Tag Archives: David Hare

Tina leads April’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on March 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From a buzzy new musical to returning favourites. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abba, absolute hell, aldwych theatre, almeida, april, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chess, chicago, cuba gooding jr, David Hare, drama, duke of yorks theatre, easter, eno, instructions for correct assembly, jermyn street theatre, london, london coliseum, musical, national theatre, noel coward, noel coward theatre, phoenix theatre, piccadilly theatre, play, quiz, roger allam, romola garai, royal court, sale, strictly ballroom, the moderate soprano, the writer, ticket deal, tina, tina turner, tonight at 8:30, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

The Red Barn, National Theatre

Posted on October 18, 2016 by mkmswain

It was a dark and stormy night. Two couples are caught in a snowstorm on their way back from a party. Three of them arrive at a remote Connecticut farmhouse. One disappears. There’s a definite pleasure in this familiar story, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, bunny christie, David Hare, elizabeth debicki, georges simenon, hope davis, mark strong, national theatre, review, robert icke, sixties, the red barn, thriller | Leave a comment

Amadeus leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 1, 2016 by mkmswain

From Shaffer and Stoppard revivals to new musicals and Tony Kushner’s latest. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Pacifists Guide to the War on Cancer, almeida theatre, amadeus, anne-marie duff, arts theatre, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, bryonny kimmings, David Hare, donmar warehouse, elizabeth debicki, freddie fox, hope davis, ian hallard, kemp powers, kerry ellis, london, lyric hammersmith, Mark Gatiss, mark ravenhill, mark strong, menier chocolate factory, mozart, muhammad ali, murder ballad, musical, national theatre, october, oil, one night in miami, park theatre, peter shaffer, play, robert icke, shopping and fucking, Stoppard, tamsin greig, the boys in the band, the intelligent homosexuals guide, the red barn, theatre, tom hollander, tony kushner, top 10, travesties, west end | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Hope Davis

Posted on September 19, 2016 by mkmswain

The American actress talks thrillers, escaping to London and David Hare’s The Red Barn. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged 1969, actress, american crime, broadway, broadwayworld, bunny christie, connecticut, David Hare, divorce, donald trump, elizabeth debicki, family, feminism, georges simenon, god of carnage, groundhog day, hillary clinton, hitchcock, hollywood, hope davis, interview, london, mark strong, marriage, national theatre, new york, patti lupone, robert icke, sixties, stage, the red barn, theatre, thriller, tv, wayward pines | Leave a comment

Stuff Happens, National Theatre

Posted on July 7, 2016 by mkmswain

When Sir John Chilcot stepped up to the mic to deliver his long-awaited verdict on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he did so calmly, steadily, but with forensic and devastating analytical precision. David Hare’s STUFF HAPPENS, which beat Chilcot by … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, chilcot, chilcot report, David Hare, george bush, invasion, iraq, john chilcot, national theatre, review, stuff happens, tony blair, war | 2 Comments

Richard Madden and Lily James’s Romeo and Juliet leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 2, 2016 by mkmswain

From buzzy Shakespeare productions and satirical opera to Sideways and dance at the Old Vic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, a view from islington north, arts theatre, best, blue/orange, book tickets, brecht, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, cinderella, David Hare, derek jacobi, drew mconie, emma rice, garrick theatre, george bernard shaw, globe, hampstead theatre, jekyll and hyde, kenneth branagh, lawrence after arabia, lily james, london, mark ravenhill, max stafford-clark, may, michael morpurgo, national theatre, new, old vic, open air theatre, orange tree theatre, paul miller, regents park, rex pickett, richard madden, robert louis stevenson, romeo and juliet, rory kinnear, rufus norris, running wild, satire, shakespeare, sideways, st james theatre, stage, the philanderer, the threepenny opera, theatre, top 10, west end, young vic | Leave a comment

Moderate Soprano is a moderate success

Posted on November 10, 2015 by mkmswain

Following Farinelli and the King, here’s another gently aimless drama about opera and – more circuitously – the inestimable value of art. David Hare takes us back to 1934 and the birth of Glyndebourne, with Rae Smith’s design illustrating its … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged David Hare, drama, germany, glyndebourne, ham and high, hampstead theatre, jeremy herrin, jewish, london, music, musician, nazi, opera, play, review, roger allam, second world war, the moderate soprano, theatre, war | Leave a comment

Listed: Wall Flowers – The Best of Berlin

Posted on November 8, 2014 by mkmswain

It divided a city, but the Wall produced great stories, dramas and films. We pick our favourites. Read the full post on theartsdesk

Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, anniversary, berlin, berlin wall, book, cold war, communism, communist, david bowie, David Hare, drama, east, fiction, film, germany, good bye lenin, heroes, ian mcewan, iron curtain, israel, john le carre, ken loach, mark ravenhill, music, palestine, play, royal court, russia, song, spy, stasiland, story, the lives of others, theatre, west | Leave a comment

Northern lights

Posted on March 21, 2013 by mkmswain

It’s official: the north is the place to be. Under the exemplary artistic directorship of Edward Hall, London’s Hampstead Theatre is packing in the audiences while enjoying what could best be described as a dream run. Sold-out shows and West … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged Amelia Bullmore, Anna Chancellor, Chariots of Fire, David Hare, drama, edward hall, hampstead, hello/goodbye, Howard Brenton, london, Mark Gatiss, Mike Bartlett, Nicholas Wright, nina raine, north, play, Rupert Everett, Sheila Hancock, tamsin grieg, The Judas Kiss, theatre | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: David Hare

Tina leads April’s Top 10 new London shows

The Red Barn, National Theatre

Amadeus leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

BWW Interview: Hope Davis

Stuff Happens, National Theatre

Richard Madden and Lily James’s Romeo and Juliet leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Moderate Soprano is a moderate success

Listed: Wall Flowers – The Best of Berlin

Northern lights

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