Tag Archives: sex

When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, National Theatre

Posted on January 24, 2019 by mkmswain

Step away from the returns queue. The rare presence of Hollywood star Cate Blanchett on a London stage has caused a box office frenzy, but sadly this would-be provocative vehicle – Martin Crimp’s loose variations on Samuel Richardson’s 1740 proto-novel Pamela, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, cate blanchett, celebrity, game of thrones, gender, hollywood, jessica gunning, katie mitchell, london, martin crimp, national theatre, pamela, power, review, s&m, samuel richardson, sex, stephen dillane, when we have sufficiently tortured each other | Leave a comment

Company, Gielgud Theatre

Posted on October 17, 2018 by mkmswain

The most thrilling revivals reinvigorate a classic work, while revealing its fundamental soul anew. Marianne Elliott’s female-led, 21st-century take on George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical company Company makes a bold, inventive statement, but somehow also suggests this is how the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged being alive, company, family, gay, gender swap, gielgud theatre, jonathan bailey, kids, ladies who lunch, love, marianne elliott, marriage, mel giedroyc, musical, new york, patti lupone, review, romance, rosalie craig, sex, single, sondheim, theartsdesk, west end | Leave a comment

Measure for Measure, Donmar Warehouse

Posted on October 12, 2018 by mkmswain

It’s a #MeToo-era Measure for Measure over at the Donmar, with Josie Rourke conducting a fascinating experiment: abridging Shakespeare’s problem play to just over an hour and running it twice, once in period, once in modern dress. And with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, brett kavanaugh, broadwayworld, donmar warehouse, gender, george soros, hayley atwell, jack lowden, josie rourke, justice, london, measure for measure, metoo, power, review, sex, shakespeare, trump, truth | Leave a comment

Pinter One and Pinter Two, Harold Pinter Theatre

Posted on September 28, 2018 by mkmswain

Jamie Lloyd is marking the 10th anniversary of Harold Pinter’s death in remarkable style with his Pinter at the Pinter season, staging all the great man’s 20 short plays, plus some sketches and poetry – grouped into seven productions – at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged affair, america, antony sher, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, david suchet, donald trump, drama, gay, harold pinter, harold pinter theatre, hayley squires, homosexual, jamie lloyd, jon culshaw, kate o'flynn, lia williams, london, lover, marriage, michael gambon, one for the road, paapa essiedu, pinter, pinter at the pinter, pinter one, pinter two, play, politics, president, queer, review, russell tovey, sex, short play, theatre, ticket deal, violence, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Julie, National Theatre

Posted on June 8, 2018 by mkmswain

Polly Stenham’s updating of Strindberg’s Miss Julie moves the action to contemporary London, and finds both contempt and sympathy for this new version of the idle rich. But, shorn of its 19th-century context, the play struggles to make the class transgression feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, carrie cracknell, cheap tickets, class, drama, julie, london, miss julie, national theatre, play, polly stenham, race, review, rich, romance, sex, strindberg, theatre, ticket deal, vanessa kirby, visit london | Leave a comment

Summer and Smoke, Almeida Theatre

Posted on March 8, 2018 by mkmswain

That this 1948 Tennessee Williams play is rarely performed seems nothing short of a travesty, thanks to the awe-inspiring case made for it by Rebecca Frecknall’s exquisite Almeida production. Aided by the skyrocketing Patsy Ferran, it also makes a case for director Frecknall as … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida, america, london, love, matthew needham, mississippi, patsy ferran, rebecca frecknall, review, romance, sex, summer and smoke, tennessee williams, theatre | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: David Oakes

Posted on November 2, 2017 by mkmswain

The actor discusses his role in Venus in Fur at Theatre Royal Haymarket. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actor, actress, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, comedy, david ives, david oakes, deal, director, discount, game of thrones, interview, london, mistress, natalie dormer, new york, patrick marber, prince ernest, s&m, sale, save, sex, slave, theatre royal haymarket, tv, venus in fur, victoria, visit london, west end | 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

Venus in Fur, Theatre Royal Haymarket

Posted on October 17, 2017 by mkmswain

A hit on Broadway, David Ives’s steamy two-hander now boasts Natalie Dormer and David Oakes, well-known for their screen work, in its West End cast, with Patrick Marber on directing duties. That plus the tabloid panting over Dormer’s skimpy S&M attire should certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, audition, david ives, david oakes, director, game of thrones, london, natalie dormer, new york, novel, patrick marber, play, polanski, power, review, s&m, sadomasochism, sex, theartsdesk, theatre, thomas, vanda, venus in fur, weinstein, west end | Leave a comment

Beginning, National Theatre

Posted on October 13, 2017 by mkmswain

It seems to be the week for notable romcom two-handers. Joining Simon Stephens’ Heisenberg and David Ireland’s The End of Hope is David Eldridge’s meditation on the loneliness and halting longing of modern relationships. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged beginning, broadwayworld, child, dating, david eldridge, justine mitchell, london, love, national theatre, parent, play, polly findlay, review, romance, sam troughton, sex, social media, theatre | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: sex

When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, National Theatre

Company, Gielgud Theatre

Measure for Measure, Donmar Warehouse

Pinter One and Pinter Two, Harold Pinter Theatre

Julie, National Theatre

Summer and Smoke, Almeida Theatre

BWW Interview: David Oakes

Young Marx, Bridge Theatre

Venus in Fur, Theatre Royal Haymarket

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives

Follow Blog via Email

Follow me on Twitter

Links

© 2014 Marianka Swain All Rights Reserved.