Tag Archives: national theatre

Sondheim at 90 Songs: 1 – ‘I’m Still Here’

Posted on March 23, 2020 by mkmswain

We’re celebrating the great man’s birthday with favourite numbers – mine’s from ‘Follies’. Read my full theartsdesk article here

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City of Angels leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 26, 2020 by mkmswain

From a musical with old Hollywood glamour to starry Chekhov and Coward. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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The Visit, National Theatre

Posted on February 14, 2020 by mkmswain

Three years after the National’s enthralling revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, the playwright returns with his new adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragicomic 1956 parable – which has also been turned into an Ingrid Bergman-starring film and a Kander and Ebb musical. … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, drama, hugo weaving, lesley manville, london, national theatre, play, review, the visit, tony kushner | 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

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The Welkin, National Theatre

Posted on January 23, 2020 by mkmswain

How can we know more about a comet in outer space than we do a woman’s body? So queries Lucy Kirkwood’s superb new history play – a feminist courtroom drama that’s equal parts Twelve Angry Men, The Crucible and The Vagina Monologues, plus a dash … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, feminist, gender, history, london, lucy kirkwood, maxine peake, national theatre, play, review, the welkin, theatre, trump, women | Leave a comment

Endgame leads January’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on December 28, 2019 by mkmswain

From a starry Beckett revival to Tom Stoppard and magical mishaps. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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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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The Antipodes, National Theatre

Posted on October 31, 2019 by mkmswain

Is this a great time to tell stories, shedding light in dark times? Or is it an impossible task? That’s the loose premise of Annie Baker’s wilfully elusive new piece, featuring the brainstorming session from hell – or possibly about hell, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged annie baker, arthur darvill, book tickets, broadwayworld, conleth hill, friends, hadley fraser, halloween, london, national theatre, review, sexism, stories, story, the antipodes, theatre, writer, writers room | Leave a comment

& Juliet leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 28, 2019 by mkmswain

From highly anticipated musicals to mountaineering and Welsh apocalypse, here are some of this month’s most eye-catching openings. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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The Antipodes leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on September 24, 2019 by mkmswain

From Annie Baker to Ealing comedy and a royal reunion. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Tag Archives: national theatre

Sondheim at 90 Songs: 1 – ‘I’m Still Here’

City of Angels leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

The Visit, National Theatre

The Visit leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

The Welkin, National Theatre

Endgame leads January’s Top 10 new London shows

The Antipodes, National Theatre

& Juliet leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

The Antipodes leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

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