Tag Archives: sharon d clarke

True West leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on December 2, 2018 by mkmswain

From a starry revival to new plays and the return of a modern classic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida, barbican, best, black panther, book tickets, broadwayworld, caroline or change, cheap tickets, christmas, comedy, december, doctor faustus, donmar warehouse, drama, fiddler on the roof, Games of Thrones, globe, johnny flynn, Kit Harrington, letitia wright, london, lynn nottage, marianne elliott, mark haddon, marlowe, martha plimpton, menier chocolate factory, musical, natasha gordon, national theatre, nine night, piccadilly theatre, picks, play, playhouse theatre, richard ii, rsc, sale, save, shakespeare, sharon d clarke, simon russell beale, sweat, the convert, the curious incident, the merry wives of windsor, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, trafalgar studios, trevor nunn, true west, trump, vaudeville theatre, wakanda, west end, young vic | Leave a comment

Interview: Sharon D Clarke

Posted on November 27, 2018 by mkmswain

The actress discusses her role in musical Caroline, or Change. Read my full TodayTix interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 1960s, african-american, america, black, book tickets, caroline or change, chichester festival theatre, civil rights, daniel evans, family, interview, jeanine tesori, maid, motown, musical, playhouse theatre, race, racism, sharon d clarke, singing, todaytix, tony kushner, west end | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Michael Blakemore

Posted on March 23, 2017 by mkmswain

The director discusses musical The Life, making its long-awaited London debut, and his stellar career. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, cy coleman, director, interview, london, michael blakemore, musical, national theatre, premiere, sharon d clarke, subsidised theatre, the life, west end | Leave a comment

Unsubtle Tartuffe update misses target

Posted on October 27, 2015 by mkmswain

Last year, American poet/playwright Marcus Gardley scored a hit at the Tricycle by transporting Lorca to 19th-century New Orleans, and his loose adaptation of Molière’s 1664 Tartuffe seemed equally promising – the hypocritical religious devotee becoming a Deep South charlatan preacher. … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a wolf in snakeskin shoes, comedy, deep south, drama, farce, gospel, ham and high, Indhu Rubasingham, london, marcus gardley, moliere, play, preacher, religion, review, sharon d clarke, sing, singing, tartuffe, theatre, tricycle theatre | Leave a comment

Everyman, National Theatre

Posted on April 30, 2015 by mkmswain

As we stagger towards electoral chaos, isn’t it comforting to think there might be a master plan at work? That Russell Brand’s meddling is preordained, or Cameron’s ‘brain fade’ an act of divine intervention? The second play in Rufus Norris’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 12 years a slave, 15th century, artistic director, carol ann duffy, chiwetel ejiofor, christianity, dance, dancing, david cameron, death, divine, don draper, drama, ed miliband, election, everyman, faith, god, javier de frutos, london, mad men, morality play, movement, nation, national, national theatre, olivier, play, poet, poet laureate, poetry, religion, review, rufus norris, russell brand, salvation, sharon d clarke, singing, song, state of the nation, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: sharon d clarke

True West leads December’s Top 10 new London shows

Interview: Sharon D Clarke

BWW Interview: Michael Blakemore

Unsubtle Tartuffe update misses target

Everyman, National Theatre

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