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Bagdad Cafe, Old Vic

Posted on July 29, 2021 by mkmswain

Bagdad is a ghost town. Stranded in California’s Mojave desert, it once served mine workers, then travellers on Route 66, but was subsequently abandoned and its buildings razed. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Our favourite outdoor theatre memories

Posted on June 19, 2020 by mkmswain

This summer, we’re sadly not going to be seeing all the outdoor theatre that we’ve loved in past years – whether at venues like Regent’s Park and Shakespeare’s Globe or dedicated festivals and other open-air arts gatherings. So, until we … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, brighton open air, broadwayworld, edinburgh, edinburgh fringe, emma rice, evita, favourite, festival, globe theatre, little shop of horrors, memories, musical, open air theatre, outdoor theatre, play, regents park, regents park open air, shakespeare, shakespeare in the squares, shakespeares globe, the globe, theatre, vicky vox, west end live | Leave a comment

End of the 2010s: BroadwayWorld’s Best Shows of the Decade

Posted on December 8, 2019 by mkmswain

As the 2010s draw to a close, we thought we’d look back at all the incredible theatre of the past decade. What’s been your highlight? Here, BroadwayWorld reviewers share some of theirs! Read the full BroadwayWorld article here

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Company leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mkmswain

From gender-flipped Sondheim to David Hare and Martin McDonagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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As You Like It/Hamlet, Shakespeare’s Globe

Posted on May 18, 2018 by mkmswain

Michelle Terry’s first season as Artistic Director of the Globe will be carefully scrutinised. Emma Rice’s contentious exit raised important questions about the venue’s purpose, its balancing of tradition and innovation, new and returning audiences, and about how we engage … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged as you like it, broadwayworld, comedy, drama, emma rice, globe, hamlet, london, michelle terry, play, review, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, theatre, visit london | Leave a comment

Monet, Black Panther, Brief Encounter and Medieval whodunnit

Posted on April 29, 2018 by mkmswain

On my April MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The National Gallery explores Monet’s relationship with architecture Film Marvel-ously diverse heroics in Black Panther Theatre Emma Rice’s gorgeously romantic take on Brief Encounter Commuter corner Medieval whodunnit in Samantha Harvey’s The Western Wind Read the full page … Continue reading →

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Macbeth leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 28, 2018 by mkmswain

From Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams to a new epic and a lush romance. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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BWW Interview: Mark Quartley

Posted on July 24, 2017 by mkmswain

The actor talks motion capture in the RSC’s The Tempest. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Imogen, Shakespeare’s Globe

Posted on September 26, 2016 by mkmswain

The Globe is breaking bad.Cymbeline comes to us as Imogen – subtitled Renamed and Reclaimed, properly recognising that Imogen has far more to say than her royal father – but that’s just the start of Matthew Dunster’s bold, urban revamp. The king … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Globe

Posted on May 6, 2016 by mkmswain

In this 400th anniversary year, amid what feels like 400 million shows and tributes, it’s increasingly difficult for a Shakespeare production to stand out. No such problem for Emma Rice’s opening salvo, which responds to those critical of her appointment … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: emma rice

Bagdad Cafe, Old Vic

Our favourite outdoor theatre memories

Company leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

As You Like It/Hamlet, Shakespeare’s Globe

Monet, Black Panther, Brief Encounter and Medieval whodunnit

Macbeth leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

BWW Interview: Mark Quartley

Imogen, Shakespeare’s Globe

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s Globe

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