Tag Archives: army

Father Comes Home From The Wars, Royal Court

Posted on September 23, 2016 by mkmswain

The current racial crisis in America might seem too urgent, too horrific, for us to be constantly seeking historical stories, but Suzan-Lori Parks’s play cycle makes a vividly articulate case for the long thread running from 19th-century slavery to 2016 debate … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged african-american, america, army, broadwayworld, civil war, confederate, father comes home from the wars, greece, hero, history, homer, odyssey black, race, review, royal court, slave, slavery, soldier, Suzan-Lori Parks, texas | Leave a comment

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

Posted on September 12, 2016 by mkmswain

Daredevil Chelsea Pensioner Charmaine “Bimbo” Coleman shares her capital experience. Read my full Discover Britain article here

Posted in Journalism | Tagged army, battersea park, best, charmaine coleman, chelsea pensioner, discover britain, duke of edinburgh, eat, insider, interview, london, londoner, magazine, meal, military, picks, pie and mash, restaurant, royal, royal hospital chelsea, sightseeing, skydiving, soldier, tour, tourist, veteran, view, war, war horse | Leave a comment

The Patriotic Traitor, Park Theatre

Posted on February 27, 2016 by mkmswain

Theatregoers suffering from First World War fatigue may want to pass on Jonathan Lynn’s merely competent historical drama about two mythic figures: Charles de Gaulle and Philippe Pétain. It’s a fascinating subject – de Gaulle had his former mentor tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged army, Charles de Gaulle, collaborator, drama, first world war, general, history, jonathan lynn, laurence fox, leader, london, nazi, park theatre, Philippe Petain, play, review, second world war, the patriotic traitor, theatre, tom conti, verdun, vichy, war, world war one, world war two | Leave a 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

Fighting words

Posted on March 19, 2015 by mkmswain

When Joan Littlewood’s iconic musical premiered in 1963, its revisionist condemnation of the First World War sent shockwaves through British society. Now, criticising bungling generals is preaching to the choir, and the stoic Tommy has been reclaimed. Having inspired a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anniversary, army, bbc, casualty, christmas day truce, commemoration, dance, dancing, dead, death, drama, dying, edwardian, first world war, general, joan littlewood, journeys end, music, musical, musical hall, Oh What A Lovely War, Pierrot, play, radio, recruitment, review, revue, richmond theatre, satire, singing, soldier, song, theatre, theatre workshop, vaudeville, war, wendi peters, ww1 | Leave a comment

Not About Heroes, Trafalgar Studios

Posted on November 12, 2014 by mkmswain

This time of remembrance has inspired a fascinating theatrical skirmish. In one corner, Nicholas Wright’s 2014 Regeneration, an adaptation of Pat Barker’s trilogy; in the other, Stephen MacDonald’s 1982 two-hander Not About Heroes. Both plays, currently touring, concern the pivotal … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anniversary, anthem for doomed youth, armistice, army, commemoration, drama, first world war, hospital, london, military, Nicholas Wright, not about heroes, pat barker, play, poet, poetry, ptsd, regeneration, remembrance, review, shell shock, Siegfried Sassoon, soldier, stephen macdonald, the arts desk, the front, the times, theartsdesk, theatre, verse, war, Wilfred Owen, world war one, ww1 | Leave a comment

Regeneration, Richmond Theatre

Posted on October 28, 2014 by mkmswain

The intellectually rigorous artistic response to the anniversary of the First World War continues with Nicholas Wright’s economical adaptation of Pat Barker’s acclaimed 1990s literary trilogy, which arrives at Richmond Theatre following a national tour. Regeneration and its sequels are … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, anniversary, army, bargain theatreland, book, commemoration, doctor, drama, first world war, freud, guilt, hospital, london, Nicholas Wright, novel, pat barker, play, poet, poetry, psychiatrist, ptsd, regeneration, review, richmond theatre, robert graves, shell shock, Siegfried Sassoon, simon godwin, soldier, survivors guilt, theatre, trilogy, Wilfred Owen, world war one, ww1 | 1 Comment

Verse drama about deception is incoherent

Posted on May 2, 2014 by mkmswain

How apt that Peter Oswald’s play should coincide with Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. Undoubtedly, the Bard is a touchstone for this unwieldy epic. And yet the comparison does Lucifer Saved at the Lion & Unicorn no favours. The master communicates universal themes … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 450th, anniversary, army, birthday, circus, clown, globe theatre, ham & high, hampstead, highgate, jeremy kyle, juggler, lion and unicorn, london, lucifer saved, north london, peter oswald, play, review, shakespeare, theatre, verse, war, world war two, ww2 | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: army

Father Comes Home From The Wars, Royal Court

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

The Patriotic Traitor, Park Theatre

Dear Lupin, Apollo Theatre

Fighting words

Not About Heroes, Trafalgar Studios

Regeneration, Richmond Theatre

Verse drama about deception is incoherent

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