Tag Archives: grief

Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, Wyndham’s Theatre

Posted on October 10, 2017 by mkmswain

For the premiere work of new company Elliott & Harper Productions, director Marianne Elliott got the Curious Incident band back together, from playwright Simon Stephens to her acclaimed creative team. But it’s in service of a much more intimate piece that – while strikingly staged … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anne-marie duff, broadwayworld, grief, heisenberg, kenneth cranham, london, loss, marianne elliott, physics, review, romance, romcom, simon stephens, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

Hand to God, Vaudeville Theatre

Posted on February 16, 2016 by mkmswain

There will be blood. And expletives. And puppet sex that makes Avenue Q look positively monastic. But perhaps most shocking of all is that beneath the eye-wateringly explicit surface of Robert Askins’ provocative farce, which began life Off-Off-Broadway in 2011, lies … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, broadway, christian, comedy, drama, family, farce, grief, hand to god, harry melling, janie dee, Jemima Rooper, london, neil pearson, parent, puppet, religion, review, robert askins, sex, texas, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, vaudeville theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Rabbit Hole, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on February 5, 2016 by mkmswain

The death of a child is an unnatural loss. There’s no reassurance that the departed lived a full life, rather the jagged edge of one cut short. In the case of Becca and Howie, it’s also nonsensical: their perfectly healthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, bereavement, child, christian, claire skinner, david lindsay-abaire, death, drama, edward hall, faith, good people, grief, hampstead theatre, london, loss, marriage, oscar, parent, play, pulitzer, rabbit hole, religion, review, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tom goodman-hill, tony award | Leave a comment

The Winter’s Tale, Harlequinade/All On Her Own, Garrick Theatre

Posted on November 9, 2015 by mkmswain

What exactly is the level of Kenneth Branagh’s self-awareness? He’s certainly conscious of inviting comparison with Olivier once again by presenting a year-long season of plays at the refurbished Garrick under the auspices of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company – … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged all on her own, backstage, christmas, comedy, company, daughter, death, drama, exit pursued by a bear, family, father, garrick theatre, grief, harlequinade, husband, jessie buckley, judi dench, kenneth branagh, kiss me kate, london, loss, noises off, nutcracker, olivier, play, rattigan, rep, review, rob ashford, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, the arts desk, the winters tale, theartsdesk, theatre, west end, widow, wife, zoe wanamaker | Leave a comment

Shattering soliloquy of grief and isolation

Posted on September 11, 2015 by mkmswain

The anticipated union of in-vogue director Ivo van Hove and playwright Simon Stephens at theatrical hotspot the Young Vic is surprisingly low-key, but this 75-minute monologue lingers long after the event. Read my full Ham & High review of Song from Far Away … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amsterdam, brother, death, drama, Eelco Smits, family, grief, ham and high, holland, ivo van hove, london, loss, mark eitzel, monologue, music, new york, review, simon stephens, sing, song, song from far away, theatre, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, young vic | Leave a comment

Song from Far Away, Young Vic

Posted on September 5, 2015 by mkmswain

“My brother died.” That’s the reality New York-based banker Willem struggles to inhabit when he returns to his estranged family in Amsterdam. There is no sense in Pauli’s loss – a sudden heart attack at 20, cradled by a stranger … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, amsterdam, brother, death, died, drama, dutch, Eelco Smits, family, father, grief, holland, ivo van hove, loss, mark eitzel, monologue, mother, music, new york, play, review, simon stephens, song, song from far away, theatre, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, young vic | Leave a comment

Constellations, Trafalgar Studios

Posted on July 15, 2015 by mkmswain

Life, the universe and everything… in 70 minutes. You certainly can’t fault Nick Payne’s ambition, nor help but admire the dazzling inventiveness of his theoretical physics romcom with a side helping of artisanal beekeeping. Read my full theartsdesk review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bee, beekeeping, constellations, dating, death, drama, fate, free will, grief, honey, if/then, joe armstrong, life, london, loss, louise brealey, love, marriage, michael longhurst, multiverse, nick payne, parallel universe, physics, play, predestination, quantum, review, romance, romcom, royal court, science, sherlock, sliding doors, space, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tom scutt, trafalgar studios, universe, west end | Leave a comment

An Oak Tree, National Theatre

Posted on June 24, 2015 by mkmswain

The play I have just seen is not the play you will see. Of course, one of the draws of live performance is that no two nights are the same, but that idea is taken to a mesmerising extreme in … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged acting, actor, an oak tree, anniversary, art, artist, conceptual, conor lovett, dad, daugther, death, die, drama, father, grief, guest, hypnosis, hypnotist, loss, magic, michael craig-martin, national theatre, performance, play, power, review, stage, suggestion, text, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tim crouch, transformation | Leave a comment

The Father, Tricycle Theatre

Posted on May 13, 2015 by mkmswain

André is losing time. It’s not just his perennially mislaid watch, but whole hours, weeks, years. Is he still living in his Paris flat, or did he move in with his daughter Anne? Is she married, divorced, leaving the country … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alzheimers, award, bath, care, carer, child, christopher hampton, claire skinner, dad, daughter, dementia, drama, father, five star, flat, florian zeller, france, grief, ill, kenneth cranham, king lear, lear, london, loss, memory, moliere, nurse, paris, pinter, play, review, sick, the arts desk, the father, theartsdesk, theatre, tricycle theatre | 1 Comment

Little Light, Orange Tree Theatre

Posted on February 8, 2015 by mkmswain

The Orange Tree’s renaissance continues with this searing piece from playwright of the moment Alice Birch, who will shortly follow up last year’s subversive Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again with an interrogation of the porn industry for Rufus Norris’s debut … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alice birch, baby, blame, child, comedy, death, die, domestic, drama, family, grief, guilt, horror, little light, london, loss, memory, missing, national theatre, nostalgia, orange tree, parent, play, porn, pregnant, remember, review, richmond, rufus norris, sibling, sister, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: grief

Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, Wyndham’s Theatre

Hand to God, Vaudeville Theatre

Rabbit Hole, Hampstead Theatre

The Winter’s Tale, Harlequinade/All On Her Own, Garrick Theatre

Shattering soliloquy of grief and isolation

Song from Far Away, Young Vic

Constellations, Trafalgar Studios

An Oak Tree, National Theatre

The Father, Tricycle Theatre

Little Light, Orange Tree Theatre

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