Tag Archives: politics

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

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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 →

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Hamilton, Disney+

Posted on July 1, 2020 by mkmswain

The movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights was meant to hit cinemas this summer, but, in response to Covid-19, has been put back to 2021. Instead, we get the early release on Disney+ of Miranda’s Hamilton – filmed, NT Live style, with the original Broadway cast at three … Continue reading →

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A Very Expensive Poison, Old Vic

Posted on September 6, 2019 by mkmswain

How theatre should, or should not, be addressing Brexit is a constant topic of conversation. But while Lucy Prebble’s phenomenal new work – a combination of horror, espionage thriller, love story and satire, with dazzlingly theatrical framing – doesn’t centre … Continue reading →

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Hansard, National Theatre

Posted on September 4, 2019 by mkmswain

Can any fictional political tale top the latest dramatic entry in the Brexit Chronicles? Actor Simon Woods has a good crack at it with his debut play, featuring the powerhouse pairing of Alex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan and sure directorial … Continue reading →

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the end of history…, Royal Court

Posted on July 4, 2019 by mkmswain

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s creative dream team are reunited for another new venture – although this drama’s family doesn’t come with an in-built, wand-waving fanbase. Instead, this is a personal work from writer Jack Thorne, who based the … Continue reading →

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Rosmersholm, Duke of York’s Theatre

Posted on May 4, 2019 by mkmswain

As politicians and pundits dissect the local election results, Duncan Macmillan serves up a blistering new adaptation of an 1886 work that feels eerily like a 2019 commentary. Move over, James Graham – it turns out Ibsen has supplied the … Continue reading →

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Shipwreck, Almeida Theatre

Posted on February 20, 2019 by mkmswain

“Isn’t that the problem with political theater, too much directness?” queries one of Anne Washburn’s characters in her new play – which, in meta fashion, and over a leisurely three hours, not only addresses Trump head on, but also painstakingly … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Running, National Theatre

Posted on October 10, 2018 by mkmswain

Britain’s foremost political playwright David Hare returns with a new play examining the current state of the Labour Party. Or not exactly – this is a world with no Brexit, no Corbyn, nothing, in fact, to anchor it to the … Continue reading →

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Company leads October’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mkmswain

From gender-flipped Sondheim to David Hare and Martin McDonagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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