Tag Archives: national theatre

Rutherford and Son, National Theatre

Posted on May 29, 2019 by mkmswain

Rain gushes down the front of the Lyttelton stage, a pitiless wall of water trapping and framing the Rutherfords – a clan very much defined by their environment. It’s an arresting image to open Polly Findlay’s sure revival of Githa … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, factory, family, feminist, githa sowerby, industrial, national theatre, north, polly findlay, review, roger allam, rutherford and son, tyneside | Leave a comment

London’s Top 10 family-friendly theatres

Posted on May 28, 2019 by mkmswain

Continuing our London Theatre Guides series, we’re celebrating half-term by highlighting some of the capital’s most welcome and exciting venues for younger audiences. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Europe leads June’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 26, 2019 by mkmswain

From a drama about Europe to immersive Shakespeare and open-air opera. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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ANNA, National Theatre

Posted on May 22, 2019 by mkmswain

The audience plays surveillance state in this pioneering collaboration between playwright Ella Hickson and sound designers Ben and Max Ringham. We experience the action through individual sets of headphones, corresponding to a hidden mic on our protagonist Anna – listening … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 60s, anna, ben and max ringham, berlin, book tickets, broadwayworld, cold war, communist, east berlin, ella hickson, germany, headphones, national theatre, phoebe fox, review, sound design, spy, thriller | Leave a comment

Travelling to London’s South Bank: Transport and Navigation Tips

Posted on May 12, 2019 by mkmswain

Advice on travelling to theatres in and around the South Bank, including the National and Shakespeare’s Globe. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Small Island, National Theatre

Posted on May 3, 2019 by mkmswain

The 2004 prize-winning novel by Andrea Levy, who sadly passed away earlier this year, has been beautifully translated to stage by adaptor Helen Edmundson and NT head honcho Rufus Norris, using thrilling theatrical solutions to honour Levy’s epic – and still urgent – … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged andrea levy, book tickets, broadwayworld, caribbean, immigrant, immigration, jamaica, leah harvey, london, national theatre, play, review, rufus norris, second world war, small island, theatre, west indies, windrush | Leave a comment

The Starry Messenger leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on April 25, 2019 by mkmswain

From timely plays to the beginning of open-air theatre season. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Top Girls, National Theatre

Posted on April 4, 2019 by mkmswain

Caryl Churchill’s ground-breaking 1982 work comes to the National for the first time – and, also a first, with a full cast rather than actors doubling up, as the playwright had originally intended. It adds to the expansive feel of Lyndsey … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 80s, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, feminism, london, national theatre, play, review, thatcher, theatre, top girls, women | Leave a comment

All My Sons leads April’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on March 31, 2019 by mkmswain

From Arthur Miller and Caryl Churchill to Don Quixote and zombie gore. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Downstate, National Theatre

Posted on March 21, 2019 by mkmswain

Pulitzer-winner Bruce Norris once again challenges audiences with a play built around a difficult topic – in this case, asking whether paedophiles are irredeemable, how they should be punished, the distinction between justice and vengeance, and whether an empathetic response … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, bruce norris, child abuse, downstate, justice, k todd freeman, london, michael jackson, national theatre, paedophile, play, rape, review, steppenwolf, theatre | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: national theatre

Rutherford and Son, National Theatre

London’s Top 10 family-friendly theatres

Europe leads June’s Top 10 new London shows

ANNA, National Theatre

Travelling to London’s South Bank: Transport and Navigation Tips

Small Island, National Theatre

The Starry Messenger leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Top Girls, National Theatre

Downstate, National Theatre

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