Tag Archives: fringe

BWW Interview: Anthony Alderson

Posted on April 16, 2020 by mkmswain

The Artistic Director of the Pleasance discusses his time at the helm, dealing with the cancellation of this year’s Festival, and what the shutdown means for theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anthony alderson, broadwayworld, cancelled, director, edinburgh, festival, fringe, interview, islington, london, plays, pleasance, theatre | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Thom Southerland on reviving Allegro

Posted on July 25, 2016 by mkmswain

The director talks about his career of reviving classic musicals in fringe venues, and bringing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s lost masterpiece to a European stage for the first time. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged allegro, broadway, broadwayworld, charing cross theatre, director, fringe, interview, jerry harman, musical, revival, rodgers and hammerstein, sondheim, southwark playhouse, thom southerland, titanic | Leave a comment

Welcome To The New and Improved BroadwayWorld UK!

Posted on July 5, 2016 by mkmswain

You’ll notice lots of exciting upgrades as you browse our expanded UK site. We’ve redesigned our homepage so it’s easier for you to find all of our fantastic content, from Reviews, Interviews and Video to Photos, Regional and Edinburgh. Read … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged blog, broadwayworld, competition, drama, edinburgh, festival, fringe, interview, london, new, photo, picture, poll, quiz, redesign, review, stage, theatre, top 10, uk, video, west end | Leave a comment

Pick of the Week

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mkmswain

Bridget Christie and flamenco in Edinburgh, family-friendly Green Man Festival and will The Man From U.N.C.L.E will be a Cold War hit, or just lukewarm? Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here

Posted in Dance, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged almeida, america, american, australia, bbc, best, book, bridget christie, bruce mccall, cold war, comedy, comic, cricket, dance, edinburgh, election, feature, festival, film, flamenco, fringe, game of thrones, greeks, green man, guy ritchie, interview, israel galvan, magazine, mark steel, movie, music, natalie dormer, new yorker, newsletter, novel, pick of the week, proms, read, republican, review, sibelius, spy, super furry animals, the arts desk, the ashes, the iliad, the man from uncle, the scandalous lady w, theartsdesk, theatre, tv, wales | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking

Posted on September 8, 2014 by mkmswain

It’s been a turbulent summer. Warring nations. Deadly disease. Ferocious independence debates. And, of course, a luxuriously bearded baking hipster getting a bit cross with someone from the WI. But fear not, morose nation! Strictly is back, and we can all … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV | Tagged andy murray, ballroom, bbc, big brother, blog, bruce forsyth, burn the floor, claudia winkleman, competition, dance, dance today, dancing, dancing with the stars, dirty dancing, downton abbey, eastenders, ebola, frankie bridge, fringe, great british bake off, harry styles, independence, judy murray, latin, launch, magazine, masterchef, pixie lott, prince harry, recap, review, riverdance, scd, scotland, scottish, simon cowell, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, the saturdays, this morning, towie, tumble, tv, war, x factor | 1 Comment

Edinburgh, Teacher of the Year and Is That Allowed?!

Posted on July 6, 2014 by mkmswain

My articles in the July issue of Dance Today, out now: Fringe benefits From sexy samba and surreal circus to comic tapping, the dance highlights of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Hip hop hooray Dance Today Teacher of the Year T. Damien Anyasi talks London Olympics and breakin’ boundaries Latin scorcher In … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 2012, ballroom, circus, competition, dance, dance hold, dancing, Darren Bennett, edinburgh, festival, france, fringe, gay pride, in the heights, Lilia Kopylova, london, musical, norwich, olympics, paris, peter tatchell, review, richmond theatre, same sex dance, seven brides for seven brothers, southwark playhouse, strictly, strictly come dancing, teacher, teacher of the year, theatre, theatre royal, winner | Leave a comment

The female of the species

Posted on May 23, 2013 by mkmswain

If there is one difference between the sexes that can generally be agreed upon, it is that men tend to focus on one thing, while women are natural multi-taskers. Playwright Hannah Patterson is a prime example of the latter, aiming to … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a level, baby, child, dad, drama, education, father, fringe, london, media, mother, mum, parent, play, playing with grown-ups, review, romance, school, sexual politics, teacher, theatre, theatre503, university, work/life balance | Leave a comment

The Green Menace

Posted on May 20, 2013 by mkmswain

The badgers are coming. And the voles. And – wait for it – the hedgehogs. Not panicking yet? Thomas Eccleshare’s Verity Bargate Award-winning Pastoral might just change your mind. Or it might not, for this apocalyptic black comedy, currently playing at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged climate change, day of the triffids, disaster, drama, environment, film, fringe, global warming, green party, horror, jerusalem, jez butterworth, kew gardens, movie, pastoral, play, review, soho theatre, stage, theatre, verity bargate award | Leave a comment

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BWW Interview: Anthony Alderson

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