Tag Archives: debate

Best of Enemies, Young Vic

Posted on December 10, 2021 by mkmswain

Could any political play top the current seething drama in Westminster? Perhaps not, but James Graham’s latest is another fascinating slice of history that feels all too pertinent. Read my full London Theatre review here

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What the Constitution Means to Me, Amazon Prime

Posted on October 16, 2020 by mkmswain

When Heidi Shreck was 15, she travelled around the US giving debate speeches about the Constitution to win scholarship money for college. This electrifying, Tony- and Pulitzer-nominated play resurrects that teenage self, while demonstrating how the founding document has failed … Continue reading →

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Dead Sheep, Park Theatre

Posted on April 3, 2015 by mkmswain

While seven-way debate rages, broadcaster and debuting playwright Jonathan Maitland takes us back 25 years to a radically different political landscape: a time of regents, and of regicide. It’s 1990 – Thatcher the leader claiming divine right to rule, Geoffrey … Continue reading →

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A womb of one’s own

Posted on March 11, 2013 by mkmswain

It’s not often you find yourself sympathising with both Communist and Nazi social policy, but that’s the unusual position one might be forced to take when viewing the compelling A Time to Reap at the Royal Court. Burgeoning Polish playwright … Continue reading →

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