Tag Archives: terrorist

BWW Interview: Howard Brenton

Posted on October 20, 2016 by mkmswain

The playwright discusses the revival of his politically charged play Magnificence. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here Advertisements

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Judgement is inescapable in Richard Jones’s punishing version of Kafka’s novel. Miriam Buether’s striking design makes the audience a voyeuristic jury, ranged on benches in the queasily lit courtroom, with the accused toiling before us on a rolling travelator. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adaptation, book, court, crime, drama, freud, guilt, hugh skinner, islington gazette, james joyce, jury, justice, kafka, law, legal, london, nick gill, novel, play, politics, punishment, review, richard jones, rory kinnear, sex, shame, state, surveillance, terrorism, terrorist, the trial, theatre, trial, young vic | Leave a comment

A melodramatic production that needs more bite to really engage

Posted on October 17, 2014 by mkmswain

You would think the 2005 London bombings and their turbulent aftermath offer more than enough drama for an 80-minute play, but actor-turned-writer Damien Tracey adds to the mix political intrigue, romantic scandal, and not one but two ethnically charged revenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 2005, 7/7, bombings, bus, drama, extremist, gun, ham and high, hate preacher, hostage, islam, islamic, london, manchester, media, murder, muslim, park theatre, play, politician, politics, pr, revenge killing, review, scandal, shooting, terrorism, terrorist, theatre, tube, warde street | Leave a comment

Warde Street, Park Theatre

Posted on October 7, 2014 by mkmswain

The advantage of basing drama on real events, particularly emotive ones like the 2005 London bombings, is that they have inbuilt resonance; the disadvantage, all too apparent in 2013 play Warde Street, is that it can be challenging to articulate a … Continue reading →

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Trouble shared

Posted on June 2, 2014 by mkmswain

Owen McCafferty’s spellbinding study of violence, truth and forgiveness has gained extra resonance since its 2012 premiere at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre. In fact, its appearance at the Soho seems almost eerily appropriate, coming as it does in the wake of Gerry … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: terrorist

BWW Interview: Howard Brenton

The Trial, Young Vic

A melodramatic production that needs more bite to really engage

Warde Street, Park Theatre

Trouble shared

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