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The Upstart Crow, Apollo Theatre

Posted on October 3, 2022 by mkmswain

The stage version of the David Mitchell-starring sitcom is a merry feast of a show. Read my full Telegraph review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged apollo theatre, bbc, ben elton, comedy, david mitchell, gemma whelan, london, play, review, shakespeare, sitcom, telegraph, the upstart crow, theatre, tv, upstart crow, west end | Leave a comment

Othello leads August’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on July 30, 2018 by mkmswain

From starry Shakespeare and a new musical to family entertainment. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre

Posted on November 23, 2017 by mkmswain

Everybody’s been talking about Everybody’s Talking About Jamie since its Sheffield Crucible debut earlier this year. It’s unusual to see a musical come steaming into the West End based on word on mouth – not star casting, or association with an existing franchise. Instead, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged apollo theatre, dan gillespie sells, dancing, drag queen, everybodys talking about jamie, family, gay, john mccrea, london, mother, mum, musical, parent, review, school, sheffield, singing, teenager, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on November 4, 2017 by mkmswain

From a new British musical to starry Mamet and cheeky burlesque. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on June 30, 2017 by mkmswain

From Tennessee Williams and Bob Dylan to royal politics and Adrian Mole. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a tale of two cities, apollo theatre, barbican, bob dylan, book tickets, broadwayworld, cat on a hot tin roof, charles dickens, comedy, f murray abraham, faye marsay, game of thrones, gielgud theatre, girl from the north country, jack o'connell, jez butterworth, jim cartwright, london, menier chocolate factory, michelle fairley, mosquitoes, musical, national theatre, old vic, olivia colman, play, queen anne, regents park open air, road, romola garai, royal court, rsc, sale, sam mendes, shakespeare, sienna miller, simon russell beale, sue townsend, summer, tennessee williams, the ferryman, the mentor, the secret diary of adrian mole, the tempest, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, ticket deal, ticket discount, vaudeville theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Travesties, Apollo Theatre

Posted on February 24, 2017 by mkmswain

After a hit run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Patrick Marber’s storming revival of Tom Stoppard’s 1974 play gets a welcome West End encore. The triumph of this production is the way it honours Stoppard’s dazzling intellect while also going … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged apollo theatre, first world war, james joyce, lenin, london, patrick marber, review, the importance of being earnest, theatre, tom hollander, tom stoppard, travesties, west end | 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

Ralph Fiennes’s Richard III Leads June’s Top 10 New London Shows

Posted on May 30, 2016 by mkmswain

From starry Shakespeare and Rattigan productions to big musicals and resonant new plays. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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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

The Audience, Apollo Theatre

Posted on May 6, 2015 by mkmswain

As The Queen gains an audience with the latest royal addition, her theatrical alter ego returns to the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas inheriting Tony-nominated Helen Mirren’s role in Peter Morgan’s updated revival. Callaghan is out; au courant gags … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged apollo theatre, baby, buckingham palace, comedy, conservative, david cameron, drama, ed miliband, election, elizabeth ii, europe, family, government, helen mirren, her majesty, iraq, king charles iii, kristin scott thomas, labour, london, margaret thatcher, monarch, peter morgan, play, politician, politics, prime minister, prince charles, princess, review, royal, sovereign, stephen daldry, suez, the arts desk, the audience, the queen, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, tony blair, war, west end, winston churchill | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: apollo theatre

The Upstart Crow, Apollo Theatre

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Travesties, Apollo Theatre

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

Ralph Fiennes’s Richard III Leads June’s Top 10 New London Shows

Dear Lupin, Apollo Theatre

The Audience, Apollo Theatre

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