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I and You, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on November 2, 2018 by mkmswain

Maisie Williams (AKA Arya Stark in Game of Thrones) and Zach Wyatt make superb stage debuts in Edward Hall’s production of American playwright Lauren Gunderson’s work. Caroline, trapped at home due to an unspecified genetic illness, is surprised by schoolmate … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arya stark, drama, edward hall, game of thrones, ham and high, hampstead theatre, i and you, lauren gunderson, london, maisie williams, play, poet, poetry, review, sick, teenager, theatre, transplant, walt whitman, Zach Wyatt | Leave a comment

The Humans, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on September 6, 2018 by mkmswain

Transatlantic theatrical traffic is busier than ever, and now here at the Hampstead is not just Stephen Karam’s Tony-winning play, first seen in 2015, but director Joe Mantello and his full Broadway cast. It seems fitting that they should travel together, since Karam’s work … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 9/11, class, drama, family, hampstead theatre, jayne houdyshell, london, money, new york, play, reed birney, review, sarah steele, stephen karam, the humans, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award | Leave a comment

Sylvia leads September’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on September 3, 2018 by mkmswain

From a new hip-hop history lesson to Pinter and Shakespeare. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Describe the Night, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on May 10, 2018 by mkmswain

American playwright Rajiv Joseph’s latest certainly doesn’t lack for ambition, spanning 90 years, three countries, and mixing history and fiction in its form to make a point about, well, mixing history and fiction. Storytelling through to the pertinent “fake news” … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged ben caplan, berlin wall, broadwayworld, david birrell, describe the night, drama, east germany, fake news, hampstead theatre, isaac babel, kgb, lisa spirling, london, moscow, nikolai yezhov, plane crash, play, poland, propaganda, putin, rajiv joseph, rebecca o'mara, review, russia, secret police, smolensk, soviet, spy, stalin, story, theatre | Leave a comment

Macbeth leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 28, 2018 by mkmswain

From Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams to a new epic and a lush romance. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida, best, book tickets, brief encounter, broadwayworld, caroline or change, cheap tickets, comedy, declan bennett, emma rice, empire cinema haymarket, fanny and alexander, gay, gore vidal, hampstead theatre, kevin doyle, kiss of the spider woman, london, lyric hammersmith, macbeth, march, martin shaw, matthew lopez, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, new, old vic, penelope wilton, play, playhouse theatre, rory kinnear, samuel barnett, shakespeare, show, stephen daldry, summer and smoke, tennessee williams, the best play, the great wave, the inheritance, the plough and the stars, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, visit london, west end, young vic | Leave a comment

Dry Powder, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on February 2, 2018 by mkmswain

Inequality is a hot topic for dramatists, but Sarah Burgess’s deliciously dark comedy comes at it from a surprising perspective: allowing those high-finance gorgons to have their say. Of course, part of the strategy is giving them enough rope to … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, dry powder, finance, hampstead theatre, hayley atwell, london, money, new york, play, private equity, review, sarah burgess, theatre, tom riley, wall street | Leave a comment

Cell Mates, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on December 8, 2017 by mkmswain

Offstage drama infamously hijacked the 1995 premiere of Simon Gray’s play, with star Stephen Fry walking out mid-run – hastening the production’s early closing. Here, then, is a chance to put the focus back on the work itself in Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, cell mates, edward hall, escape, george blake, hampstead theatre, london, moscow, prison, review, russia, sean bourke, simon gray, soviet union, spy, stephen fry, wormwood scrubs | Leave a comment

Hamilton leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on November 29, 2017 by mkmswain

From a feverishly anticipated musical to sci-fi and Shakespeare. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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The Slaves of Solitude, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on October 31, 2017 by mkmswain

We’re back in the world of ration books, blackouts and spam fritters, as Nicholas Wright delves into the home front via his adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1947 novel. Though there’s a certain period chintz about Jonathan Kent’s production, darker undercurrents make this a more … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, drama, fenella woolgar, forties, hampstead theatre, harlots, henley, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, review, romance, second world war, shy, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, visit london, war, ww2 | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar

Posted on October 27, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses The Slaves of Solitude, the stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel, at Hampstead Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, agatha christie, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, doctor who, drama, fenella woolgar, film, forties, hampstead theatre, handbagged, harlots, henley, home fires, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, margaret thatcher, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, radio, romance, second world war, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, tv, vera drake, visit london, war, ww2 | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: hampstead theatre

I and You, Hampstead Theatre

The Humans, Hampstead Theatre

Sylvia leads September’s Top 10 new London shows

Describe the Night, Hampstead Theatre

Macbeth leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Dry Powder, Hampstead Theatre

Cell Mates, Hampstead Theatre

Hamilton leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

The Slaves of Solitude, Hampstead Theatre

BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar

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