Author Archives: mkmswain

Get tickets to see new casts in popular West End shows

Posted on March 15, 2023 by mkmswain

From Wicked and Cabaret to Les Mis and Phantom. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged back to the future, book tickets, cabaret, les miserables, london, london theatre, mamma mia, musical, new cast, phantom, pretty woman, the lion king, the phantom of the opera, theatre, west end, wicked | Leave a comment

West End shows to see for Mother’s Day

Posted on March 15, 2023 by mkmswain

From Bake Off and Dirty Dancing to – yes – Mamma Mia!. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abba, bake off, comedy, dirty dancing, jersey boys, london, london theatre, mamma mia, matilda, mother, mothers day, mum, musical, Oklahoma, play, the great british bake off musical, the play that goes wrong, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor as Everything Everywhere dominates

Posted on March 13, 2023 by mkmswain

I live-blogged the 95th Academy Awards. Read my full Telegraph article here

Posted in Film, Journalism, TV | Tagged academy awards, all quiet on the western front, best picture, blog, brendan fraser, everything everywhere all at once, film, hollywood, jamie lee curtis, michelle yeoh, movie, oscar winners, oscars, oscars 2023, recap, review, telegraph, the whale, winner | Leave a comment

Ballet Black let Nina Simone’s passion, rage and glory ring out loud and clear

Posted on March 10, 2023 by mkmswain

After a slow start, Mthuthuzeli November’s paean to the great singer builds magnificently, while Will Tuckett’s Then or Now is pure poetry. Read my full Telegraph review here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adrienne rich, ballet, ballet black, barbican, dance, dancing, london, nina simone, review, sinner man, telegraph, theatre, then or now, will tuckett | Leave a comment

Experience London shows in a new light with tickets to West End musical revivals

Posted on March 8, 2023 by mkmswain

From Cabaret and Aspects of Love to Guys and Dolls. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 42nd Street, aspects of love, book tickets, cabaret, crazy for you, groundhog day, guys and dolls, jersey boys, london, london theatre, michael ball, musical, musical revival, musical theatre, Oklahoma, revival, theatre, we will rock you, west end | Leave a comment

Female-led West End shows to see for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2023 by mkmswain

From Six and Tina to Shirley Valentine. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, female, feminist, frozen, international womens day, london, london theatre, musical, sheridan smith, shirley valentine, six musical, theatre, west end, wicked, women | Leave a comment

The Great British Bake Off Musical, Noel Coward Theatre

Posted on March 7, 2023 by mkmswain

The TV institution has become a scrumptious West End treat. Read my full London Theatre review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged bake off, bake off musical, baking, book tickets, haydn gwynne, john owen jones, london, london theatre, musical, noel coward theatre, review, the great british bake off, the great british bake off musical, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Woolf Works: At 59, Alessandra Ferri shines like a balletic Meryl Streep

Posted on March 2, 2023 by mkmswain

The great dancer elevates much of this revival of Wayne McGregor’s elegiac, pensive 2015 triptych (but not the maddening middle section). Read my full Telegraph review here

Posted in Dance, Journalism | Tagged Alessandra Ferri, ballet, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, london, mrs dalloway, olivier award, review, royal ballet, royal opera house, telegraph, virginia woolf, wayne mcgregor, woolf works | Leave a comment

From the classroom to the trenches, a gay love story for the ages

Posted on March 2, 2023 by mkmswain

Alice Winn’s heartrending debut novel In Memoriam, set during the First World War, brings history wrenchingly to life. Read my full Telegraph review here

Posted in Fiction, Journalism | Tagged alice winn, boarding school, book, first world war, flanders, gay, in memoriam, lgbtq, love, novel, poetry, queer, review, romance, telegraph, the front, trenches, world war 1 | Leave a comment

A complete guide to all the songs in The Phantom of the Opera

Posted on March 2, 2023 by mkmswain

Learn more about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music of the night. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged all i ask of you, andrew lloyd webber, book tickets, christine, drama, guide, her majestys theatre, his majestys theatre, london, london theatre, music of the night, musical, opera house, paris, phantom, Phantom of the Opera, raoul, song guide, songs, the phantom of the opera, theatre, think of me, west end | Leave a comment

Author Archives: mkmswain

Get tickets to see new casts in popular West End shows

West End shows to see for Mother’s Day

Oscars 2023: Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor as Everything Everywhere dominates

Ballet Black let Nina Simone’s passion, rage and glory ring out loud and clear

Experience London shows in a new light with tickets to West End musical revivals

Female-led West End shows to see for International Women’s Day

The Great British Bake Off Musical, Noel Coward Theatre

Woolf Works: At 59, Alessandra Ferri shines like a balletic Meryl Streep

From the classroom to the trenches, a gay love story for the ages

A complete guide to all the songs in The Phantom of the Opera

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