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The Glass Menagerie, Duke of York’s Theatre

Posted on June 1, 2022 by mkmswain

Amy Adams leads a touching but excessively gentle revival. Read my full London Theatre review here

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Favourite Olivier Awards Memories and Our 2020 Winners

Posted on April 2, 2020 by mkmswain

Sadly, the 2020 Olivier Awards won’t be going ahead as planned due to the coronavirus shutdown, although ITV will broadcast a highlights show. So, BroadwayWorld reviewers have been thinking back to some of our favourite Oliviers winners, nominees and performances … Continue reading →

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The Night of the Iguana, Noel Coward Theatre

Posted on July 17, 2019 by mkmswain

In Tahiti in 1940, a penniless Tennessee Williams lay in a hammock beside another writer also despairing of ever finding success, both binge-drinking rum-cocos and welcoming the dramatic storms that temporarily eclipsed their melancholy. To make matters worse, a party of … Continue reading →

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The Bridges of Madison County leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on June 26, 2019 by mkmswain

From Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals to riotous comedy. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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The Starry Messenger leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on April 25, 2019 by mkmswain

From timely plays to the beginning of open-air theatre season. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From new musicals to Shakespeare, Pinter and Magic Mike. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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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 →

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Macbeth leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 28, 2018 by mkmswain

From Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams to a new epic and a lush romance. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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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

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The Glass Menagerie, Duke of York’s Theatre

Posted on February 3, 2017 by mkmswain

“I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion,” declares Tom Wingfield, the narrator of Tennessee Williams’s exquisite memory play. Director John Tiffany has proved gloriously adept at handling both sides of the equation in the magical trick-filled yet … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: tennessee williams

The Glass Menagerie, Duke of York’s Theatre

Favourite Olivier Awards Memories and Our 2020 Winners

The Night of the Iguana, Noel Coward Theatre

The Bridges of Madison County leads July’s Top 10 new London shows

The Starry Messenger leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Summer and Smoke, Almeida Theatre

Macbeth leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

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

The Glass Menagerie, Duke of York’s Theatre

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