Tag Archives: god

Against, Almeida Theatre

Posted on August 19, 2017 by mkmswain

The incident tent, the police tape: a sickeningly familiar sight, made fresh yet again by the tragic events of this week. But that very familiarity, and the tendency of one event to be swiftly superseded by another in the public … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged against, almeida theatre, ben whishaw, broadwayworld, christopher shinn, college, god, ian rickson, london, pc, rape, review, school shooting, terrorism, theatre, violence | Leave a comment

Doctor Faustus, Duke of York’s Theatre

Posted on April 25, 2016 by mkmswain

Blood, sexual violence, power games and lashings of nudity. Not Game of Thrones, whose new season has just premiered (yes, he’s really dead. Well, for now) – and whose shadow Kit Harington is trying to escape – but Jamie Lloyd’s graphic … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged dead, demon, devil, doctor faustus, drama, duke of yorks theatre, faustus, game of thrones, god, jamie lloyd, jenna russell, jon snow, kit harington, london, lucifer, mephistopheles, play, review, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, Tricycle Theatre

Posted on October 16, 2015 by mkmswain

Molière’s 1664 comedy Tartuffe transplanted to present-day Atlanta, Georgia: it sounds like an inspired idea. The hypocritical religious devotee becomes a charlatan preacher fleecing his flock, offering salvation in exchange for hard cash and a distinctly unpriestly grope. But Marcus … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a wolf in snakeskin shoes, america, atlanta, bible, christian, church, comedy, deep south, drama, empire, faith, faith healer, family, farce, gay, georgia, god, gospel, homosexual, marcus gardley, moliere, music, noises off, play, poetry, preacher, religion, review, sex, singing, tartuffe, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tricycle theatre, verse | Leave a comment

Martyr, Unicorn Theatre

Posted on September 23, 2015 by mkmswain

Following a dangerously selective reading of a religious text, 15-year-old Benjamin has adopted a fundamentalist doctrine that espouses misogynist, homophobic and puritanical views and, at its extreme, violence. Neither his mum nor his teachers know how to handle him. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged atheism, atheist, bible, children, christian, crucifixion, drama, extremism, extremist, faith, fundamentalist, gay, god, homophobic, homosexual, kid, london, man, martyr, mother, muslim, parent, play, puberty, puritanical, quran, religion, religious, review, school, sex, sexist, teacher, teenager, theatre, unicorn theatre, vicar, violent, woman, young | Leave a comment

When We Were Women, Orange Tree Theatre

Posted on September 8, 2015 by mkmswain

Can you peg a whole play on a decent twist? When We Were Women’s narrative tease pays off interestingly, but takes a hell of a long time getting there. It leaves little space to explore the ramifications of an intriguing … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged daughter, drama, family, father, glasgow, god, husband, love, marriage, mother, orange tree, play, religion, review, romance, sailor, scotland, second world war, sharman macdonald, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, war, when we were women, wife, world war 2 | Leave a comment

A poignant take on a post-apocalytic world

Posted on June 12, 2015 by mkmswain

The Sydney Theatre Company team had an appropriately Beckettian experience while mounting this new production: the first few weeks of rehearsal were spent waiting for a director who never appeared. Company director Andrew Upton eventually took over from absent Tamás … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged aburdist, australia, barbican, beckett, comedy, death, drama, estragon, existential, god, godot, hugo weaving, ian mckellen, international beckett festival, islington gazette, london, lucky, patrick stewart, play, pozzo, review, richard roxburgh, samuel beckett, sydney, Sydney Theatre Company, theatre, theatre of the absurd, vladimir, waiting for godot | Leave a comment

Waiting for Godot, Barbican

Posted on June 7, 2015 by mkmswain

In a peculiarly Beckettian development, the creative team of this Sydney Theatre Company production spent several weeks of rehearsal waiting not for Godot, but for their director. Tamás Ascher – who spotted the casting potential of Uncle Vanya co-stars Hugo … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged absurdist, australia, australian, barbican, beckett, comedy, death, drama, estragon, existential, god, godot, hugo weaving, ian mckellen, international beckett festival, life, london, lucky, meaning, patrick stewart, play, pozzo, review, richard roxburgh, sydney, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, theatre of the absurd, vaudeville, vladimir, waiting for godot | Leave a comment

Everyman, National Theatre

Posted on April 30, 2015 by mkmswain

As we stagger towards electoral chaos, isn’t it comforting to think there might be a master plan at work? That Russell Brand’s meddling is preordained, or Cameron’s ‘brain fade’ an act of divine intervention? The second play in Rufus Norris’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 12 years a slave, 15th century, artistic director, carol ann duffy, chiwetel ejiofor, christianity, dance, dancing, david cameron, death, divine, don draper, drama, ed miliband, election, everyman, faith, god, javier de frutos, london, mad men, morality play, movement, nation, national, national theatre, olivier, play, poet, poet laureate, poetry, religion, review, rufus norris, russell brand, salvation, sharon d clarke, singing, song, state of the nation, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre | Leave a comment

Strange tale of odd couple is ambitious but elusive work

Posted on November 6, 2014 by mkmswain

Robert Holman’s influence is evident in the work of a number of today’s leading playwrights, and his talent for uncovering the arresting in the ordinary is encapsulated by the memorably strange Jonah and Otto, which premiered at Manchester’s Royal Exchange … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged beckett, child, drama, existential, father, god, islington gazette, jonah and otto, london, manchester, north london, odd couple, parent, park theatre, play, review, robert holman, royal exchange, son, theatre | Leave a comment

The rationalists have all the fun

Posted on December 20, 2013 by mkmswain

‘Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People’ at the Bloomsbury Theatre provides an alternative take on seasonal entertainment with a jam-packed, humorous and hugely inspirational feast of ideas Robin Ince will see your carol service and raise you chaos theory, ironing … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alain de botton, atheism, bloomsbury theatre, carols, chortle, christmas, comedy, darwin, economics, evolution, festive, folk, god, higgs, jazz, john lloyd, josie long, london, maths, music, nine lessons, nine lessons and carols for godless people, philosophy, physics, rationalist association, religion, robin ince, science, seasonal, stand-up, tom waits | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: god

Against, Almeida Theatre

Doctor Faustus, Duke of York’s Theatre

A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, Tricycle Theatre

Martyr, Unicorn Theatre

When We Were Women, Orange Tree Theatre

A poignant take on a post-apocalytic world

Waiting for Godot, Barbican

Everyman, National Theatre

Strange tale of odd couple is ambitious but elusive work

The rationalists have all the fun

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