Tag Archives: garrick theatre

Noises Off, Garrick Theatre

Posted on October 4, 2019 by mkmswain

“Doors and sardines. Getting on, getting off. Getting the sardines on, getting the sardines off. That’s farce. That’s the theatre. That’s life.” Michael Frayn’s laugh-til-you-weep backstage comedy transfers from the Lyric Hammersmith (where it first appeared in 1982), and Jeremy Herrin’s superb revival has … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actor, backstage, bedroom farce, book tickets, comedy, daniel rigby, director, farce, funny, garrick theatre, humour, jeremy herrin, lisa mcgrillis, lloyd owen, lyric hammersmith, meera syal, michael frayn, noises off, play, play within a play, review, sarah hadland, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

The Antipodes leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on September 24, 2019 by mkmswain

From Annie Baker to Ealing comedy and a royal reunion. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a day in the death of joe egg, almeida theatre, annie baker, arthur darvill, best, blank, book tickets, boulevard theatre, broadwayworld, charlie fink, claire foy, claire skinner, clean break, comedy, conleth hill, dave malloy, death of a salesman, doctor who, donmar warehouse, drama, ealing comedy, farce, garrick theatre, ghost quartet, groan ups, kara tointon, london, lungs, matt smith, meera syal, michael frayn, Mike Bartlett, mischief theatre, musical, national theatre, noises off, october, old vic, piccadilly theatre, play, samantha bond, sarah hadland, sharon d clark, stephen mangan, the antipodes, the crown, the man in the white suit, theatre, toby stephens, top 10, trafalgar studios, vassa, vaudeville theatre, visit london, wendell pierce, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Doon Mackichan

Posted on June 10, 2019 by mkmswain

The actress discusses David Mamet’s new play Bitter Wheat. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bitter wheat, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, comedy, david mamet, Doon Mackichan, drama, garrick theatre, harvey weinstein, hollywood, john malkovich, justice, london, mamet, metoo, play, power, sex addiction, sexual abuse, smack the pony, ticket deal, trial, victim, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From new musicals to Shakespeare, Pinter and Magic Mike. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged all we ever wanted was everything, ambassadors theatre, barbican, best, broadwayworld, bush theatre, channing tatum, christmas, comedy, don quixote, drama, duke of yorks theatre, garrick theatre, globe, hadestown, harold pinter theatre, hippodrome casino, janie dee, kiln theatre, lee evans, london, macbeth, magic mike live, male dancer, meera syal, michelle terry, music, musical, national theatre, november, patricia highsmith, phyllis logan, pinter at the pinter, play, romeo and juliet, rsc, shakepeare, show, stripper, stripping, summer and smoke, switzerland, tamsin greig, tennessee williams, theatre, top 10, visit london, west end, white teeth, winter, zadie smith | Leave a comment

Labour of Love leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on September 28, 2017 by mkmswain

From James Graham’s political drama to immersive Agatha Christie and the unveiling of a new venue. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a woman of no importance, agatha christie, albion, almeida theatre, anne reid, anne-marie duff, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chekhov, comedy, david oakes, deal, discount, doctor foster, drama, eve best, garrick theatre, hadley fraser, heisenberg, james graham, jeremy corbyn, john heffernan, kenneth cranham, labour, labour of love, labour party, lesley sharp, london county hall, lyric hammersmith, martin freeman, Mike Bartlett, musical, natalie dormer, national theatre, nicholas hytner, noel coward theatre, oscar wilde, play, political, politics, richard bean, rory kinnear, ross noble, saint george and the dragon, sale, save, simon stephens, tamsin greig, the seagull, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, ticket deal, vaudeville theatre, venus in fur, visit london, west end, witness for the proseuction, wyndhams theatre, young frankenstein, young marx | Leave a comment

Apologia leads August’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on August 2, 2017 by mkmswain

From a starry drama to musical revivals and family-friendly fun. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 13 the musical, against, almeida theatre, ambassadors theatre, andrew lloyd webber, apologia, august, ben whishaw, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, cheap, children, david walliams, discount, donmar warehouse, drama, emma hatton, evita, family, freema agyeman, gangsta granny, garrick theatre, globe, holiday, horrible histories, jason robert brown, jesus christ superstar, kids, king lear, knives in hens, late company, laura carmichael, london, musical, national theatre, phoenix theatre, play, politics, referendum, regents park open air, rob drummond, shakespeare, stockard channing, summer, the majority, theatre, ticket deal, trafalgar studios, trump, vote, west end | Leave a comment

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 28, 2017 by mkmswain

From starry Stoppard and Marber revivals to toe-tapping musicals and Elena Ferrante on stage. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amanda holden, an american in paris, arts theatre, ballet, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, dance, dancing, daniel radcliffe, david tennant, dominion theatre, don juan in soho, elena ferrante, garrick theatre, ian hislop, kate fleetwood, lee mead, london, lyric hammersmith, march, my brilliant friend, my country, national theare, old vic, rose theatre kingston, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, seventeen, stepping out, tap, the miser, the wipers times, theatre, tom stoppard, top 10, ugly lies the bone, vaudeville theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

David Bowie’s LAZARUS leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on November 3, 2016 by mkmswain

From the late great Bowie’s musical to Glenda Jackson’s Lear and Mark Rylance’s return. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amy madigan, an inspector calls, andrew lloyd webber, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, buried child, david bowie, ed harris, first world war, garrick theatre, glenda jackson, half a sixpence, harriet walter, it is easy to be dead, jb priestley, king lear, lazarus, london, mark rylance, michael c hall, musical, neil mcpherson, nice fish, november, old vic, phyllida lloyd, playhouse theatre, poet, school of rock, shakespeare, stephen daldry, the tempest, theatre, this house, top 10, west end | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Jonah Hauer-King

Posted on October 20, 2016 by mkmswain

The actor discusses his role in The Entertainer and the experience of working with Kenneth Branagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadcast, broadwayworld, cinema, garrick theatre, interview, Jonah Hauer-King, kenneth branagh, the entertainer, west end | Leave a comment

Branagh is assured but lacks true desperation

Posted on September 9, 2016 by mkmswain

Brexit-ish rants, generational divide, tax dodging and Middle East chaos: the contemporary resonance of John Osborne’s 1957 state-of-the-nation play The Entertainer is almost eerie. Paired with an effective metaphor – the dying days of music hall – it’s a strong closing … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged archie rice, brexit, comedian, comedy, dancing, garrick theatre, greta scacchi, ham and high, john osborne, kenneth branagh, laurence olivier, middle east, music hall, review, singing, suez canal, tap, the entertainer, vaudeville, west end | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: garrick theatre

Noises Off, Garrick Theatre

The Antipodes leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

BWW Interview: Doon Mackichan

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Labour of Love leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Apologia leads August’s Top 10 new London shows

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

David Bowie’s LAZARUS leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

BWW Interview: Jonah Hauer-King

Branagh is assured but lacks true desperation

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