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Theatre loos: The best and the ones to avoid

Posted on June 14, 2019 by mkmswain

BroadwayWorld reviewers share their wisdom on theatre loos, in London and beyond – and we offer some sneaky tips to avoid those queues… Read the full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, comedy, drama, london, loo, musical, play, theatre, toilet, uk, west end | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Doon Mackichan

Posted on June 10, 2019 by mkmswain

The actress discusses David Mamet’s new play Bitter Wheat. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bitter wheat, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, comedy, david mamet, Doon Mackichan, drama, garrick theatre, harvey weinstein, hollywood, john malkovich, justice, london, mamet, metoo, play, power, sex addiction, sexual abuse, smack the pony, ticket deal, trial, victim, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

The Starry Messenger leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on April 25, 2019 by mkmswain

From timely plays to the beginning of open-air theatre season. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amour, andrea levy, ben forster, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, cadogan hall, charing cross theatre, cheap tickets, death of a salesman, drama, duke of yorks theatre, edward hall, elizabeth mcgovern, giles terera, hampstead theatre, hayley atwell, henry iv, jude, main men of musicals, matthew broderick, may, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, new, open air theatre, orpheus descending, our town, play, regents park, rosmersholm, sale, save, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, sharon d clarke, small island, tennessee williams, the starry messenger, theatre, ticket deal, tom burke, top 10, wendell pierce, west end, windrush, wyndhams theatre, young vic | Leave a comment

All My Sons leads April’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on March 31, 2019 by mkmswain

From Arthur Miller and Caryl Churchill to Don Quixote and zombie gore. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged aint misbehavin, all my sons, almeida theatre, anne-marie duff, april, arthur darvill, arthur miller, ballet, best, Bill Pullman, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, colin morgan, coliseum, comedy, dance, donmar warehouse, drama, enb, george a romero, horror, Jenna Coleman, kelsey grammer, london, man of la mancha, musical, national theatre, nigel slater, night of the living dead live, old vic, oti mabuse, play, pleasance theatre, recommend, sadlers wells, sale, sally field, scary bikers, she persisted, southwark playhouse, strictly, sweet charity, the other palace, theatre, three sisters, ticket deal, toast, top 10, top girls, trafalgar studios, visit london, west end, zombie | Leave a comment

News emerged today that Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among 50 wealthy people charged in a college cheating scam dumbed “Varsity Blues”, in which they allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million to secure places for … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged admissions, alex kingston, ben edelman, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, college, comedy, discrimination, diversity, drama, ethnic minority, felicity huffman, joshua harmon, person of colour, play, privilege, review, sarah hadland, school, theatre, ticket deal, trafalgar studios, university, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Shipwreck, Almeida Theatre

Posted on February 20, 2019 by mkmswain

“Isn’t that the problem with political theater, too much directness?” queries one of Anne Washburn’s characters in her new play – which, in meta fashion, and over a leisurely three hours, not only addresses Trump head on, but also painstakingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida theatre, anne washburn, book tickets, broadwayworld, donald trump, drama, james comey, play, politics, president trump, review, rupert goold, satire, shipwreck, tara fitzgerald, theatre, trump | Leave a comment

Pinter Five and Pinter Six, Harold Pinter Theatre

Posted on January 6, 2019 by mkmswain

Jamie Lloyd’s star-studded season of short Pinter plays continues with two more intriguing productions: one directed by Patrick Marber, the other by Lloyd himself. Among the subjects this time around are family, miscommunication, class and politics – plus an early … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, celia imrie, cheap tickets, comedy, drama, harold pinter theatre, jamie lloyd, jane horrocks, john simm, london, patrick marber, pinter, pinter five, pinter six, play, review, rupert grave, theatre, tracy-ann oberman, west end | Leave a comment

True West leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on December 2, 2018 by mkmswain

From a starry revival to new plays and the return of a modern classic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida, barbican, best, black panther, book tickets, broadwayworld, caroline or change, cheap tickets, christmas, comedy, december, doctor faustus, donmar warehouse, drama, fiddler on the roof, Games of Thrones, globe, johnny flynn, Kit Harrington, letitia wright, london, lynn nottage, marianne elliott, mark haddon, marlowe, martha plimpton, menier chocolate factory, musical, natasha gordon, national theatre, nine night, piccadilly theatre, picks, play, playhouse theatre, richard ii, rsc, sale, save, shakespeare, sharon d clarke, simon russell beale, sweat, the convert, the curious incident, the merry wives of windsor, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trafalgar studios, trevor nunn, true west, trump, vaudeville theatre, wakanda, west end, young vic | Leave a comment

I and You, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on November 2, 2018 by mkmswain

Maisie Williams (AKA Arya Stark in Game of Thrones) and Zach Wyatt make superb stage debuts in Edward Hall’s production of American playwright Lauren Gunderson’s work. Caroline, trapped at home due to an unspecified genetic illness, is surprised by schoolmate … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arya stark, drama, edward hall, game of thrones, ham and high, hampstead theatre, i and you, lauren gunderson, london, maisie williams, play, poet, poetry, review, sick, teenager, theatre, transplant, walt whitman, Zach Wyatt | Leave a comment

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From new musicals to Shakespeare, Pinter and Magic Mike. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged all we ever wanted was everything, ambassadors theatre, barbican, best, broadwayworld, bush theatre, channing tatum, christmas, comedy, don quixote, drama, duke of yorks theatre, garrick theatre, globe, hadestown, harold pinter theatre, hippodrome casino, janie dee, kiln theatre, lee evans, london, macbeth, magic mike live, male dancer, meera syal, michelle terry, music, musical, national theatre, november, patricia highsmith, phyllis logan, pinter at the pinter, play, romeo and juliet, rsc, shakepeare, show, stripper, stripping, summer and smoke, switzerland, tamsin greig, tennessee williams, theatre, top 10, visit london, west end, white teeth, winter, zadie smith | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: drama

Theatre loos: The best and the ones to avoid

BWW Interview: Doon Mackichan

The Starry Messenger leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Admissions, Trafalgar Studios

Shipwreck, Almeida Theatre

Pinter Five and Pinter Six, Harold Pinter Theatre

True West leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

I and You, Hampstead Theatre

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

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