Tag Archives: government

Allelujah!, Bridge Theatre

Posted on July 20, 2018 by mkmswain

This highly anticipated new play from 84-year-old Alan Bennett premieres at the Bridge, continuing his long-standing relationship with Nicholas Hytner. It’s an exciting get, and there are wonderful flashes of Bennett wit, wisdom and stirring empathy, but also polemical outbursts and baggy … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alan bennett, allelujah, book tickets, brexit, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, elderly, geriatric, government, hospital, london, nhs, nicholas hytner, patient, play, review, samuel barnett, theatre, yorkshire | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Lizzy Connolly

Posted on November 23, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses a new stage adaptation of TV classic The Twilight Zone. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged actress, adaptation, almeida theatre, anne washburn, book tickets, broadwayworld, christmas, donald trump, drama, family, government, interview, lizzy connolly, london, nuclear war, richard jones, sci fi, spooky, the twilight zone, theatre, tv | Leave a comment

Committee, Donmar Warehouse

Posted on July 4, 2017 by mkmswain

A memorable 2015 parliamentary select committee hearing asked Kids Company CEO Camila Batmanghelidjh and chair of trustees Alan Yentob whether the organisation was ever fit for purpose. Tom Deering, Hadley Fraser and Josie Rourke’s new verbatim musical – think This House meets London Road – asks … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alan yentob, Camila Batmanghelidjh, charity, children, committee, donmar warehouse, government, hadley fraser, josie rourke, kids, kids company, london, musical, parliament, politicians, review, select committee, social care, theartsdesk, theatre, tom deering | Leave a comment

Love in Idleness, Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted on March 21, 2017 by mkmswain

In 1944, Terence Rattigan substantially revised Less Than Kind at the behest of star theatrical couple the Lunts; the result was the less political, more overtly comic play Love in Idleness. Now, Trevor Nunn, inspired by Dan Rebellato’s introduction in … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anthony head, broadwayworld, eve best, government, helen george, london, love, love in idleness, marriage, menier chocolate factory, parent, politics, rattigan, review, romance, second world war, socialism, tanks, theatre, trevor nunn, war | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Madani Younis

Posted on March 15, 2017 by mkmswain

The Bush Theatre’s Artistic Director discusses its redevelopment and future plans. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged art, artist, arts council, black lives black words, black lives matter, broadwayworld, building, bush theatre, children, community, culture, diversity, education, government, interview, kids, local council, london, madani younis, new, play, project, reopening, schools, shepherd's bush, subsidy, theatre, tickets, work, writer, young, youth | Leave a comment

Wild, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on June 21, 2016 by mkmswain

Who do you trust? The EU Referendum campaign has exposed a mounting suspicion of the establishment, from financial institutions to press and politicians, and our sense of nationhood has never been murkier. But if we cease to believe in anything, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, drama, edward snowden, government, hampstead theatre, james macdonald, julian assange, leak, Mike Bartlett, miriam buether, play, privacy, referendum, review, russia, security, spy, stage, surveillance, technology, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, trust, whistleblower, wikileaks, wild | Leave a comment

Pick of the Week

Posted on May 14, 2015 by mkmswain

With big drama on stage and television, from Death of a Salesman to the latest Scandi must-watch, there are no austerity measures in theartsdesk’s coverage. Read my full newsletter here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged 1864, adaptation, alexander mcqueen, arts, as you like it, austerity, ayckbourn, bbc, book, comedy, communicating doors, conservative, cuts, danish, david cameron, death of a salesman, denmark, dianna agron, drama, election, fantasy, glee, globe, government, how to succeed in business without really trying, jonathan groff, jonathan miller, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, king lear, labour, london, magic, magician, novel, parliament, play, politician, review, rsc, scandi, shakespeare, susanna clarke, television, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tv, war, west end | Leave a comment

The Audience, Apollo Theatre

Posted on May 6, 2015 by mkmswain

As The Queen gains an audience with the latest royal addition, her theatrical alter ego returns to the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas inheriting Tony-nominated Helen Mirren’s role in Peter Morgan’s updated revival. Callaghan is out; au courant gags … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged apollo theatre, baby, buckingham palace, comedy, conservative, david cameron, drama, ed miliband, election, elizabeth ii, europe, family, government, helen mirren, her majesty, iraq, king charles iii, kristin scott thomas, labour, london, margaret thatcher, monarch, peter morgan, play, politician, politics, prime minister, prince charles, princess, review, royal, sovereign, stephen daldry, suez, the arts desk, the audience, the queen, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, tony blair, war, west end, winston churchill | Leave a comment

The art of living

Posted on February 17, 2015 by mkmswain

Highlights of my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: The special relationship Gain a new perspective on some of our most iconic buildings with Sir John Soane’s Museum’s behind-the-scenes look at architect/client relations Don’t miss: Play detective Can you spot … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism | Tagged app, architect, architecture, art, arts, book, british, building, candy crush, classical, client, commute, commuter, competition, doug fishbone, downing street, dulwich picture gallery, duolingo, elizabethan, exhibition, fake, gallery, gone girl, gothic, government, john soane, language, learn, london, made in china, moveto, museum, napoleon, old master, old royal navy college, painting, read, robert adam, sir john soanes museum, the girl on the train, town and country, travel, treasury, victorian, westminster hall, win, wren | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: government

Allelujah!, Bridge Theatre

BWW Interview: Lizzy Connolly

Love in Idleness, Menier Chocolate Factory

BWW Interview: Madani Younis

Wild, Hampstead Theatre

Pick of the Week

The Audience, Apollo Theatre

The art of living

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