Tag Archives: husband

The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre

Posted on October 9, 2018 by mkmswain

French playwright Florian Zeller returns, with another compelling puzzle box of a play – the only thing definite about it being the trademark definite article in the title. But anchoring the human side of this elliptical work is a pair of commanding … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, child, christopher hampton, death, eileen atkins, florian zeller, grief, husband, jonathan kent, jonathan pryce, london, lucy cohu, marriage, parent, review, sale, the height of the storm, theatre royal bath, ticket deal, visit london, west end, wife, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

The Lie, Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted on October 8, 2017 by mkmswain

A year after premiering acclaimed French playwright Florian Zeller’s The Truth, London’s Menier Chocolate Factory now hosts The Lie – which, as the name suggests, acts as a companion piece of sorts. Once again, we’re in a slippery Pinteresque realm, the seemingly conventional domestic set-up teasingly deconstructed … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged affair, alexander hanson, cheating, christopher hampton, fact, fake news, florian zeller, french, husband, lie, london, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, paris, review, samantha bond, sex, the lie, theatre, tony gardner, trust, truth, wife | 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

Pit drama is grim but gripping

Posted on November 6, 2015 by mkmswain

Three plays, three families, three hours of DH Lawrence. If that fills you with dread, I have good news: Ben Power’s skilled melding of this trio of mining dramas, unperformed in Lawrence’s lifetime, creates a spellbindingly intimate epic. Read my … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, anne-marie duff, child, class, dh lawrence, drama, education, family, father, husband, husbands and sons, islington gazette, london, louise brealey, marianne elliott, midlands, mining, mother, national theatre, pit, review, theatre, wife | Leave a comment

Dinner With Friends, Park Theatre

Posted on October 31, 2015 by mkmswain

After 12 seemingly idyllic years, Tom and Beth’s marriage is over. That’s a concern for Gabe and Karen, partly because they care for their friends, and there’s the ugly business of choosing sides, but mainly because it causes them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged affair, america, american, artist, break up, cheating, connecticut, dating, dinner with friends, divorce, drama, food, friend, husband, lawyer, london, marriage, married, park theatre, play, Pulitzer Prize, review, romance, sex, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, wife, writer | Leave a comment

Husbands & Sons, National Theatre

Posted on October 28, 2015 by mkmswain

If the thought of three hours of DH Lawrence fills you with dread, fear not. Ben Powers’ inspired melding of Lawrence’s trio of mining plays births a spellbindingly intimate epic with atmosphere thick as the coal dust engulfing this cloistered … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Collier’s Friday Night, adaptation, anne-marie duff, ben powers, class, coal, constellations, country, daughter, dh lawrence, dorfman, drama, drink, drunk, east midlands, education, family, husband, husbands and sons, joe armstrong, london, louise brealey, marianne elliott, marriage, mine, miners, mining, money, national theatre, nottinghamshire, pit, play, review, rural, son, strike, the arts desk, The Daughter-in-Law, The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd, theartsdesk, theatre, village, wife | 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

The Beaux’ Stratagem, National Theatre

Posted on June 5, 2015 by mkmswain

Farquhar the feminist – who knew? Simon Godwin’s nimble revival reclaims this 1707 Restoration comedy romp as a bold treatise on love, marriage and gender inequality. Patrick Marber’s judicious tweaking pairs its surprisingly pertinent discourse with equally contemporary humour – … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, comedy, country, divorce, drama, farquhar, feminism, feminist, gender equality, geoffrey streatfeild, husband, interview, islington gazette, john milton, lichfield, london, love, marriage, men, national theatre, patrick marber, pippa bennett-warner, restoration, review, revival, romance, samuel bartlett, simon godwin, susannah fielding, the beaux stratagem, theartsdesk, theatre, town, wedding, wife, women | Leave a comment

Communicating Doors, Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted on May 14, 2015 by mkmswain

Genre mixing is a perilous business. Successful hybrids use duelling forms to re-contextualise or revolutionise; others wind up fatally diluting their disparate elements. Ayckbourn’s 1994 sci fi comedy thriller – featuring, at its nadir, a farcical defenestration mistaken for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged Alan Ayckbourn, blithe spirit, comedy, communicating doors, crime, david bamber, dickens, dominatrix, drama, farce, faust, hotel, husband, imogen stubbs, lindsay posner, london, menier chocolate factory, murder, noir, paradox, play, rachel tucker, review, s&m, sci fi, science fiction, sex, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, thriller, time travel, time warp, wife | Leave a comment

Muswell Hill, Park Theatre

Posted on February 20, 2015 by mkmswain

Has there ever been a successful dinner party on stage? It seems no sooner has the table been set than domestic disharmony erupts: opposing personalities obligingly clash, the veil of marital bliss is torn asunder, and terrible secrets are spilled … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abigails party, actress, adultery, affair, Alan Ayckbourn, class, computer, dinner, drama, earthquake, email, family, finsbury park, first world problems, friend, haiti, husband, internet, laptop, london, middle class, mike leigh, muswell hill, north london, oliver!, park theatre, party, phone, play, review, shakespeare, singer, sister, technology, text, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, torben betts, wife | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: husband

The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre

The Lie, Menier Chocolate Factory

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

Pit drama is grim but gripping

Dinner With Friends, Park Theatre

Husbands & Sons, National Theatre

When We Were Women, Orange Tree Theatre

The Beaux’ Stratagem, National Theatre

Communicating Doors, Menier Chocolate Factory

Muswell Hill, Park Theatre

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