Tag Archives: poland

Describe the Night, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on May 10, 2018 by mkmswain

American playwright Rajiv Joseph’s latest certainly doesn’t lack for ambition, spanning 90 years, three countries, and mixing history and fiction in its form to make a point about, well, mixing history and fiction. Storytelling through to the pertinent “fake news” … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged ben caplan, berlin wall, broadwayworld, david birrell, describe the night, drama, east germany, fake news, hampstead theatre, isaac babel, kgb, lisa spirling, london, moscow, nikolai yezhov, plane crash, play, poland, propaganda, putin, rajiv joseph, rebecca o'mara, review, russia, secret police, smolensk, soviet, spy, stalin, story, theatre | Leave a comment

A womb of one’s own

Posted on March 11, 2013 by mkmswain

It’s not often you find yourself sympathising with both Communist and Nazi social policy, but that’s the unusual position one might be forced to take when viewing the compelling A Time to Reap at the Royal Court. Burgeoning Polish playwright … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Theatre | Tagged a time to reap, abortion, america, brideshead revisited, catholic, communist, debate, drama, election, europe, international woman's day, law, london, nazi, play, poland, royal court, socialism, the end of the affair, theatre, vote | Leave a comment

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