Tag Archives: almeida theatre

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 But that very familiarity, and the tendency of one event to be swiftly superseded by another in the public … Continue reading →

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

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

Ink, Almeida Theatre

Posted on June 28, 2017 by mkmswain

James Graham’s portrait of Seventies politics, This House, recently enjoyed a West End outing, and his latest epic venture into Britain’s past may well follow suit. If slightly weighed down by detailed research, it’s still a riveting depiction of the birth … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida theatre, bertie carvel, broadwayworld, ink, james graham, journalist, larry lamb, newspaper, page 3, review, rupert goold, rupert murdoch, sex, tabloid, The Sun | Leave a comment

Annie leads June’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 22, 2017 by mkmswain

From a classic musical and acclaimed Shakespeare to buzzy history plays. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida theatre, andrew scott, annie, arts theatre, audra mcdonald, barber shop chronicles, book tickets, broadwayworld, colin morgan, common, edward fox, gloria, hamlet, hampstead theatre, harold pinter theatre, ink, john betjeman, june, la strada, lady day at emersons bar and grill, london, miranda hart, musical, national theatre, new, play, rotterdam, rupert murdoch, sale, sand in the sandwiches, the other palace, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, ticket deal, top 10, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 1, 2017 by mkmswain

From a major Albee revival to starry Shakespeare and a steamy musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, almeida theatre, andrew scott, apollo theatre, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, conleth hill, Edward Albee, february, frances ruffelle, game of thrones, gary barlow, hamlet, imelda staunton, john webster, london, low level panic, musical, national theatre, new, orange tree theatre, phoenix theatre, shakespeares globe, speech and debate, Stoppard, tamsin grieg, the girls, the other palace, the white devil, the wild party, theatre, tom hollander, top 10, trafalgar studios, travesties, Twelfth Night, west end, whos afraid of virginia woolf, young vic | Leave a comment

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Lucy Carter

Posted on November 14, 2016 by mkmswain

The lighting designer talks dance, multimedia and expressing ideas. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida theatre, broadwayworld, dance, dancing, husbands and sons, interview, let there be light, lighting, lighting designer, lucy carter, national theatre, oil, royal ballet, theatre, wayne mcgregor | Leave a comment

Oil, Almeida Theatre

Posted on October 17, 2016 by mkmswain

You have to admire the grand scope of Ella Hickson’s long-gestating new play, which grapples with urgent ideas about this vital but declining resource amidst audacious magic realist time travel. Stretching from 19th-century Cornwall to a dystopian future, it’s DH … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida theatre, anne-marie duff, broadwayworld, carrie cracknell, ella hickson, oil, review, yolanda kettle | Leave a comment

Amadeus leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 1, 2016 by mkmswain

From Shaffer and Stoppard revivals to new musicals and Tony Kushner’s latest. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Engaging comment on liberal guilt

Posted on September 9, 2016 by mkmswain

Post-colonial turmoil, rival militias, and a fought-over mineral key to mobile phones and computers: just some of the complex problems in the Congo tackled by Adam Brace’s educational if sprawling three-hour play. It intelligently reframes the region as far more … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adam brace, almeida theatre, charity, colonialism, coltan, congo, congolese, festival, islington gazette, michael longhurst, rape, review, story, they drink it in the congo, um bongo | Leave a comment

They Drink It In The Congo, Almeida Theatre

Posted on August 24, 2016 by mkmswain

How long does it take to cover the complex problems in the Congo, AKA the most dangerous place in the world? Adam Brace’s play has a semi-joking educational sequence that attempts it in four and a half minutes – putting … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adam brace, almeida theatre, broadwayworld, charity, colonialism, coltan, congo, congolese, festival, michael longhurst, rape, review, story, they drink it in the congo, um bongo | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: almeida theatre

Against, Almeida Theatre

Apologia leads August’s Top 10 new London shows

Ink, Almeida Theatre

Annie leads June’s Top 10 new London shows

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Lucy Carter

Oil, Almeida Theatre

Amadeus leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Engaging comment on liberal guilt

They Drink It In The Congo, Almeida Theatre

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