Author Archives: mkmswain

Camp Siegfried, Old Vic

Posted on September 20, 2021 by mkmswain

Who knew there was a Nazi summer camp on New York’s Long Island in the 1930s? Read my full London Theatre review here

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Strictly Speaking: Launch show

Posted on September 20, 2021 by mkmswain

Hurrah, we’re back! Hello, fellow Strictly watchers – I’m so glad that our Saturday nights are sparkly once more.  Read my full Dancing Times blog here

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021 Launch

Posted on September 19, 2021 by mkmswain

Catch up with my talking points from Saturday’s exciting opener – including our first all-male pairing and the return of champion Bill Bailey. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Gene Kelly, Marilyn Monroe and the hot dogs, and me

Posted on September 19, 2021 by mkmswain

As Scottish Ballet restage his love letter to the art form he adored, his widow Patricia Ward Kelly talks about life with the dance star. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Strictly Come Dancing is late to the party with same-sex couples: men have been dance partners for centuries

Posted on September 18, 2021 by mkmswain

This year’s sequin-splattered contest to win the coveted glitterball trophy will feature a Strictly debut, as the show introduces its first all-male pairing. Read my full The i Paper article here

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Even in his 90s, Stephen Sondheim could dance circles around Hamilton

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mkmswain

The thrillingly sophisticated king of Broadway is working on his first new musical since 2008. Broadway should be jumping for joy. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature, London Palladium

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mkmswain

His latest, knowingly near-the-knuckle show is a step down from his Humanity tour, but even a sub-par Gervais makes for rewarding company. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Strictly should be congratulated for introducing an all-male pairing – but is it fair?

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mkmswain

This weekend, 15 new celebrities will waltz into the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom. Among them will be Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite, who will form one half of the programme’s first all-male pairing.  Read my full Telegraph article here

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Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto, Leicester Square Theatre

Posted on September 16, 2021 by mkmswain

Andrew Doyle’s stab at bringing his online faux-woke social justice warrior to the stage falls disappointingly flat. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Audio memory and good vibrations: how Strictly’s first deaf dancer might take home the glitterball

Posted on September 15, 2021 by mkmswain

Deaf choreographer Mark Smith and deaf dancer Billy Read explain how Rose Ayling-Ellis will fare when she makes British TV history. Read my full Telegraph article here

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