Category Archives: Fiction

Michael Jackson, Incredibles 2, and The King and I

Posted on August 7, 2018 by mkmswain

On my August MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Michael Jackson’s influence on artists explored at the National Portrait Gallery Film The super-family is back in Incredibles 2 Theatre A golden revival of The King and I at London Palladium Commuter corner Seek out new … Continue reading →

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Summer Exhibition, Translations and Ocean’s 8

Posted on July 9, 2018 by mkmswain

On my July MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Grayson Perry curates a colourful and inclusive Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Film Girl power in the all-female reboot Ocean’s 8 Theatre Brian Friel’s Translations at the National Theatre is a tender epic Commuter corner Anuradha Roy’s All … Continue reading →

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Author Interview: Yuval Zommer

Posted on June 8, 2018 by mkmswain

The acclaimed children’s author and illustrator discusses exploring the ocean in his latest work The Big Book of the Blue. Read my full Thames & Hudson interview here

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Rodin and Ancient Greece, An Ideal Husband, Tully and sharp women

Posted on June 5, 2018 by mkmswain

On my June MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The British Museum explores Rodin’s relationship with Ancient Greek sculpture Film An unflinching look at motherhood in Tully Theatre Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband – with double the Foxy charm Commuter corner Michelle Dean’s Sharp: The Women Who Made … Continue reading →

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Monet, Black Panther, Brief Encounter and Medieval whodunnit

Posted on April 29, 2018 by mkmswain

On my April MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The National Gallery explores Monet’s relationship with architecture Film Marvel-ously diverse heroics in Black Panther Theatre Emma Rice’s gorgeously romantic take on Brief Encounter Commuter corner Medieval whodunnit in Samantha Harvey’s The Western Wind Read the full page … Continue reading →

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Andreas Gurky, Three Billboards, Pinter and mermaids

Posted on February 13, 2018 by mkmswain

On my (new and improved!) February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The Hayward Gallery reopens in style with a retrospective of Andreas Gurky Film Frances McDormand is riveting as the foul-mouthed avenging angel in Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Theatre Sixty years on, Harold Pinter’s The … Continue reading →

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Futuristic visions, Cézanne’s portraits and Film Review

Posted on January 25, 2018 by mkmswain

On my January MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: The future is bright The capital’s prospects explored through bold creative work at the Museum of London Don’t miss: Portrait of an artist The National Portrait Gallery celebrates Cézanne Commuter corner Stephen … Continue reading →

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Georgian architecture, Impressionists in London, and Ed Miliband

Posted on November 19, 2017 by mkmswain

On my November MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: By George Pablo Bronstein explores our abiding love of Georgian architecture in a new RIBA exhibition Don’t miss: Rebel rebel Tate Britain views London through the eyes of the Impressionists Commuter … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Nicholas Hytner

Posted on November 14, 2017 by mkmswain

The former Artistic Director of the National Theatre discusses memoir Balancing Acts, and his new Bridge Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Designs of the Year, Dali and Duchamp, and Philip Pullman

Posted on October 12, 2017 by mkmswain

On my October MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Grand designs The Design Museum unveils Designs of the Year Don’t miss: Rebel rebel Dali and Duchamp at the Royal Academy Commuter corner Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust and podcast drama Within the … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Fiction

Summer Exhibition, Translations and Ocean’s 8

Author Interview: Yuval Zommer

Rodin and Ancient Greece, An Ideal Husband, Tully and sharp women

Monet, Black Panther, Brief Encounter and Medieval whodunnit

Andreas Gurky, Three Billboards, Pinter and mermaids

Futuristic visions, Cézanne’s portraits and Film Review

Georgian architecture, Impressionists in London, and Ed Miliband

BWW Interview: Nicholas Hytner

Designs of the Year, Dali and Duchamp, and Philip Pullman

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