Tag Archives: comedy

Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Posted on July 17, 2017 by mkmswain

On my July MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Good wood Delve into the history and pioneering future of plywood at the V&A Don’t miss: The final frontier The Barbican goes sci-fi, from rare film and books to a Black Mirror installation … Continue reading →

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Touch, Soho Theatre

Posted on July 14, 2017 by mkmswain

Neat freaks beware: Touch is your ultimate nightmare. This latest offering from DryWrite, the company that launched the now stratospheric Fleabag, centres on another woman with a chaotic personal life – this time, mirrored by the symphony of filth that is her cramped … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amy morgan, bdsm, broadwayworld, comedy, drama, DryWrite, female, feminism, feminist, fleabag, kink, london, love, phoebe waller-bridge, play, review, romance, sex, soho theatre, taboo, theatre, touch, vicky jones, welsh, woman | Leave a comment

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

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Duke of York’s Theatre

Posted on May 16, 2017 by mkmswain

Sacred and profane, trivial and profound blissfully combine in this irresistible, Olivier Award-winning tale of choirgirls gone wild. Lee Hall, of Billy Elliot fame, adapts Alan Warner’s 1998 novel with a similarly shrewd grasp of youthful hope amidst challenging circumstances, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged catholic, choir, comedy, duke of yorks theatre, edinburgh, elo, girls, lee hall, london, musical, oban, our ladies of perpetual succour, play, review, school, scotland, singing, teenagers, theartsdesk, theatre, vicky featherstone, west end | 1 Comment

Woyzeck leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 2, 2017 by mkmswain

From new takes on Brecht and Büchner to Jez Butterworth’s latest and a classic musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged best, book tickets, brecht, comedy, danny mac, donmar warehouse, duke of yorks theatre, felicity kendal, hampstead theatre, hitler, jack thorne, jez butterworth, joe wright, john boyega, lee hall, lenny henry, lettice and lovage, life of galileo, london, maureen lipman, may, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, occupational hazards, old vic, on the town, our ladies of perpetual succour, play, regents park, royal court, salome, sam mendes, star wars, the ferryman, the resistible rise of arturo ui, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trevor nunn, trump, west end, woyzeck, young vic | Leave a comment

Angels in America leads April’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on April 5, 2017 by mkmswain

From a mammoth Tony Kushner revival to an unusual Romeo and Juliet and tap-happy musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 42nd Street, andrew garfield, angels in america, april, barbican, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, bush theatre, city of glass, comedy, consent, damian lewis, duncan sheik, globe, guards at the taj, jude law, lily cole, london, lyric hammersmith, matt berry, musical, national theatre, obsession, picks, rape, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, sheena easton, simon bird, the goat or who is sylvia, the other palace, the philanthropist, theatre, top 10, west end, whisper house | Leave a comment

Stepping Out, Vaudeville Theatre

Posted on March 15, 2017 by mkmswain

Never mind Stepping Out – the real wonder of this production is Anna-Jane Casey stepping in for the injured Tamzin Outhwaite at such short notice. It’s a plot twist worthy of the backstage shenanigans in Richard Harris’s genial 1984 play … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amanda holden, anna-jane casey, broadwayworld, class, comedy, dance, dancing, eighties, london, maria friedman, play, review, richard harris, stepping out, strictly, strictly come dancing, tap, theatre, tracy-ann oberman, vaudeville theatre, west end | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Steffan Lloyd-Evans

Posted on February 7, 2017 by mkmswain

The actor discusses joining West End hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, comedy, interview, mischief theatre, steffan lloyd-evans, the comedy about a bank robbery, west end | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Nina Conti

Posted on September 30, 2016 by mkmswain

The ventriloquist discusses her new audience-participation show, In Your Face. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, comedy, in your face, interview, london, masks, new wimbledon theatre, nina conti, tour, ventriloquism, ventriloquist | Leave a comment

Branagh is assured but lacks true desperation

Posted on September 9, 2016 by mkmswain

Brexit-ish rants, generational divide, tax dodging and Middle East chaos: the contemporary resonance of John Osborne’s 1957 state-of-the-nation play The Entertainer is almost eerie. Paired with an effective metaphor – the dying days of music hall – it’s a strong closing … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged archie rice, brexit, comedian, comedy, dancing, garrick theatre, greta scacchi, ham and high, john osborne, kenneth branagh, laurence olivier, middle east, music hall, review, singing, suez canal, tap, the entertainer, vaudeville, west end | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: comedy

Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Touch, Soho Theatre

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

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Duke of York’s Theatre

Woyzeck leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Stepping Out, Vaudeville Theatre

BWW Interview: Steffan Lloyd-Evans

BWW Interview: Nina Conti

Branagh is assured but lacks true desperation

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