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BWW Interview: Carley Stenson

Posted on September 8, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses playing Fantine in the West End production of Les Miserables.

Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, carley stenson, cheap tickets, danny mac, discount, fantine, french revolution, hollyoaks, i dreamed a dream, killian donnelly, les miserables, london, musical, west end | Leave a comment

Follies leads September’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on August 31, 2017 by mkmswain

From starry Sondheim to political plays and the return of Florian Zeller.

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BWW Interview: Carley Stenson

Posted on August 30, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses playing Fantine in the West End production of Les Miserables.

Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, carley stenson, cheap tickets, danny mac, discount, fantine, french revolution, hollyoaks, i dreamed a dream, killian donnelly, les miserables, london, musical, west end | Leave a comment

Awards, watercolours and podcast musicals

Posted on August 27, 2017 by mkmswain

On my August MoveTo Town and Country Arts page:

Pick of the month: Awards season Peter Murray discusses the winners of the New London Awards
Don’t miss: Water works John Singer Sargent’s watercolours at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Commuter corner Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness and the first ever podcast musical

Read the full page here

Read the latest edition of MoveTo Town and Country here

Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 36 questions, architecture, art, Arundhati Roy, book, building, commute, commuter, dulwich picture gallery, exhibition, john singer sargent, jonathan groff, magazine, moveto, moveto town and country, musical, new london architecture, new london awards, novel, peter murray, podcast, read, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, two-up, watercolours | Leave a comment

Against, Almeida Theatre

Posted on August 19, 2017 by mkmswain

The incident tent, the police tape: a sickeningly familiar sight, made fresh yet again by the tragic events of this week. But that very familiarity, and the tendency of one event to be swiftly superseded by another in the public consciousness, is a major issue tackled by Christopher Shinn’s ambitious new epic. What is at the root of violence, and if we never stop to address that, how can humanity ever hope for a better future?

Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged against, almeida theatre, ben whishaw, broadwayworld, christopher shinn, college, god, ian rickson, london, pc, rape, review, school shooting, terrorism, theatre, violence | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Stars of The Band

Posted on August 7, 2017 by mkmswain

AJ Bentley, Nick Carsberg, Yazdan Qafouri Isfahani, Curtis T Johns and Sario Watanabe-Soloman, who won TV talent show Let It Shine, discuss new Take That musical The Band.

Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 5 to 5, AJ Bentley, book tickets, broadwayworld, Curtis T Johns, gary barlow, interview, let it shine, musical, Nick Carsberg, pop music, Sario Watanabe-Soloman, singer, singing, take that, the band, theatre, ticket deal, tim firth, tour, Yazdan Qafouri Isfahani | Leave a comment

Apologia, Trafalgar Studios

Posted on August 4, 2017 by mkmswain

Back in 2009, Alexi Kaye Campbell followed up his bold first play The Pride with Apologia, which takes the well-trodden path of a fraught family reunion where past grievances stalk the present. If more conventional, it’s still an enjoyable combination of big ideas, sharp comedy and a pervading sense of loss.

Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alexi kaye campbell, america, american, apologia, baby boomer, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap, child, family, feminist, freema agyeman, jamie lloyd, laura carmichael, liberal, london, mother, obama, politics, protest, review, sixties, socialist, son, stockard channing, ticket deal, ticket discount, trafalgar studios, trump, west end | Leave a comment

Apologia leads August’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on August 2, 2017 by mkmswain

From a starry drama to musical revivals and family-friendly fun.

Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 13 the musical, against, almeida theatre, ambassadors theatre, andrew lloyd webber, apologia, august, ben whishaw, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, cheap, children, david walliams, discount, donmar warehouse, drama, emma hatton, evita, family, freema agyeman, gangsta granny, garrick theatre, globe, holiday, horrible histories, jason robert brown, jesus christ superstar, kids, king lear, knives in hens, late company, laura carmichael, london, musical, national theatre, phoenix theatre, play, politics, referendum, regents park open air, rob drummond, shakespeare, stockard channing, summer, the majority, theatre, ticket deal, trafalgar studios, trump, vote, west end | Leave a comment

Road, Royal Court

Posted on July 31, 2017 by mkmswain

Thirty years on from its birth at the Royal Court, Jim Cartwright’s northern, working-class battle cry returns in a revival from John Tiffany which, though initially stodgy, has an accumulative and undeniable force.

Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, eighties, faye marsay, game of thrones, jim cartwright, john tiffany, lemn sissay, michelle fairley, north, poverty, review, road, royal court | Leave a comment

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

Posted on July 30, 2017 by mkmswain

Covent Garden flower seller Peter Green on traditional trading and his Royal Warrant.

Read my full Discover Britain interview here

Posted in Journalism | Tagged bouquet, buckingham palace, buy, covent garden, discover britain, florist, flower, history, king, london, magazine, market, my fair lady, peter green, queen, royal, royal warrant, seller, smith and green, things to do, tourism, tourist, trader, travel, windsor castle | Leave a comment

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