Tag Archives: faith

Holy Sh!t, Kiln Theatre

Posted on September 12, 2018 by mkmswain

It’s all change at the Kiln (was Tricycle) Theatre, with a £5.5 million redevelopment resulting in a bright, light, spacious and welcoming new building – complete with a more obvious street presence, comfortable café/bar area, plentiful ladies’ loos, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alexis zegerman, book tickets, broadwayworld, child, christian, faith, holy shit, Indhu Rubasingham, jewish, kilburn, kiln theatre, london, parent, play, religion, review, school, teacher, theatre, tricycle theatre | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Lucie Shorthouse

Posted on December 3, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses new hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, diversity, drag queen, everybodys talking about jamie, faith, family, gay, hijab, interview, lucie shorthouse, mixed race, musical, muslim, pritti, religion, sale, school, teenager, ticket deal, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Mosquitoes, National Theatre

Posted on July 26, 2017 by mkmswain

In the immediate, heartbroken aftermath of the EU Referendum, I had some very uncharitable thoughts about the right to vote. Perhaps it should involve some kind of IQ test, or at least a demonstrable ability to tell the difference between … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged belief, brexit, broadwayworld, child, eu, experts, faith, family, international, internet, large hadron collider, london, lucy kirkwood, metropolitan elite, mosquitoes, mother, national theatre, olivia colman, olivia williams, parent, physics, quaker, referendum, review, rufus norris, science, stupid, teenager, theatre, trump | Leave a comment

Rabbit Hole, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on February 5, 2016 by mkmswain

The death of a child is an unnatural loss. There’s no reassurance that the departed lived a full life, rather the jagged edge of one cut short. In the case of Becca and Howie, it’s also nonsensical: their perfectly healthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, bereavement, child, christian, claire skinner, david lindsay-abaire, death, drama, edward hall, faith, good people, grief, hampstead theatre, london, loss, marriage, oscar, parent, play, pulitzer, rabbit hole, religion, review, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tom goodman-hill, tony award | Leave a comment

Farinelli and the King, Duke of York’s Theatre

Posted on October 16, 2015 by mkmswain

Make opera, not war. So urges composer-turned-playwright Claire van Kampen’s featherweight historical star vehicle, elevated by husband Mark Rylance – in a tailored role showcasing his beguiling idiosyncrasies – and John Dove’s sumptuous production. Read my full Ham & High review … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged aria, bipolar, castrato, claire van kampen, composer, counter-tenor, cure, depression, drama, duke of york's, faith, farinelli and the king, globe, ham and high, historical, history, Iestyn Davies, king, mad, madness, mark rylance, medicine, monarch, music, music therapy, opera, Philippe V, play, review, royal, sick, sing, singing, spain, the father, theatre, war, west end | Leave a comment

A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, Tricycle Theatre

Posted on October 16, 2015 by mkmswain

Molière’s 1664 comedy Tartuffe transplanted to present-day Atlanta, Georgia: it sounds like an inspired idea. The hypocritical religious devotee becomes a charlatan preacher fleecing his flock, offering salvation in exchange for hard cash and a distinctly unpriestly grope. But Marcus … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a wolf in snakeskin shoes, america, atlanta, bible, christian, church, comedy, deep south, drama, empire, faith, faith healer, family, farce, gay, georgia, god, gospel, homosexual, marcus gardley, moliere, music, noises off, play, poetry, preacher, religion, review, sex, singing, tartuffe, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tricycle theatre, verse | Leave a comment

Martyr, Unicorn Theatre

Posted on September 23, 2015 by mkmswain

Following a dangerously selective reading of a religious text, 15-year-old Benjamin has adopted a fundamentalist doctrine that espouses misogynist, homophobic and puritanical views and, at its extreme, violence. Neither his mum nor his teachers know how to handle him. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged atheism, atheist, bible, children, christian, crucifixion, drama, extremism, extremist, faith, fundamentalist, gay, god, homophobic, homosexual, kid, london, man, martyr, mother, muslim, parent, play, puberty, puritanical, quran, religion, religious, review, school, sex, sexist, teacher, teenager, theatre, unicorn theatre, vicar, violent, woman, young | Leave a comment

Luna Gale, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on June 23, 2015 by mkmswain

Can we really distinguish between experience-based judgement and personal bias? Caroline, the social worker at the centre of American writer Rebecca Gilman’s latest “issue” play, trusts a gut instinct informed by her 25-year career, but those decisions – which shape … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abuse, america, american, austerity, budget, child, child protection, children, christian, church, cuts, drama, drug addict, drugs, evangelical, faith, family, father, foster care, hampstead theatre, iowa, luna gale, meth, michael attenborough, mother, neglect, north london, parent, play, rebecca gilman, rehab, religion, review, sharon small, social services, social worker, theatre, welfare | Leave a comment

Everyman, National Theatre

Posted on April 30, 2015 by mkmswain

As we stagger towards electoral chaos, isn’t it comforting to think there might be a master plan at work? That Russell Brand’s meddling is preordained, or Cameron’s ‘brain fade’ an act of divine intervention? The second play in Rufus Norris’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 12 years a slave, 15th century, artistic director, carol ann duffy, chiwetel ejiofor, christianity, dance, dancing, david cameron, death, divine, don draper, drama, ed miliband, election, everyman, faith, god, javier de frutos, london, mad men, morality play, movement, nation, national, national theatre, olivier, play, poet, poet laureate, poetry, religion, review, rufus norris, russell brand, salvation, sharon d clarke, singing, song, state of the nation, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre | Leave a comment

Bad Jews, Arts Theatre

Posted on March 26, 2015 by mkmswain

Joshua Harmon’s provocative 2012 piece is the Rocky of comedies. His evenly matched sparring partners, a pair of viscerally antagonistic cousins confined in close quarters after a familial loss, bruise, bludgeon and literally draw blood. The bonds of kinship have … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, american, arts theatre, bad jews, cousin, culture, death, drama, faith, family, funeral, heritage, holocaust, identity, inheritance, jew, jewish, joshua harmon, judaism, kin, london, new york, play, race, racial, religion, review, rocky, summertime, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tradition, west end | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: faith

Holy Sh!t, Kiln Theatre

BWW Interview: Lucie Shorthouse

Mosquitoes, National Theatre

Rabbit Hole, Hampstead Theatre

Farinelli and the King, Duke of York’s Theatre

A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, Tricycle Theatre

Martyr, Unicorn Theatre

Everyman, National Theatre

Bad Jews, Arts Theatre

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