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The Lehman Trilogy leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on July 5, 2018 by mkmswain

From a new theatrical epic to Shakespeare and musical spoof. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

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Apologia leads August’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on August 2, 2017 by mkmswain

From a starry drama to musical revivals and family-friendly fun. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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David Bowie’s LAZARUS leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on November 3, 2016 by mkmswain

From the late great Bowie’s musical to Glenda Jackson’s Lear and Mark Rylance’s return. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged amy madigan, an inspector calls, andrew lloyd webber, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, buried child, david bowie, ed harris, first world war, garrick theatre, glenda jackson, half a sixpence, harriet walter, it is easy to be dead, jb priestley, king lear, lazarus, london, mark rylance, michael c hall, musical, neil mcpherson, nice fish, november, old vic, phyllida lloyd, playhouse theatre, poet, school of rock, shakespeare, stephen daldry, the tempest, theatre, this house, top 10, west end | Leave a comment

Savagely powerful play takes us inside dementia

Posted on May 22, 2015 by mkmswain

At its best, theatre doesn’t just communicate ideas or invite distanced empathy. It completely immerses us in the experience of another human being. Florian Zeller won France’s top drama prize, the Molière Award, for 2014 play The Father, and Christopher … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alzheimers, care, carer, christopher hampton, claire skinner, daughter, dementia, drama, family, father, florian zeller, france, french, ham and high, hampstead, highgate, kenneth cranham, king lear, london, paris, pinter, play, review, the father, theatre, tricycle theatre | Leave a comment

10 Questions For Actress Pippa Bennett-Warner

Posted on May 18, 2015 by mkmswain

At just 26, Pippa Bennett-Warner has already achieved many actors’ goals, from treading the boards at the National and having a part written specially for her to sharing scenes with luminaries like Derek Jacobi and Eddie Redmayne. She debuted aged … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Week

Posted on May 14, 2015 by mkmswain

With big drama on stage and television, from Death of a Salesman to the latest Scandi must-watch, there are no austerity measures in theartsdesk’s coverage. Read my full newsletter here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged 1864, adaptation, alexander mcqueen, arts, as you like it, austerity, ayckbourn, bbc, book, comedy, communicating doors, conservative, cuts, danish, david cameron, death of a salesman, denmark, dianna agron, drama, election, fantasy, glee, globe, government, how to succeed in business without really trying, jonathan groff, jonathan miller, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, king lear, labour, london, magic, magician, novel, parliament, play, politician, review, rsc, scandi, shakespeare, susanna clarke, television, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tv, war, west end | Leave a comment

The Father, Tricycle Theatre

Posted on May 13, 2015 by mkmswain

André is losing time. It’s not just his perennially mislaid watch, but whole hours, weeks, years. Is he still living in his Paris flat, or did he move in with his daughter Anne? Is she married, divorced, leaving the country … Continue reading →

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Theatre company defends culture in dark times

Posted on June 27, 2014 by mkmswain

Reviewers like to believe we have power of influence, but those in Stalinist Russia had power of life and death: a bad write-up spelled doom for the subject. Yet their opinions could not contradict those of the ‘great leader’, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anti-seminitism, david schneider, ham and high, hampstead, jew, jewish, jw3, kafka, king lear, london, making stalin laugh, moscow, Moscow State Yiddish Theatre, play, purges, review, russia, shakespeare, shostakovich, stalin, theatre, ussr, yiddish | Leave a comment

Solid but unremarkable Lear does what it says on the tin

Posted on March 21, 2014 by mkmswain

Indefatigable character actor David Ryall, stalwart of Olivier’s Old Vic and Peter Hall’s National, now best known to youngsters as Dumbledore’s pal and Grandad in Outnumbered, finally graduates to leading man in Darker Purpose Theatre’s King Lear at The Cockpit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged cockpit, darker purpose, david ryall, ham & high, harry potter, king lear, london, national theatre, old vic, olivier, outnumbered, peter hall, play, review, ronseal, sam mendes, shakespeare, stage, theatre | Leave a comment

Going through the motions

Posted on March 13, 2014 by mkmswain

There are two main paths you can take when staging a classic: honour its roots with a traditional production, or attempt to shed new light on it with a bold, novel interpretation. Darker Purpose Theatre’s King Lear at The Cockpit aims for … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bargain, bargain theatreland, cockpit, darker purpose, david ryall, king lear, london, national theatre, old vic, olivier, outnumbered, peter hall, play, review, sam mendes, shakespeare, simon russell beale, theatre | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: king lear

The Lehman Trilogy leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Apologia leads August’s Top 10 new London shows

David Bowie’s LAZARUS leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Savagely powerful play takes us inside dementia

10 Questions For Actress Pippa Bennett-Warner

Pick of the Week

The Father, Tricycle Theatre

Theatre company defends culture in dark times

Solid but unremarkable Lear does what it says on the tin

Going through the motions

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