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Obituary: Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham

Posted on April 26, 2022 by mkmswain

A champion of great British morals and aristocratic hauteur who presided over Downton Abbey – both TV drama and stately home. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Oscars 2022, as it happened: Will Smith hits Chris Rock — then wins Best Actor Oscar

Posted on March 28, 2022 by mkmswain

I live-blogged a bizarre Academy Awards… Read my full Telegraph article here

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Baftas 2022 as it happened

Posted on March 14, 2022 by mkmswain

I live-blogged the Baftas 2022 for the Telegraph – read the article here

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The Shark is Broken, Ambassadors Theatre

Posted on October 22, 2021 by mkmswain

“We’re going to need a bigger theatre.” Back in summer 2019, this fascinating behind-the-scenes tale took a bite out of the Edinburgh Festival. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

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‘People want to be scared’: how online hysteria transformed Snakes on a Plane – and cinema

Posted on September 6, 2021 by mkmswain

The great Samuel L Jackson starring in a B-movie with arguably the greatest title of all time? No wonder fans latched onto Snakes on a Plane – and persuaded its studio, New Line Cinema, to reconsider their minor project and throw serious … Continue reading →

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Cinderella review

Posted on September 2, 2021 by mkmswain

We have James Corden to thank for this. The unfathomably popular TV host decided we needed yet another “modern spin” on Cinderella, and – God help us – he also joins the cast as a mouse-turned-footman who’s obsessed with how his new … Continue reading →

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Ben Platt on the Dear Evan Hansen trailer backlash: ‘It was a shellshock moment’

Posted on August 21, 2021 by mkmswain

Playing a chronically anxious teenager in the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen made American actor Ben Platt a household name, winning him Tony, Emmy and Grammy Awards – one off the fabled ‘EGOT’. Read my full Telegraph interview here

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Debra Winger: ‘In some ways, MeToo has gone ridiculously too far’

Posted on August 14, 2021 by mkmswain

Debra Winger, the Oscar-nominated actress who famously quit Hollywood, has a reputation for forthrightness – and she doesn’t disappoint.  Read my full Telegraph interview here

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‘This is how loss feels’: how a Netflix animation about grief became a global phenomenon

Posted on December 20, 2020 by mkmswain

One of the year’s most unlikely phenomena on the video-sharing app TikTok saw 50 million people – and counting – recording themselves crying while watching a 12-minute animation. Not since the heart-wrenching opening sequence of Up have viewers been so undone … Continue reading →

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Jazz roots

Posted on November 29, 2020 by mkmswain

Zak Nemorin discusses his enlightening new documentary, which explores the true origins of jazz dance. Read my full Dancing Times article here

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