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Tina leads April’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on March 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From a buzzy new musical to returning favourites. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

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Moderate Soprano is a moderate success

Posted on November 10, 2015 by mkmswain

Following Farinelli and the King, here’s another gently aimless drama about opera and – more circuitously – the inestimable value of art. David Hare takes us back to 1934 and the birth of Glyndebourne, with Rae Smith’s design illustrating its … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged David Hare, drama, germany, glyndebourne, ham and high, hampstead theatre, jeremy herrin, jewish, london, music, musician, nazi, opera, play, review, roger allam, second world war, the moderate soprano, theatre, war | Leave a comment

School of hard knocks

Posted on October 2, 2014 by mkmswain

Writing is not a spectator sport. Theresa Rebeck’s wryly cynical 2011 play sets out to disprove that fact by focussing on the hoopla surrounding the act of putting pen to paper, from battling personal demons to the grim pragmatism of … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alan rickman, america, book, charity wakefield, class, drama, hampstead, hampstead theatre, hollywood, literary, london, new york, novel, novelist, play, review, roger allam, seminar, student, tamara drewe, teacher, terry johnson, theatre, theresa rebeck, writer, writing | Leave a comment

Pick of the Week

Posted on September 25, 2014 by mkmswain

All the world’s a stage this week, with Sofie Gråbøl, Kristin Scott Thomas and Roger Allam treading the boards. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alan rickman, birmingham, broadway, drama, edinburgh festival, electra, evita, gate theatre, hackney empire, hampstead theatre, kristin scott thomas, lenny henry, london, national theatre, newsletter, old vic, pick of the week, play, reggae, review, roger allam, rudys rare records, scotland, sofie grabol, the arts desk, the james plays, the killing, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

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