Tag Archives: adaptation

BWW Interview: Emma Williams

Posted on March 30, 2018 by mkmswain

The actress discusses her role in the new musical version of An Officer and a Gentleman. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here Advertisements

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BWW Interview: Lizzy Connolly

Posted on November 23, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses a new stage adaptation of TV classic The Twilight Zone. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged actress, adaptation, almeida theatre, anne washburn, book tickets, broadwayworld, christmas, donald trump, drama, family, government, interview, lizzy connolly, london, nuclear war, richard jones, sci fi, spooky, the twilight zone, theatre, tv | Leave a comment

News as showbiz, entire networks and even a reality TV President fuelled by articulating popular rage, and gradual corporate dehumanisation: we are now living Paddy Chayefsky’s satirical dystopia. Lee Hall’s astute adaptation recognises that the 1976 movie needs little updating … Continue reading →

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The Slaves of Solitude, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on October 31, 2017 by mkmswain

We’re back in the world of ration books, blackouts and spam fritters, as Nicholas Wright delves into the home front via his adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1947 novel. Though there’s a certain period chintz about Jonathan Kent’s production, darker undercurrents make this a more … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar

Posted on October 27, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses The Slaves of Solitude, the stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel, at Hampstead Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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BWW Interview: Sally Cookson

Posted on September 24, 2017 by mkmswain

The director discusses her adaptation of Jane Eyre, which is returning to the National Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Yerma, Young Vic

Posted on August 5, 2016 by mkmswain

Australian theatre’s ‘enfant terrible’ Simon Stone, whose 2014 version of Ibsen’s The Wild Duck at the Barbican memorably starred a live duck, has returned to take on Lorca’s 1934 “tragic poem”. If some of the elemental lyricism has been lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, australian, baby, billie piper, brendan cowell, broadwayworld, charlotte randle, child, children, feminist, gareth farr, infertility, ivf, lorca, maureen beattie, millennial, modern, mother, parent, park theatre, review, simon stone, the quiet house, yerma, young vic | Leave a comment

Top 10 Page to Stage Adaptations

Posted on July 20, 2016 by mkmswain

From War Horse and Les Mis to Jane Eyre and 1984, here are 10 of the best theatrical translations. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Pick of the Week

Posted on March 3, 2016 by mkmswain

A new Coen caper, Hermione’s directing debut, ENO’s strike battle, and revolution in the music industry. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here

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Pit drama is grim but gripping

Posted on November 6, 2015 by mkmswain

Three plays, three families, three hours of DH Lawrence. If that fills you with dread, I have good news: Ben Power’s skilled melding of this trio of mining dramas, unperformed in Lawrence’s lifetime, creates a spellbindingly intimate epic. Read my … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: adaptation

BWW Interview: Emma Williams

BWW Interview: Lizzy Connolly

Network, National Theatre

The Slaves of Solitude, Hampstead Theatre

BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar

BWW Interview: Sally Cookson

Yerma, Young Vic

Top 10 Page to Stage Adaptations

Pit drama is grim but gripping

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