Tag Archives: dance

Time After Time

Posted on April 25, 2018 by mkmswain

The creator and stars discuss the stage musical version of Strictly Ballroom. Read my full Dancing Times article here Advertisements

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged ballroom, baz luhrmann, comedy, dance, dancing, drew mconie, interview, jonny labey, london, musical, piccadilly theatre, strictly ballroom, theatre, west end, will young, zizi strallen | Leave a comment

Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre

Posted on April 25, 2018 by mkmswain

Love is in the air, and revolution too. Baz Luhrmann’s beloved 1992 film (originally a student play, now back on stage as a musical) is even more adamantly anti-establishment in this latest incarnation, opening out a delicious satire of 1980s Australian … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged ballroom, baz luhrmann, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, dance, dancing, jonny labey, london, musical, review, singing, strictly ballroom, theatre, visit london, west end, will young, zizi strallen | Leave a comment

Tango connection

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mkmswain

Argentine tango superstar Germán Cornejo discusses his new show Tango after Dark. Read my full Dancing Times article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged argentine tango, dance, dancing, german cornejo, interview, peacock theatre, sadlers wells, tango, tango after dark | Leave a comment

Long Day’s Journey Into Night leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 14, 2018 by mkmswain

From O’Neill and flamenco to punk and Pippin. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged best, book tickets, broadwayworld, bush theatre, carey mulligan, charing cross theatre, cheap tickets, comedy, dance, donmar warehouse, eno, Eugene O’Neill, february, flamenco, flamenco festival, frozen, gilbert and sullivan, girls and boys, harold and maude, iolanthe, jeremy irons, jubilee, lesley manville, london, london coliseum, long days journey into night, lyric hammersmith, monica dolan, opera, pippin, play, punk, royal court, sadlers wells, sale, save, Sheila Hancock, southwark playhouse, suranne jones, the b*easts, the york realist, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, ticket deal, top 10, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Thank you for the music

Posted on February 13, 2018 by mkmswain

A new exhibition celebrates ABBA – the band that gets everyone dancing. Read my full Dancing Times article here

Posted in Art, Dance, Journalism | Tagged abba, abba super troupers, band, costumes, dance, dancer, dancing times, exhibition, festival hall, magazine, mamma mia, music, pop, southbank centre, swedish | Leave a comment

Brendan Cole chat on BBC Radio

Posted on February 3, 2018 by mkmswain

I joined Gayle Lofthouse on her BBC radio show to discuss Brendan Cole’s exit from Strictly Come Dancing. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 40min)

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged ballroom, bbc, bbc radio leeds, brendan cole, dance, dancer, dancing, exit, fired, gayle lofthouse, interview, latin, leaving, left, professional, radio, retired, sacked, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: The Final

Posted on December 18, 2017 by mkmswain

And then we came to the end. All in all, it’s been a cracker of a series, and the final really was the, er, brandy cream on the pudding. We had a great run of dances from all four couples, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged alexandra burke, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, champion, claudia winkleman, dance, dancer, dancing, dancing times, debbie mcgee, final, gemma atkinson, joe mcfadden, judge, katya jones, latin, recap, review, scd, series 15, shirley ballas, showdance, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tess daly, trophy, tv, win, winner | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 12

Posted on December 11, 2017 by mkmswain

Two dances is theoretically a good test of range, growth and performance at this crucial stage, but can often make for a night of half-finished numbers – the pros’ steely ambition exceeding the knackered celebs’ execution. So it proved in … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Posted on December 4, 2017 by mkmswain

Musicals Week – where ballroom comes to die. Well, not entirely, but it did feel for much of the evening as though we were watching the backdoor pilot episode of spin-off Strictly Come Auditioning For The West End (Who Are … Continue reading →

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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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Tag Archives: dance

Time After Time

Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre

Tango connection

Long Day’s Journey Into Night leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

Thank you for the music

Brendan Cole chat on BBC Radio

Strictly Speaking: The Final

Strictly Speaking: Week 12

Strictly Speaking: Week 11

Hamilton leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

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