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Pick of the Week

Posted on April 28, 2016 by mkmswain

Oscar-winning Son of Saul, Nick Payne’s latest play and Line of Duty reaches its nail-biting climax. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here Advertisements

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Rabbit Hole, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on February 5, 2016 by mkmswain

The death of a child is an unnatural loss. There’s no reassurance that the departed lived a full life, rather the jagged edge of one cut short. In the case of Becca and Howie, it’s also nonsensical: their perfectly healthy … Continue reading →

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Pick of the Week

Posted on January 7, 2016 by mkmswain

Awards season hots up, the next Harry Potter headlines a Broadway classic, and epics are reimagined on both stage and screen. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here

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The Bard reborn

Posted on July 23, 2014 by mkmswain

Shall I compare thee to the Oscar-winning movie? It’s an inescapable association, but one this new stage version embraces wholeheartedly, with faithful re-creations of beloved scenes and the majority of Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard’s ingenious screenplay retained. Yet unlike … Continue reading →

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Wild wild west

Posted on May 1, 2014 by mkmswain

Is forced abduction really a suitable subject for rollicking musical theatre? That’s the difficult needle Seven Brides for Seven Brothers has to thread, and its combination of jaunty ditties, zany antics and sensational dance numbers very nearly distracts from the darkness at … Continue reading →

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