Tag Archives: richard bean

Jack Absolute Flies Again, National Theatre

Posted on July 15, 2022 by mkmswain

All’s farcical in love and war in this vivid retro romp. Read my full London Theatre review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged caroline quentin, comedy, jack absolute flies again, london, london theatre, national theatre, pilot, play, review, richard bean, romance, second world war, theatre | Leave a comment

Young Marx, Bridge Theatre

Posted on October 29, 2017 by mkmswain

Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr’s enterprise is certainly an historic one: The Bridge is London’s first new wholly commercial theatre in 80 years. If its opening play isn’t the same landmark work, it’s nevertheless an auspicious start to a promising … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bridge theatre, broadwayworld, children, class, clive coleman, comedy, communist, engels, family, farce, german, london, marriage, marx, nicholas hytner, nick starr, oliver chris, play, politician, politics, refugee, review, revolution, richard bean, rory kinnear, sex, socialism, soho, the bridge, theatre, victorian, visit london, young marx | 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

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a woman of no importance, agatha christie, albion, almeida theatre, anne reid, anne-marie duff, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chekhov, comedy, david oakes, deal, discount, doctor foster, drama, eve best, garrick theatre, hadley fraser, heisenberg, james graham, jeremy corbyn, john heffernan, kenneth cranham, labour, labour of love, labour party, lesley sharp, london county hall, lyric hammersmith, martin freeman, Mike Bartlett, musical, natalie dormer, national theatre, nicholas hytner, noel coward theatre, oscar wilde, play, political, politics, richard bean, rory kinnear, ross noble, saint george and the dragon, sale, save, simon stephens, tamsin greig, the seagull, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, ticket deal, vaudeville theatre, venus in fur, visit london, west end, witness for the proseuction, wyndhams theatre, young frankenstein, young marx | Leave a comment

Clarion, Arcola Theatre

Posted on April 23, 2015 by mkmswain

“Fury Over Sharia Law For Toddlers!” No, not a prime example of spoof headline generator Daily Mail-o-matic, but the latest piece of fantastical scaremongering from the Clarion, a 125-year-old (semi-)fictional rag that’s upped sales by splashing on immigration every day … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arcola theatre, clare higgins, clarion, columnist, daily express, daily mail, drama, election, evening standard, extremist, family values, fleet street, front page, glamour model, great britain, greg hicks, guardian, headline, immigration, london, Mark Jagasia, media, news, newspaper, paper, play, politics, review, richard bean, satire, sharia law, showbiz, tabloid, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, ukip | Leave a comment

Made in Dagenham, Adelphi Theatre

Posted on December 9, 2014 by mkmswain

Labour disputes has proved a fruitful West End topic, from Billy Elliot and The Full Monty to The Pyjama Game, and this new addition is keen to follow in their picket-lined footsteps. It has strong creative pedigree, too, with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adelphi theatre, barbara castle, billy elliot, car, dagenham, dance, dance today, dancing magazine, equal pay, essex, factory, feminism, feminist, ford, gemma arterton, harold wilson, jerry springer the opera, labour dispute, london, machinist, made in dagenham, motown, musical, one man two guvnors, play, review, richard bean, richard thomas, rock n roll, rupert goold, sexism, sexist, sherlock, strike, the full monty, the pyjama game, theatre, twist, union, west end | Leave a comment

Dourly funny insight into grind of factory life

Posted on September 6, 2014 by mkmswain

This is the year of Richard Bean. The One Man, Two Guvnors creator is undergoing a renaissance, with 2014 boasting Pitcairn at the Globe, the National’s Great Britain and West End musical Made in Dagenham. Toast, transporting us to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bread, chichester, drama, factory, globe, great britain, ham and high, hull, made in dagenham, matthew kelly, musical, national theatre, north london, one man two guvnors, park theatre, phone hacking, pitcairn, plant, play, review, richard bean, strike, theatre, toast, west end | Leave a comment

And now for something completely brilliant

Posted on July 4, 2014 by mkmswain

Terry Gilliam directs operas. Terry Jones writes children’s books. And Michael Palin is that nice man who does the travel programmes on the BBC. Enfant terribles? Not exactly. Yet somehow, 40 years on, this virtuoso comedy collective has retained its … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged always look on the bright side of life, and now for something completely different, animation, bbc, bill bailey, brian cox, carol cleveland, comedy, dead parrot, eric idle, flying circus, graham chapman, great britain, hacking, holy grail, john cleese, life of brian, london, meaning of life, michael palin, monty python, national theatre, reunion, review, richard bean, spanish inquisition, stephen hawking, tabloid, terry gilliam, terry jones, the o2, tom stoppard, trial, tv | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: richard bean

Jack Absolute Flies Again, National Theatre

Young Marx, Bridge Theatre

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

Clarion, Arcola Theatre

Made in Dagenham, Adelphi Theatre

Dourly funny insight into grind of factory life

And now for something completely brilliant

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