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True West leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on December 2, 2018 by mkmswain

From a starry revival to new plays and the return of a modern classic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida, barbican, best, black panther, book tickets, broadwayworld, caroline or change, cheap tickets, christmas, comedy, december, doctor faustus, donmar warehouse, drama, fiddler on the roof, Games of Thrones, globe, johnny flynn, Kit Harrington, letitia wright, london, lynn nottage, marianne elliott, mark haddon, marlowe, martha plimpton, menier chocolate factory, musical, natasha gordon, national theatre, nine night, piccadilly theatre, picks, play, playhouse theatre, richard ii, rsc, sale, save, shakespeare, sharon d clarke, simon russell beale, sweat, the convert, the curious incident, the merry wives of windsor, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trafalgar studios, trevor nunn, true west, trump, vaudeville theatre, wakanda, west end, young vic | Leave a comment

BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks

Posted on November 19, 2018 by mkmswain

There are plenty of seasonal treats served up in the capital this year, from pantos and plays to opera and dance. Here are some of the tastiest morsels for the 2018-19 festive period. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a christmas carol, al murray, aladdin, alexandra palace, best, bill bailey, book tickets, broadwayworld, can't wait for christmas, cheap tickets, children, christmas, dani dyer, danny dyer, dawn french, dick whittington, english national ballet, eventim apollo, family, hansel and gretel, horrible christmas, horrible histories, huddle, hugh dennis, in the winter wood, jo brand, kids, kinky boots, les miserables, london, lyric hammersmith, lyric theatre, magic mike live, matilda, matthew bourne, motown, national theatre, nativity the musical, old vic, opera, orange tree theatre, palladium snow white, panto, pantomime, paul merton, peacock theatre, peter pan, philip pullmans grimm tales, polka theatre, richmond theatre, robert lindsay, room on the broom, rose theatre kingston, royal opera, sadlers wells, school of rock, seussical, sleeping beauty, southbank centre, southwark playhouse, swan lake, the lion king, the messiah, the nutcracker, the other palace, the phantom of the opera, the snowman, the tell tale heart, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, ticket deal, tina, top, unicorn theatre, west end, wicked, young audience | Leave a comment

Treat yourself and celebrate Self Care Week with these 10 shows

Posted on November 14, 2018 by mkmswain

From shows that tackle issues in a constructive way to pure joyful escapism. Read my full TodayTix article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 42nd Street, best, company, everybodys talking about jamie, heathers the musical, list, musical, play, self care, self care week, the inheritance, theatre, todaytix, top 10, west end, wicked | Leave a comment

Where to eat and drink in the West End

Posted on November 8, 2018 by mkmswain

Visiting one of London’s many and varied culinary hotspots pre-theatre makes a West End trip feel like a real night out. However, it can be challenging to find somewhere with fast service, so you’re not anxiously clock-watching; excellent food, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged affordable, bar, best, cafe, central london, cheap, chinatown, chinese, drink, eat, festival hall, food, joe allen, london, pizza, play, pre theatre, quick, ramen, recommend, restaurant, savoy, skylon, tapas, thames, theatre, todaytix, top, view, visit london, west end, where to eat | Leave a comment

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From new musicals to Shakespeare, Pinter and Magic Mike. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged all we ever wanted was everything, ambassadors theatre, barbican, best, broadwayworld, bush theatre, channing tatum, christmas, comedy, don quixote, drama, duke of yorks theatre, garrick theatre, globe, hadestown, harold pinter theatre, hippodrome casino, janie dee, kiln theatre, lee evans, london, macbeth, magic mike live, male dancer, meera syal, michelle terry, music, musical, national theatre, november, patricia highsmith, phyllis logan, pinter at the pinter, play, romeo and juliet, rsc, shakepeare, show, stripper, stripping, summer and smoke, switzerland, tamsin greig, tennessee williams, theatre, top 10, visit london, west end, white teeth, winter, zadie smith | Leave a comment

Company leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mkmswain

From gender-flipped Sondheim to David Hare and Martin McDonagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a very very very dark matter, almeida theatre, autumn, best, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, christmas, company, David Hare, donmar warehouse, drama, eileen atkins, emma rice, florian zeller, football, gay, gielgud theatre, hans christian andersen, hayley atwell, homosexual, i'm not running, ibsen, jim broadbent, jonathan pryce, joshua mcguire, kwame kwei-armah, labour party, london, martin mcdonagh, matthew lopez, measure for measure, musical, national theatre, noel coward theatre, october, old vic, patti lupone, picks, play, politican, politics, robert icke, rosalie craig, sale, sarah delappe, sian brooke, soccer, sondheim, stephen daldry, the height of the storm, the inheritance, the wild duck, the wolves, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, ticket deal, top 10, Twelfth Night, vanessa redgrave, visit london, west end, wise children, wyndhams theatre, young vic | Leave a comment

Sylvia leads September’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on September 3, 2018 by mkmswain

From a new hip-hop history lesson to Pinter and Shakespeare. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida theatre, ambassadors theatre, antony and cleopatra, arinze kene, arts theatre, autumn, best, beverley knight, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, claire goose, comedy, dance nation, danny dyer, discount, eugenius, foxfinder, game of thrones, hamilton, hampstead theatre, harold pinter, heida reed, henry VIII, holy shit, iwan rheon, jamie lloyd, joe mantello, john simm, kiln theatre, london, martin freeman, misty, musical, national theatre, new, old vic, pinter at the pinter, play, poldark, ralph fiennes, recommendations, rob houchen, sale, sarah hadland, save, september, shakespeare, show, six, stephen karam, suffragette, sylvia, the humans, the other palace, ticket deal, top 10, trafalgar studios, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Michael Jackson, Incredibles 2, and The King and I

Posted on August 7, 2018 by mkmswain

On my August MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Michael Jackson’s influence on artists explored at the National Portrait Gallery Film The super-family is back in Incredibles 2 Theatre A golden revival of The King and I at London Palladium Commuter corner Seek out new … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged art, arts, august, backlisted, best, book, commute, commuter, exhibition, fiction, film, gallery, holiday, incredibles 2, london, london palladium, magazine, michael jackson, moveto, moveto town and country, movie, musical, national portrait gallery, podcast, read, recommend, review, summer, superhero, the king and i, theatre, things to do, things to see, top, visit london, 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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Summer Exhibition, Translations and Ocean’s 8

Posted on July 9, 2018 by mkmswain

On my July MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Grayson Perry curates a colourful and inclusive Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Film Girl power in the all-female reboot Ocean’s 8 Theatre Brian Friel’s Translations at the National Theatre is a tender epic Commuter corner Anuradha Roy’s All … Continue reading →

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True West leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Company leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Sylvia leads September’s Top 10 new London shows

Summer Exhibition, Translations and Ocean’s 8

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