Tag Archives: addiction

Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Wyndham’s Theatre

Posted on February 7, 2018 by mkmswain

Though a long journey indeed, Richard Eyre’s is a vital revival, giving vigour to Eugene O’Neill’s mighty, semi-autobiographical work and making all the more poignant this tormented but fast-talking family’s gradual dwindling into a despairing silence. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged addiction, america, book tickets, broadwayworld, drinking, drugs, Eugene O’Neill, family, jeremy irons, lesley manville, london, long days journey into night, oscars, play, review, richard eyre, theatre, visit london, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

Dark portrait of addiction

Posted on April 2, 2016 by mkmswain

Emma lies, professionally and pathologically. She’s a struggling actress, and her zeal for living lives other than her own is the biggest barrier to her recovery from drugs and alcohol addiction. Duncan Macmillan’s searing piece, which transfers after a sold-out … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged aa, addict, addiction, alcohol, denise gough, drama, drugs, duncan macmillan, headlong, islington gazette, jeremy herrin, london, national theatre, people places and things, recovery, rehab, review, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

People, Places & Things, Wyndham’s Theatre

Posted on March 24, 2016 by mkmswain

Recovery depends on honesty, but Emma – not her real name – lies for a living. Duncan Macmillan’s searing play, getting a well-deserved West End transfer from the National, complicates the familiar story of addiction and rehab by making its … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 12 steps, aa, actress, addict, addiction, alcohol, denise gough, drama, drugs, headlong, jeremy herrin, london, national theatre, people places and things, play, rehab, review, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

The End of Longing, Playhouse Theatre

Posted on February 12, 2016 by mkmswain

Jack is an alcoholic. Stephanie is a whore. Joseph is stupid. Stevie is a broody neurotic. These identifiers are proudly proclaimed in the first minute of Matthew Perry’s debut play, but if you weren’t paying attention, fear not: they will … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged addiction, comedy, debut, drama, friends, london, love, matthew perry, play, playhouse theatre, review, romance, romcom, sex, sitcom, the arts desk, the end of longing, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | 1 Comment

Dear Lupin, Apollo Theatre

Posted on August 4, 2015 by mkmswain

A sterling case is made for the lost art of letter-writing in Michael Simkins’ dramatisation of Roger Mortimer’s missives to his wayward son. Mortimer’s inimitable turn of phrase, preserved in epistolary form, is the highlight of a genial show notable … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, addiction, apollo theatre, army, book, charlie mortimer, coldstream guards, comedy, dear lupin, diary of a nobody, drama, eton, father, humour, humourist, jack fox, james fox, journalist, letter, london, lupin, parent, play, racing, review, roger mortimer, son, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Dance grippingly explores world of social outsiders

Posted on November 14, 2014 by mkmswain

Lloyd Newson’s DV8 company takes a big risk in fusing two opposing elements – metaphorical movement and verbatim drama – but it pays off with gripping new work JOHN. DV8, which previously tackled Islamic fundamentalism and homophobia, here confronts the harrowing life of a social outsider, the eponymous John (Hannes Langolf), … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged addict, addiction, alcohol, choreography, contemporary, criminal, dance, dancing, drama, drink, drugs, dv8, fundamentalism, gay, homeless, homosexual, islamic, islington gazette, john, lloyd newson, london, love, movement, national theatre, north london, nt live, physical theatre, play, prison, rape, rehab, review, sauna, sex, theatre, verbatim, violence | Leave a comment

JOHN, National Theatre

Posted on November 5, 2014 by mkmswain

It is no exaggeration to say that Lloyd Newson has created a new theatrical language. Verbatim drama and intricate choreography would seem, on paper, to be fatally competing elements, yet Newson’s hypnotic fusion charges both word and movement with fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abuse, addict, addiction, alcohol, choreography, contemporary, criminal, dance, dancing, drama, drugs, dv8, gay, homosexual, john, lloyd newson, london, love, movement, national, nt live, physical theatre, play, prison, rape, rehab, review, sauna, sex, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, verbatim, violence | Leave a comment

Wet House, Soho Theatre

Posted on October 24, 2014 by mkmswain

When gifting the unheard a voice, the temptation is often to make it a solemn one. Thankfully, Paddy Campbell has, for the most part, sidestepped puritanical preaching in his debut play based on experiences working at a ‘wet house’, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged addict, addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, drama, drink, drunk, health care, homeless, hostel, live theatre, london, newcastle, paddy campbell, play, rehab, rehabilitation, review, social services, soho theatre, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, wet house | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: addiction

Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Wyndham’s Theatre

Dark portrait of addiction

People, Places & Things, Wyndham’s Theatre

The End of Longing, Playhouse Theatre

Dear Lupin, Apollo Theatre

Dance grippingly explores world of social outsiders

JOHN, National Theatre

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives

Follow Blog via Email

Follow me on Twitter

Links

© 2014 Marianka Swain All Rights Reserved.