Tag Archives: jamie parker

Showbiz is back – and in full swing: a jubilant Broadway bonanza at the Proms

Posted on August 2, 2021 by mkmswain

Musical theatre hasn’t had much cause for celebration this past year, nor the Proms, which were moved online in 2020. Thankfully, both are now reunited with live audiences, as jubilantly demonstrated at Saturday night’s Broadway bonanza. Read my full Telegraph … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bbc, broadway, jamie parker, london, musical theatre, proms, review, telegraph, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Top 10 Plays Set In School

Posted on September 7, 2016 by mkmswain

Education, education, education – it’s an inescapable topic in theatre. Recent years have seen Future Conditional (kicking off Matthew Warchus’s Old Vic tenure), Matilda the Musical, The Brink, Kin, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, and, of course, Harry Potter and … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Palace Theatre

Posted on July 27, 2016 by mkmswain

During the recent Ghostbusters furore, enraged opponents claimed the movie would ruin their childhood. As someone who grew up with the Harry Potter book series – preparing for GCSEs while the characters stressed over their O.W.L.s – I can happily … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, cursed child, harry potter, harry potter and the cursed child, jack thorne, jamie parker, jk rowling, john tiffany, london, palace theatre, review, theatre, west end | 1 Comment

Take Five! Spend Your Tea Break with New Harry Potter Jamie Parker

Posted on June 6, 2016 by mkmswain

As Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begins previews at the Palace Theatre, relive five of new Harry Potter Jamie Parker’s great performances. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Pick of the Week

Posted on January 7, 2016 by mkmswain

Awards season hots up, the next Harry Potter headlines a Broadway classic, and epics are reimagined on both stage and screen. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here

Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged 2016, akram khan, awards, barbican, beowulf, best, broadway, comedy, coming up, creed, dance, dancing, drama, film, game of thrones, grey gardens, guys and dolls, harry potter, itv, jackie kennedy, jamie parker, jericho, jessica raine, leonardo dicaprio, london, movie, musical, new year, news, newsletter, oscar, pick, play, resolution, review, rocky, roundhouse, Simon Rattle, soho theatre, tarantino, the arts desk, the hateful eight, the revenant, theartsdesk, theatre, tv, west end, western | Leave a comment

A swellegant elegant party

Posted on June 4, 2015 by mkmswain

Ten years after beginning his tenure with The Philadelphia Story, departing artistic director Kevin Spacey finishes in grand style with Arthur Kopit’s stage version of High Society, made a fully-fledged musical with the addition of several – tangentially related – … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged busby berkeley, cole porter, dance, dance today, dancing, downton abbey, grace kelly, high society, jamie parker, jazz, kate fleetwood, katharine hepburn, Kevin Spacey, love, magazine, maria friedman, marriage, musical, Nathan M Wright, old vic, party, play, review, romance, sing, singing, song, tap, the philadelphia story, theatre, wedding | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: jamie parker

Showbiz is back – and in full swing: a jubilant Broadway bonanza at the Proms

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Palace Theatre

Take Five! Spend Your Tea Break with New Harry Potter Jamie Parker

A swellegant elegant party

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