Tag Archives: guardian

The Haystack, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on February 7, 2020 by mkmswain

With counter-terrorism an urgent concern – and specifically how best to find, track and use the data of suspected threats, without sacrificing our privacy and civil liberties – it’s excellent timing for a meaty drama about the surveillance state. And the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged al blyth, counter terrorism, data, edward snowden, free press, gchq, government, guardian, hacking, hampstead theatre, james graham, journalist, london, mass data collection, media, nsa, play, press, privacy, review, roxana silbert, security, security services, source, spy, state, surveillance, terrorism, terrorist, the haystack, theartsdesk, theatre, thriller, whistleblower | Leave a comment

Peanuts, Widows, mime and romantic cinemas

Posted on January 22, 2019 by mkmswain

Welcome to the new and improved double MoveTo Town and Country Arts section! January highlights include: Exhibition Somerset House celebrates the enduring influence of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang Film Steve McQueen provides thought-provoking genre thrills in Widows Theatre Natasha Gordon’s family drama Nine … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged art, asphodel meadows, ballet, barbican, best cinemas, best romantic cinemas, book tickets, comic strip, commute, commuter, culture, dance, date, english national opera, eno, exhibition, festival, film, good grief charlie brown, guardian, january, la boheme, london, london international mime festival, mime, moveto, moveto town and country, movie, national theatre, nine night, opera, peanuts, play, podcast, royal ballet, sadlers wells, six of the best, somerset house, southbank centre, spring, the start, theatre, things to do, trafalgar studios, two pigeons, valentines day, west end, widows | Leave a comment

Clarion, Arcola Theatre

Posted on April 23, 2015 by mkmswain

“Fury Over Sharia Law For Toddlers!” No, not a prime example of spoof headline generator Daily Mail-o-matic, but the latest piece of fantastical scaremongering from the Clarion, a 125-year-old (semi-)fictional rag that’s upped sales by splashing on immigration every day … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arcola theatre, clare higgins, clarion, columnist, daily express, daily mail, drama, election, evening standard, extremist, family values, fleet street, front page, glamour model, great britain, greg hicks, guardian, headline, immigration, london, Mark Jagasia, media, news, newspaper, paper, play, politics, review, richard bean, satire, sharia law, showbiz, tabloid, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, ukip | Leave a comment

A dazzling debate about privacy in the digital age

Posted on May 2, 2014 by mkmswain

Leave your smartphones on when entering the theatre. But beware: playful audience participation comes at a price. You’re not just sending a selfie – you’re laying yourself open to brutal public data mining. It’s a neat microcosm of the social … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged apple, clubcard, data, data mining, donmar warehouse, edward snowden, facebook, google, google maps, guardian, ham & high, hampstead, highgate, human rights, ipad, iphone, itunes, james ball, james graham, josie rourke, liberty, london, loyalty card, metadata, north london, orwell, play, privacy, review, security, selfie, shakespeare, shopping, smartphone, social media, spy, supermarket, terms and conditions, tesco, the tempest, theatre, twitter, washington post, william hague | Leave a comment

Why the Jane Austen banknote matters

Posted on July 26, 2013 by mkmswain

It’s just a picture. Right? Just a picture on a piece of paper. Can you name all the public figures who’ve been enshrined on our banknotes? Does their selection really have a major impact on contemporary gender relations? No, how … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged Bank Of England, banknote, change, feminism, feminist, finborough theatre, google, guardian, Jane Austen, katy hill, mark carney, no more page three, OK Magazine, page three, rosalind franklin, The Sun, the women's room, twitter, uk women, zoe williams | 1 Comment

Devilishly funny

Posted on May 11, 2013 by mkmswain

Absurd as it may seem, the ‘Are women funny?’ debate rages on. Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon answered emphatically in the affirmative in 30 Rock’s ‘Stride of Pride’ episode – as well as in every other episode of a brilliant comedy series … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged 30 rock, advertising, broadchurch, comedy, comic, female, funny, guardian, isy suttie, jo caulfield, liz lemon, male, man, miranda, miranda hart, reality show, soho theatre, stand-up, stepford wives, theatre, tina fey, woman, women | Leave a comment

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The Haystack, Hampstead Theatre

Peanuts, Widows, mime and romantic cinemas

Clarion, Arcola Theatre

Why the Jane Austen banknote matters

Devilishly funny

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