Tag Archives: Mike Bartlett

BWW Interview: Adrian Lester

Posted on March 13, 2018 by mkmswain

The actor discusses his role in Mike Bartlett’s TV drama Trauma. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged actor, adrian lester, britbox, broadwayworld, child, class, death, doctor, drama, film, interview, itv, john simm, josie rourke, justice, mary queen of scots, medical, Mike Bartlett, money, nhs, old vic, one voice, parent, surgeon, thriller, trauma, tv, vengeance | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Paula Garfield

Posted on October 19, 2017 by mkmswain

The artistic director of Deafinitely Theatre discusses Deaf audiences and artists, new production Contractions, and 15 years of the company. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged access, actor, actress, audience, broadwayworld, bsl, caption glasses, captions, contractions, cuts, deaf, deafinitely theatre, director, disabled, funding, globe, hard of hearing, interpreter, interview, Mike Bartlett, national theatre, open access smart capture, paula garfield, theatre, training | Leave a comment

The urge to present state-of-the-nation plays following the Brexit vote is understandable, even vital, but has produced decidedly mixed results. Thankfully, Mike Bartlett’s empathetic Chekhovian response is a real winner: rich in loamy metaphor, yes, but also a gripping family drama … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged albion, almeida theatre, brexit, britain, broadwayworld, charlotte hope, chekhov, child, doctor foster, drama, england, family, helen schlesinger, london, Mike Bartlett, mother, parent, play, review, romance, rupert goold, state of the nation, theare, victoria hamilton, visit london | Leave a comment

Labour of Love leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on September 28, 2017 by mkmswain

From James Graham’s political drama to immersive Agatha Christie and the unveiling of a new venue. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a woman of no importance, agatha christie, albion, almeida theatre, anne reid, anne-marie duff, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chekhov, comedy, david oakes, deal, discount, doctor foster, drama, eve best, garrick theatre, hadley fraser, heisenberg, james graham, jeremy corbyn, john heffernan, kenneth cranham, labour, labour of love, labour party, lesley sharp, london county hall, lyric hammersmith, martin freeman, Mike Bartlett, musical, natalie dormer, national theatre, nicholas hytner, noel coward theatre, oscar wilde, play, political, politics, richard bean, rory kinnear, ross noble, saint george and the dragon, sale, save, simon stephens, tamsin greig, the seagull, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, ticket deal, vaudeville theatre, venus in fur, visit london, west end, witness for the proseuction, wyndhams theatre, young frankenstein, young marx | Leave a comment

Wild, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on June 21, 2016 by mkmswain

Who do you trust? The EU Referendum campaign has exposed a mounting suspicion of the establishment, from financial institutions to press and politicians, and our sense of nationhood has never been murkier. But if we cease to believe in anything, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, drama, edward snowden, government, hampstead theatre, james macdonald, julian assange, leak, Mike Bartlett, miriam buether, play, privacy, referendum, review, russia, security, spy, stage, surveillance, technology, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, trust, whistleblower, wikileaks, wild | Leave a comment

Ralph Fiennes’s Richard III Leads June’s Top 10 New London Shows

Posted on May 30, 2016 by mkmswain

From starry Shakespeare and Rattigan productions to big musicals and resonant new plays. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged aladdin, alexi kaye campbell, alfie allen, almeida, apollo theatre, best, book tickets, broadwayworld, disney, downton abbey, drama, edward snowden, elizabeth mcgovern, film, game of thrones, globe, greece, hampstead theatre, helen mccrory, henry v, hobsons choice, hollywood, iqbal khan, jesse eisenberg, june, london, macbeth, martin shaw, michael crawford, Mike Bartlett, movie, musical, national theatre, new, open air theatre, play, prince edward theatre, ralph fiennes, regents park, richard iii, rupert goold, shakespeare, star, sunset at the villa thalia, the deep blue sea, the go between, the spoils, theatre, top 10, trafalgar studios, vaudeville theatre, west end, wild | Leave a comment

Olivier Awards 2015: Young Vic triumph heralds the era of the giant-killer

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mkmswain

The Young Vic’s victory parade came as no surprise after a bumper year, but, in an impressive night for studio and publicly funded theatre, the egalitarian 2015 Oliviers also showered affection upon the Hampstead, Donmar, RSC, Chichester, Royal Court and … Continue reading →

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Northern lights

Posted on March 21, 2013 by mkmswain

It’s official: the north is the place to be. Under the exemplary artistic directorship of Edward Hall, London’s Hampstead Theatre is packing in the audiences while enjoying what could best be described as a dream run. Sold-out shows and West … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged Amelia Bullmore, Anna Chancellor, Chariots of Fire, David Hare, drama, edward hall, hampstead, hello/goodbye, Howard Brenton, london, Mark Gatiss, Mike Bartlett, Nicholas Wright, nina raine, north, play, Rupert Everett, Sheila Hancock, tamsin grieg, The Judas Kiss, theatre | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Mike Bartlett

BWW Interview: Adrian Lester

BWW Interview: Paula Garfield

Albion, Almeida Theatre

Labour of Love leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Wild, Hampstead Theatre

Ralph Fiennes’s Richard III Leads June’s Top 10 New London Shows

Olivier Awards 2015: Young Vic triumph heralds the era of the giant-killer

Northern lights

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