a wild and true relation, author, book, charles dickens, female author, feminist, george eliot, hilary mantel, historical novel, kim sherwood, literary history, novel, review, telegraph | Leave a comment

Noises Off, Phoenix Theatre

Posted on January 26, 2023 by mkmswain

Michael Frayn’s enduring backstage farce is still sublime comedy.

Read my full London Theatre review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alexander hanson, comedy, farce, felicity kendal, Jonathan Coy, Joseph Millson, katherine kingsley, london, london theatre, matthew kelly, michael frayn, noises off, play, review, theatre, tracy-ann oberman, west end | Leave a comment

A complete guide to Groundhog Day

Posted on January 24, 2023 by mkmswain

Tim Minchin’s musical adaptation is returning to the Old Vic.

Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged andie macdowell, andy karl, bill murray, book tickets, film, groundhog day, london, london theatre, movie, musical, old vic, play, theatre, tim minchin, west end | Leave a comment

See modern adaptations of Shakespeare plays in London

Posted on January 20, 2023 by mkmswain

From an all-female Titus Andronicus to a modern, Welsh Romeo and Juliet.

Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged and juliet, book tickets, london, london theatre, lyric hammersmith, musical, national theatre, play, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, the winters tale, theatre, titus andronicus, west end | Leave a comment

how did we get here?, Sadler’s Wells

Posted on January 20, 2023 by mkmswain

The former Spice Girl’s show with Jules Cunningham and Harry Alexander is a big challenge – and an exposing one.

Read my full The i Paper review here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged dance, dancing, how did we get here, Jules Cunningham, london, mel c, melanie chisholm, review, sadlers wells, spice girls, sporty spice, the i paper, theatre | Leave a comment

All the performers returning to iconic roles in the West End and beyond

Posted on January 17, 2023 by mkmswain

From Michael Ball and Beverley Knight to Andy Karl and Jordan Luke Gage.

Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arthur darvill, aspects of love, bat out of hell, beverley knight, bonnie and clyde, book tickets, dirty dancing, drama, groundhog day, london, london theatre, michael ball, musical, Oklahoma, only fools and horses, play, sylvia, theatre, west end, wicked | Leave a comment

A complete guide to the history of Romeo and Juliet

Posted on January 11, 2023 by mkmswain

Ahead of a new version at the National, learn more about the origins and many adaptations of Shakespeare’s play.

Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, baz luhrmann, book tickets, dance, dancing, drama, film, franco zeffirelli, london, london theatre, movie, musical, national theatre, play, romance, romeo and julie, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, theatre, tragedy, west end, west side story | Leave a comment

See Doctor Who actors in the West End

Posted on January 10, 2023 by mkmswain

From Arthur Darvill in Oklahoma! to Jenna Coleman in an Edinburgh fringe hit.

Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged arthur darvill, book tickets, daniel mays, david tennant, doctor who, drama, guys and dolls, Jenna Coleman, john bishop, lemons play, london, london theatre, Mark Gatiss, matt smith, medea, mother goose, musical, Oklahoma, play, sophie okonedo, Steven Moffat, tardis, the doctor, the unfriend, theatre, west end, whovian | Leave a comment

Discover Sheridan Smith’s theatre roles, TV performances, and more

Posted on January 6, 2023 by mkmswain

Learn about the award-winning actress’s career ahead of her latest West End show, a revival of Shirley Valentine.

Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged bafta, book tickets, cilla, credits, film, flare path, funny girl, guide, joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, legally blonde, london, london theatre, musical, olivier award, play, sheridan smith, theatre, tv, west end | Leave a comment

A complete guide to all the songs in Les Misérables

Posted on January 6, 2023 by mkmswain

Find out more about Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s epic long-running musical.

Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, bring him home, do you hear the people sing, guide, i dreamed a dream, jean valjean, les mis, les miserables, les miz, london, london theatre, musical, on my own, score, songs, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

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