Tag Archives: feminist

Female-led West End shows to see for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2023 by mkmswain

From Six and Tina to Shirley Valentine. Read my full London Theatre article here

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A Wild and True Relation by Kim Sherwood: George Eliot meets Dickens in a literary treasure hunt

Posted on January 26, 2023 by mkmswain

A novel that begins as a swashbuckling tale about smugglers swerves into a smart study of women sidelined by literary history. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Roar author Cecelia Ahern on why she put a woman on a shelf

Posted on April 21, 2022 by mkmswain

The author’s short stories have been adapted into a series for Apple TV+. Read my full Telegraph interview here

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Lessons in Chemistry

Posted on March 24, 2022 by mkmswain

From scientist to celebrity chef: Bonnie Garmus’s funny feminist fable. Read my full Telegraph review here

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Dull girl power speeches and wild sex do not make Bridgerton a feminist triumph

Posted on January 2, 2021 by mkmswain

“We’re seeing this Regency romance through a feminist lens,” proclaimed actor Regé-Jean Page, who plays the hunky-but-tortured Duke of Hastings in Netflix’s bodice-ripper Bridgerton, in a recent interview. Co-star Phoebe Dynevor has also thrown around the F word, saying that … Continue reading →

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Katherine Ryan interview

Posted on September 9, 2020 by mkmswain

I spoke to the comedian about her stand-up, podcast and new Netflix series The Duchess. Read my full The i Paper interview here

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Jane Eyre, National Theatre at Home

Posted on April 9, 2020 by mkmswain

The National Theatre’s online broadcasts got off to a storming start with One Man, Two Guvnors – watched by over 2.5 million people, either on the night or in the week since its live streaming, and raising around £66,000 in donations. Let’s hope … Continue reading →

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Faustus: That Damned Woman, Lyric Hammersmith

Posted on January 29, 2020 by mkmswain

Changing the gender of the title character “highlights the way in which women still operate in a world designed by and for men,” argues Chris Bush, whose reimagining of Marlowe’s play premieres at the Lyric ahead of a UK tour. It’s certainly a compelling … Continue reading →

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The Welkin, National Theatre

Posted on January 23, 2020 by mkmswain

How can we know more about a comet in outer space than we do a woman’s body? So queries Lucy Kirkwood’s superb new history play – a feminist courtroom drama that’s equal parts Twelve Angry Men, The Crucible and The Vagina Monologues, plus a dash … Continue reading →

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What Girls Are Made Of, Soho Theatre

Posted on September 12, 2019 by mkmswain

It’s now Edinburgh Fringe transfer season in London, but here’s one they made earlier: Cora Bissett’s Fringe First-winning autobiographical play from the 2018 Festival about her time in 1990s indie band Darlingheart. Though the broad shape of this tale is familiar, Bissett’s gig-theatre … Continue reading →

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