Tag Archives: teenager

I and You, Hampstead Theatre

Posted on November 2, 2018 by mkmswain

Maisie Williams (AKA Arya Stark in Game of Thrones) and Zach Wyatt make superb stage debuts in Edward Hall’s production of American playwright Lauren Gunderson’s work. Caroline, trapped at home due to an unspecified genetic illness, is surprised by schoolmate … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arya stark, drama, edward hall, game of thrones, ham and high, hampstead theatre, i and you, lauren gunderson, london, maisie williams, play, poet, poetry, review, sick, teenager, theatre, transplant, walt whitman, Zach Wyatt | Leave a comment

Heathers The Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket

Posted on September 20, 2018 by mkmswain

This London premiere of Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe’s 2010 musical (based on Daniel Waters’ oh-so-Eighties cult classic movie, starring Christian Slater and Winona Ryder) had a development period at The Other Palace – no critics allowed – before cruising into the West End … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 80s, adaptation, america, andy fickman, carrie hope fletcher, christian slater, heathers, heathers the musical, high school, how very, jamie muscato, movie, musical, ohio, review, romance, satire, shooting, teenager, the other palace, theartsdesk, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, west end, winona ryder | Leave a comment

Dance Nation, Almeida Theatre

Posted on September 5, 2018 by mkmswain

Wild, raw, hilarious and tender, Clare Barron’s electrifying play – first seen in New York earlier this year – is a candid portrait of prepubescent girls, rare compared with the myriad male coming-of-age tales. But, like its warrior women, Barron’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged A Chorus Line, almeida theatre, broadwayworld, clare barron, coming of age, competition, dance, dance moms, dance nation, dancing, female, feminist, ghandi, prepubescent, pussy, review, sarah hadland, strictly ballroom, team, teenager, woman, women | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Lucie Shorthouse

Posted on December 3, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses new hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, diversity, drag queen, everybodys talking about jamie, faith, family, gay, hijab, interview, lucie shorthouse, mixed race, musical, muslim, pritti, religion, sale, school, teenager, ticket deal, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre

Posted on November 23, 2017 by mkmswain

Everybody’s been talking about Everybody’s Talking About Jamie since its Sheffield Crucible debut earlier this year. It’s unusual to see a musical come steaming into the West End based on word on mouth – not star casting, or association with an existing franchise. Instead, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged apollo theatre, dan gillespie sells, dancing, drag queen, everybodys talking about jamie, family, gay, john mccrea, london, mother, mum, musical, parent, review, school, sheffield, singing, teenager, theartsdesk, theatre, west end | Leave a comment

Mosquitoes, National Theatre

Posted on July 26, 2017 by mkmswain

In the immediate, heartbroken aftermath of the EU Referendum, I had some very uncharitable thoughts about the right to vote. Perhaps it should involve some kind of IQ test, or at least a demonstrable ability to tell the difference between … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged belief, brexit, broadwayworld, child, eu, experts, faith, family, international, internet, large hadron collider, london, lucy kirkwood, metropolitan elite, mosquitoes, mother, national theatre, olivia colman, olivia williams, parent, physics, quaker, referendum, review, rufus norris, science, stupid, teenager, theatre, trump | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary

Posted on July 10, 2017 by mkmswain

The musical theatre writing partnership talk The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ at Menier Chocolate Factory. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 80s, adrian mole, book tickets, british musical, broadwayworld, composer, family, interview, jake brunger, kid, leicester curve, london, luke sheppard, music, musical, pippa cleary, play, playwright, singing, sue townsend, teenager, the secret diary of adrian mole, theatre, writer | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Dawn Sievewright

Posted on April 30, 2017 by mkmswain

The actress discusses the West End transfer of hit show Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alan warner, broadwayworld, choir, dawn sievewright, edinburgh, girls, interview, lee hall, music, our ladies of perpetual succour, scotland, singing, teenager, vicky featherstone, west end | Leave a comment

Speech & Debate, Trafalgar Studios

Posted on February 27, 2017 by mkmswain

The misfits shall inherit the earth. This enjoyably offbeat play from Stephen Karam (whose The Humans won the Tony for Best Play last year) opened Off-Broadway a decade ago, but the arrival of a film adaptation in April is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged broadwayworld, douglas booth, gay, london, musical, patsy ferran, review, school, sex, speech and debate, stephen karam, student, teenager, the crucible, tom attenborough, tony revlori, trafalgar studios, west end | Leave a comment

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre

Posted on August 11, 2016 by mkmswain

“This is our show,” proclaims one of the musically angelic but devilishly foul-mouthed convent schoolgirls descending on Edinburgh for a choir competition. And by God it is. A cracking ensemble of six plays the vividly drawn gang, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alan warner, broadwayworld, catholic, choir, coming of age, convent, edinburgh, electric light orchestra, girl, lee hall, martin lowe, music, national theatre, our ladies of perpetual succour, play, review, school, scotland, sex, singing, song, teenager, the sopranos, theatre, vicky featherstone | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: teenager

I and You, Hampstead Theatre

Heathers The Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket

Dance Nation, Almeida Theatre

BWW Interview: Lucie Shorthouse

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre

Mosquitoes, National Theatre

BWW Interview: Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary

BWW Interview: Dawn Sievewright

Speech & Debate, Trafalgar Studios

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre

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