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Go back to school at these educational West End shows

Posted on August 8, 2022 by mkmswain

From Matilda to Horrible Histories. Read my full London Theatre article here

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Book tickets to summer West End shows suitable for children

Posted on May 20, 2022 by mkmswain

From family-friendly long-runners to new shows dedicated to young audiences. Read my full London Theatre article here

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West End shows to see for Mother’s Day

Posted on March 21, 2022 by mkmswain

From Mamma Mia! to Matilda and Pretty Woman. Read my full London Theatre article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, drama, jersey boys, london, london theatre, mamma mia, matilda, mother, mothering sunday, mothers day, mum, musical, play, pretty woman, the play that goes wrong, theatre, west end, witness for the prosecution | Leave a comment

A brief history of the Olivier Awards

Posted on October 12, 2020 by mkmswain

Due to the pandemic, the Olivier Awards were forced to cancel their usual April results ceremony. However, winners will now be announced on Sunday, 25 October in a special programme broadcast on ITV – also featuring pre-filmed interviews and performances … Continue reading →

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End of the 2010s: BroadwayWorld’s Best Shows of the Decade

Posted on December 8, 2019 by mkmswain

As the 2010s draw to a close, we thought we’d look back at all the incredible theatre of the past decade. What’s been your highlight? Here, BroadwayWorld reviewers share some of theirs! Read the full BroadwayWorld article here

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8 shows to see in London for the Easter holidays

Posted on April 20, 2019 by mkmswain

Check out these family-friendly outings for the Easter break. Read my full TodayTix article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bank holiday, best, break, children, comedy, easter, family, fiddler on the roof, holiday, kids, london, mamma mia, matilda, musical, play, rip it up, school of rock, show, six, theatre, todaytix, waitress, weekend, west end, wicked | Leave a comment

BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks

Posted on November 19, 2018 by mkmswain

There are plenty of seasonal treats served up in the capital this year, from pantos and plays to opera and dance. Here are some of the tastiest morsels for the 2018-19 festive period. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a christmas carol, al murray, aladdin, alexandra palace, best, bill bailey, book tickets, broadwayworld, can't wait for christmas, cheap tickets, children, christmas, dani dyer, danny dyer, dawn french, dick whittington, english national ballet, eventim apollo, family, hansel and gretel, horrible christmas, horrible histories, huddle, hugh dennis, in the winter wood, jo brand, kids, kinky boots, les miserables, london, lyric hammersmith, lyric theatre, magic mike live, matilda, matthew bourne, motown, national theatre, nativity the musical, old vic, opera, orange tree theatre, palladium snow white, panto, pantomime, paul merton, peacock theatre, peter pan, philip pullmans grimm tales, polka theatre, richmond theatre, robert lindsay, room on the broom, rose theatre kingston, royal opera, sadlers wells, school of rock, seussical, sleeping beauty, southbank centre, southwark playhouse, swan lake, the lion king, the messiah, the nutcracker, the other palace, the phantom of the opera, the snowman, the tell tale heart, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, ticket deal, tina, top, unicorn theatre, west end, wicked, young audience | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Hayden Tee

Posted on November 13, 2018 by mkmswain

The actor discusses tackling Miss Trunchbull in Matilda The Musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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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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Sensational staging is a creative triumph

Posted on September 2, 2016 by mkmswain

If the Matilda team felt pressure to repeat their success – and live up to Harold Ramis’s beloved Bill Murray-starring film – there’s no sign of it in this sensational adaptation of Groundhog Day, easily the best new home-grown musical of recent times. Read my full Islington Gazette review

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged andy karl, bill murray, carlyss peer, danny rubin, groundhog day, harold ramis, islington gazette, matilda, matthew warchus, musical, old vic, peter darling, review, tim minchin | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: matilda

Go back to school at these educational West End shows

Book tickets to summer West End shows suitable for children

West End shows to see for Mother’s Day

A brief history of the Olivier Awards

8 shows to see in London for the Easter holidays

BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks

BWW Interview: Hayden Tee

Sensational staging is a creative triumph

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