Tag Archives: twitter

Strictly Speaking: Week 1

Posted on September 29, 2015 by mkmswain

It wouldn’t be Strictly without the epic trolling that is the scoring. Welcome back to judgement as alarmingly random as Caligula’s hiring policies. Some celebs benefitted from the Week 1 Magic 8-Ball, others have cause to grumble, with particular howlers … Continue reading →

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Topical fable shines light on darkest corners of life online

Posted on March 6, 2015 by mkmswain

From Twitter abuse to games and websites indulging our darkest desires, the virtual world is constantly challenging traditional morality and legality. American playwright Jennifer Haley goes a step further in her gripping 2012 dystopian vision of a “real” world overtaken … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abuse, children, drama, duke of york's, es devlin, game, gaming, headlong, internet, islington gazette, jennifer haley, london, online, orwell, paedophile, paedophilia, review, royal court, stage, the nether, theatre, troll, twitter, virtual, website, west end | Leave a comment

Blind Date, Jermyn Street Theatre

Posted on January 27, 2015 by mkmswain

Dating in the internet age is rife with complications, and yet Dave Simpson’s amiable romcom manages to eschew nearly all of them. Bar its online matchmaking set-up, this is a chaste, big-hearted time capsule of a play, with nary a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged blind date, catastrophe, coronation street, date, dates, dating, drama, facebook, internet, jb shorts, jermyn street theatre, london, love, man city, manchester, marriage, online dating, play, review, richard curtis, romance, sex, snapchat, strictly come dancing, susan mcardle, television, the arts desk, the nether, theartsdesk, theatre, tinder, tv, twitter, will travis | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Semi-final

Posted on December 15, 2014 by mkmswain

This was a long, long, looooong semi-final. It made War and Peace look like a Tweet. It made the Oscars look like a Saturday cartoon. Stars in distant galaxies went through entire lifespans. And still we came no closer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Theatre, TV | Tagged argentine tango, ballroom, bbc, blurred lines, caroline flack, celebrity, cha cha, competition, dance, dance off, dance today, dancesport, dancing, david lynch, disco, downton abbey, final, finalist, foxtrot, frankie bridge, jake wood, john lewis, judge, latin, len goodman, london, louis smith, magazine, mark wright, oscars, paloma faith, pixie lott, review, rumba, salsa, scd, semi final, simon webbe, strictly, strictly come dancing, the red shoes, tv, twin peaks, twitter, underdog, viennese waltz, vote, winner | Leave a comment

I dreamed a dream

Posted on May 15, 2014 by mkmswain

The entertainment industry finds itself endlessly fascinating. From 42nd Street and A Chorus Line to The Player and Singin’ in the Rain, moviemakers and theatrical impresarios alike can’t resist looking inward. When the story is engaging and/or the satire biting, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, andrew lloyd webber, backstage, bargain theatreland, britney spears, cameron macintosh, charing cross, disney, film, fosse, front of house, i can't sing, jennifer saunders, london, love never dies, michael ball, movie, musical, play, review, singin in the rain, spice girls, star, The Player, the stage, theatre, tourist, twitter, ushers, viva forever, west end, x factor | 1 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

Swimming pool tale unafraid to tackle horror in deep end

Posted on April 24, 2014 by mkmswain

A kiss is an innocent thing. So claims Brandon, the swimming coach accused of inappropriate contact, but in Josep Maria Miró i Coromina’s unsettling Archimedes’ Principle at Park Theatre, innocence is constantly reframed by context. Are we more likely to … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged archimedes, archimedes principle, catalan, child, cps, drama, facebook, finsbury park, islington, islington gazette, jimmy savile, Josep Maria Miro i Coromina, law, legal, london, nigel evans, north london, paedophile, parent, park theatre, Pedophilia, play, Premi Born de Teatre, rape, review, social media, spain, swimming, theatre, twitter | Leave a comment

The victims are not the problem

Posted on August 1, 2013 by mkmswain

I have a confession to make. While following coverage of the horrific gang rape and murder in Delhi, which included shocking statistics showing this was part of a wider culture (a rape reported on average every 18 hours; reported rape … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, TV | Tagged bbc, bomb, campaign, caroline criado-perez, delhi, everyday victim blaming, fifty shades of grey, gang rape, grace dent, hadley freeman, jimmy savile, newsnight, police, rape, stella creasy, threat, toby young, troll, twitter, victim, walthamstow | Leave a comment

The real silent majority can take back Twitter

Posted on July 30, 2013 by mkmswain

At first, the reaction was muted. Stalling from Twitter. Stalling from the police. And, perhaps most worryingly, a stream of patronising comments from onlookers. ‘Just ignore it.’ ‘If you can’t take the heat, get off Twitter!’ ‘What did you expect?’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism | Tagged #takebacktwitter, caroline criado-perez, facebook, leveson, mary beard, social media, stella creasy, take back twitter, trolling, trolls, twitter | Leave a comment

Why the Jane Austen banknote matters

Posted on July 26, 2013 by mkmswain

It’s just a picture. Right? Just a picture on a piece of paper. Can you name all the public figures who’ve been enshrined on our banknotes? Does their selection really have a major impact on contemporary gender relations? No, how … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged Bank Of England, banknote, change, feminism, feminist, finborough theatre, google, guardian, Jane Austen, katy hill, mark carney, no more page three, OK Magazine, page three, rosalind franklin, The Sun, the women's room, twitter, uk women, zoe williams | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: twitter

Strictly Speaking: Week 1

Topical fable shines light on darkest corners of life online

Blind Date, Jermyn Street Theatre

Strictly Speaking: Semi-final

I dreamed a dream

The victims are not the problem

Why the Jane Austen banknote matters

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