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Listed: Suffragettes portrayed

Posted on October 11, 2015 by mkmswain

Following the release of film Suffragette, theartsdesk explores other depictions of the women’s movement, from fiction and drama to documentary and song. Read the full theartsdesk article here Advertisements

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Ten great plays set in summer

Posted on July 28, 2015 by mkmswain

To coincide with the opening of Three Days in The Country, Patrick Marber’s new adaption of Turgenev, I’ve rounded up 10 other great plays set in the summer, from bucolic romance and adolescent yearning to fiery conflict and family combustion. Read my … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 10, A Midsummer Night's Dream, a streetcar named desire, adaptation, adolescent, all my sons, american dream, arthur miller, august osage county, best, chekhov, child, childhood, comedy, court, drama, Eugene O’Neill, family, fourth of july, hay fever, heat, hot, independence day, jury, law, love, lust, magic, Mark Gatiss, may day, meryl streep, national theatre, noel coward, parent, patrick marber, play, romance, romeo and juliet, russia, russian, sex, shakespeare, simon russell beale, summer, summer solstice, sun, teenager, tennessee williams, the cherry orchard, theatre, three days in the country, top 10, tragedy, trial, turgenev, twelve angry men, young, youth | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: the final

Posted on December 22, 2014 by mkmswain

Perhaps not a vintage year, but Strictly ended on a high with a closer than expected final, bananas returning contestants encore, and a deserving winning couple in Caroline and Pasha. It was a show noticeably light on ballroom – because … Continue reading →

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Listed: Suffragettes portrayed

Ten great plays set in summer

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