Tag Archives: king

The King and I, London Palladium

Posted on July 4, 2018 by mkmswain

Shall we dodge? (One, two, three) No, the brilliance of Bartlett Sher’s Tony-winning Lincoln Center revival – first on Broadway in 2015, now gracing the West End, with its original leads – is that it faces the problematic elements of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1951 musical head … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bartlett sher, children, getting to know you, governess, kelli o'hara, ken watanabe, king, london palladium, musical, review, rodgers and hammerstein, shall we dance, siam, teacher, the king and i, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

Posted on July 30, 2017 by mkmswain

Covent Garden flower seller Peter Green on traditional trading and his Royal Warrant. Read my full Discover Britain interview here

Posted in Journalism | Tagged bouquet, buckingham palace, buy, covent garden, discover britain, florist, flower, history, king, london, magazine, market, my fair lady, peter green, queen, royal, royal warrant, seller, smith and green, things to do, tourism, tourist, trader, travel, windsor castle | Leave a comment

Over the sea to Skye

Posted on March 5, 2017 by mkmswain

We follow the trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites through the Highlands. Read my full Discover Britain magazine article here Buy a copy here

Posted in Journalism | Tagged battle of killiecrankie, bonnie prince charlie, carlisle castle, catholic, culloden, diana gabaldon, edinburgh, eriskay, exhibition, fort william, glenfinnan, history, holyrood palace, jacobite rising, jacobites, king, national museum of scotland, outer hebrides, outlander, rebellion, royal, scotland, scottish, skye, soldier's leap, stuart, the forty-five, the highlands, tourist, visit, war, west highland museum | Leave a comment

Henry V, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Posted on June 23, 2016 by mkmswain

As we finally go to the polls, casting votes based on our view of national identity and Britain’s place in the world, here comes Shakespeare’s ever-topical play. Robert Hastie’s thoughtful take is contemporary dress but stripped back, not so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged agincourt, battle, cross casting, drama, england, eu referendum, france, henry v, history, king, michelle terry, nation, open air theatre, play, regents park, review, robert hastie, shakespeare, st crispins day, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, vote, war | Leave a comment

Macbeth, Young Vic

Posted on December 4, 2015 by mkmswain

Events have overtaken this Macbeth, dramatically heightening its queasy topicality. Not just brutal beheadings and torture, but the cost and collateral damage of conflict without end, and the scourge of a tyrant slaughtering his own people, strike one anew in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged anna maxwell martin, carrie cracknell, dance, death, drama, john heffernan, king, london, lucy guerin, macbeth, movement, murder, play, review, shakespeare, the arts desk, the scottish play, theartsdesk, theatre, war, young vic | 2 Comments

Women triumph in Branagh’s starry rep

Posted on November 13, 2015 by mkmswain

Continuing the Olivier comparisons, Kenneth Branagh has established an eponymous rep company and year-long Garrick season. It opens with a problematic Shakespeare problem play and incongruous Rattigan double bill – material made financially viable by a starry cast of veterans … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged all on her own, branagh, celebrity, drama, garrick theatre, ham and high, harlequinade, jessie buckley, judi dench, kenneth branagh, king, london, olivier, play, problem play, rattigan, review, rob ashford, shakespeare, star, the winters tale, theatre, west end, zoe wanamaker | Leave a comment

Farinelli and the King, Duke of York’s Theatre

Posted on October 16, 2015 by mkmswain

Make opera, not war. So urges composer-turned-playwright Claire van Kampen’s featherweight historical star vehicle, elevated by husband Mark Rylance – in a tailored role showcasing his beguiling idiosyncrasies – and John Dove’s sumptuous production. Read my full Ham & High review … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged aria, bipolar, castrato, claire van kampen, composer, counter-tenor, cure, depression, drama, duke of york's, faith, farinelli and the king, globe, ham and high, historical, history, Iestyn Davies, king, mad, madness, mark rylance, medicine, monarch, music, music therapy, opera, Philippe V, play, review, royal, sick, sing, singing, spain, the father, theatre, war, west end | Leave a comment

Nell Gwynn, Shakespeare’s Globe

Posted on September 25, 2015 by mkmswain

“Comedy, love and a bit with a dog,” counselled Henslowe in Stoppard’s Shakespeare in Love, and his populist advice is taken to heart in this broad, bawdy, big-hearted farce untroubled by nuanced characterisation or context. Jessica Swale’s modern-language Restoration romp ensures a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 17th century, actress, attitudes, backstage, brothel, burbage, charles II, cinderella, comedy, director, drama, dryden, Edward Kynaston, fan, farce, female, feminist, globe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, history, horrible histories, jessica swale, king, mistress, monarchy, nell gwynn, oranges, play, playwright, prostitute, restoration, review, royal, sex, shakespeare in love, shakespeares globe, sing, song, theatre, women, writer | Leave a comment

Moody and modern Greek tragedy lacks emotional core

Posted on March 23, 2015 by mkmswain

The triumph of director Ivo van Hove’s revolutionary A View from the Bridge raised expectations sky-high for its successor: Sophocles’ enduring tragedy, starring French luminary Juliette Binoche. Yet this Antigone is frustratingly less than the sum of its illustrious parts. Read my full Islington Gazette review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a view from the bridge, anne carson, antigone, arthur miller, barbican, burial, civil war, death, drama, family, gods, greece, greek chorus, greek tragedy, islington gazette, ivo van hove, juliette binoche, king, kreon, london, malaysia airlines, mh17, pathos, play, review, sophocles, state, theatre | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: king

The King and I, London Palladium

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

Over the sea to Skye

Henry V, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Macbeth, Young Vic

Women triumph in Branagh’s starry rep

Farinelli and the King, Duke of York’s Theatre

Nell Gwynn, Shakespeare’s Globe

Moody and modern Greek tragedy lacks emotional core

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