Tag Archives: constellations

Husbands & Sons, National Theatre

Posted on October 28, 2015 by mkmswain

If the thought of three hours of DH Lawrence fills you with dread, fear not. Ben Powers’ inspired melding of Lawrence’s trio of mining plays births a spellbindingly intimate epic with atmosphere thick as the coal dust engulfing this cloistered … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Collier’s Friday Night, adaptation, anne-marie duff, ben powers, class, coal, constellations, country, daughter, dh lawrence, dorfman, drama, drink, drunk, east midlands, education, family, husband, husbands and sons, joe armstrong, london, louise brealey, marianne elliott, marriage, mine, miners, mining, money, national theatre, nottinghamshire, pit, play, review, rural, son, strike, the arts desk, The Daughter-in-Law, The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd, theartsdesk, theatre, village, wife | Leave a comment

Love and physics in a parallel universe

Posted on July 24, 2015 by mkmswain

Ever wonder what might have happened if you’d made a different decision? Nick Payne’s ingenious 70-minute play, which has been on tour and to Broadway since its 2012 Royal Court premiere, uses theoretical physics to explore our fascination with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bee, beekeeping, broadway, constellations, dating, death, drama, free will, ham and high, joe armstrong, london, louise brealey, love, marriage, multiverse, nick payne, parallel universe, physics, play, predestination, quantum, review, romance, romcom, royal court, sex, sherlock, sliding doors, stars, the road not taken, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Constellations, Trafalgar Studios

Posted on July 15, 2015 by mkmswain

Life, the universe and everything… in 70 minutes. You certainly can’t fault Nick Payne’s ambition, nor help but admire the dazzling inventiveness of his theoretical physics romcom with a side helping of artisanal beekeeping. Read my full theartsdesk review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bee, beekeeping, constellations, dating, death, drama, fate, free will, grief, honey, if/then, joe armstrong, life, london, loss, louise brealey, love, marriage, michael longhurst, multiverse, nick payne, parallel universe, physics, play, predestination, quantum, review, romance, romcom, royal court, science, sherlock, sliding doors, space, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tom scutt, trafalgar studios, universe, west end | Leave a comment

Skimming the surface

Posted on August 27, 2013 by mkmswain

Playwright Nick Payne set an astronomically high standard with last year’s award-winning quantum-physics romcom Constellations, but his follow-up, The Same Deep Water As Me, a jocular dig at the ‘no win, no fees’ claims culture, is disappointingly slight in comparison. Inspired by … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged claims, compensation, constellations, donmar warehouse, evening standard award, ham & high, hampstead, highgate, law, legal, london, nick payne, no win no fee, personal injury, play, review, royal court, the same deep water as me, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: constellations

Husbands & Sons, National Theatre

Love and physics in a parallel universe

Constellations, Trafalgar Studios

Skimming the surface

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