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The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre

Posted on July 13, 2018 by mkmswain

Through one family and one company, Italian playwright Stefano Massini tackles big topics: the development of Western capitalism, the immigrant experience, the American Dream. But this isn’t just any family – it’s the Lehman Brothers, the collapse of whose banking … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adam godley, america, american dream, bank, ben miles, ben power, book tickets, broadwayworld, es devlin, finance, immigrant, jewish, lehman brothers, london, market crash, national theatre, new york, play, review, sam mendes, simon russell beale, stock exchange, the lehman trilogy, theatre, visit london, wall street | Leave a comment

The Lehman Trilogy leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on July 5, 2018 by mkmswain

From a new theatrical epic to Shakespeare and musical spoof. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a monster calls, aiden turner, alan bennett, allelujah, argentina, as you like it, best, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, charing cross theatre, charlie fink, che malambo, cheap tickets, dance, dancing, duke of yorks theatre, hamiton, ian mckellen, it happened in key west, july, king lear, london, martin mcdonagh, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, noel coward theatre, old vic, patrick ness, peacock theatre, pity, play, regents park open air, rory mullarkey, royal court, sale, sally cookson, sam mendes, save, shakespeare, simon russell beale, spamilton, summer, terrorism, the lehman trilogy, the lieutenant of inishmore, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, visit london, west end, what to do, what to see | Leave a comment

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on June 30, 2017 by mkmswain

From Tennessee Williams and Bob Dylan to royal politics and Adrian Mole. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a tale of two cities, apollo theatre, barbican, bob dylan, book tickets, broadwayworld, cat on a hot tin roof, charles dickens, comedy, f murray abraham, faye marsay, game of thrones, gielgud theatre, girl from the north country, jack o'connell, jez butterworth, jim cartwright, london, menier chocolate factory, michelle fairley, mosquitoes, musical, national theatre, old vic, olivia colman, play, queen anne, regents park open air, road, romola garai, royal court, rsc, sale, sam mendes, shakespeare, sienna miller, simon russell beale, sue townsend, summer, tennessee williams, the ferryman, the mentor, the secret diary of adrian mole, the tempest, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, ticket deal, ticket discount, vaudeville theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Woyzeck leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 2, 2017 by mkmswain

From new takes on Brecht and Büchner to Jez Butterworth’s latest and a classic musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged best, book tickets, brecht, comedy, danny mac, donmar warehouse, duke of yorks theatre, felicity kendal, hampstead theatre, hitler, jack thorne, jez butterworth, joe wright, john boyega, lee hall, lenny henry, lettice and lovage, life of galileo, london, maureen lipman, may, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, occupational hazards, old vic, on the town, our ladies of perpetual succour, play, regents park, royal court, salome, sam mendes, star wars, the ferryman, the resistible rise of arturo ui, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trevor nunn, trump, west end, woyzeck, young vic | Leave a comment

Solid but unremarkable Lear does what it says on the tin

Posted on March 21, 2014 by mkmswain

Indefatigable character actor David Ryall, stalwart of Olivier’s Old Vic and Peter Hall’s National, now best known to youngsters as Dumbledore’s pal and Grandad in Outnumbered, finally graduates to leading man in Darker Purpose Theatre’s King Lear at The Cockpit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged cockpit, darker purpose, david ryall, ham & high, harry potter, king lear, london, national theatre, old vic, olivier, outnumbered, peter hall, play, review, ronseal, sam mendes, shakespeare, stage, theatre | Leave a comment

Going through the motions

Posted on March 13, 2014 by mkmswain

There are two main paths you can take when staging a classic: honour its roots with a traditional production, or attempt to shed new light on it with a bold, novel interpretation. Darker Purpose Theatre’s King Lear at The Cockpit aims for … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged bargain, bargain theatreland, cockpit, darker purpose, david ryall, king lear, london, national theatre, old vic, olivier, outnumbered, peter hall, play, review, sam mendes, shakespeare, simon russell beale, theatre | 1 Comment

Wonderfully lucid Lear with a licence to thrill

Posted on January 31, 2014 by mkmswain

Fresh from Skyfall triumph, Sam Mendes swaps Bond for the Bard and Daniel Craig for long-time collaborator Simon Russell Beale in a wonderfully lucid King Lear, certain to please aficionados and win over newcomers. Mendes’s Lear is the tyrant of … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged Adrian Scarborough, anna maxwell martin, drama, ham & high, james bond, king lear, london, national theatre, olivier, play, review, sam mendes, shakespeare, simon russell beale, skyfall, theatre, wheel of fortune | 1 Comment

All sugar, no spice

Posted on June 26, 2013 by mkmswain

There once lived a towering creative genius with the power to change children’s lives, who believed in both embracing the euphoria of silliness and relishing the very nasty consequences of natural justice. That statement applies to Willy Wonka, beloved titan … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, benefits, book, charlie and the chocolate factory, children, chocolate, david greig, dickens, douglas hodge, drama, film, hairspray, kardashian, Marc Shaiman, matilda, musical, oliver!, pension, play, review, roald dahl, sam mendes, Scott Wittman, song, theatre, tim minchin, west end, willy wonka | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: sam mendes

The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre

The Lehman Trilogy leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Woyzeck leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Solid but unremarkable Lear does what it says on the tin

Going through the motions

Wonderfully lucid Lear with a licence to thrill

All sugar, no spice

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