Tag Archives: political

Best of Enemies, Young Vic

Posted on December 10, 2021 by mkmswain

Could any political play top the current seething drama in Westminster? Perhaps not, but James Graham’s latest is another fascinating slice of history that feels all too pertinent. Read my full London Theatre review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abc, america, debate, democrat, drama, gore vidal, headlong, history, james baldwin, james graham, jeremy herrin, london, london theatre, play, political, politics, republican, review, theatre, tv, william f buckley, young vic | Leave a comment

What the Constitution Means to Me, Amazon Prime

Posted on October 16, 2020 by mkmswain

When Heidi Shreck was 15, she travelled around the US giving debate speeches about the Constitution to win scholarship money for college. This electrifying, Tony- and Pulitzer-nominated play resurrects that teenage self, while demonstrating how the founding document has failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged Amazon Prime, amy coney barrett, broadway, constitution, debate, digital, drama, election, film, filmed, hamilton, online, play, political, politics, review, roe v wade, ruth bader ginsberg, streaming, supreme court, the i paper, theatre, What the Constitution Means to Me | Leave a comment

Labour of Love leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on September 28, 2017 by mkmswain

From James Graham’s political drama to immersive Agatha Christie and the unveiling of a new venue. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Skewering of tabloid excess packs an urgent topicality

Posted on May 1, 2015 by mkmswain

Morris Honeyspoon is a monster. In editorial conference, he halts objections with a blast of his air horn, and when a puppyish staffer challenges his blanket anti-immigration policy, Roman helmet-clutching Morris takes sadistic pleasure in ritually humiliating him. It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arcola theatre, celebrity, clarion, comedy, daily express, daily mail, drama, editor, election, fleet street, headline, immigration, london, malcolm tucker, Mark Jagasia, news, newspaper, paper, play, political, politics, review, satire, sharia law, tabloid, theatre | Leave a comment

Flawed but urgent look at British Islam

Posted on March 10, 2015 by mkmswain

Actor-turned-playwright John Hollingworth’s debut isn’t so much ripped from the headlines as startlingly prescient. Developed four years before the Paris attacks and Jihadi John’s gruesome antics, Multitudes tackles immigration, Islamic conversion and multicultural discord with a passion that fires up … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bradford, community, conservative, conversion, drama, east is east, ham and high, hampstead, hampstead and highgate express, immigration, Indhu Rubasingham, is, isis, islam, islamic state, jihadi john, london, multicultural, multitudes, newsnight, nigel farage, north london, pakistan, paris, party conference, play, political, religion, review, spin doctor, syria, the thick of it, theatre, tory, tricycle theatre, ukip | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: political

Best of Enemies, Young Vic

What the Constitution Means to Me, Amazon Prime

Labour of Love leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Skewering of tabloid excess packs an urgent topicality

Flawed but urgent look at British Islam

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