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BWW Interview: Natalie McQueen

Posted on February 3, 2019 by mkmswain

The actress discusses channelling Dolly Parton in 9 to 5 the Musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here Advertisements

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Dance Nation, Almeida Theatre

Posted on September 5, 2018 by mkmswain

Wild, raw, hilarious and tender, Clare Barron’s electrifying play – first seen in New York earlier this year – is a candid portrait of prepubescent girls, rare compared with the myriad male coming-of-age tales. But, like its warrior women, Barron’s … Continue reading →

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Home, I’m Darling, National Theatre

Posted on August 1, 2018 by mkmswain

The first thing we see is Anna Fleischle’s Fifties-tastic giant doll’s-house set: each period-perfect room bathed in a different twinkling hue, flowers painted onto the brick wall, and jaunty music setting the tone. But Katherine Parkinson’s Judy is able to open the … Continue reading →

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Rodin and Ancient Greece, An Ideal Husband, Tully and sharp women

Posted on June 5, 2018 by mkmswain

On my June MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The British Museum explores Rodin’s relationship with Ancient Greek sculpture Film An unflinching look at motherhood in Tully Theatre Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband – with double the Foxy charm Commuter corner Michelle Dean’s Sharp: The Women Who Made … Continue reading →

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Apologia, Trafalgar Studios

Posted on August 4, 2017 by mkmswain

Back in 2009, Alexi Kaye Campbell followed up his bold first play The Pride with Apologia, which takes the well-trodden path of a fraught family reunion where past grievances stalk the present. If more conventional, it’s still an enjoyable combination of big ideas, sharp … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Freema Agyeman

Posted on July 20, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress talks Doctor Who, Sense8 and making her West End debut in Apologia. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Touch, Soho Theatre

Posted on July 14, 2017 by mkmswain

Neat freaks beware: Touch is your ultimate nightmare. This latest offering from DryWrite, the company that launched the now stratospheric Fleabag, centres on another woman with a chaotic personal life – this time, mirrored by the symphony of filth that is her cramped … Continue reading →

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All Change Please, Lucy Kerbel

Posted on July 10, 2017 by mkmswain

Another week, another dispiriting gender equality statistic, as research by The Stage reveals 75% of West End musicals staged in the past decade had no women on their writing teams; removing jukebox shows from the equation, just 9% featured music by female composers. … Continue reading →

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Giacometti, Hokusai, Paula Hawkins and a feminist podcast

Posted on May 7, 2017 by mkmswain

On my May MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Cutting a fine figure Giacometti’s full body of work revealed in a major Tate Modern retrospective Don’t miss: Making waves The British Museum goes beyond Hokusai’s iconic print Commuter corner Paula Hawkins’ Into the Water … Continue reading →

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Brutus and Other Heroines, Harriet Walter

Posted on December 8, 2016 by mkmswain

One of the big theatre stories of 2016 is women reclaiming Shakespeare, from Gillian Bevan’s Cymbeline and Michelle Terry’s Henry V to Glenda Jackson’s Lear and Phyllida Lloyd’s landmark all-female trilogy starring Harriet Walter. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

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Tag Archives: feminist

BWW Interview: Natalie McQueen

Dance Nation, Almeida Theatre

Home, I’m Darling, National Theatre

Rodin and Ancient Greece, An Ideal Husband, Tully and sharp women

Apologia, Trafalgar Studios

BWW Interview: Freema Agyeman

Touch, Soho Theatre

All Change Please, Lucy Kerbel

Giacometti, Hokusai, Paula Hawkins and a feminist podcast

Brutus and Other Heroines, Harriet Walter

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