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Stories, National Theatre

Posted on October 18, 2018 by mkmswain

Last year, Nina Raine had a National Theatre hit with Consent, which grilled deceit and empathy in both the legal system and relationships. Now, she turns her attention to a 39-year-old single woman desperately seeking a sperm donor – and … Continue reading →

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The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre

Posted on October 9, 2018 by mkmswain

French playwright Florian Zeller returns, with another compelling puzzle box of a play – the only thing definite about it being the trademark definite article in the title. But anchoring the human side of this elliptical work is a pair of commanding … Continue reading →

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Holy Sh!t, Kiln Theatre

Posted on September 12, 2018 by mkmswain

It’s all change at the Kiln (was Tricycle) Theatre, with a £5.5 million redevelopment resulting in a bright, light, spacious and welcoming new building – complete with a more obvious street presence, comfortable café/bar area, plentiful ladies’ loos, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alexis zegerman, book tickets, broadwayworld, child, christian, faith, holy shit, Indhu Rubasingham, jewish, kilburn, kiln theatre, london, parent, play, religion, review, school, teacher, theatre, tricycle theatre | Leave a comment

Fun Home, Young Vic

Posted on June 28, 2018 by mkmswain

It seems only too fitting that David Lan’s luminous reign at the Young Vic should draw to a close with this bold, creatively thrilling international import. Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s Tony-winning musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2013, is an exquisite adaptation … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alison bechdel, america, dad, family, fun home, gay, graphic novel, homosexual, jeanine tesori, jenna russell, lesbian, lisa kron, london, memoir, musical, parent, review, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, young vic | Leave a comment

Rodin and Ancient Greece, An Ideal Husband, Tully and sharp women

Posted on June 5, 2018 by mkmswain

On my June MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The British Museum explores Rodin’s relationship with Ancient Greek sculpture Film An unflinching look at motherhood in Tully Theatre Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband – with double the Foxy charm Commuter corner Michelle Dean’s Sharp: The Women Who Made … Continue reading →

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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

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

Girls & Boys, Royal Court

Posted on February 16, 2018 by mkmswain

“It just seems to be a thing that we do, this incomprehensible violence thing.” So says the narrator of Dennis Kelly’s new one-woman play, performed in a staggering tour-de-force from Carey Mulligan. She’s been reflecting on an American mass shooting … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, carey mulligan, child, dennis kelly, drama, female, girls and boys, london, love, lyndsey turner, male, marriage, mass shooting, metoo, mother, new writing, parent, play, review, royal court, sexism, theatre, toxic masculinity, violence | Leave a comment

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre

Posted on November 23, 2017 by mkmswain

Everybody’s been talking about Everybody’s Talking About Jamie since its Sheffield Crucible debut earlier this year. It’s unusual to see a musical come steaming into the West End based on word on mouth – not star casting, or association with an existing franchise. Instead, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged apollo theatre, dan gillespie sells, dancing, drag queen, everybodys talking about jamie, family, gay, john mccrea, london, mother, mum, musical, parent, review, school, sheffield, singing, teenager, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Josie Walker

Posted on November 13, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses acclaimed new British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Big Fish, The Other Palace

Posted on November 9, 2017 by mkmswain

Based on Daniel Wallace’s novel and Tim Burton’s 2003 film adaptation, this musical is quite the oddity. Screenwriter John August has tinkered with the book since its brief Broadway run in 2013, but it remains an unfathomable mixture of magical … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: parent

Stories, National Theatre

The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre

Holy Sh!t, Kiln Theatre

Fun Home, Young Vic

Rodin and Ancient Greece, An Ideal Husband, Tully and sharp women

BWW Interview: Adrian Lester

Girls & Boys, Royal Court

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre

BWW Interview: Josie Walker

Big Fish, The Other Palace

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