Tag Archives: love

The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse

Posted on March 5, 2020 by mkmswain

There’s concept on top of concept in this revival of Jason Robert Brown’s beloved 2001 musical, which charts the ebb and flow of a relationship by juggling timelines: aspiring actress Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order, while aspiring writer Jamie’s moves … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged acting, actor musician, actress, broadway, jason robert brown, jewish, jonathan o'boyle, london, love, marriage, musical, new york, novel, review, romance, southwark playhouse, the last five years, theartsdesk, theatre, writer | Leave a comment

The Visit leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on January 27, 2020 by mkmswain

From a new Tony Kushner adaptation to an epic musical and Shakespeare sitcom. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a doll's house, be more chill, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, Bryan Adams, caryl churchill, cheap tickets, dance, danny mac, david mitchell, dominion theatre, donmar warehouse, far away, february, gielgud theatre, globe, hip hop, hugo weaving, interview, jason robert brown, jessica hynes, kate prince, lesley manville, london, love, message in a bottle, musical, national theatre, new, nora, peacock theatre, piccadilly theatre, play, pretty woman, romance, sam wanamaker playhouse, shakespeare, southwark playhouse, stephen schwartz, sting, tara fitzgerald, the last five years, the other palace, the prince of egypt, the visit, theatre, ticket deal, todaytix, tony kushner, top 10, upstart crow, valentines day, video, west end, women beware women, young vic | Leave a comment

The Boy Friend, Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted on December 4, 2019 by mkmswain

How ripping! A saucy French maid doing the Charleston with a handsome chap in tennis whites sets the scene for the most delightful escapism in town: Matthew White’s gossamer-light revival of Sandy Wilson’s 1953 love letter to the Roaring Twenties. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 20s, adrian edmondson, amara okereke, bill deamer, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, christmas, dancing, flapper, france, janie dee, julie andrews, london, love, matthew white, menier chocolate factory, musical, review, riviera, romance, sandy wilson, singing, the boy friend, theatre, ticket deal | Leave a comment

Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre

Posted on November 1, 2019 by mkmswain

London’s latest new theatre opens with an appropriately otherworldly Halloween offering: American composer Dave Malloy’s teeming 2014 song cycle, which played at the Edinburgh Festival in 2016. It’s a superb piece for demonstrating the benefits of this intimate, flexible cabaret-esque space – played … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged boulevard theatre, carly bawden, dave malloy, david bowie, edgar allan poe, family, ghost quartet, ghosts, halloween, london, loss, love, music, musical, musician, review, singing, soho, song cycle, songs, stephen king, stories, supernatural, theartsdesk, theatre, whiskey, zubin varla | Leave a comment

The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted on October 1, 2019 by mkmswain

Laura Wade isn’t the first to tackle Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, abandoned in 1805, but she is the only one so far to write herself, the struggling adaptor, into the text. This witty, ingenious and surprisingly philosophical play, which premiered … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, austen, book, broadwayworld, chichester festival theatre, Jane Austen, laura wade, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, novel, period drama, regency, review, romance, samuel west, the watsons, unfinished | Leave a comment

Falsettos, The Other Palace

Posted on September 6, 2019 by mkmswain

William Finn and James Lapine’s musical – which combines two linked one-acts, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, set in late 1970s/early 1980s New York – picked up Tony Awards in 1992 for its book and score, and was nominated again in 2016 for an acclaimed revival. Yet the UK … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 80s, aids, bar mitzvah, daniel boys, falsettos, family, gay, James Lapine, jewish, laura pitt-pulford, lesbian, love, marriage, musical, new york, oliver savile, parent, parents, psychiatrist, review, sex, son, the other palace, theartsdesk, therapy, William Finn | Leave a comment

Once on This Island, Southwark Playhouse

Posted on August 15, 2019 by mkmswain

As British summer really kicks in (umbrellas at the ready), our thoughts might turn fondly to the sunny Caribbean. Good timing, then, for the return of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s 1990 musical set in the French Antilles. Based on Rosa Guy’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged antilles, british theatre academy, calypso, caribbean, class, colonialism, lee proud, london, love, musical, once on this island, race, review, romance, southwark playhouse, the little mermaid, theartsdesk | Leave a comment

The Bridges of Madison County, Menier Chocolate Factory

Posted on July 24, 2019 by mkmswain

Robert James Waller’s bestselling, though critically panned, 1992 romance novel was reincarnated in the Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep-starring film, and then again in Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman’s Tony-winning 2013 musical – both adaptations wisely sloughing off some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 1960s, affair, clint eastwood, family, farm, iowa, jason robert brown, jenna russell, london, love, marriage, marsha norman, menier chocolate factory, meryl streep, musical, review, romance, the bridges of madison county, theartsdesk, trevor nunn | Leave a comment

Betrayal, Harold Pinter Theatre

Posted on March 14, 2019 by mkmswain

The grand finale to Jamie Lloyd’s remarkable Pinter at the Pinter season is this starry production of one of the writer’s greatest – and certainly most personal – works, inspired by his extramarital affair with Joan Bakewell. The 1978 play is famous for … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adultery, affair, betrayal, charlie cox, harold pinter theatre, jamie lloyd, london, love, marriage, pinter, review, theartsdesk, theatre, tom hiddleston, west end, zawe ashton | Leave a comment

The best theatre for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 6, 2019 by mkmswain

BroadwayWorld reviewers share their suggestions for romantic dates or a fun night out. Read the full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged best, broadwayworld, caroline or change, comedy, company, date, les miserables, london, love, musical, play, recommend, rocky horror, romance, romantic, sexy, show, six, songs for nobodies, the play that goes wrong, theatre, things to do, things to see, valentine, valentines day, west end, wild children | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: love

The Last Five Years, Southwark Playhouse

The Visit leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

The Boy Friend, Menier Chocolate Factory

Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre

The Watsons, Menier Chocolate Factory

Falsettos, The Other Palace

Once on This Island, Southwark Playhouse

The Bridges of Madison County, Menier Chocolate Factory

Betrayal, Harold Pinter Theatre

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