Tag Archives: feminist

Rutherford and Son, National Theatre

Posted on May 29, 2019 by mkmswain

Rain gushes down the front of the Lyttelton stage, a pitiless wall of water trapping and framing the Rutherfords – a clan very much defined by their environment. It’s an arresting image to open Polly Findlay’s sure revival of Githa … Continue reading →

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Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre

Posted on March 22, 2019 by mkmswain

“We are only as powerful as the stories we tell.” So proclaims poet and activist Emilia Bassano, as she wrestles back her own story in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s 2018 Globe hit – its raw, feminist, revolutionary power just as potent … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: The cast of Six

Posted on February 19, 2019 by mkmswain

The current West End queens discuss the hit musical – and who is most like their alter ego… Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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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

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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 →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Chorus Line, almeida theatre, broadwayworld, clare barron, coming of age, competition, dance, dance moms, dance nation, dancing, female, feminist, ghandi, prepubescent, pussy, review, sarah hadland, strictly ballroom, team, teenager, woman, women | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anna fleischle, book tickets, broadwayworld, feminism, feminist, fifties, hello i'm darling, home, homemaker, jive, katherine parkinson, laura wade, london, marriage, national theatre, nostalgia, review, sian thomas, tamara harvey, theatre, visit london, wife, women | Leave a comment

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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Tag Archives: feminist

Rutherford and Son, National Theatre

Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre

BWW Interview: The cast of Six

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

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