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Brokeback Mountain, Soho Place

Posted on May 19, 2023 by mkmswain

Exquisitely delicate theatre that thoroughly breaks your heart. Read my full London Theatre review here

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Eureka Day, Old Vic

Posted on September 27, 2022 by mkmswain

An incredibly funny satire of a modern conundrum. Read my full London Theatre review here

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‘This is how loss feels’: how a Netflix animation about grief became a global phenomenon

Posted on December 20, 2020 by mkmswain

One of the year’s most unlikely phenomena on the video-sharing app TikTok saw 50 million people – and counting – recording themselves crying while watching a 12-minute animation. Not since the heart-wrenching opening sequence of Up have viewers been so undone … Continue reading →

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‘Galleries are safe, but visitors need to feel that’: can the Royal Academy survive without funding?

Posted on December 5, 2020 by mkmswain

Axel Rüger, secretary and chief executive of the Royal Academy, is “cautiously optimistic” about this week’s vaccine news. “We live in hope every day that this vaccine will work.” Read my full Telegraph article here

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Remembrance, Old Vic: In Camera

Posted on November 12, 2020 by mkmswain

In November 2018, the Old Vic staged a series of five solo performances, curated by Arinzé Kene and directed by Annabel Bolton, to mark 100 years since the Armistice. Presented without scenery or costumes, they aimed to remind us of the … Continue reading →

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Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: Configurations

Posted on April 21, 2020 by mkmswain

Acclaimed contemporary company Shobana Jeyasingh Dance are now sharing work online, kicking off with their seminal 1988 Configurations. Reworked in 2012, it’s a ground-breaking collaboration between Jeyasingh and composer Michael Nyman. Read my full The i Paper top pick here

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Rumpelstiltskin, Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mkmswain

The latest in Sadler’s Wells’ Digital Stage programme – an impressively assembled online offering to keep audiences entertained during the shutdown – is balletLORENT’s family-friendly dance-theatre production Rumpelstiltskin. It was streamed as a “matinee” on Friday afternoon, and is available to watch for free on Sadler’s Wells’ Facebook … Continue reading →

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Balletboyz: Deluxe, Sadler’s Wells Facebook Premiere

Posted on March 31, 2020 by mkmswain

BalletBoyz were on tour to mark their 20th anniversary when the shutdown came. Undeterred, the artistic directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt pivoted to video: their latest BalletBoyz show Deluxe kicked off Sadler’s Wells’ Facebook Premieres series on 27 March (running until 2 … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Kumiko Mendl

Posted on March 31, 2020 by mkmswain

The Artistic Director talks 25 years of Yellow Earth Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Strictly Speaking: The Final

Posted on December 16, 2019 by mkmswain

We came to the end! The week’s second nationwide ballot (and, let’s face it, by far the more important) yielded – in my humble opinion – exactly the right result, with the consistently brilliant Kelvin and Oti lifting the glitterball … Continue reading →

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