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Peanuts, Widows, mime and romantic cinemas

Posted on January 22, 2019 by mkmswain

Welcome to the new and improved double MoveTo Town and Country Arts section! January highlights include: Exhibition Somerset House celebrates the enduring influence of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang Film Steve McQueen provides thought-provoking genre thrills in Widows Theatre Natasha Gordon’s family drama Nine … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Robert North

Posted on November 22, 2018 by mkmswain

The choreographer discusses the creation and enduring popularity of The Snowman. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged ballet, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, children, choreographer, christmas, dance, dancing, director, family, interview, kids, london, peacock theatre, raymond briggs, robert north, sadlers wells, the snowman, ticket deal, visit london, we're walking in the air, young audience | Leave a comment

Fun Home leads June’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From a ground-breaking musical to a mighty modern classic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Hamilton leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on November 29, 2017 by mkmswain

From a feverishly anticipated musical to sci-fi and Shakespeare. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Top Christmas picks for London theatre

Posted on November 15, 2017 by mkmswain

Christmas is upon us, and the capital, as usual, is serving up a veritable feast of festive offerings. Here are some of London’s finest… Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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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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BWW Interview: Sisters Grimm

Posted on June 20, 2017 by mkmswain

Composer Ella Spira and choreographer Pietra Mello-Pittman on new dance musical Voices of the Amazon. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amazon, ballet, book tickets, brazil, broadwayworld, capoeira, choreographer, composer, dance, dancing, ella spira, environmental, green, interview, jeremy irons, london, music, musical, pietra mello-pittman, rainforest, sadlers wells, sisters grimm, theatre, voices of the amazon | Leave a comment

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 28, 2017 by mkmswain

From starry Stoppard and Marber revivals to toe-tapping musicals and Elena Ferrante on stage. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amanda holden, an american in paris, arts theatre, ballet, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, dance, dancing, daniel radcliffe, david tennant, dominion theatre, don juan in soho, elena ferrante, garrick theatre, ian hislop, kate fleetwood, lee mead, london, lyric hammersmith, march, my brilliant friend, my country, national theare, old vic, rose theatre kingston, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, seventeen, stepping out, tap, the miser, the wipers times, theatre, tom stoppard, top 10, ugly lies the bone, vaudeville theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

Young audiences, Fun Competition and The Last Tango

Posted on October 29, 2016 by mkmswain

My articles in the November issue of Dancing Times magazine, out now: Young at heart Family audiences are becoming a priority for dance companies and creatives The Last Tango Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring their final show to the West End Stepping Out Debuts … Continue reading →

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Baila Brazil, Royal Festival Hall

Posted on September 13, 2015 by mkmswain

As we hunt for renewable energy sources, has anyone considered Balé de Rua? The hard-working company maintain their feverishly frenetic motion throughout an ambitious 85-minute show that – in line with the social conscience of co-directors/choreographers Marco Antonio Garcia and … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged baila brazil, bale de rua, ballet, band, brazil, brazilian, breaking, capoeira, carnival, contemporary, dance, dance today, dancing, festival hall, folk, hip hop, live, london, magazine, music, review, samba, southbank centre, street | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: ballet

Peanuts, Widows, mime and romantic cinemas

BWW Interview: Robert North

Fun Home leads June’s Top 10 new London shows

Hamilton leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

Top Christmas picks for London theatre

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

BWW Interview: Sisters Grimm

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Young audiences, Fun Competition and The Last Tango

Baila Brazil, Royal Festival Hall

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