Tag Archives: spy

Describe the Night, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on May 10, 2018 by mkmswain

American playwright Rajiv Joseph’s latest certainly doesn’t lack for ambition, spanning 90 years, three countries, and mixing history and fiction in its form to make a point about, well, mixing history and fiction. Storytelling through to the pertinent “fake news” … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged ben caplan, berlin wall, broadwayworld, david birrell, describe the night, drama, east germany, fake news, hampstead theatre, isaac babel, kgb, lisa spirling, london, moscow, nikolai yezhov, plane crash, play, poland, propaganda, putin, rajiv joseph, rebecca o'mara, review, russia, secret police, smolensk, soviet, spy, stalin, story, theatre | Leave a comment

Cell Mates, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on December 8, 2017 by mkmswain

Offstage drama infamously hijacked the 1995 premiere of Simon Gray’s play, with star Stephen Fry walking out mid-run – hastening the production’s early closing. Here, then, is a chance to put the focus back on the work itself in Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, cell mates, edward hall, escape, george blake, hampstead theatre, london, moscow, prison, review, russia, sean bourke, simon gray, soviet union, spy, stephen fry, wormwood scrubs | Leave a comment

Wild, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on June 21, 2016 by mkmswain

Who do you trust? The EU Referendum campaign has exposed a mounting suspicion of the establishment, from financial institutions to press and politicians, and our sense of nationhood has never been murkier. But if we cease to believe in anything, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, drama, edward snowden, government, hampstead theatre, james macdonald, julian assange, leak, Mike Bartlett, miriam buether, play, privacy, referendum, review, russia, security, spy, stage, surveillance, technology, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, trust, whistleblower, wikileaks, wild | Leave a comment

Hapgood, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on December 18, 2015 by mkmswain

Almost 30 years after its frostily received premiere, Stoppard’s spy drama has come in from the cold. Howard Davies’ slick Hampstead revival brings clarity to the initially bewildering combination of physics, philosophy and postmodern Le Carré romp, creating a production … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged child, drama, hampstead, hampstead theatre, hapgood, howard davies, lisa dillon, london, love, mole, parent, physics, play, review, revival, science, spies, spy, spying, Stoppard, theatre | Leave a comment

Pick of the Week

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mkmswain

Bridget Christie and flamenco in Edinburgh, family-friendly Green Man Festival and will The Man From U.N.C.L.E will be a Cold War hit, or just lukewarm? Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here

Posted in Dance, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged almeida, america, american, australia, bbc, best, book, bridget christie, bruce mccall, cold war, comedy, comic, cricket, dance, edinburgh, election, feature, festival, film, flamenco, fringe, game of thrones, greeks, green man, guy ritchie, interview, israel galvan, magazine, mark steel, movie, music, natalie dormer, new yorker, newsletter, novel, pick of the week, proms, read, republican, review, sibelius, spy, super furry animals, the arts desk, the ashes, the iliad, the man from uncle, the scandalous lady w, theartsdesk, theatre, tv, wales | Leave a comment

The art of living

Posted on April 15, 2015 by mkmswain

Highlights of my April MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Public property New London Architecture’s Peter Murray discusses the transformation of the capital’s public spaces – past and future Don’t miss: Pickup artist Find innovative, affordable work and create it at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism | Tagged app, architecture, art, artist, atavist, bond, book, boris johnson, building, buy, cafe, capital, city, commute, commuter, crossrail, culture, cycling, cyclist, design, designer, development, exhibition, exhibition road, festival, fiction, film, garden, graphic arts, house, housing, illustrator, james bond, ken livingstone, london, mayor of london, mini holland, morse code, movie, new london architecture, nine elms, nla, nonfiction, park, pedestrianisation, peter murray, pick me up, placemaking, planner, poster, print, public, public realms, public spaces, read, road, somerset house, spy, square, street, study, superhighway, tfl, town, trafalgar square, transport for london | Leave a comment

Listed: Wall Flowers – The Best of Berlin

Posted on November 8, 2014 by mkmswain

It divided a city, but the Wall produced great stories, dramas and films. We pick our favourites. Read the full post on theartsdesk

Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged america, anniversary, berlin, berlin wall, book, cold war, communism, communist, david bowie, David Hare, drama, east, fiction, film, germany, good bye lenin, heroes, ian mcewan, iron curtain, israel, john le carre, ken loach, mark ravenhill, music, palestine, play, royal court, russia, song, spy, stasiland, story, the lives of others, theatre, west | Leave a comment

A dazzling debate about privacy in the digital age

Posted on May 2, 2014 by mkmswain

Leave your smartphones on when entering the theatre. But beware: playful audience participation comes at a price. You’re not just sending a selfie – you’re laying yourself open to brutal public data mining. It’s a neat microcosm of the social … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged apple, clubcard, data, data mining, donmar warehouse, edward snowden, facebook, google, google maps, guardian, ham & high, hampstead, highgate, human rights, ipad, iphone, itunes, james ball, james graham, josie rourke, liberty, london, loyalty card, metadata, north london, orwell, play, privacy, review, security, selfie, shakespeare, shopping, smartphone, social media, spy, supermarket, terms and conditions, tesco, the tempest, theatre, twitter, washington post, william hague | Leave a comment

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Describe the Night, Hampstead Theatre

Cell Mates, Hampstead Theatre

Wild, Hampstead Theatre

Hapgood, Hampstead Theatre

The art of living

Listed: Wall Flowers – The Best of Berlin

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