Tag Archives: open air theatre

BWW Interview: Drew McOnie

Posted on May 19, 2017 by mkmswain

The director/choreographer on reviving On the Town at Regent’s Park Open Air. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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BWW Interview: Declan Bennett on Jesus Christ Superstar

Posted on July 14, 2016 by mkmswain

The actor and singer-songwriter discusses Rent, Once, his recording career and a new gig-like production of Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actor, andrew lloyd webber, broadwayworld, declan bennett, interview, jesus, jesus christ superstar, london, musical, once, open air theatre, regents park, rent, singer, tim rice | Leave a comment

Henry V, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Posted on June 23, 2016 by mkmswain

As we finally go to the polls, casting votes based on our view of national identity and Britain’s place in the world, here comes Shakespeare’s ever-topical play. Robert Hastie’s thoughtful take is contemporary dress but stripped back, not so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged agincourt, battle, cross casting, drama, england, eu referendum, france, henry v, history, king, michelle terry, nation, open air theatre, play, regents park, review, robert hastie, shakespeare, st crispins day, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, vote, war | 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

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Richard Madden and Lily James’s Romeo and Juliet leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 2, 2016 by mkmswain

From buzzy Shakespeare productions and satirical opera to Sideways and dance at the Old Vic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, a view from islington north, arts theatre, best, blue/orange, book tickets, brecht, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, cinderella, David Hare, derek jacobi, drew mconie, emma rice, garrick theatre, george bernard shaw, globe, hampstead theatre, jekyll and hyde, kenneth branagh, lawrence after arabia, lily james, london, mark ravenhill, max stafford-clark, may, michael morpurgo, national theatre, new, old vic, open air theatre, orange tree theatre, paul miller, regents park, rex pickett, richard madden, robert louis stevenson, romeo and juliet, rory kinnear, rufus norris, running wild, satire, shakespeare, sideways, st james theatre, stage, the philanderer, the threepenny opera, theatre, top 10, west end, young vic | Leave a comment

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Posted on September 6, 2015 by mkmswain

Rather than trying to mitigate the outlandishness and supremely dodgy sexual politics of this classic American musical, Rachel Kavanaugh’s smartly knowing production makes its absurdity a giddy virtue. A 1954 MGM Golden Age oddity adapted for stage in 1978, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alistair david, america, ballet, barn raising, dance, dance today, dancing, drama, film, frontier, golden age, hoedown, london, love, magazine, marriage, mgm, michael kidd, movie, musical, open air theatre, oregon, play, Rachel Kavanaugh, regents park, review, roman, romance, sabine women, seven brides for seven brothers, sing, song, theatre | Leave a comment

Come Dancing, retirement, Baila Brazil and EuroGames

Posted on August 30, 2015 by mkmswain

My articles in the September issue of Dance Today, out now: So long, farewell Former champions talk retirement and life after competition Come Dancing remembered The rise and fall of Strictly‘s iconic BBC predecessor Q&A: Rachid Malki The Swedish pro on leaving the floor and new opportunities Barnstormin’ … Continue reading →

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The Seagull, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Posted on June 25, 2015 by mkmswain

Hamlet instructs his players to hold “the mirror up to nature”, advice taken literally in this arresting 120-year anniversary staging of Chekhov’s homage to the Bard. Jon Bausor’s set is dominated by a vast angled mirror, offering an appropriately bird’s-eye … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, art, bird, celebrity, chekhov, drama, fame, hamlet, janie dee, london, mirror, mother, open air theatre, park, play, playwright, puck, regents park, review, russia, seagull, shakespeare, son, the arts desk, the bard, the seagull, theartsdesk, theatre, torben betts, writer, writing | Leave a comment

Peter Pan, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Posted on May 22, 2015 by mkmswain

“All children, except one, grow up.” So begins J. M. Barrie’s iconic tale of arrested development, given new power and poignancy in this high-flying production. A century after one of Barrie’s youthful collaborators, George Llewelyn Davies, was killed at Ypres, … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: open air theatre

BWW Interview: Drew McOnie

BWW Interview: Declan Bennett on Jesus Christ Superstar

Henry V, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

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

Richard Madden and Lily James’s Romeo and Juliet leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

The Seagull, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Peter Pan, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

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