Tag Archives: jerusalem

Jerusalem, Apollo Theatre

Posted on April 30, 2022 by mkmswain

Jez Butterworth’s 2009 tragicomedy, starring Mark Rylance as Johnny “Rooster” Byron, has long been heralded as among the greatest plays of the decade, if not century. Read my full London Theatre review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged jerusalem, jez butterworth, london, london theatre, mark rylance, play, review, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Jerusalem leads April’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on April 1, 2022 by mkmswain

From Mark Rylance’s return to a classic musical reborn. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged april, book tickets, broadwayworld, drama, jerusalem, london, mark rylance, musical, play, theatre, top 10, west end | Leave a comment

Check out these revivals in the West End and beyond

Posted on March 5, 2022 by mkmswain

From Jerusalem and Cock to The Glass Menagerie. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged best, book tickets, clybourne park, cock, drama, jerusalem, london, london theatre, musical, play, revival, the glass menagerie, the human voice, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

All the performers returning to iconic roles in the West End and beyond

Posted on February 14, 2022 by mkmswain

From Mark Rylance in Jerusalem to the stars of Anything Goes. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anything goes, book tickets, cyrano de bergerac, drama, heathers, helen woolf, james mcavoy, jerusalem, london, london theatre, mark rylance, matilda the musical, musical, play, returning to roles, theatre, west end, wicked | Leave a comment

Ben Hur, Tricycle Theatre

Posted on November 25, 2015 by mkmswain

Hollywood took 365 speaking parts, 50,000 extras and 78 horses to tell this epic tale in 1959; here at the Tricycle, it’s a cast of four and some enterprising puppet work. Playwright Patrick Barlow, following up global hit The 39 Steps, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actor, am dram, ancient rome, backstage, ben hur, bible, chariot race, christ, comedy, drama, epic, farce, film, galley, history, homoeroticism, jerusalem, jesus, joke, judea, london, miracle, monty python, movie, patrick barlow, play, pun, radio 4, religion, review, slapstick, slave, story, storytelling, the 39 steps, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, theatre of brent, tricycle theatre, virgin mary | Leave a comment

Holding out for a hero

Posted on August 14, 2013 by mkmswain

Theatre can be a great escape from a somewhat gloomy reality; conversely, it is an incredibly effective medium for debating and dramatising important issues. The Finborough is on a roll when it comes to the latter, and with its latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 9/11, afghanistan, armstrongs war, battle, canada, drama, finborough theatre, girl guides, hanna, jerusalem, korean war, london, matilda, middle east, military, nato, play, review, tamara drewe, troops, war | Leave a comment

The Green Menace

Posted on May 20, 2013 by mkmswain

The badgers are coming. And the voles. And – wait for it – the hedgehogs. Not panicking yet? Thomas Eccleshare’s Verity Bargate Award-winning Pastoral might just change your mind. Or it might not, for this apocalyptic black comedy, currently playing at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged climate change, day of the triffids, disaster, drama, environment, film, fringe, global warming, green party, horror, jerusalem, jez butterworth, kew gardens, movie, pastoral, play, review, soho theatre, stage, theatre, verity bargate award | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: jerusalem

Jerusalem, Apollo Theatre

Jerusalem leads April’s Top 10 new London shows

Check out these revivals in the West End and beyond

All the performers returning to iconic roles in the West End and beyond

Ben Hur, Tricycle Theatre

Holding out for a hero

The Green Menace

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