Tag Archives: divorce

Avoidance review

Posted on June 11, 2022 by mkmswain

Romesh Ranganathan’s sadcom creation is a punishing bore. Read my full Telegraph review here

Posted in Journalism, TV | Tagged bbc, comedy, dad, depression, divorce, review, ricky gervais, romesh ranganathan, sadcom, sitcom, telegraph, tv | Leave a comment

Katherine Ryan interview

Posted on September 9, 2020 by mkmswain

I spoke to the comedian about her stand-up, podcast and new Netflix series The Duchess. Read my full The i Paper interview here

Posted in Journalism, TV | Tagged 8 out of 10 cats, bbc, canadian, cardi b, comedian, comedy, daughter, director general, divorce, feminist, interview, katherine ryan, left wing comedy, london, megan thee stallion, mother, netflix, panel show, parent, podcast, single mother, stand-up, telling everybody everything, the duchess, tim davie, wap, writer | 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

The Philanderer, Orange Tree Theatre

Posted on May 18, 2016 by mkmswain

Gender deconstruction, fraught feminism and the perils of hook-up culture: George Bernard Shaw’s comedy of manners, penned in 1893, shows we haven’t come as far as we might think. It’s a point rammed home by Paul Miller’s choice of modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a doll's house, divorce, drama, feminism, gender, george bernard shaw, ibsen, love, marriage, orange tree theatre, paul miller, play, review, rupert young, stage, the arts desk, the philanderer, theartsdesk, theatre, victorian | Leave a comment

Dinner With Friends, Park Theatre

Posted on October 31, 2015 by mkmswain

After 12 seemingly idyllic years, Tom and Beth’s marriage is over. That’s a concern for Gabe and Karen, partly because they care for their friends, and there’s the ugly business of choosing sides, but mainly because it causes them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged affair, america, american, artist, break up, cheating, connecticut, dating, dinner with friends, divorce, drama, food, friend, husband, lawyer, london, marriage, married, park theatre, play, Pulitzer Prize, review, romance, sex, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, wife, writer | Leave a comment

The Beaux’ Stratagem, National Theatre

Posted on June 5, 2015 by mkmswain

Farquhar the feminist – who knew? Simon Godwin’s nimble revival reclaims this 1707 Restoration comedy romp as a bold treatise on love, marriage and gender inequality. Patrick Marber’s judicious tweaking pairs its surprisingly pertinent discourse with equally contemporary humour – … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, comedy, country, divorce, drama, farquhar, feminism, feminist, gender equality, geoffrey streatfeild, husband, interview, islington gazette, john milton, lichfield, london, love, marriage, men, national theatre, patrick marber, pippa bennett-warner, restoration, review, revival, romance, samuel bartlett, simon godwin, susannah fielding, the beaux stratagem, theartsdesk, theatre, town, wedding, wife, women | Leave a comment

Hello/Goodbye, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on January 28, 2015 by mkmswain

If the London property boom continues post-election, the fight for living space may well develop into all-out war. But what begins as skirmish in Peter Souter’s 2013 play, promoted from the Hampstead’s downstairs space, soon turns to romance as two … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged collection, collector, couple, divorce, drama, election, endeavour, flat, hampstead theatre, hello/goodbye, house, let, london, love, marriage, masterchef, miranda raison, peter souter, play, property, rent, review, romance, shaun evans, sherlock, tamara harvey, tenant, the arts desk, the odd couple, theartsdesk, theatre | Leave a comment

Mum’s the word

Posted on October 12, 2014 by mkmswain

When A Doll’s House premiered in 1879, actress Hedwig Niemann-Raabe refused to perform Ibsen’s ending as written, declaring: “I would never leave my children!” While Helen Baxendale can and does inhabit a similarly divisive role without complaint, that particular action … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a doll's house, bargain theatreland, child, children, cold feet, dad, deborah bruce, divorce, drama, father, helen baxendale, husband, ibsen, kid, london, london riots, marriage, mother, mum, orange tree, parent, paul miller, play, review, richmond, the distance, theatre, wife | Leave a comment

The age of wisdom

Posted on May 10, 2014 by mkmswain

There’s no witch, no chocolate factory, no helicopter or revolutionary barricade, just four singers, five doors, a piano and a bass. And yet Closer Than Ever, nestled in the pocket-sized Jermyn Street Theatre, has to be one of the hottest musical … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adult, Arvid Larsen, bargain theatreland, broadway, child, closer than ever, dating, David Shire, divorce, feminist, Graham Bickley, grown up, issy van randwyck, jermyn street, london, love, marriage, middle age, musical, new york, nora ephron, off broadway, old, parent, review, richard maltby jr, sex, Sophie-Louise Dann, theatre, tony award, wedding | Leave a comment

Till death us do part

Posted on September 26, 2013 by mkmswain

First, a word of warning: if you’re looking for a great first-date outing or anniversary treat, steer clear of Scenes from a Marriage. Judging by the gasps of recognition, embarrassed laughter and knowing glances stealthily exchanged, Joanna Murray-Smith’s theatrical adaptation … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a doll's house, divorce, ibsen, imogen stubbs, ingmar bergman, marriage, married, olivia williams, play, review, scenes from a marriage, st james theatre, theatre, trevor nunn, wedding | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: divorce

Avoidance review

Katherine Ryan interview

BWW Interview: Hope Davis

The Philanderer, Orange Tree Theatre

Dinner With Friends, Park Theatre

The Beaux’ Stratagem, National Theatre

Hello/Goodbye, Hampstead Theatre

Mum’s the word

The age of wisdom

Till death us do part

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